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Bruno Ziener (11 June 1870 – 9 February 1941) was a German stage and film actor and
director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...
. He appeared in over 100 films between 1913 and 1941. He also directed 28 silent films such as '' The Flight into Death'' (1921).Grange p. 95


Selected filmography


Director

* '' The Beggar Countess'' (1918) * ''
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'' (1919) * '' The Flight into Death'' (1921)


Actor

* ''Die große Sünderin'' (1914) - Bankier Hausmann * ''Lottekens Feldzug'' (1915) * ''Der Brieföffner'' (1916) - Mörder * ''Im Joche des Schicksals'' (1916) - Bankier Karl Heidinger * ''Professor Erichsons Rivale'' (1916) - Prof. Dircksen * ''Aussage verweigert'' (1916) * ''Die Reise ins Jenseits'' (1916) - Herzog * ''Der Schloßschrecken'' (1916) * ''Der Fakir im Frack'' (1916) - Der Fakir im Frack * '' The Night Talk'' (1917) - Jan Routt * ''Das Nachtgespräch'' (1917) * ''Königliche Bettler'' (1917) * ''Aus vergessenen Akten'' (1917) * ''Ein scharfer Schuss'' (1917) * ''Der Fall Dombronowska...!'' (1917) - Kunstmaler Rietz * ''Der Dieb'' (1918) - Benno, Freiherr von Lancken * ''Das Tagebuch des Apothekers Warren'' (1918) * ''Verworrene Wege'' (1918) * ''Die Glocken der Katharinenkirche'' (1918) * ''
Indian Revenge ''Indian Revenge'' (German: ''Indische Rache'') is a 1920 German silent adventure film directed by Georg Jacoby and Léo Lasko and starring Georg Alexander, Mady Christians, and Harry Liedtke. The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...
'' (1920) * '' Evening – Night – Morning'' (1920) - Cheston - Maud's lover * ''Die Geheimnisse von New York'' (1920) * ''Der Unheimliche'' (1922) * '' Der falsche Prinz'' (1922) - Der Sterndeuter des Sultans * '' I.N.R.I.'' (1923) - Simon Petrus * ''
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) - Milon - General of the Greeks * ''
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'' (1925) * ''
The Circus Princess ' (''The Circus Princess'') is an operetta in three acts by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán to a German libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It premiered at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 26 March 1926 and went on to 344 ...
'' (1925) * '' Bismarck'' (1925) * '' The Director General'' (1925) * ''
The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden ''The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden'' (german: Der Bankkrach unter den Linden) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Alfred Abel, Hans Albers, and Margarete Schlegel.Bock & Bergfelder p. 8 It was produced by the Ge ...
'' (1926) - Dr. Schumann * ''Der Mann aus dem Jenseits'' (1926) - Lawyer * '' State Attorney Jordan'' (1926) - Vorsitzender * ''
Bismarck 1862–1898 ''Bismarck'' or ''Bismarck 1862–1898'' is a 1927 German silent historical film directed by Kurt Blachy and starring Franz Ludwig, Robert Leffler and Erna Morena. It was made as a follow-up to the 1925 film '' Bismarck'' which had also starre ...
'' (1927) * '' Out of the Mist'' (1927) - Jakob Hellmich * ''
Children's Souls Accuse You ''Children's Souls Accuse You'' (German: ''Kinderseelen klagen euch an'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Albert Steinrück, Nathalie Lissenko and Walter Rilla. It was made with an anti-abortion the ...
'' (1927) - Josef - Diener * ''Ein Tag der Rosen im August...'' (1927) - Bankpräsident * ''
The Girl with the Five Zeros ''The Girl with the Five Zeros'' (German: ''Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen'') is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt.Bock & Bergfelder p.41 It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were design ...
'' (1927) - Müller, Lotteriekollekteur * ''
The Prince of Rogues ''The Prince of Rogues'' (german: Schinderhannes) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Hans Stüwe, Lissy Arna and Albert Steinrück. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art dire ...
'' (1928) - Der alte Bückler * ''
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'' (1928) * ''
The Strange Night of Helga Wangen ''The Strange Night of Helga Wangen'' (German: ''Die seltsame Nacht der Helga Wangen'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Holger-Madsen and starring Lee Parry and Francis Lederer.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' ...
'' (1928) - Kaspar * '' Eddy Polo in the Wasp's Nest'' (1928) - Diener bei Clarens * ''
Taxi at Midnight ''Taxi at Midnight'' (German: ''Die Mitternachtstaxe'') is a 1929 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Betty Bird and Philipp Manning.Prawer p.83 It was shot at the Staaken and Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The f ...
'' (1929) - W.S. Pinkus * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1929) - Kriminalkommissar * '' A Small Down Payment on Bliss'' (1929) - Ein alter Roué * ''
The Woman One Longs For ''The Woman One Longs For'' (German: ''Die Frau, nach der man sich sehnt'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Marlene Dietrich, Fritz Kortner and Frida Richard. It was based on the novel of the same tit ...
'' (1929) - Diener * ''
Inherited Passions ''Inherited Passions'' (german: Vererbte Triebe) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Walter Rilla, Fritz Alberti Fritz Alberti (born Friedrich Wilhelm Alberti; 22 October 1877 – 15 September 1954) was a ...
'' (1929) * ''Durchs Brandenburger Tor. Solang noch Untern Linden...'' (1929) - Professor Berghaus * '' Dear Homeland'' (1929) * ''
Men Without Work ''Men Without Work'' (german: Männer ohne Beruf) is a 1929 German silent action film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art di ...
'' (1929) - Dupont * '' A Mother's Love'' (1929) * ''
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'' (1929) - Arzt * '' The Call of the North'' (1929) * ''
The Mistress and her Servant ''The Mistress and Her Servant'' (German: ''Die Herrin und ihr Knecht'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Henny Porten, Mary Kid and Fritz Kampers.Belach p.219 It was based on the novel of the same title by G ...
'' (1929) - Baumgartner * ''
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'' (1930) - Miller * ''
Police Spy 77 ''Police Spy 77'' (German: ''Polizeispionin 77'') is a 1930 German crime film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Nikolai Malikoff and Robert Garrison. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Antwerp, ...
'' (1930) * ''Das Mädel aus U.S.A.'' (1930) - Petroleumskönig * '' Dreyfus'' (1930) - Alphonse Bertillon * ''
A Student's Song of Heidelberg ''A Student's Song of Heidelberg'' (German: ''Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg'') is a 1930 German musical film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Brausewetter, Betty Bird and Willi Forst. It marked Hartl's directoral debut.Bock & Bergfeld ...
'' (1930) * '' 1914'' (1931) - Count von Schön * ''
The Man Who Murdered ''The Man Who Murdered'' (german: Der Mann, der den Mord beging) is a 1931 German crime drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Conrad Veidt, Trude von Molo and Heinrich George.Grange p. 357 It is adapted from the play by Pierre Fro ...
'' (1931) - Prospère - Diener bei Sévigné * '' M'' (1931) - (uncredited) * ''
The Theft of the Mona Lisa ''The Theft of the Mona Lisa'' (german: Der Raub der Mona Lisa) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Trude von Molo, Willi Forst, and Gustaf Gründgens. It is based on a true story. It was shot at the Tempelh ...
'' (1931) * '' Bombs on Monte Carlo'' (1931) - Jeweler * '' The Victor'' (1932) * ''
Johnny Steals Europe ''Johnny Steals Europe'' (german: Jonny stiehlt Europa) is a 1932 German comedy crime film directed by Harry Piel and Andrew Marton and starring Piel, Dary Holm and Alfred Abel. The film was based on a novel by Werner Scheff. It was shot at th ...
'' (1932) - Rittmeister * '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' (1932) * '' The Heath Is Green'' (1932) * '' Trenck'' (1932) - Alvensleben, Minister * '' Marschall Vorwärts'' (1932) - Humboldt * '' Ship Without a Harbour'' (1932) * ''The Innocent Country Girl'' (1933) - Ein Fahrgast * ''Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe'' (1933) * ''
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse'' (german: Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse), also called ''The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse'', is a 1933 German crime-thriller film directed by Fritz Lang. The movie is a sequel to Lang's silent film ''Dr. Mabuse the Gambl ...
'' (1933) * '' Heimat am Rhein'' (1933) - Ein Freund von Andreas * ''
There Is Only One Love ''There Is Only One Love'' (German: ''Es gibt nur eine Liebe'') is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Louis Graveure, Heinz Rühmann, Ralph Arthur Roberts and Jenny Jugo. An operetta film, it was released i ...
'' (1933) - Kapellmeister * '' Mother and Child'' (1934) - Diener bei Petersen * ''Da stimmt was nicht'' (1934) * ''Ein Kind, ein Hund, ein Vagabund'' (1934) * '' Hearts are Trumps'' (1934) * ''
The Red Rider ''The Red Rider'' is a 1934 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures and starring Buck Jones. It has 15 chapters based on the short story "The Redhead from Sun Dog" by W. C. Tuttle, and is a remake of Buck Jones' earlier 1931 film '' ...
'' (1935) - Heckeli * ''Alles um eine Frau'' (1935) * ''
Artisten Artisten (aka ''Harry Piel's 100. film'' or ''Prince of the arena'') is a German circus movie from 1934 to 1935 starring Susi Lanner, Hans Junkermann, Hilde Hildebrand and Harry Piel, who also acted as director. The screenplay was written by Max ...
'' (1935) - Kommissar Helmer * ''Königstiger'' (1935) * '' His Late Excellency'' (1935) - Bürovorsteher Lampe * ''
The Call of the Jungle ''The Call of the Jungle'' (German: ''Der Dschungel ruft'') is a 1936 German adventure film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Paul Henckels, Ursula Grabley and Gerda Maurus.Reimer & Reimer p.227 It was shot at the Johannisth ...
'' (1936) - Petterson * ''
Family Parade ''Family Parade'' (german: Familienparade) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Ernst Dumcke, Curd Jürgens and Amanda Lindner. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.68 The film's sets were desig ...
'' (1936) - Frederik * ''
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) * '' The Hour of Temptation'' (1936) - Bürovorsteher Neumann * '' Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' (1936) - Bankier * ''Diener lassen bitten'' (1936) - Jerome - der Butler * '' Escapade'' (1936) * ''
Fridericus ''Fridericus'' is a 1937 German historical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Otto Gebühr, Hilde Körber and Lil Dagover. It is based on the life of Frederick II of Prussia.Waldman p. 208 It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian ...
'' (1937) - General Zieten * ''
The Kreutzer Sonata ''The Kreutzer Sonata'' (russian: Крейцерова соната, ) is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889, and was promptly censored by the Russian authorities. The work is a ...
'' (1937) - Diener Iwan * ''
The Glass Ball ''The Glass Ball'' (german: Die gläserne Kugel) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Peter Stanchina and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Sabine Peters, and Hilde von Stolz.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...
'' (1937) - Juwelier * ''
Talking About Jacqueline ''Talking About Jacqueline'' (German: ''Man spricht über Jacqueline'') is a 1937 German drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Wera Engels, Albrecht Schoenhals and Sabine Peters.Heins p.50 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in B ...
'' (1937) - William * ''
Land of Love ''Land of Love'' (german: Land der Liebe) is a 1937 German romance film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Albert Matterstock, Gusti Huber and Valerie von Martens. Although Schünzel was Jewish he had been allowed to continue directing ...
'' (1937) - Ein Lakai * ''
My Son the Minister ''My Son the Minister'' (German: ''Mein Sohn, der Herr Minister'') is a 1937 German comedy drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Hans Brausewetter, Heli Finkenzeller and Françoise Rosay.Bock & Bergfelder p.11 The film's sets were d ...
'' (1937) - Pierre, Diener * ''
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'' (1937) - Livrierter Diener im Speisesaal * ''
Fanny Elssler Fanny Elssler (born Franziska Elßler; 23 June 181027 November 1884) was an Austrian ballerina of the Romantic Period. Life and career She was born in Gumpendorf, a neighborhood of Vienna. Her father Johann Florian Elssler was a second ge ...
'' (1937) * ''
Tango Notturno ''Tango Notturno'' is a 1937 German drama film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Pola Negri, Albrecht Schoenhals, and Lina Carstens. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Böhm (art director) and Erich Czerwonski. It wa ...
'' (1937) - Der Diener bei den Gerards * ''Das große Abenteuer'' (1938) * ''
The Secret Lie ''The Secret Lie'' (german: Die fromme Lüge) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Pola Negri, Hermann Braun, and Herbert Hübner Herbert Hübner (6 February 1889 – 27 January 1972) was a German stage and fi ...
'' (1938) - Konzertsaaldiener (uncredited) * ''Mordsache Holm'' (1938) - Notar Bertelsen * ''Skandal um den Hahn'' (1938) * ''
Red Orchids ''Red Orchids'' (german: Rote Orchideen) is a 1938 German crime film directed by Nunzio Malasomma Nunzio Malasomma (4 February 1894 – 12 January 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 41 films between 1923 a ...
'' (1938) * ''
Dance on the Volcano ''Dance on the Volcano'' (German: ''Tanz auf dem Vulkan'') is a 1938 German historical musical comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Gustaf Gründgens, Sybille Schmitz and Ralph Arthur Roberts. It was shot at the Johannisthal Stu ...
'' (1938) - Logenschließer (uncredited) * '' The Night of Decision'' (1938) - Diener bei Brückmann * ''Zwischen Strom und Steppe'' (1939) - Peter Wagner * ''
Bel Ami ''Bel-Ami'' (, "Dear Friend") is the second novel by French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1885; an English translation titled ''Bel Ami, or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel'' first appeared in 1903. The story chronicles journalist ...
'' (1939) - Parlamentsdiener * ''
Water for Canitoga ''Water for Canitoga'' (German: ''Wasser für Canitoga'') is a 1939 German western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Charlotte Susa and Josef Sieber. The film is a " Northern", set in Canada in 1905 where an engineer is ...
'' (1939) - Professor Deutsch * ''Die Frau ohne Vergangenheit'' (1939) * ''
The Journey to Tilsit ''The Journey to Tilsit'' (German: ''Die Reise nach Tilsit'') is a 1939 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Philip Dorn and Anna Dammann. Synopsis Elske faithfully loves her husband Endrik as he is seduc ...
'' (1939) - Ober im Cafe * '' Passion'' (1940) * '' The Swedish Nightingale'' (1941) * ''Der Weg ins Freie'' (1941) - Kantor des pommerschen Kinderchors * '' The Gasman'' (1941) - Vornehmer alter Herr (final film role)


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* 1870 births 1941 deaths German male stage actors German male silent film actors German male film actors German film directors People from Zwickau 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-actor-stub