Karl Platen (6 March 1877 – 4 July 1952) was a German actor and cinematographer known for '' Girl in the Moon'' (1929) and '' M'' (1931).

Biography

Karl Platen was born as Carl Platen on March 6, 1877 in

Halle an der Saale Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-Anh ...

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. He died on July 4, 1952 in

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at the age of 75.

Selected filmography

* ''Ein Ausgestoßener'' (1913, part 1) * ''Der Katzensteg'' (1915) - Pfarrer * ''Die Erben des Geizhalses'' (1915) - Pflegesohn von Riedel Hermann * '' The Japanese Woman'' (1919) * ''Hängezöpfchen'' (1919) - Prof. Hahnensporn * ''Das rosa Strumpfbändchen'' (1919) * '' The Boy in Blue'' (1919) - Alter Diener / Old servant * '' The Foolish Heart'' (1919, Short) * '' The Bodega of Los Cuerros'' (1919) * '' Madame Du Barry'' (1919) - Guillaume Dubarry * ''Der rote Sarafan'' (1919) * ''Seine Beichte (Bekenntnisse eines Lebemannes)'' (1919) - Diener Franz * '' Irrlicht'' (1919) * '' The Golden Lie'' (1919) * ''Die fremde Frau'' (1919) * ''Der Mitternachtsassessor'' (1919) * '' Only a Servant'' (1919) * ''Zwischen Lachen und Weinen'' (1919) - Prof. Brodersen * ''

Love Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love o ...

'' (1919) - Erster Sekretär bei Illing * '' The Fairy of Saint Ménard'' (1919) * '' The World Champion'' (1919) * ''Der Weiberfeind'' (1919) - Arnold Knutschke * '' The Last Sun Son'' (1919) - Prinz von Noowara * '' The Heart of Casanova'' (1919) * '' The Secret of the American Docks'' (1919) - Williams, Fakturist * '' The Commandment of Love'' (1919) * '' Devoted Artists'' (1919) * '' All Souls'' (1919) * '' Mary Magdalene'' (1920) * ''Graf Sylvains Rache'' (1920) - Kammerdiener Jean * ''

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'' (1920) - Pfarrer * ''Im Wirbel des Lebens'' (1920) * '' The Princess of the Nile'' (1920) - Dr. Thesaurus * '' Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac'' (1920) * ''Der Schieberkönig'' (1920) * '' The Eyes of the World'' (1920) - Prof. Hanous * ''

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'' (1920) * '' The White Peacock'' (1920) * ''Der Henker von Sankt Marien'' (1920) - Stadtschreiber * '' Catherine the Great'' (1920) - Feldmarschall Schwerin * '' Anna Boleyn'' (1920) - Physician * '' President Barrada'' (1920) * ''Der langsame Tod'' (1920) * ''Materia - Club der Toten'' (1920) * '' The Bull of Olivera'' (1921) - De Barrios' Diener Lopez * '' Hannerl and Her Lovers'' (1921) * '' The Secret of the Mummy'' (1921) - Dr. Hollowan * '' Count Varenne's Lover'' (1921) * ''Susanne Stranzky'' (1921) * '' Hazard'' (1921) * ''Das Opfer der Ellen Larsen'' (1921) - Dr. Hennings, Arzt * '' Playing with Fire'' (1921) * ''Junge Mama'' (1921) - Kammerherr * '' The Inheritance of Tordis'' (1921) - Schuster * ''Der Silberkönig'' (1921, part 1-4) * ''Das gestohlene Millionenrezept'' (1921) - Kriminalbeamter * '' The Story of a Maid'' (1921) - Beamter * ''

The Story of Christine von Herre ''The Story of Christine von Herre'' (german: Der Roman der Christine von Herre) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Agnes Straub, Werner Krauss, and Paul Hartmann. It was based on a novella by Heinrich ...

'' (1921) * '' A Debt of Honour'' (1921) - Arzt * ''

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'' (1921) - the apothecary * ''Baron Bunnys Erlebnisse'' (1921, part 1) * '' Lady Hamilton'' (1921) - Kammerdiener des Königs * ''Mysteries of India'' (1921, part 1) - Rowlands Diener / Servant (uncredited) * '' The Eternal Struggle'' (1921) - Diener * '' The Passenger in Compartment Seven'' (1921) * ''Fridericus Rex'' (1922-1923, part 2-4) - Kammerdiener \ sFredersdorff * '' The Lost House'' (1922) * '' Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler'' (1922) - Diener Tolds (uncredited) * ''Maciste und die Javanerin'' (1922) * ''Im Kampf mit dem unsichtbaren Feind'' (1922) - Professor Curtius * ''Die fünf Frankfurter'' (1922) - Samuel * '' Tabitha, Stand Up'' (1922) * ''Jussuf el Fanit, der Wüstenräuber'' (1922) * ''Der Kampf ums Ich'' (1922) * ''

Rivals A rivalry is the state of two people or groups engaging in a lasting competitive relationship. Rivalry is the "against each other" spirit between two competing sides. The relationship itself may also be called "a rivalry", and each participant ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Die Buddenbrooks'' (1923) - Pokurist * '' Tatjana'' (1923) * '' Warning Shadows'' (1923) - 2. Diener * '' His Wife, The Unknown'' (1923) - Sam * ''Die Radio Heirat'' (1924) * ''Steuerlos'' (1924) * '' The Secret Agent'' (1924) - Baumeister * ''

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'' (1924) - Diener des Barons * '' Garragan'' (1924) * '' The Stolen Professor'' (1924) * '' Husbands or Lovers'' (1924) * ''Deutsche Helden in schwerer Zeit'' (1924) - Marschall Blücher * '' Lord Reginald's Derby Ride'' (1924) * '' The Wig'' (1925) - Der alte Diener * ''

If Only It Weren't Love ''If Only It Weren't Love'' (German: ''Wenn die Liebe nicht wär'!'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Robert Dinesen, and starring Jenny Jugo and Fritz Alberti.Grange p.191 The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi ...

'' (1925) * '' The Venus of Montmartre'' (1925) - Mon. Frossart * '' The Flower Girl of Potsdam Square'' (1925) - Vorsitzender * ''

Express Train of Love ''Express Train of Love'' (German:''Blitzzug der Liebe'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Ossi Oswalda, Willy Fritsch and Lillian Hall-Davis. It premiered on 6 May 1925 at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in ...

'' (1925) * '' What the Stones Tell'' (1925) * '' The Dice Game of Life'' (1925) - Sein Diener * '' The Old Ballroom'' (1925) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1925) - Jeff * '' Love Story'' (1925) * '' Shadows of the Metropolis'' (1925) - Diener bei Bernard * '' The Adventure of Mr. Philip Collins'' (1926) * '' Two and a Lady'' (1926) - Polizeirat Krag * '' People to Each Other'' (1926) - Gefängnisgeistlicher * ''Die Wiskottens'' (1926) - Vater Wiskotten * '' Trude'' (1926) * '' I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (1926) - Georg Schröder - Corpsdiener * '' The Golden Butterfly'' (1926) - Ein Oberkellner * ''

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'' (1926) - Florian Staudinger, Schuhmachermeister * ''Des Königs Befehl'' (1926) * '' Children of No Importance'' (1926) - Polizei * ''

The Sweet Girl ''The Sweet Girl'' (German: ''Das Süße Mädel'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Mary Nolan, Paul Heidemann and Nils Asther.The Sounds of Silent Films p.73 It is based on an operetta. The German title is a Vi ...

'' (1926) * '' Fadette'' (1926) * '' State Attorney Jordan'' (1926) * '' A Modern Dubarry'' (1926) - Diener * ''Wenn Menschen irren. Frauen auf Irrwegen'' (1926) * '' Violantha'' (1928) - Jeremias Zureich / Kneipenwirt / ihr Onkel * ''

'' (1927) - Diener * '' The Man with the Counterfeit Money'' (1927) * '' The Mistress'' (1927) * '' Forbidden Love'' (1927) - Haushofmeister * ''

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'' (1927) - Franz, Lobmeiers Diener * '' A Murderous Girl'' (1927) * '' On the Banks of the River Weser'' (1927) * '' Eva and the Grasshopper'' (1927) * '' My Heidelberg, I Can Not Forget You'' (1927) - Georg Schröder, der Vater * '' Grand Hotel'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' Did You Fall in Love Along the Beautiful Rhine?'' (1927) - Dr. Birkel * ''Le roman d'un jeune homme pauvre'' (1927) * ''

One Plus One Equals Three ''One Plus One Equals Three'' (german: 1=Eins + Eins = Drei) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Felix Basch and starring Veit Harlan, Georg Alexander, and Claire Rommer. Lamprecht, Gerhard. ''Deutsche Stummfilme: 1927–1931''. p. 45. The ...

'' (1927) - Diener * ''Wer wirft den ersten Stein?'' (1927) * ''Der alte Fritz'' (1928, part 2) - Kammerhusar Strützky * ''

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'' (1928) - Bruder Franziskus * '' Scampolo'' (1928) - Hotelportier * '' The Runaway Girl'' (1928) - Franz, Diener im Hause Thoms * ''

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'' (1928) * '' Love's Masquerade'' (1928) - Diener * ''In Werder blühen die Bäume... - Die Geschichte zweier lustiger Berliner Jungen'' (1928) - Droschkenkutscher Gustav * '' His Strongest Weapon'' (1928) - Anders, Mann mit dem Zigarrenladen * '' Sir or Madam'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) - Sawely, der Diener * '' Her Dark Secret'' (1929) - Nachtportier * '' The Burning Heart'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Miss Midshipman'' (1929) - Hauswart * '' The Hero of Every Girl's Dream'' (1929) * '' Foolish Happiness'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) - Berthold, ein Hauer * '' The Black Domino'' (1929) - Jean, Diener * ''Narkose'' (1929) * '' Madame Lu'' (1929) * '' Girl in the Moon'' (1929) - Der Mann am Mikrophon * ''Wenn du einmal dein Herz verschenkst'' (1929) * ''

It's You I Have Loved ''It's You I Have Loved'' (german: Dich hab ich geliebt) is a 1929 German drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Mady Christians, Walter Jankuhn, and Hans Stüwe. It is considered the first full sound film to be made in Germa ...

'' (1929) - Kecgber * '' Roses Bloom on the Moorland'' (1929) - Schäfer * ''Nacht vor dem Tode'' (1929) * ''Don Manuel, der Bandit'' (1929) * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1930) * ''

End of the Rainbow ''End of the Rainbow'' is a musical drama by Peter Quilter, which focuses on Judy Garland in the months leading up to her death in 1969. After a premiere in Sydney, Australia in 2005, the show has played on the West End in London and a Broadwa ...

'' (1930) * ''Die Jugendgeliebte'' (1930) * '' Rag Ball'' (1930) - Karl * '' The Great Longing'' (1930) - Fridericus Rex * ''Die Lindenwirtin'' (1930) - Rektor der Universität Bonn * ''

A Student's Song of Heidelberg ''A Student's Song of Heidelberg'' (German: ''Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg'') is a 1930 German musical film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Brausewetter, Betty Bird and Willi Forst. It marked Hartl's directoral debut.Bock & Bergfeld ...

'' (1930) * '' Love's Carnival'' (1930) * ''Wie werde ich reich und glücklich?'' (1930) * ''

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 ...

'' (1930) - Eine alte Exzellenz / ein alter Chinese in der Operette * '' Two People'' (1930) - Der Diener Florian * ''

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) * '' Student Life in Merry Springtime'' (1931) - Der Professor * '' Her Grace Commands'' (1931) - Kammerdiener * '' M'' (1931) - Damowitz * '' The Golden Anchor'' (1932) * ''Durchlaucht amüsiert sich'' (1932) - Zeremonienmeister * '' The Countess of Monte Cristo'' (1932) - Nachtportier * ''

The Dancer of Sanssouci ''The Dancer of Sanssouci'' (german: Die Tänzerin von Sans Souci) is a 1932 German historical drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Otto Gebühr, Lil Dagover, and Rosa Valetti. Set at the court of Frederick the Great, the film is p ...

'' (1932) - Fredersdorff * ''Theodor Körner'' (1932) * ''Eine von uns'' (1932) * '' Spell of the Looking Glass'' (1932) - Lehmkuhl, Chefarzt im Gefängnislazarett * ''Das Lied der Schwarzen Berge'' (1933) * ''

Anna and Elizabeth ''Anna and Elizabeth'' (german: Anna und Elisabeth) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Frank Wisbar and starring Dorothea Wieck, Hertha Thiele and Mathias Wieman. The film reunited Wieck and Thiele who had starred in ''Mädchen in Uniform'' ...

'' (1933) - Dorfarzt * ''

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse'' (german: Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse), also called ''The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse'', is a 1933 German crime-thriller film directed by Fritz Lang. The movie is a sequel to Lang's silent film ''Dr. Mabuse the Gambl ...

'' (1933) * ''Glück im Schloß'' (1933) - Haushofmeister Hofbauer * ''Du sollst nicht begehren...'' (1933) - Der Pfarrer * ''

The Love Hotel ''The Love Hotel'' (german: Das verliebte Hotel) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Mathias Wieman and Peter Voß.Bock & Bergfelder p. 348 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets we ...

'' (1933) - Arzt * '' The Voice of Love'' (1934) - Der Korrepetitor * '' Elisabeth and the Fool'' (1934) - Ein Kanzleischreiber * ''

Such a Rascal ''Such a Rascal'' (German: ''So ein Flegel'') is a 1934 German comedy film and starring Heinz Rühmann, Ellen Frank and Annemarie Sörensen. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Böh ...

'' (1934) - Oertel, Pedell * ''Es tut sich was um Mitternacht'' (1934) - Gastwirt * '' The Black Whale'' (1934) - Ein alter Schiffer * '' The World Without a Mask'' (1934) * '' My Heart Calls You'' (1934) * '' Gypsy Blood'' (1934) - Zweiter Geiger * '' Hanneles Himmelfahrt'' (1934) - Pleschke * '' Music in the Blood'' (1934) * '' Master of the World'' (1934) - Diener Josef * ''Schwarzer Jäger Johanna'' (1934) * '' Miss Liselott'' (1934) - Diener bei Osterloh * '' Polish Blood'' (1934) - Constanty * ''

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'' (1934) - Grischa, Diener * ''Invitation to the Dance'' (1934) - Schneider-Kakadu * '' Hearts are Trumps'' (1934) - Ein Diener * ''

Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne! ''Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!'' (german: Nur nicht weich werden, Susanne!) is a 1935 German drama film directed by Arzén von Cserépy, and starring Jessie Vihrog, Veit Harlan, and Willi Schur. Plot The film takes place in the film milieu towards ...

'' (1935) * ''Ein falscher Fuffziger'' (1935) - Kampe, Kassierer * '' Knockout'' (1935) - Der Inspizient * '' An Ideal Husband'' (1935) - Phips, Diener bei Goring * ''Liebesträume'' (1935) - Jancsi, Diener bei Duday * '' The Young Count'' (1935) - Professor Dodereit * ''Der schüchterne Casanova'' (1936) * '' Paul and Pauline'' (1936) * '' The Hour of Temptation'' (1936) - Logenschließer in der Oper * ''

The Beggar Student ''Der Bettelstudent'' (''The Beggar Student'') is an operetta in three acts by Carl Millöcker with a German libretto by Camillo Walzel (under the pseudonym of F. Zell) and Richard Genée, based on ''Les noces de Fernande'' by Victorien Sar ...

'' (1936) - Stefan, Diener der Gräfin * ''Männer vor der Ehe'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) - Theaterinspizient * '' The Unknown'' (1936) - Diener bei Platen * ''

The Night With the Emperor ''The Night With the Emperor'' (german: Die Nacht mit dem Kaiser) is a 1936 German historical comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Richard Romanowsky, and Friedrich Benfer. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios of Tobis ...

'' (1936) - Intendant des Erfurter Stadttheaters * ''Ball im Metropol'' (1937) - Werner, Diener * '' Fridericus'' (1937) - Fredersdorf * '' His Best Friend'' (1937) - Beamter im Inseratenbüro * ''

Love Can Lie ''Love Can Lie'' (german: Liebe kann lügen) is a 1937 German romance film directed by Heinz Helbig and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Dorothea Wieck and Jutta Freybe.Heins p. 64 It was released by Tobis Film. The film's sets were designed by Erich ...

'' (1937) - (uncredited) * ''Gabriele: eins, zwei, drei'' (1937) - Konsulatsdiener * ''Manege'' (1937) * '' The Irresistible Man'' (1937) - Mitarbeiter der Vallier-Werke * '' Monika'' (1938) - Diener * ''Das große Abenteuer'' (1938) * ''Petermann ist dagegen'' (1938) - Onkel Ernst' - Steward KdF.-Damper 'Der Deutsche * ''Rätsel um Beate'' (1938) * '' Faded Melody'' (1938) - Karl, Diener * '' The Secret Lie'' (1938) - Konzertsaaldiener * ''Grossalarm'' (1938) * ''Frühlingsluft'' (1938) * '' People Who Travel'' (1938) - Registrarbeamter * '' You and I'' (1938) * '' Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything'' (1938) - Angestellter im Pariser Theater (uncredited) * '' Dance on the Volcano'' (1938) - Prinz Louis Philippes Diener Theodor (uncredited) * '' Men, Animals and Sensations'' (1938)- Briefträger * ''Der grüne Kaiser'' (1939) - (uncredited) * ''Der vierte kommt nicht'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) - Herr Kruhlke * ''Brand im Ozean'' (1939) - Diener Pueblo * '' We Danced Around the World'' (1939) - Werner, Sekretär * ' (1940) - Lemoniers Diener * ''Fahrt ins Leben'' (1940) - Pfandleiher * ' (1941) - Regisseur am Apollo-Theater (uncredited) * ''Tanz mit dem Kaiser'' (1941) * '' Sonntagskinder'' (1941) - Oberkellner Max * '' Rembrandt'' (1942) * '' Diesel'' (1942) - Der Büroangestellte im Vorraum bei Krupp * ''Meine Frau Teresa'' (1942) * ''Du gehörst zu mir'' (1943) * '' The Eternal Tone'' (1943) - Diener * '' Romance in a Minor Key'' (1943) - Michael's servant * ''Kollege kommt gleich'' (1943) - Ein bei der Damenwahl erwählter Tänzer * '' Die Feuerzangenbowle'' (1944) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Das schwarze Schaf'' (1944) * '' The Man in the Saddle'' (1945) - Gastwirt * '' Free Land'' (1946) * ''Der Posaunist'' (1949) - Franz Bittrich, 1. Posaunist (final film role)

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Platen, Karl 1877 births 1952 deaths German male film actors German male silent film actors People from Halle (Saale) 20th-century German male actors