Emil Heß (3 February 1889, in
Wald, Zurich – 2 March 1945, in
Zurich) was a Swiss actor on stage and screen.
Personal life
Heß married Elizabeth Ellinghaus by whom he had three sons Wolfgang, Urs and Migg.
Urs Hess (1940) and Migg Hess (1943) followed in the footsteps of their father and played in Zurich venues such as the ''Playhouse'' and the ''Bernhardt Theatre''. They also had roles in a few films during the 1950s.
Career
Selected stage performances
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Woyzeck
''Woyzeck'' () is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. Büchner wrote the play between July and October 1836, yet left it incomplete at his death in February 1837. The play first appeared in 1877 in a heavily edited version by Karl Emil Fr ...
'' (1922, 1927)
Filmography
*''Herbstzauber'' (1918) as Graf Victor von Ulmrode
*''Seltsame Seelen'' (1918)
*''L'ouragan sur la montagne'' (1922)
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Fredericus Rex'' (1922, part 3) as Minister August Friedrich Von Boden
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Jud Süß
(, "Süss the Jew") is a 1940 Nazi German historical drama and propaganda film produced by Terra Film at the behest of Joseph Goebbels. It is considered one of the most antisemitic films of all time. The film was directed by Veit Harlan, who ...
'' (1940)
as Schmied Hans Bogner
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Das Herz der Königin
''Das Herz der Königin'' (''The Heart of the Queen'') is a 1940 German historical film, making selective use of the life story of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her execution by Queen Elizabeth I for anti-English and pro-Scottish propaganda, in the c ...
'' (1940)
as
Lord Douglas
*' (1940) as Exzellenz Baroux
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The Swedish Nightingale'' (1941) as Thorwaldsen
*''Der Strom'' (1941)
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Der Weg ins Freie
''Der Weg ins Freie'' (translated as "The Way into the Open" and most often "The Road into the Open") was published by Arthur Schnitzler
Arthur Schnitzler (15 May 1862 – 21 October 1931) was an Austrian author and dramatist.
Biography
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'' (1941) as Müetli
*' (1941) as König
*''Tanz mit dem Kaiser'' (1941)
*''Wenn du noch eine Heimat hast'' (1942) as Ullrichs
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Wedding in Barenhof
''Wedding in Barenhof'' (german: Hochzeit auf Bärenhof) is a 1942 German historical comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinrich George, Paul Wegener and Ilse Werner.
The film's art direction was by Walter Haag. It was shot at th ...
'' (1942) as Königliche Hoheit
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Between Heaven and Earth'' (1942) as Valentin, Buchhalter
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Andreas Schlüter
Andreas Schlüter (1659 – c. June 1714) was a German baroque sculptor and architect, active in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Tsardom.
Biography
Andreas Schlüter was bor ...
'' (1942) as
Counsellor Dankelman
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Die Entlassung'' (1942) as
Grand Duke Vladimir
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Love Me'' (1942)
*''Floh im Ohr'' (1943) as Großvater Christian Lohhof
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Back Then'' (1943) as Alvarez, Veras Verteidiger
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Dreaming'' (1944) as Dr. Körber
*''Herr Sanders lebt gefährlich'' (1944) as Gil Schnyder
*''Aufruhr der Herzen'' (1944) as Martin Atzinger
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Der Engel mit dem Saitenspiel'' (1944) as Linus Lanzinger, bayr. Postillon
*''Der Erbförster'' (1945)
*''Kamerad Hedwig'' (1945) as Vater Schulz (unfinished film)
*''Jan und die Schwindlerin'' (1947) as Hinnerk Remmers
*''Jugendliebe'' (1947)
*''Die Kreuzelschreiber'' (1950) as Großbauer
*''Erzieherin gesucht'' (1950) as Revendonk (final film role)
References
External links
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1889 births
1945 deaths
Swiss male stage actors
Swiss male film actors
Swiss male silent film actors
People from Hinwil District