Werner Pledath (26 April 1898 – 6 December 1965) was a German actor who appeared in many films during a lengthy career. He generally played

supporting role A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character or a cameo ap ...

s such as in '' Five from the Jazz Band'' (1932).Youngkin p.465 Pledath specialized in playing powerful, authority figures. Following the

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he appeared in several films made in

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Selected filmography

* ''

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) * ''

The Street Song ''The Street Song'' or ''The Streetsweeper'' (German: ''Gassenhauer'') is a 1931 German musical crime film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Ina Albrecht, Ernst Busch and Albert Hoermann.Carol Anne Costabile-Heming, Rachel J. Halverson & Kri ...

'' (1931) * ''

Who Takes Love Seriously? ''Who Takes Love Seriously?'' (german: Wer nimmt die Liebe ernst...) is a 1931 German romantic comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Max Hansen, Jenny Jugo, and Otto Wallburg. It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios of Terra Film in B ...

'' (1931) * '' Dreaming Lips'' (1932) * ''

I by Day, You by Night ''I by Day, You by Night'' (german: Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht) is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Käthe von Nagy and Willy Fritsch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location at the Sansso ...

'' (1932) * ''

Things Are Getting Better Already ''Things Are Getting Better Already'' (German: ''Es wird schon wieder besser'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Dolly Haas, Heinz Rühmann and Paul Otto.Waldman p.45 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berl ...

'' (1932) * '' Five from the Jazz Band'' (1932) * ''

The Invisible Front ''The Invisible Front'' (german: Die unsichtbare Front) is a 1932 German spy thriller film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Trude von Molo, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Veit Harlan and Paul Hörbiger. The story was written by Robert A. Stemmle, ...

'' (1932) * ''

Scandal in Budapest ''Scandal in Budapest'' (german: Skandal in Budapest) is a 1933 German-Hungarian comedy film, filmed in Hungary in the German language and directed by Géza von Bolváry and Steve Sekely, Istvan Szekely and starring Franciska Gaal, Werner Pledath ...

'' (1933) * '' Today Is the Day'' (1933) * '' Mother and Child'' (1934) * ''

The Higher Command ''The Higher Command'' (german: Der höhere Befehl) is a 1935 German historical film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lil Dagover, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Heli Finkenzeller. Produced and distributed by UFA, it was shot at the company's B ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Valiant Navigator ''The Valiant Navigator'' or ''The Brave Seafarer'' (German: ''Der mutige Seefahrer'') is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Paul Kemp, Lucie Englisch and Maria Krahn.Waldman p.101 It was based on a play by Georg Kai ...

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

The Saint and Her Fool ''The Saint and Her Fool'' (German: ''Die Heilige und ihr Narr'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Gina Manès. It was based on a novel by Agnes Günther and premiered at ...

'' (1935) * '' Port Arthur'' (1936) * ''

Savoy Hotel 217 ''Savoy Hotel 217'' (German: ''Savoy-Hotel 217'') is a 1936 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney and Alexander Engel. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designe ...

'' (1936) * '' Victoria in Dover'' (1936) * '' White Slaves'' (1937) * ''

Dangerous Crossing ''Dangerous Crossing'' is a 1953 American film noir mystery film directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Jeanne Crain and Michael Rennie, based on the 1943 play ''Cabin B-13'' by John Dickson Carr. The plot of the film centers on the gaslig ...

'' (1937) * ''

Mother Song ''Mother Song'' (German: ''Mutterlied'') is a 1937 German-Italian musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Beniamino Gigli, Maria Cebotari and Hans Moser.Waldman p.202 It was produced by Itala Film, a Berlin-based production ...

'' (1937) *'' The Chief Witness'' (1937) * '' Triad'' (1938) * ''

Red Orchids ''Red Orchids'' (german: Rote Orchideen) is a 1938 German crime film directed by Nunzio Malasomma Nunzio Malasomma (4 February 1894 – 12 January 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 41 films between 1923 a ...

'' (1938) * '' The Night of Decision'' (1938) * '' The Muzzle'' (1938) * ''

By a Silken Thread ''By a Silken Thread'' (german: Am seidenen Faden) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Willy Fritsch, Carl Kuhlmann and Käthe von Nagy. The film was intended to be an exposure of "crooked Jewish capitalists" ...

'' (1938) * '' A Prussian Love Story'' (1938) * '' Escape in the Dark'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' In the Name of the People'' (1939) * ''

Robert Koch Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch ( , ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist. As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera (though the Vibrio ...

'' (1939) * '' A Hopeless Case'' (1939) * '' The Governor'' (1939) * ''

Our Miss Doctor ''Our Miss Doctor'' (german: Unser Fräulein Doktor) is a 1940 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Albert Matterstock and Heinz Salfner.Hake p. 204–208 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Three Codonas ''The Three Codonas'' (german: Die drei Codonas) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring René Deltgen, Ernst von Klipstein and Josef Sieber. It is based on the life of the circus performer Alfredo Codona. I ...

'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Between Heaven and Earth'' (1942) * ''

Circus Renz Circus Renz was a German circus company. It was established in 1842 in Berlin by Ernst Jakob Renz (1815–1892) as ''Circus Olympic'' and existed until 1897. The company had several stationary buildings in Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Breslau and V ...

'' (1943) * ''

The Golden Spider ''The Golden Spider'' (german: Die goldene Spinne) is a 1943 German thriller film directed by Erich Engels and starring Kirsten Heiberg, Jutta Freybe, and Harald Paulsen. It was partly shot in Amsterdam. The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1943) * ''

The Degenhardts ''The Degenhardts'' (german: Die Degenhardts) is a 1944 German drama film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Heinrich George, Ernst Schröder and Gunnar Möller. Karl Degenhardt, the patriarch of a family in Lübeck, leads his wife and five ...

'' (1944) * '' Street Acquaintances'' (1948) * ''

Thank You, I'm Fine ''Thank You, I'm Fine'' (german: Danke, es geht mir gut) is a 1948 German comedy film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Ernst von Klipstein, Karin Hardt, and Sonja Ziemann. It is also known by the title ''A Lovely Family'' (german: Eine re ...

'' (1948) * ''

The Blue Swords ''The Blue Swords'' (german: Die blauen Schwerter) is a 1949 East German historical drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Hans Quest, Ilse Steppat and Alexander Engel. It sold more than 3,299,432 tickets. The film portrays the li ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Appeal to Conscience ''The Appeal to Conscience'' (german: Ruf an das Gewissen) is a 1949 German mystery film directed by Karl Anton and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Werner Hinz and Gustav Diessl.Davidson & Hake p. 61 It was originally shot in 1944, but remained unco ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Benthin Family ''Familie Benthin'' is an East German film. It was released in 1950. Plot Theo and Gustav Benthin are two brothers who operate a smuggling network: Theo, a factory director in East Germany, illegally transfers goods to his brother on the other si ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Last Year ''The Last Year'' (german: Die letzte Heuer) is a 1951 East German drama film directed by E.W. Fiedler and Hans Heinrich and starring Inge Keller, Hans Klering and Hermann Stövesand.Reimer p.21 It was made by the state-controlled DEFA in comm ...

'' (1951) * '' The Condemned Village'' (1952) * ''

Anna Susanna ''Anna Susanna'' is an East Germany, East German drama film directed by Richard Nicolas. It was released in 1953. Plot During the Great Depression, a rich businessman named Brinkmann decides sink his ship, ''Anna Susanna'', so he would be compen ...

'' (1953) * ''

Ernst Thälmann Ernst Johannes Fritz Thälmann (; 16 April 1886 – 18 August 1944) was a German communist politician, and leader of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) from 1925 to 1933. A committed Marxist-Leninist and Stalinist, Thälmann played a major r ...

'' (1954)

References

Bibliography

* Youngkin, Stephen. ''The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre''. University Press of Kentucky, 2005.

External links

* 1898 births 1965 deaths Male actors from Berlin German male film actors {{Germany-film-actor-stub