Karl Schönböck (4 February 1909 in Vienna,
Austria-Hungary
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– 24 March 2001 in Munich, Republic of Germany) was an Austrian actor.
Karl Schönböck
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Selected filmography
* '' Flowers from Nice'' (1936) as Count Ulrich von Traunstein
* ''The Girl Irene
''The Girl Irene'' () is a 1936 German drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Lil Dagover, Sabine Peters and Geraldine Katt.Kreimeier p. 237 It is based on the British play ''Sixteen'' by Aimée Stuart about the widowed mother o ...
'' (1936) as Sir John Corbett
* ''Daphne and the Diplomat
''Daphne and the Diplomat'' () is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Karin Hardt, Gerda Maurus and Hans Nielsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 79
The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther.
Cast
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'' (1937) as Bentley
* '' Anna Favetti'' (1938) as Kingston
* '' The Blue Fox'' (1938) as Trill
* '' Bismarck'' (1940) as Kaiser Franz Joseph
* '' The Big Game'' (1942) as Richter the photograph
* '' Bravo Acrobat!'' (1943) as Orlando
* ''Titanic
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'' (1943) as John Jacob Astor IV
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* '' The Noltenius Brothers'' (1945) as Baron Kontakt
* '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1946) as Bobby Dodd
* ''An Everyday Story
''An Everyday Story'' () is a 1948 drama film directed by Günther Rittau and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Marianne Simson and Karl Schönböck.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 The film was produced in 1944, towards the end of the Second World War, but was ...
'' (1948) as Herbert Winkler
* ''Don't Dream, Annette
''Don't Dream, Annette'' () is a 1949 German comedy film directed by Eberhard Klagemann and Helmut Weiss and starring Jenny Jugo, Max Eckard and Karl Schönböck. It was made by DEFA in the Soviet Zone of Germany which was soon afterwards to ...
'' (1949) as Klaus
* '' I'll Make You Happy'' (1949) as Viktor
* '' The Blue Straw Hat'' (1949) as Paul
* ''Sensation in Savoy
''Sensation in Savoy'' () is a 1950 West German comedy crime film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Sybille Schmitz, Paul Klinger, and Karl Schönböck.
It was made by Bavaria Film at their Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets ...
'' (1950) as René Rocan
* ''The Man in Search of Himself
''The Man in Search of Himself'' () is a 1950 West German comedy crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Vera Molnar, Wolf Albach-Retty and Petra Trautmann. The film was made at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets wer ...
'' (1950) as Jack d'Alimonte
* ''My Niece Susanne
''My Niece Susanne'' () is a 1950 West German musical comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Hilde Krahl, Inge Meysel and Harald Paulsen. It is set in Paris at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Production
It is based o ...
'' (1950) as Don Manual Carcocastilla
* '' Taxi-Kitty'' (1950) as Molander
* '' The Forester's Daughter'' (1952) as Kaiser Franz Josef
* '' The Chaste Libertine'' (1952) as Dr. Fellner
* '' A Very Big Child'' (1952) as Alexander van Straaten
* '' We're Dancing on the Rainbow'' (1952) as Philip
* '' Hit Parade'' (1953) as Fred Pauli
* ''Lavender
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'' (1953) as Gallenberg
* '' Must We Get Divorced?'' (1953) as Prosecutor Paul
* ''The Night Without Morals
''The Night Without Morals'' () is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Ferdinand Dörfler and starring Claude Farell, Gustav Knuth and Lucie Englisch.Bock & Bergfelder p. 252 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets wer ...
'' (1953) as Philipp Weinsberg
* '' Fanfare of Marriage'' (1953) as Dobler
* '' The Charming Young Lady'' (1953) as Hektor Kranz
* ''Fireworks
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'' (1954) as Alexander Oberholzer
* '' Roses from the South'' (1954) as Sergius Konstantin
* ''The Gypsy Baron
''The Gypsy Baron'' () is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885. Its German libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer is based on the unpublished 1883 story ''Saffi'' by Mór Jókai. Jokai ...
'' (1954) as Commander Homonay
* '' Her First Date'' (1955) as Waldemar, Mathematikprofessor
* '' The Congress Dances'' (1955) as Count Metternich
* '' The Bath in the Barn'' (1956) as Don Fernando
* '' The Unexcused Hour'' (1957) as Professor Hans Weiringer
* '' Love Now, Pay Later'' (1959) as Von Riedendank
* '' You Must Be Blonde on Capri'' (1961)
* '' Fanfare of Marriage'' (1963)
* ''When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres
''When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres'' (German: ''Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht'') is a 1967 West German historical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs, starring Hansi Kraus as Ludwig Thoma, Heidelinde Weis and Rudolf Rhomberg. The script was pro ...
'' (1967)
* ''The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
''The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield'' is a 1968 Cinema of Germany, German crime film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and starring Götz George, Werner Pochath and Anthony Steel (actor), Anthony Steel. It was one of a number of movies Steel made i ...
'' (1968)
* '' Pride and Vengeance'' (1968) as English Diplomat
* '' Don't Fumble, Darling'' (1970) as Schauspieler
* '' We'll Take Care of the Teachers'' (1970)
* '' Csárdáskirálynő'' (1971)
* ' (1995) as Baron von Sarau
Decorations and awards
* 1979: Merit Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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(''Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse'')
* 1985: Gold Film Award for outstanding service to the German film industry
* 1989: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art () is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system.
History
The "Austrian Decoration for Science and Art" was established by the National C ...
References
External links
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Photographs and literature on Karl Schönböck
1909 births
2001 deaths
Male actors from Vienna
Austrian male film actors
Austrian male television actors
Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
20th-century Austrian male actors
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