Franz Stein (1880–1958) was a German

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

and

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

.Giesen p.221 During the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

he shot a number of films, many of them for National Film. After 1925 his film appearances were exclusively as an actor.

Selected filmography

Cinematographer

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Lotte Lore ''Lotte Lore'' is a 1921 German silent film, historical film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Erna Morena, Alfred Abel, and Margarete Schlegel.Bock & Bergfelder p. 1 Cast In alphabetical order References Bibliography * External link ...

'' (1921) * ''

Your Brother's Wife ''Your Brother's Wife'' (German: ''Deines Bruders Weib'') is a 1921 German silent film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Olaf Storm, Olga Limburg and Margarete Schlegel.Feld p.386 Cast * Werner Funck * Olga Limburg * Auguste Prasch-Grevenb ...

'' (1921) * ''

Your Bad Reputation ''Your Bad Reputation'' (german: Ihr schlechter Ruf) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Werner Funck, Olga Limburg and Paul Graetz.Caneppele p. 56 The film's sets were designed by the art director Adolf v ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

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 '' ...

'' (1923) * ''

Maud Rockefeller's Bet ''Maud Rockefeller's Bet'' (german: Maud Rockfellers Wette) is a 1924 German silent comedy film directed by Erich Eriksen and starring Rita Clermont, Karl Elzer and Erich Kaiser-Titz.Grange p. 178 Cast In alphabetical order * Rita Clermont as M ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' Set Me Free'' (1924) * '' Za La Mort'' (1924) * ''

The Proud Silence ''The Proud Silence'' (german: Das stolze Schweigen) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Erich Eriksen and starring Colette Brettel, Ernst Winar and Ernst Pittschau. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Frick. Cast *Colet ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

Lena Warnstetten ''Lena Warnstetten'' is a 1925 German silent film directed by Erich Eriksen and starring Grete Reinwald and William Dieterle.Bock & Bergfelder p.90 Cast In alphabetical order * Carl Auen as Herr von Romitten * William Dieterle as Freiherr von ...

'' (1925) * ''

Battle of the Butterflies ''Battle of the Butterflies'' (german: Die Schmetterlingsschlacht) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Asta Nielsen, Reinhold Schünzel and Hans Brausewetter.Grange p. 183 It is based on a play by Hermann ...

'' (1924)

Actor

* ''

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'' (1927) - Landrat von Krotkeim * ''

The Old Fritz ''The Old Fritz'' (German: ''Der alte Fritz'') is a 1928 German silent historical drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Otto Gebühr, Julia Serda and Bertold Reissig.Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Tele ...

'' (1928) - Lordmarschall Keith * ''

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'' (1928) * '' Fair Game'' (1928) - Regisseur Finke * '' Robert and Bertram'' (1928) - 2. Vagabund * ''Die von der Scholle sind'' (1928) * ''

The Lord of the Tax Office ''The Lord of the Tax Office'' (German: ''Der Herr vom Finanzamt'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Siegfried Philippi.Krautz p.123 The film's sets were designed by Gustav A. Knauer. Cast In alphabetical order * Corry Bell as ...

'' (1929) - Udo von Langwitzs Vater * ''

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'' (1929) - Pater Haspinger * ''

The Way Through the Night ''The Way Through the Night'' (German:''Der Weg durch die Nacht'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Käthe von Nagy.Bock & Bergfelder p.336 The film's art direction was by Leopold Blonder. Cast In alphabet ...

'' (1929) * ''

Marriage in Name Only ''Marriage in Name Only'' (german: Namensheirat) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Evelyn Holt, Erika Dannhoff, and Wolfgang Zilzer.Bock & Bergfelder p. 397 The film's sets were designed by Robert A. Dietrich Robe ...

'' (1930) * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1931) - Nachtwächter * '' M'' (1931) - Minister * ''

The Trunks of Mr. O.F. ''The Trunks of Mr. O.F.'' (German: ''Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Alexis Granowsky and starring Alfred Abel, Peter Lorre, and Harald Paulsen. Produced by Tobis Film, it was made at the Johannisthal Studio ...

'' (1931) - Gesangslehrer * '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' (1932) * '' Unheimliche Geschichten'' (1932) - Kreisel in der Irrenanstalt * '' The Black Hussar'' (1932) - Der Spion * ''

The First Right of the Child ''The First Right of the Child'' (german: Das erste Recht des Kindes) is a 1932 German drama film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Hertha Thiele, Eduard Wesener and Helene Fehdmer. The film's sets were designed by the art director E ...

'' (1932) * '' The Lake Calls'' (1933) - Der alte Jansen * ''

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) * '' Music in the Blood'' (1934) * ''

Love and the First Railway ''Love and the First Railway'' (german: Die Liebe und die erste Eisenbahn) is a 1934 German historical comedy film directed by Robert Neppach and starring Jakob Tiedtke, Ida Wüst, and Karin Hardt. The plot revolves around the construction of th ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Two Seals ''The Two Seals'' (german: Die beiden Seehunde) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Weiß Ferdl, Harry Gondi, and Walter Steinbeck Walter Steinbeck (26 September 1878 – 27 August 1942) was a German film actor. ...

'' (1934) - Dr.Spärlich * ''

The Gypsy Baron ''The Gypsy Baron'' () is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885. Its German libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer is based on the unpublished 1883 story ''Saffi'' by Mór Jókai. Jokai ...

'' (1935) * '' The Bird Seller'' (1935) * ''A Pair of Lovers'' (1935) * '' The Girl from the Marsh Croft'' (1935) - Vater Christmann * ''

Frisians in Peril ''Frisians in Peril'' (German: ''Friesennot'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Peter Hagen and starring Friedrich Kayßler, Jessie Vihrog and Valéry Inkijinoff. Made for Nazi propaganda purposes, it concerns a village of ethnic Frisians ...

'' (1935) - Christian Kröger * ''

Pillars of Society ''The Pillars of Society'' (or "Pillars of the Community"; original Norwegian language, Norwegian title: ''Samfundets støtter'') is an 1877 play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen had great trouble with the writing of this ...

'' (1935) - Ein Bürger * ''

Augustus the Strong Augustus II; german: August der Starke; lt, Augustas II; in Saxony also known as Frederick Augustus I – Friedrich August I (12 May 16701 February 1733), most commonly known as Augustus the Strong, was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as Ki ...

'' (1936) - Superintendent * ''Soldaten - Kameraden'' (1936) * ''Das schöne Fräulein Schragg'' (1937) - Schreiber * ''

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) - Herzog de Laverrière * ''

To New Shores ''To New Shores'' (german: Zu neuen Ufern) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk) and starring Zarah Leander, Willy Birgel and Viktor Staal. It was Leander's first film for the German studio UFA, a ...

'' (1937) - Puritaner * ''

La Habanera ''La Habanera'' is a 1937 German romantic melodrama feature film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk). Zarah Leander, who was recently signed by Universum Film AG, UFA, stars, in the lead role of Astrée Sternhjelm and also per ...

'' (1937) - Falk * ''Der nackte Spatz'' (1938) - Engel - Schneidermeister * ''Spaßvögel'' (1939) - Kimpel * ''Salonwagen E 417'' (1939) * ''

Detours to Happiness ''Detours to Happiness'' (German: ''Umwege zum Glück'') is a 1939 German drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Ewald Balser, Lil Dagover and Viktor Staal. Klaus p.184 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on locatio ...

'' (1939) - Dr. Lehmann * ''Die Geliebte'' (1939) * ''

The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky ''The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky'' or ''It Was a Lovely Night at the Ball'' (german: Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht) is a 1939 German historical drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Zarah Leander, Aribert Wäscher and Hans Stü ...

'' (1939) - Dr. Ossorgin (uncredited) * ''

Robert Koch Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch ( , ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist. As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera (though the Vibrio ...

'' (1939) - Wissenschaftler im Pathologischen Institu * ''Kornblumenblau'' (1939) * ''Ein ganzer Kerl'' (1939) - Versicherungsbeamter * '' My Aunt, Your Aunt'' (1939) * ''Rheinische Brautfahrt'' (1939) - Hausknecht August * ''

The Girl at the Reception ''The Girl at the Reception'' (german: Mädchen im Vorzimmer) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Magda Schneider, Heinz Engelmann, and Carsta Löck. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hermann A ...

'' (1940) - Hauptschriftleiter Grimm * '' Clothes Make the Man'' (1940) * ''Frieder und Catherlieschen'' (1940) * '' The Swedish Nightingale'' (1941) - Hofuhrmacher * ''

Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally consid ...

'' (1942) - Stadtschreiber * ''Der große Schatten'' (1942) - Zeitungsredakteur * '' Münchhausen'' (1943) - Leibjäger Rösemeyer (uncredited) * ''

Paracelsus Paracelsus (; ; 1493 – 24 September 1541), born Theophrastus von Hohenheim (full name Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim), was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance. He w ...

'' (1943) - Doctor * ''Die Zaubergeige'' (1944) * ''Shiva und die Galgenblume'' (1945) * ''

The Adventures of Fridolin ''The Adventures of Fridolin'' (german: Die seltsamen Abenteuer des Herrn Fridolin B.) is an East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that exi ...

'' (1948) - Der Standesbeamte * ''

Knall and Fall as Detectives ''Knall and Fall as Detectives'' (german: Knall und Fall als Detektive) is a 1953 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Hans Heinrich and starring Hans Richter, Rudolf Carl, and Ingrid Lutz. It was made as a sequel to the 1952 film '' ...

'' (1953) - Professor Brott * '' The Star of Rio'' (1955) - (final film role)

References

Bibliography

* Rolf Giesen. ''Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2003.

External links

* 1880 births 1958 deaths German male film actors German cinematographers Film people from Cologne Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Germany-film-bio-stub