Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1888 – 11 November 1954) was a German actor and director, active in both Germany and the United States. The son of a German father and a Jewish mother, he was born in
St. Pauli, the poorest part of
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...
. Despite being of
Jewish ancestry, Schünzel was allowed by the
Nazis
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to continue making films for several years until he eventually left in 1937 to live abroad.
Life in Germany
Reinhold Schünzel (or Schuenzel) started his career as an actor in 1915 with a role in the film ''
Werner Krafft''. He directed his first film in 1918's ''
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cru ...
'' and in 1920 directed ''
The Girl from Acker Street'' and ''
Catherine the Great
, en, Catherine Alexeievna Romanova, link=yes
, house =
, father = Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
, mother = Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
, birth_date =
, birth_name = Princess Sophie of Anha ...
''. He was one of Germany's best-known silent film stars after
World War I, a period during which films were significantly influenced by the consequences of the war. Schünzel performed in both comedies and dramas, often appearing as a villain or a powerful and corrupt man.
He was influenced by filmmakers such as his mentor
Richard Oswald
Richard Oswald (5 November 1880 – 11 September 1963) was an Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter, and father of German-American film director Gerd Oswald.
Early career
Richard Oswald, born in Vienna as Richard W. Ornstein, began h ...
and
Ernst Lubitsch, for whom he worked as an actor in the film ''
Madame Du Barry
Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (19 August 1743 – 8 December 1793) was the last ''maîtresse-en-titre'' of King Louis XV of France. She was executed, by guillotine, during the French Revolution due to accounts of treason—particularly being ...
'' in 1919.
Schünzel's work was very popular in Germany and the Nazi regime gave him the title of
''Ehrenarier'' or ''Honorary Aryan'', allowing him to continue to direct and act despite his Jewish heritage (his mother was Jewish). He found that the government, first under
Kaiser Wilhelm II and later under
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...
, interfered with his film projects, compelling him to leave in 1937. Schuenzel described both the Kaiser and Hitler "persons of recognized authority and the worst possible dramatic taste."
Moving to the United States, he worked in Hollywood, playing Nazis and scientists. One of many examples was the film ''
The Hitler Gang'' (1944), directed by
John Farrow. Made in the style of a gangster film, it depicts the rise of Hitler from a small political adventurer to the dictator of Germany. Reinhold Schünzel played the role of General
Erich Ludendorff.
Family
Schünzel had a daughter
Marianne Stewart
Marianne Stewart (born Annemarie Schünzel; 16 January 1922 – 1 November 1992) was a German-born American stage, film and television actress.
Early life
Stewart was born Annemarie Schünzel in Berlin, Germany on January 16, 1922 to Hanne ...
, who was born in Berlin, Germany and followed her father by becoming an actress. She appeared in Broadway plays and was known for ''
The Facts of Life'' (1960), ''
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'' (1964), and ''
Time Table
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'' (1956).
Schünzel in the United States
Schünzel came to the United States in 1937, and began his American career in
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
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* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
at
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Among the films he directed were ''
Rich Man, Poor Girl
''Rich Man, Poor Girl'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey and Lew Ayres. The film is a remake of the 1929 film ''The Idle Rich (1929 film), The Idle Rich''. This was Lana Turner's ...
'' (1938), ''
Ice Follies'' (1939), ''
Balalaika'' (1939), and ''
New Wine'' (1941). He also acted in films like ''
The Hitler Gang'' (1944), ''
Dragonwyck'' (1946), and ''
The Vicious Circle'' (1948), among others. His most memorable performance was as Dr. Anderson, a Nazi conspirator, in the film ''
Notorious
Notorious means well known for a negative trait, characteristic, or action. It may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Notorious'' (1946 film), a thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock
* ''Notorious'' (1992 film), a TV film re ...
'' released in 1946. Schünzel went to New York in 1945 to make a debut on Broadway. He acted in ''Temper the Wind'' in 1946 and ''
Montserrat
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'' in 1949.
Among the prizes he received was the ''Federal West German Film'' prize for the best supporting role in the movie ''My Father's Horses''.
He became a U.S citizen in 1943 and he returned to Germany in 1949. Schünzel died of a heart attack in Munich, Germany.
Before returning to Germany, he starred in the 1949
Clifford Odets Broadway play ''
The Big Knife''.
Filmography
German films
* ''
The Grehn Case
''The Grehn Case'' (German: ''Der Fall Grehn'') is a 1916 German silent crime film directed by William Kahn and starring Reinhold Schünzel and Ernst Pittschau.Bock & Bergfelder p.433 A detective investigates the murder of a painter.
Cast
* Rein ...
'' (1916) as Kriminalrat Rat Anheim
* ''Der Fall Hoop'' (1916) as Kriminalrat Anheim
* ''
Bubi Is Jealous'' (1916) as Hellmut Hartleben
* ''
Werner Krafft'' (1916) as Heinz Kleinschmidt
* ''
The Confessions of the Green Mask'' (1916)
* ''
The Uncanny House
''The Uncanny House'' (German: ''Das unheimliche Haus'') is a 1916 German silent mystery film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Werner Krauss, Reinhold Schünzel and Lupu Pick. It was released in three parts.Bock & Bergfelder p.261 The se ...
'' (1916, 3 parts) as Engelbert Fox / Ralph Robin, Privatdetektiv
* ''
His Coquettish Wife
''His Coquettish Wife'' (German: ''Seine kokette Frau'') is a 1916 German silent film directed by Hubert Moest and starring Hedda Vernon, Erich Kaiser-Titz and Reinhold Schünzel.Bock & Bergfelder p.433
Cast
* Hedda Vernon
* Erich Kaiser-Titz
* R ...
'' (1916)
* ''Die Stricknadeln'' (1916)
* ''
The Knitting Needles
''The Knitting Needles'' (German: ''Die Stricknadeln'') is a 1916 German silent comedy film directed by Hubert Moest and Otto Rippert and starring Erich Kaiser-Titz, Käthe Haack and Olga Engl.Bock & Bergfelder p.433
Cast
* Erich Kaiser-Titz as ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Under the Spell of Silence'' (1916)
* ''
Your Dearest Enemy
''Your Dearest Enemy'' (German ''Ihr liebster Feind'') is a 1916 German silent film directed by Fritz Bernhardt and starring Reinhold Schünzel and Victor Janson.Bock & Bergfelder p.433
Cast
* Lore Giesen
* Helene Hörmann
* Tatjana Irrah
* Re ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Benjamin the Timid'' (1916)
* ''
The Night Talk
''The Night Talk'' (German: ''Das Nachtgespräch'') is a 1917 German silent crime film directed by Adolf Gärtner and Erich Kaiser-Titz, Reinhold Schünzel and Bruno Ziener.Bock & Bergfelder p.433
Cast
* Erich Kaiser-Titz as Phantomas
* Else Ec ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Newest Star of Variety
''The Newest Star of Variety'' (German: ''Der neueste Stern vom Variété'') is a 1917 German silent film directed by Franz Eckstein and Rosa Porten.
Cast
* Rosa Porten
* Reinhold Schünzel
* Helene Voß
Helene or Hélène may refer to: Peopl ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Coquette'' (1917) as Tertianer Rolf
* ''
The Unmarried Woman
''The Unmarried Woman'' (german: Die ledige Frau) is a 1917 German silent drama film, directed by Rudolf Del Zopp and starring Hanne Brinkmann and Reinhold Schünzel.Bock & Bergfelder p. 433
Cast
* Hanne Brinkmann
* Reinhold Schünzel
* Kitty ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Lord of Hohenstein
''The Lord of Hohenstein'' (German: ''Der Schloßherr von Hohenstein'') is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Bernd Aldor, Rita Clermont and Lupu Pick.Bock & Bergfelder p.433
The film's sets were designed by ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Mountain Air'' (1917) as Von Storch
* ''
The Bracelet'' (1918) as Hausfreund
* ''
Countess Kitchenmaid
''Countess Kitchenmaid'' (German: ''Gräfin Küchenfee'') is a 1918 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Heinrich Schroth and Martin Lübbert. While her mistress is away on ...
'' (1918) as Der Schüchterne
* ''
Put to the Test'' (1918) as Reichsgraf Adolar von Warowingen
* ''
In the Castle by the Lake
''In the Castle by the Lake'' (German: ''Im Schloß am See'') is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Eugen Burg and starring Wanda Treumann, Reinhold Schünzel, and Karl Beckersachs.Bock & Bergfelder p.433
Cast
* Wanda Treumann as Ilka ...
'' (1918) as Erich von Strehsen
* ''
Cain
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'' (1918)
* ''
Spring Storms'' (1918) as Reinhold, Neffe von Königswart
* ''
Midnight
Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours. ...
'' (1918) as Dick Tillinghaft, Reporter
* ''
The Mirror of the World
''The Mirror of the World'' (German: ''Der Weltspiegel'') is a 1918 German silent film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Adolf Klein, Fritz Richard and Gertrude Welcker. It was the directoral debut of PickKreimeier p.44 who had been a prominent a ...
'' (1918) as Konkurrent
* ''
The Ballet Girl
''The Ballet Girl'' (german: Das Mädel vom Ballet) is a 1918 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Ossi Oswalda, Harry Liedtke and Margarete Kupfer.Thomson p. 145
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in ...
'' (1918) as Eduard Stutzig, Lebemann
* ''
Diary of a Lost Woman
''Diary of a Lost Woman'' (German: ''Das Tagebuch einer Verlorenen'') is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Erna Morena, Reinhold Schünzel, and Werner Krauss. The rising star Conrad Veidt also appeared. It i ...
'' (1918) as Graf Kasimir Osdorff
* ''
Let There Be Light'' (1918) as Fabrikbesitzer Kallenbach
* ''
Film Kathi
''Film Kathi'' (German: ''Die Filmkathi'') is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Franz Eckstein and Rosa Porten and starring Porten, Reinhold Schünzel and Paul Rehkopf.Bock & Bergfelder p.433
Cast
* Anna Hänseler
* Rosa Porten
* P ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Crown and Whip'' (1919)
* ''Liebe, die sich frei verschenkt'' (1919)
* ''
Prostitution
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'' (1919) as Karl Döring
* ''
Around the World in Eighty Days
''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (french: link=no, Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employe ...
'' (1919) as Archibald Corsican
* ''
Different from the Others'' (1919) as Franz Bollek
* ''
One or the Other
''One or the Other'' (German: ''Der oder der?'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Fritz Bernhardt and starring Victor Janson and Reinhold Schünzel. Originally made in 1916, it was not released until three years later.
Cast
* Victor Ja ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Carousel of Life'' (1919)
* ''
The Apache of Marseilles'' (1919) as Apache Badinguet
* ''
Hedda's Revenge
''Hedda's Revenge'' (german: Heddas Rache) is a 1919 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'' ...
'' (1919) as Georg
* ''
The Peruvian
''The Peruvian'' (German: ''Die Peruanerin'') is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Alfred Halm and starring Mady Christians, Reinhold Schünzel, and Paul Graetz.Bock & Bergfelder p.433
Cast
* Mady Christians as Fernades Matamorer
* R ...
'' (1919) as Egon Hartenstein
* ''
A Night in Paradise'' (1919) as Ede
* ''Seelenverkäufer'' (1919) as Orville
* ''
Blonde Poison
''Blonde Poison'' (german: Blondes Gift) is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Hubert Moest and starring Hedda Vernon, Paul Hartmann, and Olga Engl.Bock & Bergfelder p. 433
The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Machus ...
'' (1919) as Adolf Reiss
* ''Die Prostitution, 2. Teil - Die sich verkaufen'' (1919)
* ''
The Secret of Wera Baranska
''The Secret of Wera Baranska'' (German: ''Das Geheimnis der Wera Baranska'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Eugen Burg, Franz Porten and Rosa Porten. It stars Wanda Treumann, Paul Hartmann, and Reinhold Schünzel.Bock & Bergfelder p.43 ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Madame Du Barry
Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (19 August 1743 – 8 December 1793) was the last ''maîtresse-en-titre'' of King Louis XV of France. She was executed, by guillotine, during the French Revolution due to accounts of treason—particularly being ...
'' (1919) as
Minister Choiseul
* ''
Madness
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Emotion and mental health
* Anger, an intense emotional response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat
* Insanity, a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns
* ...
'' (1919) as Jörges
* ''Seine Beichte (Bekenntnisse eines Lebemannes)'' (1919) as Achim von Wellinghausen
* ''
During My Apprenticeship
''During My Apprenticeship'' (german: Ut mine Stromtid) is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Hubert Moest and starring Hedda Vernon, Reinhold Schünzel, and Wilhelm Diegelmann. It is based on the nineteenth century novel ''From My Farm ...
'' (1919) as Axel von Rambow
* ''
Unheimliche Geschichten'' (1919) as Der Teufel (framing story) / Former husband (ep.1) / Murderer (ep,2) / Drunk (ep.3) / Artur Silas, detective (ep.4) / Travelling Baron (ep.5)
* ''
Lilli's Marriage'' (1919) as Dr. Goldmann
* ''
Lilli'' (1919) as Dr. Goldmann
* ''Die schwarze Marion'' (1919)
* ''
The Duty to Live
''The Duty to Live'' (german: Die Pflicht zu leben) is a 1919 German silent film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Magnus Stifter, Margarete Schön, Reinhold Schünzel
Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1888 – 11 November 1954) was a German a ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Devil and the Madonna
''The Devil and the Madonna'' (German: ''Der Teufel und die Madonna'') is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Gertrude Welcker, Magnus Stifter and Reinhold Schünzel.Bock & Bergfelder p.434
The film's sets were de ...
'' (1919)
* ''Was Den Männern Gefällt'' (1919)
* ''
Love'' (1919) as Herbert Warfield
* ''Fieber'' (1919)
* ''Was den Männern gefällt'' (1919)
* ''
The Rose of the Flyer
''The Rose of the Flyer'' (German: ''Die Rose des Fliegers'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Kurt Rothe and starring Reinhold Schünzel.Bock & Berfelder p.433
Cast
* Will Korten-Kreswich
* Reinhold Schünzel
Reinhold Schünzel (7 Nov ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (1919) as Erbprinz Ottokar
* ''
The Girl and the Men'' (1919)
* ''
The Secret of the American Docks
''The Secret of the American Docks'' (German: ''Das Geheimnis des Amerika-Docks'') Is a 1919 German silent mystery film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Gustav Botz, and Reinhold Schünzel.
The film's sets were designe ...
'' (1919) as Corbett, Reisender
* ''
Baccarat'' (1919)
* ''
The Count of Cagliostro'' (1920) as
Cagliostro
* ''
Figures of the Night
''Figures of the Night'' (German:''Nachtgestalten'') is a 1920 German silent horror film written, directed and produced by Richard Oswald and starring Paul Wegener, Conrad Veidt, Reinhold Schünzel and Erna Morena. It is based on the novel '' ...
'' (1920) as Sekretär
* ''
Dancer of Death'' (1920)
* ''
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cru ...
'' (1920, director) as Leonhard
* ''
The Dancer Barberina'' (1920) as Prinz von Carignan
* ''
The Girl from Acker Street'' (1920, director)
* ''
The Prisoner'' (1920) as Französischer Lagerkommandant
* ''
Three Nights
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* ''Three of Them'' (Russian: ', literally, "three"), a 1901 ...
'' (1920) as Verbrecher
* ''
The Bandits of Asnières
''The Bandits of Asnières'' (Germany: ''Die Banditen von Asnières'') is a 1920 German silent crime film directed by Karl Mueller-Hagens and starring Max Landa, Reinhold Schünzel and .Schöning p. 55
Cast
* Max Landa as Der Detektiv
* Reinho ...
'' (1920) as Jean, der Apache
* ''
Moriturus'' (1920)
* ''
Catherine the Great
, en, Catherine Alexeievna Romanova, link=yes
, house =
, father = Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
, mother = Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
, birth_date =
, birth_name = Princess Sophie of Anha ...
'' (1920, director) as
Tsar Peter
* ''
The Chameleon'' (1920)
* ''
Christian Wahnschaffe'' (1920)
* ''
The Anti-Detective
''The Anti-Detective'' (german: Der Anti-Detektiv) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Harry Berber and starring Reinhold Schünzel
Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1888 – 11 November 1954) was a German actor and director, active in both ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Last Hour'' (1921)
* ''
The Story of a Maid'' (1921)
* ''
Deceiver of the People
''Deceiver of the People'' (german: Betrüger des Volkes) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Charles Willy Kayser, Rita Clermont and Margarete Schlegel.Bock & Bergfelder p. 535
Cast
* Charles Willy Kayser
* ...
'' (1921, director)
* ''
Lady Hamilton'' (1921) as
Ferdinand IV, König von Neapel
* ''
Money in the Streets'' (1922) as Harry Lister
* ''
Luise Millerin
''Luise Millerin'' is a 1922 German historical film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Lil Dagover, Paul Hartmann and Walter Janssen. It is based on the play ''Intrigue and Love'' by Friedrich Schiller.
Cast
* Lil Dagover as ''Luise Milleri ...
'' (1922) as Hofmarschall Kalb
* ''
Bigamy'' (1922) as Alexandroff
* ''
The Love Nest'' (1922) as Lothar von Brandt
* ''
The Three Marys'' (1923) as Don Juan de la Marana
* ''
The Treasure of Gesine Jacobsen'' (1923) as Rasmussen
* ''
The Misanthrope'' (1923)
* ''
Adam and Eve'' (1923) as Schieber
* ''
The Slipper Hero
''The Slipper Hero'' (german: Der Pantoffelheld) is a 1923 Austrian-German silent comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Scott van Balen, Liane Haid and Paul Hartmann. The title is an expression for a hen-pecked husband.
The f ...
'' (1923)
* ''
The New Land
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'' (1924)
* ''
Strong Winds
''Strong Winds'' (German: ''Windstärke 9. Die Geschichte einer reichen Erbin'') is a 1924 German silent film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Maria Kamradek, Alwin Neuss and Albert Bennefeld.Das Ufa-Buch p.126
The film's sets were d ...
'' (1924, director)
* ''
Battle of the Butterflies
''Battle of the Butterflies'' (german: Die Schmetterlingsschlacht) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Asta Nielsen, Reinhold Schünzel and Hans Brausewetter.Grange p. 183 It is based on a play by Hermann ...
'' (1924) as Richard Keßler, Reisender
* ''
A Woman for 24 Hours
''A Woman for 24 Hours'' (German:''Die Frau für 24 Stunden'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Lotte Neumann, Harry Liedtke and Kurt Vespermann.Grange p.209
The film's art direction was by Kurt ...
'' (1925, director)
* ''
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 Ku ...
'' (1925) as Max
* ''
The Marriage Swindler
''The Marriage Swindler'' (german: Heiratsschwindler) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Eduard von Winterstein, Viktoria von Ballasko and Kurt Waitzmann. It is sometimes known by the alternative title ''Die rote ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Flight Around the World
''Flight Around the World'' (german: Der Flug um den Erdball) is a 1925 German silent film, silent adventure film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Reinhold Schünzel, and Bruno Kastner.Grange p. 193 It was released in two parts ...
'' (1925) as Louis Renard
* ''
The Flower Girl of Potsdam Square'' (1925) as Stiefelputzer
* ''Der Flug um den Erdball, 2. Teil - Indien, Europa'' (1925)
* ''
The Salesgirl from the Fashion Store'' (1925)
* ''
Cock of the Roost'' (1925) as Peter Abendrot
* ''
Den of Iniquity'' (1925) as Emil Stiebel
* ''Zwischen zwei Frauen'' (1925)
* ''
The Pride of the Company'' (1926) as Wilhelm, der Stolz der Kompagnie
* ''
Tea Time in the Ackerstrasse
''Tea Time in the Ackerstrasse'' (German: ''Fünf-Uhr-Tee in der Ackerstraße'') is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Mary Nolan and Fritz Kampers.
The film's sets were designed by Otto ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Circus Romanelli'' (1926) as Der dumme August
* ''
We'll Meet Again in the Heimat'' (1926) as Gustav Knospe
* ''
The Imaginary Baron'' (1927) as Der Juxbaron
* ''
Hello Caesar!'' (1927) as Caesar, Artist
* ''
Heaven on Earth'' (1927) as Traugott Bellmann
* ''
Always Be True and Faithful'' (1927) as Orje Duff
* ''
Gesetze der Liebe'' (1927)
* ''
Herkules Maier'' (1928) as Stadtreisender Herkules Maier
* ''
Don Juan in a Girls' School'' (1928, director) as Dr. Eckehart Bleibtreu
* ''
Adam and Eve'' (1928) as Adam Grünau
* ''
You Walk So Softly'' (1928, director) as Gustav Mond
* ''
From a Bachelor's Diary'' (1929) as Franz
* ''
Peter the Mariner
''Peter the Mariner'' (german: Peter der Matrose) is a 1929 German silent comedy drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Renate Müller, and Hans Heinrich von Twardowski. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin a ...
'' (1929) as Peter Sturz
* ''
Column X'' (1929) as Robert Sandt, Führer der Kolonne X
* ''
Love in the Ring'' (1930) (uncredited)
* ''
Phantoms of Happiness'' (1930, director)
* ''
1914
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'' (1931) as
Czar Nicholas II
* ''
Ronny'' (1931, director) (German-language version)
* ''
Ronny'' (1931, director) (French-language version)
* ''
The Little Escapade'' (1931, director)
* ''
The Threepenny Opera'' (1931) as Tiger Brown
* ''
Her Grace Commands
''Her Grace Commands'' (german: Ihre Hoheit befiehlt) is a 1931 German romantic comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Käthe von Nagy, Willy Fritsch and Reinhold Schünzel. It is also translated into the alternative title ''Her Highn ...
'' (1931) as Staatsminister Graf Herlitz
* ''
Le Bal'' (1931) as Alfred Kampf (French-language version)
* ' (1931) as Alfred Kampf (German-language version)
* ''
How Shall I Tell My Husband?'' (1932, director)
* ''
Le petit écart'' (1932, director)
* ''
The Beautiful Adventure'' (1932, director)
* ''
The Beautiful Adventure'' (1932, director)
* ''
Victor and Victoria
''Victor and Victoria'' (german: Viktor und Viktoria) is a 1933 German Musical film, musical comedy film written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel, starring Renate Müller as a woman pretending to be a female impersonator. The following year, S ...
'' (1933, writer and director)
* ''
Season in Cairo'' (1933, director)
* ''
Idylle au Caire
''Idylle au Caire'' is a 1933 German French-language comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, George Rigaud and Henry Roussel. It was an alternate language version of the film ''Season in Cairo'' ...
'' (1933, director)
* ''
The English Marriage
''The English Marriage'' (german: Die Englische Heirat) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Anton Walbrook and Adele Sandrock. A young German woman is engaged to marry a British aristocrat but h ...
'' (1934, director)
* ''
George and Georgette'' (1934, director)
* ''
Die Töchter ihrer Exzellenz
Die, as a verb, refers to death, the cessation of life.
Die may also refer to:
Games
* Die, singular of dice, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers
Manufacturing
* Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semicon ...
'' (1934, director)
* ''
La jeune fille d'une nuit
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'' (1934, director)
* ''
Amphitryon'' (1935, writer and director)
* ''
Les dieux s'amusent'' (1935, director)
* ''
The Girl Irene
''The Girl Irene'' (german: Das Mädchen Irene) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Lil Dagover, Sabine Peters and Geraldine Katt. It is based on the British play ''Sixteen'' by Aimée Stuart about the widowed ...
'' (1936, director)
* ''
Donogoo Tonka'' (1936, director)
* ''
Donogoo
''Donogoo'' is a 1936 French-German comedy film directed by Henri Chomette and Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renée Saint-Cyr, Raymond Rouleau and Marcel Simon. It was produced and distributed by the French subsidiary of Germany's UFA. Shootin ...
'' (1936, director)
* ''
Land of Love'' (1937, director)
* ''Die Stimme Reichstag's'' (1949) as Himself
American films
* ''
Rich Man, Poor Girl
''Rich Man, Poor Girl'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey and Lew Ayres. The film is a remake of the 1929 film ''The Idle Rich (1929 film), The Idle Rich''. This was Lana Turner's ...
'' (1938, director)
* ''
The Ice Follies of 1939'' (1939, director)
* ''
Balalaika'' (1939, director)
* ''
The Great Awakening'' (1941, director)
* ''
Hangmen Also Die!'' (1943) as Gestapo Insp. Ritter
* ''
First Comes Courage'' (1943) as Col. Kurt von Elser
* ''
Hostages'' (1943) as Kurt Daluege
* ''
The Hitler Gang'' (1944) as
Gen. Ludendorff
* ''
The Man in Half Moon Street'' (1945) as Dr. Kurt van Bruecken
* ''
Dragonwyck'' (1946) as Count De Grenier (uncredited)
* ''
Notorious
Notorious means well known for a negative trait, characteristic, or action. It may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Notorious'' (1946 film), a thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock
* ''Notorious'' (1992 film), a TV film re ...
'' (1946) as Dr. Anderson
* ''
Plainsman and the Lady
''Plainsman and the Lady'' is a 1946 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Richard Wormser. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Vera Ralston, Gail Patrick, Joseph Schildkraut, Andy Clyde and Don "Red" Barry ...
'' (1946) as Michael H. Arnesen
* ''
Golden Earrings'' (1947) as Prof. Otto Krosigk
* ''
Berlin Express'' (1948) as Walther
* ''
The Vicious Circle'' (1948) as Baron Arady
* ''
Washington Story'' (1952) as Peter Kralik
West German films
* ''
The Dubarry'' (1951, director)
* ''Meines Vaters Pferde I. Teil Lena und Nicoline'' (1954) as Konsul Rittinghaus
* ''Meines Vaters Pferde, 2. Teil: Seine dritte Frau'' (1954) as Konsul Rittinghaus
* ''
A Love Story'' (1954) as Schlumberger, Schauspieldirektor (final film role)
References
External links
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1886 births
1954 deaths
American male film actors
Film directors from Hamburg
German male film actors
German male silent film actors
American film directors
Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States
Jewish American male actors
20th-century American male actors
20th-century German male actors
Male actors from Hamburg
People from Hamburg-Mitte