Karl Hermann Martell (November 17, 1906 in
Tilsit
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– December 28, 1966 in
Hamburg
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) was a German actor.
Martell was only 14 when he had his first performance in a silent movie, ''Das große Geheimnis'' (1920). In subsequent years, he was often seen as a supporting actor. In the 1930s, he reached main billing in romance and adventure films and acted as a partner of
Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander (; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record ...
in four movies. During World War II he participated in ''
Alarm'', ''
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 ...
'', ''
Back Then'' and ''Das alte Lied''.
After the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
, in the 1950s, Martell tried to resume his movie career, but he was given mainly B-movie roles. He also produced documentaries. In his last film, ''
The Blue Moth
''The Blue Moth'' (german: Der blaue Nachtfalter) is a 1959 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Zarah Leander, Christian Wolff and Paul Hartmann.Commire & Klezmer p.253 Leander, who had been a major star during the ...
'' (1959), he again appeared with Zarah Leander, albeit in a minor role.
Filmography
* 1920: ''Das grosse Geheimnis''
* 1921: ''
The Golden Plague''
* 1922: ''Das goldene Haar''
* 1936: ''Der Zweck heiligt die Mittel''
* 1937: ''
Dangerous Game''
* 1937: ''
Crooks in Tails''
* 1937: ''
Premiere''
* 1937: ''
La Habanera''
* 1938: ''
The Gambler''
* 1938: ''
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 ...
''
* 1939: ''
D III 88''
* 1939: ''Dein Leben gehört mir''
* 1939: ''Silvesternacht am Alexanderplatz''
* 1939: ''Die Geliebte''
* 1941: ''
Alarm''
* 1941: ''
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 ...
''
* 1942: ''
With the Eyes of a Woman
''With the Eyes of a Woman'' (German: ''Mit den Augen einer Frau'') is a 1942 German drama film directed by Karl Georg Külb and starring Ada Tschechowa, Olga Tschechowa and Gustav Fröhlich.Bock & Bergfelder p.485
The film's sets were designed ...
''
* 1943: ''I Pagliacci''
* 1943: ''Lache Bajazzo''
* 1943: ''
Back Then''
* 1945: ''Das alte Lied''
* 1945: ''Zwischen Herz und Gewissen''
* 1945: ''Das fremde Leben''
* 1951: ''Herzen im Sturm''
* 1951: ''Mathematik der Schönheit'' (director)
* 1953: ''Seenot...---...SOS'' (director)
* 1953: ''
Stars Over Colombo''
* 1954: ''
The Prisoner of the Maharaja
''The Prisoner of the Maharaja'' (german: Die Gefangene des Maharadscha) is a 1954 West German adventure film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Willy Birgel
Willy Birgel (19 September 1891 – 29 December 1973), born ...
''
* 1959: ''
The Blue Moth
''The Blue Moth'' (german: Der blaue Nachtfalter) is a 1959 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Zarah Leander, Christian Wolff and Paul Hartmann.Commire & Klezmer p.253 Leander, who had been a major star during the ...
''
References
* The first version of this entry is a partial translation of the corresponding German website from 1/21/2008.
External links
*
Karl Martell in ''zarah-leander.de''Biographie (fr.)
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1906 births
1966 deaths
German male film actors
People from Tilsit
People from East Prussia
20th-century German male actors