Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and

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. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and

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s during the silent and early

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eras. Picha played a mixture of

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and supporting roles during his career. He played the title role in the 1920 film '' Wibbel the Tailor'', directed by Manfred Noa. He appeared in

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's ''

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''.Kreimeier p.73

Selected filmography

* '' The Armoured Vault'' (1914) * '' Hilde Warren und der Tod'' (1917) * '' The Princess of Neutralia'' (1917) * '' Wedding in the Eccentric Club'' (1917) * '' The Beggar Countess'' (1918) * '' Five Minutes Too Late'' (1918) * '' The Rat'' (1918) * '' Your Big Secret'' (1918) * '' The Commandment of Love'' (1919) * '' Veritas Vincit'' (1919) * '' The Derby'' (1919) * '' State Attorney Jordan'' (1919) * '' The Golden Lie'' (1919) * '' The Woman at the Crossroads'' (1919) * '' Irrlicht'' (1919) * '' The Platonic Marriage'' (1919) * '' The Bodega of Los Cuerros'' (1919) * '' In the Whirl of Life'' (1920) * '' Mascotte'' (1920) * '' From the Files of a Respectable Woman'' (1920) * ''

Romeo and Juliet in the Snow ''Romeo and Juliet in the Snow'' () is a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Lotte Neumann, Julius Falkenstein and Gustav von Wangenheim.Thomson p. 145 The film's title plays off of the William Shakespeare ...

'' (1920) * '' President Barrada'' (1920) * '' Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac'' (1920) * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1920) * '' A Day on Mars'' (1921) * '' Seafaring Is Necessary'' (1921) * '' The Island of the Lost'' (1921) * '' Memoirs of a Film Actress'' (1921) * '' The Golden Plague'' (1921) * '' The Inheritance of Tordis'' (1921) * '' The Riddle of the Sphinx'' (1921) * '' Hashish, the Paradise of Hell'' (1921) * ''

'' (1921) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1921) * '' The Stranger from Alster Street'' (1921) * '' The Love Corridor'' (1921) * '' The Hotel of the Dead'' (1921) * '' The Big Thief'' (1922) * '' The Queen of Whitechapel '' (1922) * ''

The Cigarette Countess ''The Cigarette Countess'' () is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Esther Carena, Carl Auen and Olga Limburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast * Esther Carena ...

'' (1922) * '' The Shadows of That Night'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

To the Ladies' Paradise ''To the Ladies' Paradise'' (German: ''Zum Paradies der Damen'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Lupu Pick.Taylor p.182 It is based on the 1883 novel '' Au Bonheur des Dames'' by Emile Zola. The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1922) * '' Miss Rockefeller Is Filming'' (1922) * '' The Love Nest'' (1922) * ''

The Lady and Her Hairdresser ''The Lady and Her Hairdresser'' (German: ''Die Dame und ihr Friseur'') is a 1922 German silent comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in thi ...

'' (1922) * '' The Curse of Silence'' (1922) *'' The Lost House'' (1922) * '' Lumpaci the Vagabond'' (1922) * ''

Lola Montez, the King's Dancer ''Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' () is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Arnold Korff, and Fritz Kampers. It portrays the life of Lola Montez. The film was produced by Richter' ...

'' (1922) * '' Sunken Worlds'' (1922) * '' The Treasure of Gesine Jacobsen'' (1923) * '' Black Earth'' (1923) * '' The Ravine of Death '' (1923) * '' Time Is Money'' (1923) * '' The Beautiful Girl'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' The Man Without Nerves'' (1924) * '' The Little Duke'' (1924) * '' Darling of the King'' (1924) * '' The Heart of Lilian Thorland'' (1924) * '' Playing with Destiny'' (1924) * '' Gobseck'' (1924) * '' Debit and Credit'' (1924) * ''

Arabella ''Arabella'', Op. 79, is a lyric comedy, or opera, in three acts by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, their sixth and last operatic collaboration. Performance history It was first performed on 1 July 1933 at the D ...

'' (1924) * '' Father Voss'' (1925) * '' The Man Who Sold Himself'' (1925) * '' Three Waiting Maids'' (1925) * '' The Elegant Bunch'' (1925) * '' The Company Worth Millions'' (1925) * '' Old Mamsell's Secret'' (1925) * '' Ballettratten'' (1925) * '' The City of Temptation'' (1925) * '' The Woman with That Certain Something'' (1925) * '' In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine'' (1925) * '' Nick, King of the Chauffeurs'' (1925) * '' The Old Ballroom'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Flight Around the World'' (1925) * '' Passion'' (1925) * '' The Venus of Montmartre'' (1925) * '' If You Have an Aunt'' (1925) * '' The Morals of the Alley'' (1925) * '' The King and the Girl'' (1925) * '' Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days'' (1925) * '' Bismarck'' (1925) * ''

People to Each Other ''People to Each Other'' () is a 1926 Cinema of Germany, German silent film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Alfred Abel, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Eduard Rothauser. The film's art direction was by Otto Moldenhauer. Cast References Bi ...

'' (1926) * '' The Ones Down There'' (1926) * '' Gretchen Schubert'' (1926) * '' The Boxer's Bride'' (1926) * '' I Liked Kissing Women'' (1926) * '' The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden'' (1926) * '' Department Store Princess'' (1926) * ''

Only a Dancing Girl ''Only a Dancing Girl'' (, ) is a 1926 German-Swedish silent drama film directed by Olof Molander and starring Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen and Harry Halm. It is based on the novel '' Pierre and Jean'' by Guy de Maupassant. The film's sets ...

'' (1926) * '' Vienna, How it Cries and Laughs'' (1926) * '' Love's Joys and Woes'' (1926) * '' When I Came Back'' (1926) * '' Women of Passion'' (1926) * ''

The Circus of Life The Circus of Life may refer to: * The Circus of Life (1926 film), a German silent film * The Circus of Life (1917 film), an American silent drama film See also

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'' (1926) * '' The Pride of the Company'' (1926) * '' Fadette'' (1926) * '' Maytime'' (1926) * '' Marriage Announcement'' (1926) * '' Annemarie and Her Cavalryman'' (1926) * '' The Prince and the Dancer'' (1926) * '' The White Horse Inn'' (1926) * '' Manon Lescaut'' (1926) * '' Tartuffe'' (1926) * '' Darling, Count the Cash'' (1926) * '' The Captain from Koepenick'' (1926) * '' The Schimeck Family'' (1926) * '' The Fallen'' (1926) * '' Why Get a Divorce?'' (1926) * '' Circus Romanelli'' (1926) * '' The Tales of Hermann'' (1926) * '' The Three Mannequins'' (1926) * '' The Young Man from the Ragtrade'' (1926) * '' Dancing Vienna'' (1927) * '' Poor Little Colombine'' (1927) * '' Marie's Soldier'' (1927) * '' The Woman Who Couldn't Say No'' (1927) * '' A Crazy Night'' (1927) * '' Excluded from the Public'' (1927) * '' A Girl of the People'' (1927) * '' On the Banks of the River Weser'' (1927) * '' The Imaginary Baron'' (1927) * '' Behind the Altar'' (1927) * '' German Women - German Faithfulness'' (1927) * '' The Awakening of Woman'' (1927) * '' Weekend Magic'' (1927) * '' The Girl from Abroad'' (1927) * '' Rinaldo Rinaldini'' (1927) * ''

Svengali Svengali () is a character in the novel ''Trilby'' which was first published in 1894 by George du Maurier. Svengali is a Jewish man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young half-Irish girl, and makes her into a famous singer. Defini ...

'' (1927) * ''The Master of Nuremberg'' (1927) * ''The Pink Slippers'' (1927) * ''Circle of Lovers'' (1927) * ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927) * ''Rhenish Girls and Rhenish Wine'' (1927) * ''The Weavers (1927 film), The Weavers'' (1927) * ''The Convicted'' (1927) * ''The Market of Life'' (1928) * ''The Green Alley'' (1928) * ''Prince or Clown'' (1928) * ''The Insurmountable'' (1928) * ''Suzy Saxophone'' (1928) * ''Lemke's Widow (1928 film), Lemke's Widow'' (1928) * ''Cry for Help (film), Cry for Help'' (1928) * ''Autumn on the Rhine'' (1928) * ''Secrets of the Orient'' (1928) * ''The Lady in Black (1928 film), The Lady in Black'' (1928) * ''Children's Tragedy'' (1928) * ''Robert and Bertram (1928 film), Robert and Bertram'' (1928) * ''It's You I Have Loved'' (1929) * ''Tempo! Tempo!'' (1929) * ''The Black Domino (film), The Black Domino'' (1929) * ''The Circus Princess (1929 film), The Circus Princess'' (1929) * ''Youth of the Big City'' (1929) * ''Sinful and Sweet'' (1929) * ''Queen of Fashion'' (1929) * ''Foolish Happiness'' (1929) * ''Gentlemen Among Themselves'' (1929) * ''Danube Waltz (film), Danube Waltz'' (1930) * ''The Fate of Renate Langen'' (1931) * ''Circus Life'' (1931) *''Errant Husbands'' (1931) * ''Such a Greyhound'' (1931) * ''A Crafty Youth'' (1931) * ''The Beggar Student (1931 German film), The Beggar Student'' (1931) * ''Man Without a Name (1932 film), Man Without a Name'' (1932) * ''A Tremendously Rich Man'' (1932) * ''The Escape to Nice'' (1932) * ''Haunted People'' (1932) * ''Paprika (1932 film), Paprika'' (1932) * ''Mother and Child (1934 film), Mother and Child'' (1934) * ''The World Without a Mask'' (1934) * ''Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!'' (1935)

References

Bibliography

* Kreimeier, Klaus. ''The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945''. University of California Press, 1999. * Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005. * Usai, Paolo Cherchi. ''Before Caligari: German cinema, 1895-1920''. University of Wisconsin Press, 1991.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Picha, Hermann 1865 births 1936 deaths 19th-century German Jews Jewish German male actors German male film actors German male stage actors German male silent film actors People from Charlottenburg Male actors from Berlin 20th-century German male actors