Ludwig Rex (1 January 1888 – 29 September 1979) was a German film actor of 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 appeared in 55 films between 1918 and 1927. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in London.
Selected filmography
* ''Totenkopfreiter'' (1917) - Napoleon
* ''
The Merry Wives of Windsor
''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' or ''Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a ref ...
'' (1918) - Herr Reich
* ''Arno Starks Kraft'' (1918) - Arno Stark
* ''Der Fluch des Nuri'' (1918) - Nuri
* ''
Nocturne of Love'' (1919)
* ''Die lachende Seele'' (1919)
* ''Der neue Herr Generaldirektor'' (1919)
* ''Homo sum'' (1919)
* ''Seelenverkäufer'' (1919) - Kapitän Brooks
* ''Die Geächteten'' (1919) - Wirt Petruk Czapka
* ''Um Diamanten und Frauen'' (1919) - Mr. Hunter
* ''Retter der Menschheit'' (1919) - Felsen
* ''Fluch der Vergangenheit'' (1919) - Bertram
* ''Der Glücksschmid'' (1919) - Tobias Möhring, Dorfschmied
* ''Luxuspflänzchen'' (1919)
* ''Die
Teufelsgeige'' (1919)
* ''Die siebente Großmacht'' (1919)
* ''Der Tintenfischclub'' (1919)
* ''Gewalt gegen Recht'' (1920)
* ''
The Song of the Puszta
''The Song of the Puszta'' (german: Das Lied der Puszta) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Grete Hollmann and Ludwig Rex and Karl Falkenberg.Schneider, Roland. ''Histoire du cinéma Allemand''. Les Éditions du Cerf ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Blackmailed
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'' (1920) - Erpresser
* ''Angelo, das Mysterium des Schlosses Drachenegg'' (1920) - Alliwer
* ''
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920) - Ein Mörder / A murderer (uncredited)
* ''
The Dancer Barberina
''The Dancer Barberina'' (German: ''Die Tänzerin Barberina'') is a 1920 German silent historical drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lyda Salmonova, Otto Gebühr, and Harry Liedtke. Part of the group of Prussian films of the Weimar a ...
'' (1920) - Reeder Josuah Crichton
* ''
The Eyes as the Accuser
''The Eyes as the Accuser'' (German: ''Die Augen als Ankläger'') is a 1920 German crime film directed by Fritz Bernhardt and starring Evi Eva, Heinrich Schroth and Bernhard Goetzke.Grange p.68
The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1920)
* ''Gauner der Gesellschaft'' (1920) - Kommissar
* ''Die Strahlen des Todes'' (1920)
* ''Nirvana'' (1920, part 2–6)
* ''Die Sklavenhalter von Kansas-City'' (1920)
* ''Bar el Manach'' (1920)
* ''
The Skull of Pharaoh's Daughter
''The Skull of Pharaoh's Daughter'' (German: ''Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter'') is a 1920 German silent film directed by Otz Tollen and starring Emil Jannings, Erna Morena and Kurt Vespermann
Kurt Vespermann (1 May 1887 – 13 July 195 ...
'' (1920)
* ''Marionetten des Teufels'' (1920)
* ''Die andere Welt'' (1920)
* ''
The Black Guest
''The Black Guest'' (german: Der schwarze Gast) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Wolfgang Neff.
The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter
Franz Schroedter (9 May 1897 – 14 November 1968) was a German art director.Giesen p.212 ...
'' (1920)
* ''Der Hund von Baskerville'' (1920, part 6)
* ''Der Flüchtling von Sing-Sing'' (1920)
* ''Tschetschensen-Rache'' (1921)
* ''
The Conspiracy in Genoa
''The Conspiracy in Genoa'' (german: Die Verschwörung zu Genua) is a 1921 German silent historical drama film directed by Paul Leni and starring Wilhelm Diegelmann, Maria Fein and Fritz Kortner. It is an adaptation of the 1783 play '' Fiesco'' ...
'' (1921)
* ''Die Beichte einer Gefallenen'' (1921)
* ''
Hands Up'' (1921)
* ''
Night and No Morning
''Night and No Morning'' (German: ''Die Nacht ohne Morgen'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Hans Mierendorff and Hanni Weisse. It premiered in Berlin on 17 August 1921.Grange p.96
Cast
* E ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Sons of the Night
''Sons of the Night'' (german: Söhne der Nacht) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Tzwetta Tzatschewa, Hans Albers and Ludwig Rex.Krautz p. 241 It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin, and was released in two par ...
'' (1921, part 1, 2)
* ''
The Terror of the Red Mill
''The Terror of the Red Mill'' (german: Der Schrecken der roten Mühle) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Aud Egede-Nissen, Otto Gebühr, and Alfred Abel
Alfred Peter Abel (12 March 1879 – 12 December 193 ...
'' (1921) - Direktor Brighton
* ''
The Shadow of Gaby Leed'' (1921)
* ''
Deceiver of the People'' (1921)
* ''Fortunato'' (1921, part 1)
* ''
Die verschwundene Million'' (1921, part 3)
* ''
Women's Sacrifice
''Women's Sacrifice'' (German: ''Frauenopfer'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Karl Grune and starring Henny Porten, William Dieterle and Albert Bassermann.Parish & Canham p.136 It was adapted from the play by Georg Kaiser.
The film' ...
'' (1922) - Verwalter
* ''
Othello
''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cypru ...
'' (1922)
* ''Der Fall Gembalsky'' (1922)
* ''Die Flibustier'' (1922) - Mr. Pierson
* ''Hallig Hooge'' (1923)
* ''Die Welt in Flammen'' (1923, part 1) - Generalstabschef Kerga
* ''
Man by the Wayside
''Man by the Wayside'' (german: Der Mensch am Wege) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Alexander Granach, Emilia Unda and Dieterle.Bock & Bergfelder p. 89
It was Dieterle's first film as director, and f ...
'' (1923) - Aufseher
* ''
Esterella'' (1923)
* ''
The Beautiful Girl'' (1923) - Arzt
* ''
Inge Larsen
''Inge Larsen'' is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Henny Porten, Paul Otto and Ressel Orla.Bock & Bergfelder p.372
It was shot on location in Copenhagen. The film's sets were designed by art directors A ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Slaves of Love
''Slaves of Love'' (german: Sklaven der Liebe) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Ellen Kürti, Cläre Lotto, and Olga Engl.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Rochelsberg and Otto Vö ...
'' (1924)
* ''
The Third Watch'' (1924) - Gyttorps Sekretär
* ''Ein Traum ein Leben'' (1924) - Lucas von Lutovice
* ''Düstere Schatten, strahlendes Glück'' (1924) - Dr. West
* ''
Ash Wednesday
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'' (1925)
* ''...und es lockt ein Ruf aus sündiger Welt'' (1925) - Gottlieb Haberkorn
* ''Die Großstadt der Zukunft'' (1925)
* ''Die Beute'' (1925) - Henrik Bark
* ''
The Clever Fox
''The Clever Fox'' (German: ''Der krasse Fuchs'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Hans Brausewetter, Clementine Plessner and Werner Pittschau. The film premiered in Berlin on 4 March 1926.Grange p.220 ...
'' (1926)
* ''Die Welt ohne Waffen'' (1927) - Mitglied der Gesellschaft der Friedensfreunde
* ''
The Long Intermission
''The Long Intermission'' (german: Die große Pause) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Wolfgang von Schwindt and Livio Pavanelli.Grange p. 269 It is based upon the play written by Oscar Blum ...
'' (1927) - Onkel Eduard
References
External links
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1888 births
1979 deaths
German male film actors
German male silent film actors
Male actors from Berlin
20th-century German male actors
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