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Fritz Kortner

Acting 78 (deceased) years old Vienna - Austria ★ 0.3
Born: May 12, 1892
Died: July 22, 1970

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fritz Kortner (12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970) was an Austrian-born stage and film actor and theatre director.

Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduating, he joined Max Reinhardt in Berlin in 1911 and then Leopold Jessner in 1916. Also in that year he made his first appearance in a silent film. He became one of Germany's best known character actors. His speciality was playing sinister and threatening roles, though he also appeared in the title role of 1930's Dreyfus.

With the coming to power of the Nazis, Kortner, being Jewish, chose to flee Germany in 1933. He emigrated to the United States, where he found work as a character actor and theatre director for a time before returning to Germany in 1949. Upon his return, he became noted for his innovative staging and direction, particularly of classics such as his Richard III (1964) in which the king crawls over piles of corpses at the end.

Kortner died in Munich.

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Known For

The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge Kosti 1946
Hitler: A Career
Hitler: A Career Self (archive footage) 1977
Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle 1946
Pandora's Box
Pandora's Box Dr. Ludwig Schön 1929
The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac Nera 1924

Filmography

Acting Credits (89)

Kortnergeschichten
Kortnergeschichten Self (archive footage) 1980
Hitler: A Career
Hitler: A Career Self (archive footage) 1977
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany Self (archive footage) 1975
Der Kaufmann von Venedig
Der Kaufmann von Venedig Shylock 1969
Fritz Kortner spricht Monologe für eine Schallplatte
Fritz Kortner spricht Monologe für eine Schallplatte 1966
Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe
Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe 1965
Das Profil
Das Profil Self 1962
Bluebeard
Bluebeard Haushofsmeister 1951
German Film Award
German Film Award Self 1951
Epilogue
Epilogue Mr. P. L. Hoopman 1950
The Last Illusion
The Last Illusion Professor Mauthner 1949
The Vicious Circle
The Vicious Circle Joseph Schwartz 1948
Berlin Express
Berlin Express Franzen 1948
The Brasher Doubloon
The Brasher Doubloon Vannier 1947
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge Kosti 1946
Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle 1946
The Wife of Monte Cristo
The Wife of Monte Cristo Maillard 1946
The Hitler Gang
The Hitler Gang Gregor Strasser 1944
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler Bauer 1943
The Purple V
The Purple V Thomas Forster 1943
The Eternal Jew
The Eternal Jew Dimitri Karamasoff (archive footage) 1940
Midnight Menace
Midnight Menace Minister Peters of Grovnia 1937
The Crouching Beast
The Crouching Beast Ahmed Bey 1935
Abdul the Damned
Abdul the Damned The Sultan, Abdul Hamid II & Kislar 1935
Little Friend
Little Friend Giant 1934
Evensong
Evensong Arthur Kober 1934
Chu Chin Chow
Chu Chin Chow Abu Hasan 1934
The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov
The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov Dimitri Karamasoff 1931
Danton
Danton Danton 1931
The Love Storm
The Love Storm Captain Kell 1930
The Great Passion
The Great Passion Himself 1930
Dreyfus
Dreyfus Hauptmann Alfred Dreyfus 1930
The Other
The Other Staatsanwalt Hallers 1930
Giftgas
Giftgas Konzernpräsident Straaten 1929
Atlantic
Atlantic Heinrich Thomas 1929
Die stärkere Macht
Die stärkere Macht 1929
The Ship of Lost Men
The Ship of Lost Men Capt. Fernando Vela 1929
Die Frau im Talar
Die Frau im Talar 1929
The Woman One Longs For
The Woman One Longs For Dr. Karoff 1929
The Somnambulist
The Somnambulist 1929
Pandora's Box
Pandora's Box Dr. Ludwig Schön 1929
The Last Night
The Last Night Montaloup 1928
Marquis d’Eon, der Spion der Pompadour
Marquis d’Eon, der Spion der Pompadour 1928
Frau Sorge
Frau Sorge Der alte Meyhöfer 1928
Die Geliebte des Gouverneurs
Die Geliebte des Gouverneurs 1927
Die Ausgestoßenen
Die Ausgestoßenen 1927
Alpentragödie
Alpentragödie Father 1927
Primanerliebe
Primanerliebe Karsten 1927
Mata Hari: the Red Dancer
Mata Hari: the Red Dancer Graf Bobrykin 1927
The Life of Beethoven
The Life of Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven 1927
Draga Maschin
Draga Maschin 1927
Should We Be Silent?
Should We Be Silent? Der annoncirende Arzt 1926
Kiedy kobieta zdradza męża
Kiedy kobieta zdradza męża lokaj 1924
Moderne Ehen
Moderne Ehen 1924
The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac Nera 1924
Dr. Wislizenus
Dr. Wislizenus Dr. Wislizenus 1924
Armes kleines Mädchen
Armes kleines Mädchen 1924
Ein Weib, ein Tier, ein Diamant
Ein Weib, ein Tier, ein Diamant Urmensch 1923
Warning Shadows
Warning Shadows The Count 1923
Nora
Nora Krogstadt 1923
The Ghost with the Deadly Kiss
The Ghost with the Deadly Kiss 1923
Am Rande der Großstadt
Am Rande der Großstadt 1922
What Belongs to Darkness
What Belongs to Darkness Gangster 1922
Peter the Great
Peter the Great Patriarch Adrian 1922
Der Graf von Essex
Der Graf von Essex Lord Nottingham 1922
Am roten Kliff
Am roten Kliff Henning Rinkens 1922
Der Eisenbahnkönig, 1. Teil - Mensch und Mammon
Der Eisenbahnkönig, 1. Teil - Mensch und Mammon 1921
Der Eisenbahnkönig, 2. Teil - Lauernder Tod
Der Eisenbahnkönig, 2. Teil - Lauernder Tod 1921
Backstairs
Backstairs The Postman 1921
Die Brüder Karamasoff
Die Brüder Karamasoff 1921
Danton
Danton Minor Role (rumored) 1921
Landstraße und Großstadt
Landstraße und Großstadt Mendel Hammerstein 1921
Die Verschwörung zu Genua
Die Verschwörung zu Genua Gianettino 1921
Haschisch, das Paradies der Hölle
Haschisch, das Paradies der Hölle Sultan 1921
The House on the Moon
The House on the Moon Jan van Haag - Wachsfigurenhändler 1921
Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha
Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha Bhirma 1921
The Night of Queen Isabeau
The Night of Queen Isabeau Connetable 1920
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand Iwan Becker 1920
Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter
Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter 1920
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great Potemkin 1920
Va banque
Va banque 1920
Satan
Satan Pharao Amenhotep 1920
Die Verschleierte
Die Verschleierte 1920
Gerechtigkeit
Gerechtigkeit 1920
Das Auge des Buddha
Das Auge des Buddha 1919
Der Sonnwendhof
Der Sonnwendhof 1918
Frauenehre
Frauenehre 1918
Das andere Ich
Das andere Ich Professor 1918
Der Märtyrer seines Herzens
Der Märtyrer seines Herzens Ludwig van Beethoven 1918

Directing Credits (10)

Writing Credits (9)

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