Oskar Marion (2 April 1896 – March 1986) was an

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Life

Born as Oskar Viktor Lepka in

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on 2 April 1896. His parents were physician Antonín Lepka and Žofie Lepková (née Müller). Marion went to study medicine to

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, but after 1 year he had to enlist to be an ambulance driver, when World War I broke out. After the war ended he decided to become an actor. He worked at Wiener Kammerspiele,

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and several theatres in

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. From 1919 to 1940 he acted mostly in German and Austrian movies. He had a few roles in Czech movies, because he was fluent in both German and Czech. After the end of his acting career, he worked as an assistant director and producer in

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Selected filmography

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The Loves of Käthe Keller ''The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (German: ''Die Liebschaften der Kaethe Keller'') is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Irmgard Bern, Paul Hartmann and Reinhold Schünzel. The film's sets were designed by th ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Secret of the Scaffold ''The Secret of the Scaffold'' (German: ''Das Geheimnis des Schafotts'') is a 1919 German silent historical drama film directed by Eugen Burg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mathieu Oostermann. Main cast * Eugen Burg * Oskar M ...

'' (1919) * '' Colonel Chabert'' (1920) * '' At War in the Diamond Fields'' (1921) * ''

Die rote Nacht ''The Red Night'' (german: Die rote Nacht) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer Jaap Speyer (1891–1952) was a Dutch film director. He was married to the German actress Mia Pankau. Selected filmography * '' Hedda's Revenge' ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Favourite of the Queen ''The Favourite of the Queen'' (German: ''Der Favorit der Königin'') is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Erich Kaiser-Titz, Hanna Ralph and Willy Kaiser-Heyl.Bock & Bergfelder p.366 It is based on a pla ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Men of Frau Clarissa ''The Men of Frau Clarissa'' (german: Die Männer der Frau Clarissa) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Oskar Marion, Hilde Wolter and Colette Corder. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroe ...

'' (1922) * ''

Monna Vanna ''Monna Vanna'' (russian: Монна Ванна) is an unfinished opera by Sergei Rachmaninoff after a play by Maurice Maeterlinck. Rachmaninoff had completed Act I in short vocal score, with piano accompaniment, and then he went to ask for permis ...

'' (1922) * '' Judith'' (1923) * '' The Woman from the Orient'' (1923) * ''

Frauenmoral ''Frauenmoral'' (English: ''Women's Morals'', nl, Het recht tot trouwen) is a 1923 cinema of Germany, German-cinema of the Netherlands, Dutch silent film directed by Theo Frenkel. Cast * Olga Engl * Helena Makowska – Jane Williams * Theo Mann ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Heart of Lilian Thorland ''The Heart of Lilian Thorland'' (german: Das Herz der Lilian Thorland) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Esther Carena, Evi Eva and Hermann Picha.Krautz p. 273 The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...

'' (1924) * ''

Taras Bulba ''Taras Bulba'' (russian: «Тарас Бульба»; ) is a romanticized historical novella set in the first half of the 17th century, written by Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852). It features elderly Zaporozhian Cossack Taras Bulba and his sons And ...

'' (1924) * '' Struggle for the Soil'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

My Friend the Chauffeur ''My Friend the Chauffeur'' (German: ''Mein Freund der Chauffeur'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Hans Albers, Ferdinand von Alten and Barbara von Annenkoff.Hardt p.234 It was made by Germany's la ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

Little Inge and Her Three Fathers ''Little Inge and Her Three Fathers'' (German: ''Die kleine Inge und ihre drei Väter'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Franz Osten and starring Dorothea Wieck, Oscar Marion and Harry Hardt. It was made at the Emelka Studios in ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

The Dashing Archduke ''The Dashing Archduke'' (German:''Der fesche Erzherzog'') is a 1927 Austrian-German silent film directed by Robert Land.Bock & Bergfelder p.74 The film's art direction was by Carl Ludwig Kirmse. Cast * Liane Haid * Ellen Kürti * Oskar M ...

'' (1927) * ''

Linden Lady on the Rhine ''Linden Lady on the Rhine'' (German:''Lindenwirtin am Rhein'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Maly Delschaft, Carl de Vogt and Alfred Solm.Thomas p.103 The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer. Cas ...

'' (1927) * '' Did You Fall in Love Along the Beautiful Rhine?'' (1927) * ''

The Lone Eagle The Lone Eagle is a 1927 American silent melodrama directed by Emory Johnson, based on the story by Emilie Johnson, and starring Raymond Keane, Barbara Kent and Nigel Barrie. It was released by Universal Pictures on September 18, 1927. Plot Du ...

'' (1927) * '' The Csardas Princess'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

Two Red Roses ''Two Red Roses'' (german: Zwei rote Rosen) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Robert Land and starring Liane Haid, Alexander Murski, and Harry Halm.Wlaschin p. 181 The film was released in England by First National Pathé. The film's ar ...

'' (1928) * '' The Foreign Legionnaire'' (1928) * '' Waterloo'' (1929) * ''

Lady in the Spa ''Lady in the Spa'' (German:''Madame im Strandbad'') is a 1929 Austrian silent comedy film directed by Edmund Hahn and starring Maximilian Kraemer, Betty Bird and Helen von Münchofen. A small spa town tries to give the impression that it is ac ...

'' (1929) * '' Call of the Blood'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' The Organist at St. Vitus' Cathedral'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1930) * ''

Marriage in Name Only ''Marriage in Name Only'' (german: Namensheirat) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Evelyn Holt, Erika Dannhoff, and Wolfgang Zilzer.Bock & Bergfelder p. 397 The film's sets were designed by Robert A. Dietrich Robe ...

'' (1930) * '' The Deed of Andreas Harmer'' (1930) * ''

Sunday of Life ''Sunday of Life'' (German: ''Sonntag des Lebens'') is a 1931 American drama film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Camilla Horn, Willy Clever and Oscar Marion.Gevinson p.328 It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris by Paramount Pictures ...

'' (1931) * ''

When the Soldiers ''When the Soldiers'' (German: ''Wenn die Soldaten'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Otto Wallburg, Gretl Theimer and Ida Wüst Ida Wüst (; 10 October 1884 – 4 October 1958) was a German st ...

'' (1931) * '' Circus Life'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

Road to Rio ''Road to Rio'' is a 1947 American semimusical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about two inept vaudevillians who stow away on ...

'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' Marschall Vorwärts'' (1932) * '' Professor Cupidon'' (1933) * ''

The Ideal Schoolmaster ''The Ideal Schoolmaster'' ( cs, Kantor Ideál) is a 1932 Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič. Cast * Karel Lamač as Karel Suchý, professor * Anny Ondra as Vera Matysová (as Anny Ondráková) * Oscar Marion as Rudolf Junek (as Oskar ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Judas of Tyrol ''The Judas of Tyrol'' (german: Der Judas von Tirol) is a 1933 German historical drama film directed by Franz Osten and starring Fritz Rasp, Camilla Spira, and Marianne Hoppe. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.89 The fil ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Hymn of Leuthen ''The Hymn of Leuthen'' (german: Der Choral von Leuthen) is a 1933 German film depicting Frederick the Great, directed by Carl Froelich starring Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa and Elga Brink. It was part of the cycle of nostalgic Prussian films ...

'' (1933) * ''

Drei Kaiserjäger Drei may refer to: * Drei (Glashaus album), ''Drei'' (Glashaus album), a 2005 album by pop band Glashaus * Drei (Emika album), ''Drei'' (Emika album) (stylised form: ''DREI''), a 2015 album by electronic artist Emika * Three (2010 film), ''Three'' ( ...

'' (1933) * '' The Poacher from Egerland'' (1934) * ' (1935) * ''

Hundred Days The Hundred Days (french: les Cent-Jours ), also known as the War of the Seventh Coalition, marked the period between Napoleon's return from eleven months of exile on the island of Elba to Paris on20 March 1815 and the second restoration ...

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

Fridericus ''Fridericus'' is a 1937 German historical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Otto Gebühr, Hilde Körber and Lil Dagover. It is based on the life of Frederick II of Prussia.Waldman p. 208 It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian ...

'' (1937) * ''

Ein Robinson ''A German Robinson Crusoe'' (german: Ein Robinson) is a 1940 German Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Herbert A.E. Böhme, Marieluise Claudius, and Claus Clausen (actor), Claus Clausen. Written by Arn ...

'' (1940) * ''

A Heart Beats for You ''A Heart Beats for You'' (german: Ein Herz schlägt für dich) is a 1949 German romance film directed by Joe Stöckel and starring Rudolf Prack, Annelies Reinhold and Franz Loskarn.Bock & Bergfelder p. 374 The film was shot in 1944, and was due ...

'' (1949) * ''

Two in One Suit ''Two in One Suit'' (german: Zwei in einem Anzug) is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Joe Stöckel and starring Stöckel, Wolf Albach-Retty and Olga Tschechowa.Frank p. 173 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location ...

'' (1950)

References

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* 1896 births 1986 deaths Actors from Brno People from the Margraviate of Moravia Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors 20th-century Austrian male actors Austrian people of Czech descent {{Austria-actor-stub