Franz Porten (23 August 1859 – 21 May 1932) was a German actor and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. He directed 19 films between 1906 and 1924. He was the father of actress and film producer

Henny Porten Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955. Biography Frieda Ulrick ...

, screenwriter, actress, and director Rosa Porten; and actor Fritz Porten.

Selected filmography

* '' The Secret of Wera Baranska'' (1919)

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* 1859 births 1932 deaths German male film actors Film directors from Rhineland-Palatinate 20th-century German male actors People from Bernkastel-Wittlich People from the Rhine Province {{Germany-film-director-stub