André Mattoni (born Andreas Leo Otto Edler von Mattoni; 24 February 1900 – 11 January 1985) was an

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actor. Mattoni was originally cast in

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's ''

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'' (1927) but was replaced by

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four weeks into shooting.

Selected filmography

* '' The Telephone Operator'' (1925) * ''

Wood Love ''Wood Love'' (German title: ''Ein Sommernachtstraum'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Hans Neumann and starring Werner Krauss, Valeska Gert and Alexander Granach. It was an adaptation of William Shakespeare's '' A Midsummer N ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Found Bride ''The Found Bride'' (Germany: ''Die gefundene Braut'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Rochus Gliese and starring Xenia Desni, André Mattoni and Jenny Jugo. It premiered on 28 April 1925 at the Tauentzienpalast in Berlin.Hardt ...

'' (1925) * ''

Why Get a Divorce? ''Why Get a Divorce?'' (German: ''Warum sich scheiden lassen?'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring André Mattoni, Vivian Gibson, and Colette Brettel. It premiered in Berlin on 4 March 1926.Grange p.220 ...

'' (1926) * ''

Tartuffe ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; french: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical thea ...

'' (1926) * ''

Svengali Svengali () is a character in the novel ''Trilby'' which was first published in 1894 by George du Maurier. Svengali is a man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young half-Irish girl, and makes her into a famous singer. Definition ...

'' (1927) * '' Youth Astray'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg ''The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg'', also known as ''The Student Prince'' and ''Old Heidelberg'', is a 1927 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer silent drama film based on the 1901 play '' Old Heidelberg'' by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster. It was directed by Ern ...

'' (1927) * ''

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 ...

'' (1928) * '' Mary's Big Secret'' (1928) * ''

The Veil Dancer ''The Veil Dancer'' (french: Le meneur de joies, german: Die Schleiertänzerin) is a 1929 French-German silent film directed by Charles Burguet and starring René Navarre, Hertha von Walther, and Hans Albers. The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1929) * ''

They May Not Marry ''They May Not Marry'' (german: Die nicht heiraten dürfen) is a 1929 German silent film directed by Carl Heinz Rudolph and starring Victor Costa, Olga Engl Olga Engl (30 May 1871 – 21 September 1946) was an Austrian-German stage and motio ...

'' (1929) * ''

Beware of Loose Women ''Beware of Loose Women'' (german: Hütet euch vor leichten Frauen) is a 1929 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Rudolf Lettinger, André Mattoni, and Margarete Schön.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume ...

'' (1929) * '' Street Acquaintances'' (1929) * '' Wenn Du noch eine Heimat hast'' (1930) * '' Ein süsses Geheimnis'' (1932) * '' Spies at Work'' (1933) * '' Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (1935) * ''

Red Tavern ''Red Tavern'' (Italian: ''Taverna rossa'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, André Mattoni, and Lauro Gazzolo. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. A young woman eventually marries ...

'' (1940) * ''

Much Ado About Nixi ''Much Ado About Nixi'' (german: Viel Lärm um Nixi) is a 1942 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Albert Matterstock and Hans Leibelt. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome. A separate Italian-language vers ...

'' (1942) * '' Abenteuer im Grand Hotel'' (1943) * ''

Viennese Girls ''Viennese Girls'' (German: ''Wiener Mädeln'') is a 1945 historical musical film directed by Willi Forst and starring Forst, Anton Edthofer and Judith Holzmeister. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria ...

'' (1945)

Bibliography

* Eisner, Lotte H. ''The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt''. University of California Press, 2008.

External links

* 1900 births 1985 deaths 20th-century Austrian people Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors Actors from Karlovy Vary Bohemian nobility German Bohemian people Austrian people of German Bohemian descent 20th-century Austrian male actors Austrian expatriates in the United States Edlers of Austria {{Austria-actor-stub