Adolf Klein (15 August 1847 – 11 March 1931) was an

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. Klein appeared in around sixty films, mainly during the silent era. He appeared in a number of the

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made by the German film industry during the early 1920s such as his role as Cardinal Wolsey in

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's '' Anna Boleyn'' (1920).Fletcher p. 191

Selected filmography

* '' Dr. Hart's Diary'' (1917) * ''

The Mirror of the World ''The Mirror of the World'' (German: ''Der Weltspiegel'') is a 1918 German silent film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Adolf Klein, Fritz Richard and Gertrude Welcker. It was the directoral debut of PickKreimeier p.44 who had been a prominent a ...

'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * '' Veritas Vincit'' (1919) * '' The Panther Bride'' (1919) * '' The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (1919) * '' Anna Boleyn'' (1920) * '' The Secret of the Mummy'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921) * '' The Amazon'' (1921) * ''

The Inheritance of Tordis ''The Inheritance of Tordis'' (German: ''Die Erbin von Tordis'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Ica von Lenkeffy, Paul Hartmann and Adolf Klein.Grange p.95 The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1921) * '' The Maharaja's Favourite Wife'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

The Women of Gnadenstein ''The Women of Gnadenstein'' (german: Frauen vom Gnadenstein) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Robert Dinesen and Joe May and starring Erich Kaiser-Titz, Margarete Schön and Grete Diercks. The film was produced in 1920, but was n ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' Phantom'' (1922) * ''

Fridericus Rex ''Fridericus Rex'' (German: ''Fridericus Rex - 1. Teil: Sturm und Drang'') is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Arzén von Cserépy and starring Otto Gebühr, Albert Steinrück and Gertrud de Lalsky. It portrays the life of t ...

'' (1922) * '' The Black Cover'' (1922) * '' Frauenmoral'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) *''

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'' (1923) * '' Judith'' (1923) * '' The Hungarian Princess'' (1923) * '' Carlos and Elisabeth'' (1924) * '' Strong Winds'' (1924) * '' A Free People'' (1925) * '' Bismarck'' (1925) * '' Wood Love'' (1925) * ''

Shadows of the Metropolis ''Shadows of the Metropolis'' (German:''Schatten der Weltstadt'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Alfred Gerasch and Walter Janssen.Grange p.209 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

'' (1925) * '' Shadow of the World City'' (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 Joh ...

'' (1925) * '' Maytime'' (1926) * '' The Great Duchess'' (1926) * '' Bismarck 1862–1898'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1931)

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* 1847 births 1931 deaths Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors Austrian male stage actors Male actors from Vienna 20th-century Austrian male actors {{Austria-actor-stub