Ludwig Schmitz (January 28, 1884 – June 28, 1954) 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 ...

. He appeared in more than forty films during his career including the 1951 comedy '' The Heath Is Green''. He was part of the popular comedy duo

Tran and Helle Tran and Helle (german: Tran und Helle) were a comedy duo of the Third Reich era, played by Ludwig Schmitz (Tran) (1884–1954) and Joseph "Jupp" Hussels (Helle) (1901–1984). History From September 1939 the pair appeared in a number of weekly ...

along with Joseph Hussels. Schmitz was a member of the SS from 1 March 1934 and a member of the Nazi Party from May 1937, however he was barred from the German film industry from 1941 "due to unworthy behavior". It was only in the 1950s that the popular comedian was seen again in the West German cinema. He died of a heart attack in 1954.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Unsuspecting Angel ''The Unsuspecting Angel'' (German: ''Der ahnungslose Engel'') is a 1936 German comedy crime film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Joe Stöckel, Lucie Englisch and Franz Nicklisch.Bock & Bergfelder p.187 It was shot at the Munich Studios of ...

'' (1936) * '' A Night in May'' (1938) * '' The Muzzle'' (1938) * ''

Hurrah! I'm a Father ''Hurrah! I'm a Father'' or ''Hurrah! I'm a Papa'' (german: Hurra, ich bin Papa) is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Albert Florath, and Carola Höhn. It was shot at the Marienfelde and Tempelhof S ...

'' (1939) * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1939) * '' The Comedians'' (1941) * '' The Heath Is Green'' (1951) * '' Pension Schöller'' (1952) * ''

The Land of Smiles ''The Land of Smiles'' (German: ') is a 1929 romantic operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár. The German language libretto was by and Fritz Löhner-Beda. The performance duration is about 100 minutes. This was one of Lehár's later works, and h ...

'' (1952) * ''

At the Well in Front of the Gate ''At the Well in Front of the Gate'' (german: Am Brunnen vor dem Tore, link=no) is a 1952 West German romance film directed by Hans Wolff and starring Sonja Ziemann, Hans Stüwe and Paul Klinger.Koepnick, p. 71 It was shot in Agfacolor at the Te ...

'' (1952) * ''

Rose of the Mountain ''Rose of the Mountain'' (german: Du bist die Rose vom Wörthersee) is a 1952 West German musical comedy film directed by Hubert Marischka and starring Marte Harell, Grethe Weiser and Waltraut Haas.New Austrian Film p. 240 It takes its German titl ...

'' (1952) * ''

A Thousand Red Roses Bloom ''A Thousand Red Roses Bloom'' (german: Tausend rote Rosen blüh'n) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Alfred Braun and starring Rudolf Prack, Winnie Markus and O. W. Fischer. The film's sets were designed by Hans Ledersteger and Erns ...

'' (1952) * ''

Three Days of Fear ''Three Days of Fear'' (german: Drei Tage Angst) is a 1952 West German comedy crime film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Rudolf Platte, Camilla Spira and Cornelia Froboess.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 It was shot at the Göttingen Studios. T ...

'' (1952) * ''

Knall and Fall as Detectives ''Knall and Fall as Detectives'' (german: Knall und Fall als Detektive) is a 1953 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Hans Heinrich and starring Hans Richter, Rudolf Carl, and Ingrid Lutz. It was made as a sequel to the 1952 film '' ...

'' (1952) * '' Mikosch Comes In'' (1952) * '' Josef the Chaste'' (1953) * ''

When The Village Music Plays on Sunday Nights ''When The Village Music Plays on Sunday Nights'' (german: Wenn am Sonntagabend die Dorfmusik spielt) is a 1953 West German romance film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Rudolf Prack, Ingeborg Körner and Walter Müller.Davidson & Hak ...

'' (1953) * '' We'll Talk About Love Later'' (1953)

References

Bibliography

* Langford, Michelle. ''Directory of World Cinema: Germany''. Intellect Books, 2012.

External links

* 1884 births 1954 deaths German male film actors Actors from Cologne 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-actor-stub