Arnold Peter Kirsch-Korff (2 August 1870 – 2 June 1944) was an Austrian-born American Hollywood actor and director. He appeared in a number of German and Austrian films before moving to the United States and resuming his career in America. He made his first appearance on the American stage in

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in 1892.

Selected filmography

* '' Hannerl and Her Lovers'' (1921) * ''

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'' (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 ...

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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 Story of a Maid ''The Story of a Maid'' (German: ''Der Roman eines Dienstmädchens'') is a 1921 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Liane Haid, Otto Tressler and Erika Glässner. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berl ...

'' (1921) * '' Nights of Terror'' (1921) * '' The Haunted Castle'' (1921) * ''

Lola Montez, the King's Dancer ''Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' (german: Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs) is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Arnold Korff, and Fritz Kampers. It portrays the life of Lola M ...

'' (1922) * '' Power of Temptation'' (1922) * '' The Curse of Silence'' (1922) * ''

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...

'' (1922) * '' Victims of Passion'' (1922) * ''

Sins of Yesterday ''Sins of Yesterday'' (german: Sünden von gestern) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Robert Wüllner and starring Gina Relly, Alfred Gerasch, and Erich Kaiser-Titz Heinrich Felix Erich Kaiser-Titz (7 October 1875 – 22 November 1928) ...

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The Lost Shoe ''The Lost Shoe'' (german: Der verlorene Schuh) is a 1923 German silent fantasy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Helga Thomas, Paul Hartmann and Mady Christians. Its plot is loosely based on that of Cinderella. It was shot at the ...

'' (1923) * '' The Secret of the Duchess'' (1923) * ''

The Final Mask ''The Final Mask'' (German:''Die letzte Maske'') is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Emmerich Hanus and starring Margarete Lanner and Wilhelm Diegelmann.Grange p.164 Cast In alphabetical order * Alf Blütecher * Wilhelm Diegelmann ...

'' (1924) * '' Athletes'' (1925) * ''

The Dice Game of Life ''The Dice Game of Life'' (German:''Des Lebens Würfelspiel'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Frida Richard, Hella Moja and Margarete Lanner.Grange p.203 The film's art direction was by Botho Hoefer and Bernh ...

'' (1925) * ''

Hussar Fever ''Hussar Fever'' (German: ''Husarenfieber'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Max Hansen, Georg Alexander and Jakob Tiedtke. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast ...

'' (1925) * ''

Den of Iniquity ''Den of Iniquity'' (German: ''Sündenbabel'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Constantin J. David and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Jack Trevor and Maly Delschaft.Bock & Bergfelder p.229 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

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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 Convicted ''The Convicted'' (German: ''Die Vorbestraften'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Margarete Schlegel and Albert Steinrück. The film portrays a group of former prisoners who struggle to ...

'' (1927) * ''

Dancing Vienna ''Dancing Vienna'' (German: ''Das tanzende Wien'') is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Ben Lyon and Alfred Abel. The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew, Ferdinand Bellan and Erich Ket ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Woman in the Cupboard ''The Woman in the Cupboard'' (german: Die Frau im Schrank) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Kaethe Consee and Willy Fritsch.Grange p. 265 It was adapted by Bobby E. Lüthge from the play by Octave Mi ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Field Marshal ''The Field Marshal'' (German: ''Der Feldmarschall'') is a 1927 German silent war drama film directed by Romano Mengon and starring Cilly Feindt, Paul Rehkopf, Harry Hardt.Grange p.250 The film's sets were designed by art director August Rin ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Famous Woman ''The Famous Woman'' (German: ''Die berühmte Frau'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Lili Damita, Fred Solm and Warwick Ward. It was based on the play '' Die Tänzerin'' by Melchior Lengyel, who also ...

'' (1927) * ''

Alpine Tragedy ''Alpine Tragedy'' (german: Alpentragödie) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Robert Land and starring Lucy Doraine, Arnold Korff and Vladimir Gajdarov.Grange p. 265 The film was based on the 1909 novel of the same title by Richar ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

The Green Monocle ''The Green Monocle'' (German: ''Das grüne Monokel'') is a 1929 German silent crime film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Ralph Clancy, Betty Bird and Suzy Vernon. The film was based on a novel by Guido Kreutzer. It features the ficti ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Royal Family of Broadway ''The Royal Family of Broadway'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by George Cukor and Cyril Gardner and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Gertrude Purcell from the play ''The ...

'' (1930) * ''

An American Tragedy ''An American Tragedy'' is a 1925 novel by American writer Theodore Dreiser. He began the manuscript in the summer of 1920, but a year later abandoned most of that text. It was based on the notorious murder of Grace Brown in 1906 and the trial of ...

'' (1931) *''

Secrets of the French Police ''Secrets of the French Police'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code crime film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Gwili Andre, Gregory Ratoff, and Frank Morgan. The film was made as a B film by RKO Radio Pictures, using some of the sets fr ...

'' (1932) *''

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'' (1934) *''

Three Kids and a Queen ''Three Kids and a Queen'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Edward Ludwig, written by Samuel Ornitz and Barry Trivers, and starring May Robson, Henry Armetta, Herman Bing, Frankie Darro, Bill Burrud and William "Billy" Benedict. ...

'' (1935)

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* * 1870 births 1944 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors Male actors from Vienna 20th-century American male actors 20th-century Austrian male actors Austro-Hungarian emigrants to the United States {{Austria-actor-stub