Alexander Engel, birth name: Kurt Engel (4 June 1902 – 25 July 1968) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1968. He was born in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

, Germany and died in

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...

, West Germany. He chose the stage name "Alexander", to prevent confusion with the popular musician Kurt Engel.

Selected filmography

* '' Playing with Fire'' (1921) * ''

The Love Express ''The Love Express'' (german: Der Liebesexpreß) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Georg Alexander, Dina Gralla and Joseph Schmidt. No print of the film is known to survive, and it is therefore a lost ...

'' (1931) * ''

Venetian Nights ''Venetian Nights'' (French: ''Nuits de Venise'') is a 1931 German French-language operetta film directed by Pierre Billon and Robert Wiene and starring Janine Guise, Germaine Noizet and Roger Tréville. It was an alternative-language versio ...

'' (1931) * ''Hasenklein kann nichts dafür'' (1932) - Fritz - Bürodiener * ''A Prince's Young Love'' (1933) - Kandidat Schmitt * '' Music in the Blood'' (1934) - Klinkermann, erster Geiger * '' Princess Turandot'' (1934) * '' One Too Many on Board'' (1935) - Ingenieur Sparkuhl * ''

Savoy Hotel 217 ''Savoy Hotel 217'' (German: ''Savoy-Hotel 217'') is a 1936 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney and Alexander Engel. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1936) - Fedor Fedorovich Daschenko * ''

Schlußakkord ''Schlußakkord'' (''Final Accord'' or better ''Final Chord'';Sabine Hake, ''Popular Cinema of the Third Reich'', Austin: University of Texas, 2001, , p. 246, note 4: the title "refers to a musical term" whereas that of Sierck's 1939 French-languag ...

'' (1936) - Mr. Smith * ''

Under Blazing Heavens ''Under Blazing Skies'' or ''Under Blazing Heavens'' (German: ''Unter heißem Himmel'') is a 1936 German adventure film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Lotte Lang and Aribert Wäscher.Kreimeier p.237 It was shot at the Babel ...

'' (1936) - Theater director * '' White Slaves'' (1937) - Turbin * ''

Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' ( ), is a novel by France, French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities ...

'' (1937) - Homais, Apoteker * ''

The Yellow Flag ''The Yellow Flag'' (German: ''Die gelbe Flagge'') is a 1937 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Hans Albers, Olga Tschechowa and Dorothea Wieck.Rentschler p.281 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The fil ...

'' (1937) - Dr. Martinez - Arzt - Quarantäne-Sation * '' Another World'' (1937) - Dr. Jerrys, Arzt * ''Schüsse in Kabine 7'' (1938) - Reverend Smith * '' After Midnight'' (1938) - Wronski * ''Ballade'' (1938) - Schattenwitz, des Herzog's Vater * ''

Sergeant Berry ''Sergeant Berry'' is a 1938 German comedy western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Toni von Bukovics and Peter Voß. A tough Chicago policeman is sent to the Mexican–American border on a dangerous mission. It was base ...

'' (1938) - Gomez * ''War es der im 3. Stock?'' (1939) - Iwan, Diener * ''

The Green Emperor ''The Green Emperor'' (german: Der grüne Kaiser) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Paul Mundorf and starring Gustav Diessl, Carola Höhn and René Deltgen. It was inspired by the real-life case of a Belgian financier who had gone missin ...

'' (1939) - Sekretär Favard * ''Der vierte kommt nicht'' (1939) - Holmin, Privatsekretär * ''Die Hochzeitsreise'' (1939) - Second Guest, the 'Drinker' * ''Parkstrasse 13'' (1939) - Diener Fedor * ''

The Curtain Falls ''The Curtain Falls'' (german: Der Vorhang fällt) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Anneliese Uhlig, Elfie Mayerhofer and Hilde Sessak. It was based on a play by Paul van der Hurck and was made by UFA at the com ...

'' (1939) - Cadoni * ''Die fremde Frau'' (1939) - Samuli * ''Brand im Ozean'' (1939) - Käpt'n Gold * ''

Commissioner Eyck ''Commissioner Eyck'' (german: Kriminalkommissar Eyck) is a 1940 German crime film directed by Milo Harbich and starring Anneliese Uhlig, Paul Klinger and Herbert Wilk.Moeller p. 32 It was shot at Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Location shooti ...

'' (1940) - van Fliet * ''Golowin geht durch die Stadt'' (1940) - Marisch, Redakteur * ''

Alarm An alarm device is a mechanism that gives an audible, visual or other kind of alarm signal to alert someone to a problem or condition that requires urgent attention. Alphabetical musical instruments Etymology The word ''alarm'' comes from th ...

'' (1941) - Barpianist Ölkers * ''Vom Schicksal verweht'' (1942) - Prof.Forster * ''

Attack on Baku ''Attack on Baku'' (german: Anschlag auf Baku) is a 1942 German thriller film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Willy Fritsch, René Deltgen, and Fritz Kampers. The film was intended as anti-British propaganda during the Second World ...

'' (1942) - Steffens, ein englischer Agent * ''Sieben Briefe'' (1944) - Dr. Torda * ''

The Blue Swords ''The Blue Swords'' (german: Die blauen Schwerter) is a 1949 East German historical drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Hans Quest, Ilse Steppat and Alexander Engel. It sold more than 3,299,432 tickets. The film portrays the life ...

'' (1949) - Herr von Tschirnhausen * ''Und wenn's nur einer wär (1959) - Oberschulrat * ''

The Merry Wives of Windsor ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' or ''Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a ref ...

'' (1950) - Innkeeper Reich (Page) * '' Heart of Stone'' (1950) - Lisbeths Oheim * ''

The Colourful Dream ''The Colourful Dream'' (german: Der bunte Traum) is a 1952 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Vera Molnar, Josef Meinrad and Ursula Grabley. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin with some loca ...

'' (1952) * ''

Hit Parade A hit parade is a ranked list of the most popular recordings at a given point in time, usually determined either by sales or airplay. The term originated in the 1930s; ''Billboard'' magazine published its first music hit parade on January 4, 1936 ...

'' (1953) - Prof. Hochstätter * ''

Das Fräulein von Scuderi ''Das Fräulein von Scuderi'' is an East German crime film directed by Eugen York. It was released in 1955. Cast * Henny Porten as Fräulein von Scuderi * Willy A. Kleinau as Cardillac * Anne Vernon as Madelon * Roland Alexandre as O ...

'' (1955) - La Regnie * ''

My Children and I ''My Children and I'' (German: ''Meine Kinder und ich'') is a 1955 West German comedy drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Grethe Weiser, Doris Kirchner and Claus Biederstaedt.Bliersbach p.112 It was shot at the Templehof Studios ...

'' (1955) - Herr Knirsch * ''Ein Herz schlägt für Erika'' (1956) * '' Winter in the Woods'' (1956) - Seifert * ''Made in Germany'' (1957) - Kurator von Eggeling * ''Das Glück liegt auf der Straße'' (1957) - Prof. Fruehauf * ''

Mischief in Wonderland ''Mischief in Wonderland'' (german: Aufruhr im Schlaraffenland) is a 1957 West German fantasy film directed by Otto Meyer (director), Otto Meyer, loosely based on the story ''Schlaraffenland'' by poet Hans Sachs and a satire on the German Wirtsch ...

'' (1957) * ''

A Time to Love and a Time to Die ''A Time to Love and a Time to Die'' is a 1958 Eastmancolor CinemaScope drama war film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring John Gavin and Liselotte Pulver. Based on the book by German author Erich Maria Remarque and set on the Eastern Front ...

'' (1958) - Mad Air Raid Warden * ''

Taiga Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruce ...

'' (1958) - Sazarin * ''

Mandolins and Moonlight ''Mandolins and Moonlight'' (german: Mandolinen und Mondschein) is a 1959 West German musical romance film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Christine Görner, Claus Biederstaedt and Johanna König.Hobsch p.151 It was shot in studios in Berli ...

'' (1959) * '' The Return of Dr. Mabuse'' (1961) - Prof. Griesinger * ''

The Strange Countess ''The Strange Countess'' (german: Die seltsame Gräfin) is a 1961 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Lil Dagover, Joachim Fuchsberger and Marianne Hoppe. It is based on Edgar Wallace's 1925 novel of the same titl ...

'' (1961) - Patient * ''

The Indian Scarf ''The Indian Scarf'' (german: Das indische Tuch) is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer. It was part of a very successful series of German films based on the writings of Edgar Wallace and adapted from the 1931 play ''The Cas ...

'' (1963) - Rev. Hastings * ''Der Henker von London'' (1963) * ''

Long Legs, Long Fingers ''Long Legs, Long Fingers'' (german: Lange Beine – lange Finger) is a 1966 West German comedy crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Senta Berger, Joachim Fuchsberger and Martin Held.Bock & Bergfelder p.141 The film's sets were desi ...

'' (1966) - Arzt * ''

The Hound of Blackwood Castle ''The Hound of Blackwood Castle'' (German: ''Der Hund von Blackwood Castle'') is a 1968 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache, Karin Baal and Horst Tappert.Bergfelder p.153 Based on a story by Edgar Wallace, i ...

'' (1968) - Doc Adams * '' Death and Diamonds'' (1968) - Owner of Minicars Racing Center (uncredited) * ''Two Undercover Angels'' (1969) - Albert Carimbuli

References

External links

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