Biography
Veteran Austrian character actor, on stage from 1890. In films from 1912, with occasional forays into writing and directing. Mostly used for supporting roles, with the exception of a starring role in Haydns letzter Besucher (1939). The sound movie didn't constitute a problem for the experiences theater actor and he continued his successful career with Alfred Hitchcock's "Mary - Sir John greift ein!" (1930).
Known for
Career timeline
Frequently appears with
Ewald Balser
Ludwig van Beethoven
Marianne Schönauer
Therese van Brunswick
Judith Holzmeister
Giulietta Guicciardi
Oskar Werner
Karl, Beethovens Neffe
Dagny Servaes
Karls Mutter
Gusti Huber
Julia Angerer, verheirate
Siegfried Breuer
Rudolph Manders
Robert Lindner
Johannes Merk
Erich Ponto
Stephan Schneider
Albert Florath
Zuchthausdirektor
Full filmography
HD
Eroica
HD
In the Evening After the Opera
HD
The Woman of My Dreams
HD
The Way to Freedom
HD
So gefällst Du mir
HD
Falstaff in Wien
HD
A Little Night Music
HD
Immortal Waltz
HD
The Grouch
HD
Marguerite : 3
HD
The Optimist
HD
Darling of the Sailors
HD
Musik für dich
HD
Unentschuldigte Stunde
HD
Such Great Foolishness
HD
The Night with the Emperor
HD
A Wedding Dream
HD
Three Girls Around Schubert
HD
Mädchenjahre einer Königin
HD
Der junge Baron Neuhaus