Johannes Riemann (31 May 1888 – 30 September 1959) was a German

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 (), lit ...

and

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. Riemann was a member of the

Nazi Party The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (german: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported t ...

.Ernst Klee (2007) ''Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich: Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, p. 486

Selected filmography

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The Giant's Fist ''The Giant's Fist'' (German: ''Die Faust des Riesen'') is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten and Johannes Riemann.Kreimeier p.37 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Kainer. ...

'' (1917) * '' Five Minutes Too Late'' (1918) * '' The Beggar Countess'' (1918) * ''

Your Big Secret ''Your Big Secret'' (German: ''Ihr großes Geheimnis'') is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Joe May and starring Mia May, Käthe Haack and Johannes Riemann. Bock, Hans-Michael & Lenssen, Claudia. ''Joe May: Regisseur und Produzent''. ...

'' (1918) * ''

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writt ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Commandment of Love ''The Commandment of Love'' (German: ''Das Gebot der Liebe'') is a 1919 German silent film.Bock & Bergfelder p.74 Cast In alphabetical order * Herbert Apel * Ernst Behmer as Oskar Price * Olga Engl * Rita Georg * Rose Lichtenstein * Eva May ...

'' (1919) * '' Veritas Vincit'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' The Enchanted Princess'' (1919) * '' The Clan'' (1920) * ''

Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac ''Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac'' (german: Kri-Kri, die Herzogin von Tarabac) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Johannes Riemann, and Gisela Werbisek. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. Ca ...

'' (1920) * ''

Nobody Knows Nobody Knows may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Nobody Knows'' (1920 film), a German silent drama film * ''Nobody Knows'' (1970 film), a South Korean film * ''Nobody Knows'' (2004 film), a Japanese film Television * ''Nobody Knows'' (TV ...

'' (1920) * ''

Sappho Sappho (; el, Σαπφώ ''Sapphō'' ; Aeolic Greek ''Psápphō''; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an Archaic Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Sappho is known for her Greek lyric, lyric poetry, written to be sung while ...

'' (1921) * '' The Eternal Struggle'' (1921) * ''

The Three Aunts "The Three Aunts" is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in ''Norske Folkeeventyr''.George Webbe Dasent, ''Popular Tales from the Norse''"The Three Aunts" Edinburgh: David Douglass, 1888. Synopsis A p ...

'' (1921) * '' Count Varenne's Lover'' (1921) * ''

Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess ''Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess'' (german: Trix, der Roman einer Millionärin) is a 1921 German silent romance film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Ernst Hofmann, and Ilka Grüning. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Be ...

'' (1921) * '' The Anthem of Love'' (1922) * ''

The Circle of Death ''The Circle of Death'' (German: ''Der Todesreigen'') is a 1922 German silent film, silent drama film directed by William Karfiol and starring Johannes Riemann, Olga Tschechowa and Albert Steinrück.Grange p.116 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1922) * '' The Love Story of Cesare Ubaldi'' (1922) * '' William Tell'' (1923) * '' Der Herzog von Aleria'' (1923) * '' Count Cohn'' (1923) * '' The Men of Sybill'' (1923) * ''

The Treasure of Gesine Jacobsen ''The Treasure of Gesine Jacobsen'' (German: ''Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Marija Leiko, Paul Wegener and Reinhold Schünzel Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1 ...

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The City Without Jews ''The City Without Jews'' (german: Die Stadt ohne Juden) is a 1924 Austrian Expressionist film by Hans Karl Breslauer, based on the Die Stadt ohne Juden (novel), novel of the same title by Hugo Bettauer. The film is one of the few surviving Expr ...

'' (1924) * ''

Prater The Prater () is a large public park in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria. The Wurstelprater, an amusement park that is often simply called "Prater", lies in one corner of the Wiener Prater and includes the Wiener Riesenrad Ferris wheel. Name The ...

'' (1924) * '' The Morals of the Alley'' (1925) * ''

The Elegant Bunch ''The Elegant Bunch'' (german: Elegantes Pack) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Mary Odette, and Ralph Arthur Roberts. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter Franz Sc ...

'' (1925) * ''

Rags and Silk ''Rags and Silk'' (German: ''Lumpen und Seide'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Mary Parker and Johannes Riemann.Grange p.189 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1925) * '' The Golden Calf'' (1925) * '' The Young Man from the Ragtrade'' (1926) * ''

We'll Meet Again in the Heimat ''We'll Meet Again at Home'' (German: ''In der Heimat, da gibt's ein Wiedersehn!'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Leo Mittler and Reinhold Schünzel.Ashkenazi p.135 It shares its name with a popular song title. The film's art directio ...

'' (1926) * ''

Marriage Announcement ''Marriage Announcement'' (german: Heiratsannoncen) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Fritz Kaufmann and starring Fritz Kampers, Max Landa, and Hermann Picha Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film act ...

'' (1926) * '' The Armoured Vault'' (1926) * '' Bigamie'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

The Woman on the Rack ''The Woman on the Rack'' (german: Die Frau auf der Folter) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Lili Damita, Vladimir Gajdarov, and Johannes Riemann. It was also known by the alternative title ''A Scandal i ...

'' (1928) * ''

Miss Chauffeur ''Miss Chauffeur'' (german: Fräulein Chauffeur) is a 1928 German comedy film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Mady Christians, Johannes Riemann, and Lotte Lorring. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed a ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Wrong Husband ''The Wrong Husband'' (German: ''Der falsche Ehemann'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Johannes Riemann, Maria Paudler and Gustav Waldau.Sikov p.645 Cast * Johannes Riemann as Peter and Paul Hanneman * Ma ...

'' (1931) * ''

Such a Greyhound ''Such a Greyhound'' (german: So'n Windhund) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Max Adalbert, and Lucie Englisch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios Babelsberg Film Studio ( ...

'' (1931) * ''

My Heart Longs for Love ''My Heart Longs for Love'' (German: ''Mein Herz sehnt sich nach Liebe'') is a 1931 German musical romance film directed by Eugen Thiele and starring Trude Berliner, Max Adalbert and Johannes Riemann.Klaus p.202 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1931) * ''

Love at First Sight Love at first sight is a personal experience as well as a common trope in literature: a person or character feels an instant, extreme, and ultimately long-lasting romantic attraction for a stranger upon first seeing that stranger. Described by p ...

'' (1932) * '' Wrong Number, Miss'' (1932) * ''

Maid Happy ''Maid Happy'' is a 1933 British musical film directed by Mansfield Markham and starring Charlotte Ander, Johannes Riemann and Dennis Hoey.Wood p.78 It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures but distributed independently ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Gentleman from Maxim's ''The Gentleman from Maxim's'' (german: Die Herren vom Maxim) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lee Parry, Johannes Riemann and Oskar Karlweis. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets we ...

'' (1933) * '' Grand Duchess Alexandra'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' All Lies'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

Renate in the Quartet ''Renate in the Quartet'' (german: Renate im Quartett) is a 1939 German musical comedy film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Käthe von Nagy, Hans Brausewetter and Gustav Fröhlich.Hake p. 198 It is based on a novel by Geog Albrecht von Ih ...

'' (1939) * '' Her First Experience'' (1939) * ''

Marriage in Small Doses ''Marriage in Small Doses'' (german: Ehe in Dosen) is a 1939 German musical comedy film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Leny Marenbach, Johannes Riemann, and Ralph Arthur Roberts.Bock & Bergfelder p. 518 It was based on a play, which wa ...

'' (1939) * ''

Bel Ami ''Bel-Ami'' (, "Dear Friend") is the second novel by French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1885; an English translation titled ''Bel Ami, or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel'' first appeared in 1903. The story chronicles journalist ...

'' (1939) * ''

Everything for Gloria ''Everything for Gloria'' (german: Alles für Gloria) is a 1941 German romantic comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Leo Slezak, Laura Solari and Johannes Riemann. The film was shot at the Cinecittà in Rome, and marked the German debu ...

'' (1941) * '' Friedemann Bach'' (1941) * ''

The Little Residence ''The Little Residence'' (german: Kleine Residenz) is a 1942 German comedy film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Winnie Markus, Johannes Riemann, and Lil Dagover.Bock & Bergfelder p. 78 The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1942) * ''

A Man for My Wife ''A Man for My Wife'' (german: Ein Mann für meine Frau) is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Hubert Marischka and starring Magda Schneider, Johannes Riemann and Clementia Egies. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Led ...

'' (1943) * ''

Beloved Darling ''Beloved Darling'' (German: ''Geliebter Schatz'') is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Johannes Riemann, Dorit Kreysler and Sonja Ziemann. Klaus p.149-50 It was shot partly at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The fi ...

'' (1943) * '' The Song of the Nightingale'' (1944) * ''

Two Bavarians in the Harem ''Two Bavarians in the Harem'' (german: Zwei Bayern im Harem) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Joe Stöckel and starring Stöckel, Beppo Brem and Christiane Maybach. It was one of three sequels made to the 1956 hit '' Two Bavarian ...

'' (1957)

References

Bibliography

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

External links

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Johannes Riemann
at Virtual History 1888 births 1959 deaths German male film actors German male stage actors German male silent film actors Male actors from Berlin 20th-century German male actors Nazi Party members {{Germany-film-actor-stub