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Hans Adalbert Schlettow (11 June 1888 – 30 April 1945) was a German
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 ...
. Schlettow appeared in around a hundred and sixty films during his career, the majority 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 ...
. Among his best-known film roles was ''Hagen von Tronje'' in
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's film classic ''
Die Nibelungen ''Die Nibelungen'' ("The Nibelungs") is a two-part series of silent fantasy films created by Austrian director Fritz Lang in 1924, consisting of ''Die Nibelungen: Siegfried'' and ''Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge''. The scenarios for bo ...
'' (1924). In 1929 he starred in the British director
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's film ''
A Cottage on Dartmoor ''A Cottage on Dartmoor'' (a.k.a. ''Escape from Dartmoor'') is a 1929 British silent film, directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Norah Baring, Uno Henning and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. The cameraman was Stanley Rodwell. It was the last of A ...
''.Ryall p.170 He was a member of the
Militant League for German Culture The English word ''militant'' is both an adjective and a noun, and it is generally used to mean vigorously active, combative and/or aggressive, especially in support of a cause, as in "militant reformers". It comes from the 15th century Latin ...
and the
National Socialist Factory Cell Organization The National Socialist Factory Cell Organization (german: Nationalsozialistische Betriebszellenorganisation, NSBO or NSBZO) was a workers organization in Nazi Germany. In 1927, some NSDAP workers in large factories, located mostly in the Berlin ...
. Schlettow died in the Battle of Berlin.


Selected filmography

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'' (1917) * '' Die Gespensterstunde'' (1917) * '' Klosterfriede'' (1917) * ''
When the Heart Burns with Hate ''When the Heart Burns with Hate'' (German: ''Wenn das Herz in Haß erglüht'') is a 1917 German silent romantic drama film directed by Kurt Matull and starring Pola Negri and Hans Adalbert Schlettow.Kotowski p.214 Cast * Pola Negri as Ilja Và ...
'' (1917) * '' Vier Finger'' (1919) * '' The White Roses of Ravensberg'' (1919) as Count Ludwig Erlenstein * '' Hiob'' (1919) * ''
Countess Doddy ''Countess Doddy'' (German: ''Komtesse Doddy'') is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke and Victor Janson. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. Cast In al ...
'' (1919) * ''
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'' (1920) as Peter Hell * ''
The Love of a Thief ''The Love of a Thief'' (German: ''Brigantenliebe'') is a 1920 German silent adventure film directed by Martin Hartwig and starring Ellen Richter, Hans Adalbert Schlettow and Emil Rameau.Grange p.81 The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...
'' (1920) as Bandit Carlo * ''
Dancer of Death ''Dancer of Death'' (german: Tänzerin Tod) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Reinhold Schünzel and Hans Adalbert Schlettow.Bock & Bergfelder p. 433 The film's sets were designed by the art director Edm ...
'' (1920) * '' Mary Tudor'' (1920) as Fabiano Fabiani * ''
The Women of Gnadenstein ''The Women of Gnadenstein'' (german: Frauen vom Gnadenstein) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Robert Dinesen and Joe May and starring Erich Kaiser-Titz, Margarete Schön and Grete Diercks. The film was produced in 1920, but was n ...
'' (1921) as Fred Hagen * '' The Golden Plague'' (1921) as Dr. Jonas Fjeld * '' The White Death'' (1921) as the groom * ''
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'' (1922) as
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The Circle of Death ''The Circle of Death'' (German: ''Der Todesreigen'') is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by William Karfiol and starring Johannes Riemann, Olga Tschechowa and Albert Steinrück.Grange p.116 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...
'' (1922) as Konstantin Chrenow * ''
On the Red Cliff ''On the Red Cliff'' (german: Am roten Kliff) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Hanna Henning and starring Fritz Kortner, Agnes Straub, and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. The film's sets were des ...
'' (1922) as Geert Rantsau * '' The Shadows of That Night'' (1922) as George Green * '' The Love Nest'' (1922) * '' Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922) as Georg the Chauffeur * ''
What Belongs to Darkness ''What Belongs to Darkness'' (german: Die Finsternis und ihr Eigentum) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Martin Hartwig and starring Karl Etlinger, Erra Bognar, and Fritz Kortner Fritz Kortner (born Fritz Nathan Kohn; 12 May ...
'' (1922) as Prisoner * ''
Die Nibelungen ''Die Nibelungen'' ("The Nibelungs") is a two-part series of silent fantasy films created by Austrian director Fritz Lang in 1924, consisting of ''Die Nibelungen: Siegfried'' and ''Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge''. The scenarios for bo ...
'' (1924) as Hagen of Tronje * ''
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'' (1924) as Tadzio * ''
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'' (1924) as Geert * ''
In the Name of the Kaisers ''In the Name of the Kaisers'' (german: Im Namen des Kaisers) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Lya De Putti, Hermann Vallentin, and . Cast References Bibliography * External links

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'' (1925) as Lieutenant Boris * ''
If Only It Weren't Love ''If Only It Weren't Love'' (German: ''Wenn die Liebe nicht wär'!'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Robert Dinesen, and starring Jenny Jugo and Fritz Alberti.Grange p.191 The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi ...
'' (1925) * ''
Frisian Blood ''Frisian Blood'' (German: ''Friesenblut'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Jenny Jugo, Gustav Fröhlich and Hans Adalbert Schlettow.Bock & Bergfelder p.139 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1925) as Klaus Detlefsen * '' Ship in Distress'' (1925) as Pieter Hansen * ''
The Last Horse Carriage in Berlin ''The Last Horse Carriage in Berlin'' (german: Die letzte Droschke von Berlin) is a 1926 German silent comedy drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lupu Pick, Hedwig Wangel, and Maly Delschaft. The film's art direction was by Franz S ...
'' (1926) as Erich Flottmann * '' The Flames Lie'' (1926) as Konrad Birkinger * ''
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'' (1926) as the police commissioner * ''
His Toughest Case ''His Toughest Case'' (German: ''Sein großer Fall'') is a 1926 German silent crime film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Alexander Murski, Christa Tordy and Olga Tschechowa. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.Jacobsen p ...
'' (1926) as Steppke/Count Strachowsky * ''
German Hearts on the German Rhine ''German Hearts on the German Rhine'' (german: Deutsche Herzen am deutschen Rhein) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Gyula Szőreghy, Frieda Lehndorf, and Hans Albers. The film's sets were designed by Willi Herrm ...
'' (1926) * '' The Owl'' (1927) * ''
My Heidelberg, I Can Not Forget You ''My Heidelberg, I Can Not Forget You'' (German: ''Mein Heidelberg, ich kann Dich nicht vergessen'') is a 1927 German silent filmBock & Bergfelder p.530 directed by James Bauer and starring Dorothea Wieck, and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. It was sho ...
'' (1927) as Fritz Hansen * ''
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'' (1927) as Prince Alexis * '' Queen Louise'' (1927) as Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia * '' The Bordellos of Algiers'' (1927) as Mira's brother * '' Klettermaxe'' (1927) * ''
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'' (1927) as the milice leader * ''
The Woman with the World Record ''The Woman with the World Record'' (german: Die Frau mit dem Weltrekord) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Joop van Hulzen, Lee Parry and Henry Stuart.Grange p. 266 The film's sets were designed by Robert A. ...
'' (1927) as Tom Wobber the manager * ''
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'' (1928) as Laurent LeClaire * '' Volga Volga'' (1928) as Stenka Rasin * ''
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'' (1928) as Laurent LeClaire * ''
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'' (1928) as Brothel-keeper Peter Cornelius * ''
When the Mother and the Daughter ''When the Mother and the Daughter'' (german: Wenn die Mutter und die Tochter...) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Fritz Spira, Trude Hesterberg, and Vera Schmiterlöw Alice Vera Cecilia Charlotta Schmiterlöw ...
'' (1928) * ''
A Cottage on Dartmoor ''A Cottage on Dartmoor'' (a.k.a. ''Escape from Dartmoor'') is a 1929 British silent film, directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Norah Baring, Uno Henning and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. The cameraman was Stanley Rodwell. It was the last of A ...
'' (1929) as Harry * ''
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'' (1929) as the man * '' The Right of the Unborn'' (1929) as Rolf Stürmer * ''
Prisoner Number Seven ''Prisoner Number Seven'' (German: ''Achtung! - Kriminalpolizei!'' or ''Gefangene Nr. 7'', Hungarian: ''Rabmadár'') is a 1929 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Lajos Lázár and Paul Sugar and starring Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Lissy Arna ...
'' (1929) as Jenõ * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1930) as Franz Lechner * ''
The Great Longing ''The Great Longing'' (german: Die große Sehnsucht) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Steve Sekely in his directorial debut and starring Camilla Horn, Theodor Loos, and Harry Frank. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's ...
'' (1930) as himself * '' It Happens Every Day'' (1930) * ''
A Girl from the Reeperbahn ''A Girl from the Reeperbahn'' (german: Ein Mädel von der Reeperbahn) is a 1930 Czech-German musical film directed by Karl Anton and starring Olga Chekhova, Trude Berliner, and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. It was made in studios in the Czech capit ...
'' (1930) as Uwe Bull * ''
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'' (1930) as Boris * ''
A Woman Branded ''A Woman Branded'' or ''Dangers of Love'' (German: ''Gefahren der Liebe'') is a 1931 German drama film directed by Eugen Thiele and starring Toni van Eyck, Elsa Bassermann and Hans Stüwe. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.93 Th ...
'' (1931) as Administrator Bodde * '' The Mad Bomberg'' (1932) as Baron Giesbert von Bomberg * ''
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'' (1932) as Sepp Blattrer * '' The Naked Truth'' (1932) * ''
Chauffeur Antoinette ''Chauffeur Antoinette'' is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Charlotte Ander, Hans Adalbert Schlettow and Walter Steinbeck. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (1932) as William P. Harrison * '' Marshal Forwards'' (1932) as Cavalry Master von Oppen * ''
Secret of the Blue Room ''The Secret of the Blue Room'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Lionel Atwill, Gloria Stuart, Paul Lukas and Edward Arnold. The film's plot concerns a group of wealthy people who stay at a Europe ...
'' (1932) as Marine Officer Axel Brinck * '' The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel'' (1933) as Count Tarvagna * ''
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'' (1933) as the Siberian * ''
The Roberts Case ''The Roberts Case'' (german: Der Fall Roberts or ) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Speelmans, Camilla Spira and Eduard von Winterstein.Moeller p. 65 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin ...
'' (1933) as Reimann * '' The Hunter from Kurpfalz'' (1933) as Baron Axel von Hollperg, Gutsherr * ''
The Hymn of Leuthen ''The Hymn of Leuthen'' (german: Der Choral von Leuthen) is a 1933 German film depicting Frederick the Great, directed by Carl Froelich starring Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa and Elga Brink. It was part of the cycle of nostalgic Prussian films ...
'' (1933) as Duke Moritz of Dessau * '' Hubertus Castle'' (1934) as Schipper * '' A Woman With Power of Attorney'' (1934) as Veidt * ''
You Are Adorable, Rosmarie ''You Are Adorable, Rosmarie'' (German: ''Du bist entzückend, Rosmarie!'') is a 1934 German romantic comedy film directed by Hans von Wolzogen (producer), Hans von Wolzogen and starring Herta Worell, Hans Stüwe and Hans Adalbert Schlettow.Krautz ...
'' (1934) as Sepp * '' Holiday From Myself'' (1934) as Barthel * ''
The Private Life of Louis XIV ''The Private Life of Louis XIV'' or ''Liselotte of the Palatinate'' (German: ''Liselotte von der Pfalz'') is a 1935 German historical film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Renate Müller, Eugen Klöpfer and Maria Krahn.Hake p.145 It was sh ...
'' (1935) as the commander of French troops in Heidelberg * ''
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'' (1935) as Robert * '' The Schimeck Family'' (1935) as Franz Baumann * ''
Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne! ''Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!'' (german: Nur nicht weich werden, Susanne!) is a 1935 German drama film directed by Arzén von Cserépy, and starring Jessie Vihrog, Veit Harlan, and Willi Schur. Plot The film takes place in the film milieu towards ...
'' (1935) as the detective * '' The Empress's Favourite '' (1936) as Baron Axhausen * '' Stjenka Rasin'' (1936) as Stjenka Rasin * '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1936) as Huisen Blasi * ''
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'' (1938) as Prince Kravalow * ''
Nights in Andalusia ''Nights in Andalusia'' (german: Andalusische Nächte) is a 1938 German musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Imperio Argentina, Friedrich Benfer and Karl Klüsner. Niven p.283 It is based on the opera ''Carmen'' by Georges Bizet, ...
'' (1938) as Sergeant Garcia * ''
Women for Golden Hill ''Women for Golden Hill'' (German:'' Frauen für Golden Hill'') is a 1938 German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Kirsten Heiberg, Viktor Staal and Elfie Mayerhofer. The fim's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Kn ...
'' (1938) as Thomas Trench * ''
Anton the Last ''Anton the Last'' (german: Anton, der Letzte) is a 1939 comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Elfriede Datzig, Hans Moser, and O. W. Fischer. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria had been incor ...
'' (1939) as Franz Lugauer * ''
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'' (1939) as André * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1939) as Heubes * ''
Wunschkonzert ''Wunschkonzert'' (''Request Concert'') is a 1940 German drama propaganda film by Eduard von Borsody. After '' Die große Liebe'', it was the most popular film of wartime Germany, reaching the second highest gross. Background The popular music s ...
'' (1940) as Kramer * '' The Vulture Wally'' (1940) as Leander Rosenbauer * ''
Between Hamburg and Haiti ''Between Hamburg and Haiti'' (german: Zwischen Hamburg und Haiti) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Gustav Knuth, Gisela Uhlen and Albert Florath. A German plantation owner rescues a young German woman who has b ...
'' (1940) * '' Left of the Isar, Right of the Spree'' (1940) as Baron Wickinger * ''
Ohm Krüger ''Ohm Krüger'' (English: ''Uncle Krüger'') is a 1941 German biographical film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Emil Jannings, Lucie Höflich, and Werner Hinz. It was one of a series of major propaganda films produced in Nazi Germany ...
'' (1941) as Commandant de Wett * ''
Much Ado About Nixi ''Much Ado About Nixi'' (german: Viel Lärm um Nixi) is a 1942 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Albert Matterstock and Hans Leibelt. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome. A separate Italian-language vers ...
'' (1942) as the gendarm * '' The Big Number'' (1943) as Basto-Bastelmeyer * ''
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'' (1944) as Keller the chauffeur * ''
Why Are You Lying, Elisabeth? ''Why Are You Lying, Elisabeth?'' (German: ''Warum lügst Du, Elisabeth?'') is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Carola Höhn, Paul Richter and Annie Rosar.Klaus p.119 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berli ...
'' (1944) as Ernst Stadinger


Bibliography

* Hardt, Ursula. ''From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars''. Berghahn Books, 1996. *
Ernst Klee Ernst Klee (15 March 1942, Frankfurt – 18 May 2013, Frankfurt) was a German journalist and author. As a writer on Germany's history, he was best known for his exposure and documentation of medical crimes in Nazi Germany, much of which was concer ...
. ''Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, , p. 626. * Ryall, Tom. ''Anthony Asquith''. Manchester University Press, 2005.


References

1888 births 1945 deaths German male film actors Militant League for German Culture members Actors from Frankfurt German male silent film actors 20th-century German male actors German military personnel killed in World War II {{Germany-film-actor-stub