Kurt Katch (born Isser Kac; January 28, 1893 – August 14, 1958) was a Polish film and television actor. He appeared in ''

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'', '' The Purple V'', ''

The Mask of Dimitrios ''The Mask of Dimitrios'' is a 1944 American film noir directed by Jean Negulesco and written by Frank Gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same title written by Eric Ambler (in the United States, it was published as ''A Coffin for Dimitrios'' ...

'', ''

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'', among many others. Katch appeared in the first

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story filmed ( Casino Royale) in 1954 for the Climax! t.v. show. Katch died from cancer and is interred at

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Selected filmography

*''Die Sekretärin des Gesandten'' (1919) *''Die geheimnisvolle Kugel'' (1919) - Wucherer Rascon Balthasar *''

The Mexican ''The Mexican'' is a 2001 American dark comedy adventure crime film directed by Gore Verbinski and stars Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt in lead roles. Its plot is a mixture of different genres. Plot In Los Angeles, a traffic light changes to red a ...

'' (1919) *''Das Lied der Nornen'' (1919) - Sado *''Der Todesbote'' (1920) *''Ihr tollster Trick'' (1920) - Tom Gibson, Maler *''Das offene Grab'' (1921) *''Die Apotheke des Teufels'' (1921) - Charley *''Ein ungeklärter Fall'' (1921) *'' The Hotel in Chicago'' (1921) - Manuele *''Wildnis'' (1922) *''Zwischen Tag und Traum'' (1922) - Mac Duffre *''

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'' (1923) - Hafenarzt *''Der Sohn des Galeerensträftlings'' (1923) - Der Dicke *''

Dudu, a Human Destiny ''Dudu, a Human Destiny'' (german: Dudu, ein Menschenschicksal) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Alfred Abel, Robert Garrison, and Maly Delschaft. It is part of the tradition of circus films. The film's sets ...

'' (1924) *''Die Räuberbande'' (1928) *''

Das Land ohne Frauen ''Land Without Women'' (german: Das Land ohne Frauen) is a 1929 German drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Conrad Veidt, Elga Brink and Clifford McLaglen. It was based on the novel ''Die Braut Nr. 68'' by Peter Bolt. The film is ...

'' (1929) - Goldminer *'' The League of Three'' (1929) - Morris *''Al khet'' (1936) - Prof. Levin *''Tkies khaf'' (1937) - Mendl Feld *''Ludzie Wisly'' (1938) *''

Man at Large ''Man at Large'' is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and written by John Larkin. The film stars Marjorie Weaver, George Reeves, Richard Derr, Steven Geray, Milton Parsons and Spencer Charters. The film was released on Septem ...

'' (1941) - Hans Brinker, First Victim *''

Don Winslow of the Navy ''Don Winslow of the Navy'' is a 1942 Universal Pictures Serial film based on the comic strip '' Don Winslow of the Navy'' by Commander Frank V. Martinek. It was theatrically released in January 1942. Plot Commander Don Winslow is returned to th ...

'' (1942) - The Scorpion *''

Secret Agent of Japan ''Secret Agent of Japan'' is a 1942 film directed by Irving Pichel. It was the first American anti-Japanese war film produced by a major studio after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The film stars Preston Foster as a nightclub owner in Shanghai who b ...

'' (1942) - Traeger *''

The Wife Takes a Flyer ''The Wife Takes a Flyer'' (aka ''Highly Irregular'', UK title: ''A Yank in Dutch'') is a 1942 romantic comedy film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Richard Wallace. The film stars Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone. The screenplay of ''The Wif ...

'' (1942) - Capt. Schmutnick (uncredited) *''

Berlin Correspondent ''Berlin Correspondent'' is a 1942 American film. Plot Dana Andrews portrays an American radio correspondent reporting from within Nazi Germany, whose principal source of information is an elderly philatelist. His reports prove so embarrassing ...

'' (1942) - Weiner *''

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'' (1942) - Gustav Soessel *''

Desperate Journey ''Desperate Journey'' is a 1942 American World War II action and aviation film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Raymond Massey, Alan Hale Sr., and Arthur Kennedy. The melodramati ...

'' (1942) - Hesse (uncredited) *''

'' (1942) - Eric Pahsen *'' The Purple V'' (1943) - Johann Keller *''

Edge of Darkness ''Edge of Darkness'' is a British television drama serial produced by BBC Television in association with Lionheart Television International and originally broadcast in six 55-minute episodes in late 1985. A mixture of crime drama and politica ...

'' (1943) - German Captain (uncredited) *''

Mission to Moscow ''Mission to Moscow'' is a 1943 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies. The movie chronicles the experiences of the second American ambassador to the Soviet ...

'' (1943) - Gen. Semen Timoshenko (uncredited) *''

They Came to Blow Up America ''They Came to Blow Up America'', also known as ''School for Sabotage'' and ''School for Saboteurs'', is a 1943 American war spy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring George Sanders and Anna Sten. It is based on the World War II Operation P ...

'' (1943) - Schonzeit *''

Background to Danger ''Background to Danger'' is a 1943 World War II spy film starring George Raft and featuring Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. Based on the 1937 novel '' Uncommon Danger'' by Eric Ambler and set in politically neutral Turke ...

'' (1943) - Mailler *''

Secret Service in Darkest Africa ''Secret Service in Darkest Africa'' is a 1943 Republic serial. It was Republic's thirtieth serial, of the sixty-six produced by the studio. It was a sequel to ''G-Men vs. the Black Dragon'' released earlier in 1943, again starring Rod Camero ...

'' (1943, Serial) - Kurt Hauptmann h. 1*''

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'' (1943) - Herr Blecher *'' The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler'' (1943) - Corp. Karl Frobe *''

'' (1944) - Hulagu Khan *''

The Purple Heart ''The Purple Heart'' is a 1944 American black-and-white war film, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, directed by Lewis Milestone, and starring Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Don "Red" Barry, Sam Levene and Trudy Marshall. Eighteen-year-old Farley ...

'' (1944) - Ludwig Kruger (uncredited) *''

Make Your Own Bed ''Make Your Own Bed'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Francis Swann, Edmund Joseph and Richard Weil. The film stars Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Irene Manning, Alan Hale, Sr., George Tobias and Robert S ...

'' (1944) - Herr von Ritter *''

'' (1944) - Colonel Haki *''

The Seventh Cross ''The Seventh Cross'' (german: Das siebte Kreuz) is a novel by Anna Seghers, one of the better-known examples of German literature circa World War II. It was first published in Mexico by ''El Libro Libre'' In 1942. The English translation came o ...

'' (1944) - Leo Hermann *'' The Conspirators'' (1944) - Otto Lutzke *''

The Mummy's Curse ''The Mummy's Curse'' is a 1944 American Universal Pictures horror film, directed by Leslie Goodwins. It is the third and final sequel to that company's ''The Mummy's Hand'' of 1940. The film is the sequel to ''The Mummy's Ghost'' (1944) and the ...

'' (1944) - Cajun Joe *''

Salome Where She Danced ''Salome, Where She Danced'' is a 1945 American Technicolor western (genre), Western drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron (actor), Rod Cameron and Walter Slezak. The film follows the adventures of a danc ...

'' (1945) - Count Von Bismarck *''

Rendezvous 24 ''Rendezvous 24'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by James Tinling and written by Aubrey Wisberg. The film stars William Gargan, Maria Palmer, Patrick O'Moore, Herman Bing, Kay Connors and Kurt Katch. The film was released on May 6, 1946, ...

'' (1946) - Dr. Heligmann *'' Angel on My Shoulder'' (1946) - Warden in Hell (uncredited) *'' Strange Journey'' (1946) - Horst *''

Song of Love Song of Love may refer to: * Song of love or love song, a song about falling in love * ''The Song of Love'' (1923 film) * ''Song of Love'' (1929 film), a film starring Belle Baker and Ralph Graves * ''The Song of Love'' (1930 film) * ''Song of ...

'' (1947) - Judge *''

Secret of the Incas ''Secret of the Incas'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Charlton Heston as adventurer Harry Steele, on the trail of an ancient Incan artifact. Shot on location at Machu Picchu in Peru, the film is often cr ...

'' (1954) - Man with Rifle *''

The Adventures of Hajji Baba ''The Adventures of Hajji Baba'' is a 1954 American CinemaScope adventure film directed by Don Weis and starring John Derek and Elaine Stewart. Made in Southern California, it was released on October 1, 1954. In the credits it states that the f ...

'' (1954) - Caoush (uncredited) *''

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy ''Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy'' is a 1955 American horror comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It is the 28th and final Abbott and Costello film produced by Universal-International. ...

'' (1955) - Dr. Zoomer *''

Never Say Goodbye Never Say Goodbye may refer to: Films * ''Never Say Goodbye'' (1946 film), a romantic comedy directed by James V. Kern, and starring Errol Flynn and Eleanor Parker * ''Never Say Goodbye'' (1956 film), US drama film directed by Jerry Hopper and ...

'' (1956) - Landlord (uncredited) *''

Hot Cars ''Hot Cars'' is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Don McDougall and written by Don Martin and Richard H. Landau. The film stars John Bromfield, Carol Shannon, Joi Lansing, Ralph Clanton, Mark Dana, Charles Keane and George Sawa ...

'' (1956) - Otto Krantz (uncredited) *'' Pharaoh's Curse'' (1957) - Hans Brecht *''

The Girl in the Kremlin ''The Girl in the Kremlin'' is a 1957 American film noir mystery film directed by Russell Birdwell and starring Lex Barker, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Jeffrey Stone. Plot In Moscow, four terrified women prisoners are brought to the office of Joseph Sta ...

'' (1957) - Commissar *''

The Gift of Love ''The Gift of Love'' is a 1958 American CinemaScope drama romance film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Lauren Bacall and Robert Stack. The film's screenplay was based on the short story "The Little Horse" by Nelia Gardner White, origi ...

'' (1958) - Lecturing Professor (uncredited) *''

The Beast of Budapest ''The Beast of Budapest'' is a 1958 American film about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Cast * Gerald Milton as Col. Otto Zagon *Greta Thyssen as Christi *John Hoyt as Prof. Ernst Tolnai *Violet Rensing as Marissa Foldessy * Joseph Turkel as Mar ...

'' (1958) - Sgt. Geza *''

The Young Lions ''The Young Lions'' (1948) is a novel by Irwin Shaw about three soldiers in World War II. Plot Christian Diestl is at first a sympathetic Austrian drawn to Nazism by despair for his future but willing to sacrifice Jews if necessary. Noah Acke ...

'' (1958) - Camp Commandant (uncredited) *''

When Hell Broke Loose ''When Hell Broke Loose'' is a 1958 World War II war film directed by Kenneth G. Crane and starring Charles Bronson. It was co-written by Ib Melchior. Plot Steve Boland (Charles Bronson) is a cynical minor criminal conscription in the United ...

'' (1958) - German 'Werewolf' (uncredited) (final film role)

References

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* 1890s births 1958 deaths Russian male film actors Russian male television actors Russian people of Jewish descent Jewish Polish male actors People from Grodno Polish expatriates in the United States Expatriate male actors in the United States Burials at Eden Memorial Park Cemetery {{Poland-actor-stub