Adolf Edgar Licho (born Adolf Edgar Lichowetzer; 13 September 1876 – 11 October 1944) was a Russian-German

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, and

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. He was born of

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parentage in

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which was then part of the

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, but emigrated to Germany to work in the theatre and then later in

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. Following the

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's takeover in 1933 he went into exile, first in Austria and France and later in the United States. In

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he played minor roles until his death in 1944.

Selected filmography

* ''Schuldig'' (1913) * ''

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'' (1918) - Der Varietedirektor * ''Der Todesschacht'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) - Emil Storch (Artist) * ''Leben und Lüge'' (1920) - Margulin * ''

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'' (1920) - Variétéwirt * ''

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'' (1920) - Brillantenhändler van Zuider * ''

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'' (1920) - Robert * ''Die sieben Todsünden'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) - Fatter Herr * ''Der Erbe der van Diemen'' (1921) - Großkapitalist * ''

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'' (1921) * ''Fahrendes Volk'' (1921) * ''

Roswolsky's Mistress ''Roswolsky's Mistress'' (german: Die Geliebte Roswolskys) is a 1921 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Felix Basch and starring Asta Nielsen, Paul Wegener, and Wilhelm Diegelmann. It was based on a novel by George Froeschel. The f ...

'' (1921) - Theaterdirektor * ''Das rote Plakat, 2. Teil - Die eiserne Acht'' (1921) - Emil Storch * ''

Wandering Souls ''Wandering Souls'' (German: ''Irrende Seelen'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Asta Nielsen, Alfred Abel, and Walter Janssen. It was based on the 1869 novel ''The Idiot'' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The f ...

'' (1921) - Herr Lebedoff * ''Anna Maria'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921, Director) * ''

The Golden Net ''The Golden Net'' (german: Das goldene Netz) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Hans Werckmeister and starring Ernst Hofmann, Julia Serda and Charlotte Ander.Bock & Bergfelder p. 41 The film's sets were designed by the art director Rober ...

'' (1922) * ''

Women's Sacrifice ''Women's Sacrifice'' (German: ''Frauenopfer'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Karl Grune and starring Henny Porten, William Dieterle and Albert Bassermann.Parish & Canham p.136 It was adapted from the play by Georg Kaiser. The film's ...

'' (1922) - Alter Boheme * ''Kinder der Zeit'' (1922) * ''

The Count of Charolais ''The Count of Charolais'' (German:''Der Graf von Charolais'') is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Karl Grune and starring Eva May, William Dieterle and Eugen Klöpfer.Parish & Canham p.136 The film was adapted from the play of t ...

'' (1922) - Wucherer * ''

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'' (1922) - Lodowico * ''

The Game with Women ''The Game with Women'' (german: Das Spiel mit dem Weibe) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Adolf E. Licho and starring Hanni Weisse, Georg Alexander, and Lotte Neumann. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert N ...

'' (1922, Director) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) - Charkterspieler * ''

The Humble Man and the Chanteuse ''The Humble Man and the Chanteuse'' (German: ''Der Demütige und die Tänzerin'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Lil Dagover, Olga Limburg and Margarete Kupfer. It was based on a novel by Felix Hollaender. ...

'' (1925) * ''

The City of Temptation ''The City of Temptation'' (German: ''Die Stadt der Versuchung'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Walter Niebuhr and starring Olga Tschechowa, Julanne Johnston and Adolf Klein.Grange p.196 Cast * Olga Tschechowa * Julanne Johnst ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Adventures of Sybil Brent ''The Adventures of Sybil Brent'' (german: Das Abenteuer der Sibylle Brant) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Memo Benassi and Rudolf Biebrach.Grange p. 204 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. ...

'' (1925) - Pötter, Direktor des Theatrs * ''

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'' (1926) - President Cuffler, Daisys Vater * '' His Late Excellency'' (1927) * ''

The Love of Jeanne Ney ''The Love of Jeanne Ney'' (german: Die Liebe der Jeanne Ney), released as ''Lusts of the Flesh'' in the United Kingdom, is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst based on a novel by Ilya Ehrenburg. Plot Jeanne is the ...

'' (1927) - Raymond Ney * ''Luther'' (1928) - (uncredited) * ''

Charlotte Somewhat Crazy ''Charlotte Somewhat Crazy'' (german: Charlott etwas verrückt) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Adolf E. Licho and starring Lya De Putti, Livio Pavanelli, and Alfons Fryland. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fr ...

'' (1928, Director) * ''

Scandal in Baden-Baden ''Scandal in Baden-Baden'' (German: ''Skandal in Baden-Baden'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Erich Waschneck Erich John Waschneck (29 April 1887, in Grimma, Kingdom of Saxony – 22 September 1970, in Berlin) was a German cameraman ...

'' (1929) - Agent * ''

My Daughter's Tutor ''My Daughter's Tutor'' (german: Der Erzieher meiner Tochter) is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Harry Liedtke, Dolly Davis, and Charles Puffy. The plot closely mirrored that of Ernst Lubitsch's ''T ...

'' (1930) - Rabbiner * ''

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'' (1930) - Attorney-at-law Manasse * ''

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'' (1931) - Suchomlinow * ''

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'' (1931) - 1. Nichtkäufer * ''

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'' (1931) - Annies Vater * '' The Eaglet'' (1931, Writer) * '' The Duke of Reichstadt'' (1931, Writer) * '' Victoria and Her Hussar'' (1931) - Birinski * '' Peace of Mind'' (1931) - Lotte Fiedlers Vater * ''

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'' (1933) - Dr. Hauser * ''

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'' (1933) - Paradieser * ''Ende schlecht, alles gut'' (1934) - Businessman * ''Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten'' (1935) - Traeger, Theateragent * ''Affairs of Maupassant'' (1935) - Excellenz * ''Il diario di una donna amata'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) - Exzellenz * ''

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'' (1936) - Köhler * ''Chéri-Bibi'' (1938) - Boris * ''

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'' (1938) - Le faussaire (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Le producteur * '' Man Hunt'' (1941) - Little Fat Man (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) - Sigoni (uncredited) * ''

To Be or Not to Be To Be or Not to Be may refer to: * ''To be, or not to be'', the soliloquy from ''Hamlet''. Films and TV, theatre and books * ''To Be or Not to Be'' (1942 film), directed by Ernst Lubitsch * ''To Be or Not to Be'' (1983 film), a remake produced ...

'' (1942) - Prompter (uncredited) * ''

Between Us Girls ''Between Us Girls'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Diana Barrymore, Kay Francis, Robert Cummings, John Boles, Andy Devine, and Scotty Beckett.

'' (1942) - Ambassador (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - French Waiter (uncredited) * ''

Reunion in France ''Reunion in France'' is a 1942 American war film distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Joan Crawford, John Wayne, and Philip Dorn in a story about a woman in occupied France who, learning her well-heeled lover has German connections, aids ...

'' (1942) - Hawker (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Bookseller (uncredited) * '' Above Suspicion'' (1943) - Museum Guide (uncredited) * ''

Hitler's Madman ''Hitler's Madman'' is a 1943 World War II drama directed by Douglas Sirk. It is a highly fictionalized account of the 1942 assassination of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich and the resulting Lidice massacre, which the Germans committed as reveng ...

'' (1943) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) - Max - Proprietor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) - Frenchman at Dieppe Train Station (uncredited) * '' Days of Glory'' (1944) - Anton (uncredited) * ''

The Mask of Dimitrios ''The Mask of Dimitrios'' is a 1944 American film noir directed by Jean Negulesco and written by Frank Gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same title written by Eric Ambler (in the United States, it was published as ''A Coffin for Dimitrios'' ...

'' (1944) - Bulgarian Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) * ''

The Seventh Cross ''The Seventh Cross'' (german: Das siebte Kreuz) is a novel by Anna Seghers, one of the better-known examples of German literature circa World War II. It was first published in Mexico by ''El Libro Libre'' In 1942. The English translation came o ...

'' (1944) - S.A. Guard (uncredited) (final film role)

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