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Walter Franck(1896-1961)

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Walter Franck was born on 16 April 1896 in Hüttensteinach, Saxe-Meiningen [now Thuringia], Germany. He was an actor, known for Bismarck (1940), Zwischen Hamburg und Haiti (1940) and Eskapade (1936). He died on 10 August 1961 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.
BornApril 16, 1896
DiedAugust 10, 1961(65)
BornApril 16, 1896
DiedAugust 10, 1961(65)
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Paul Hartmann and Rolf Lauckner in Bismarck (1940)
Bismarck
6.4
  • Kaiser Napoleon III
  • 1940
Zwischen Hamburg und Haiti (1940)
Zwischen Hamburg und Haiti
5.8
  • Melchior Schlömpp alias Larsen
  • 1940
Renate Müller in Eskapade (1936)
Eskapade
6.7
  • Rakowsky - Chef der russ. Geheimpolizei
  • 1936
Roma Bahn, René Deltgen, Gustav Diessl, Herbert Hübner, Eduard von Borsody, and Vera von Langen in The Green Hell (1938)
The Green Hell
7.1
  • Der Gouverneur von Para
  • 1938

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  • Mann ohne Namen
    • Stabsarzt Hertel
    • TV Movie
    • 1959
  • Ferientage - einmal anders
    • Short
    • 1952
  • Gott lebt
    • Narrator (voice)
    • Short
    • 1952
  • Wenn abends die Heide träumt (1952)
    Wenn abends die Heide träumt
    • 1952
  • K - Das Haus des Schweigens (1951)
    K - Das Haus des Schweigens
    • Maitre Gabriel Robert
    • 1951
  • Die tödlichen Träume (1951)
    Die tödlichen Träume
    • Alexis
    • Don d'Alvarez
    • Cardillac
    • 1951
  • Der Fall Rabanser (1950)
    Der Fall Rabanser
    • 1950
  • Sybille Schmitz in Die Lüge (1950)
    Die Lüge
    • 1950
  • 0 Uhr 15, Zimmer 9 (1950)
    0 Uhr 15, Zimmer 9
    • Konsul Alexander Pallant
    • 1950
  • Paul Dahlke and Winnie Markus in Der Bagnosträfling (1949)
    Der Bagnosträfling
    • Courbet, Kriminalinspektor
    • 1949
  • Blockierte Signale (1948)
    Blockierte Signale
    • Löllgen, Spediteur
    • 1948
  • Der Fall Molander (1945)
    Der Fall Molander
    • 1945
  • Heidemarie Hatheyer, Walter Franck, Werner Fuetterer, and Carl Kuhlmann in Die Jahre vergehen (1945)
    Die Jahre vergehen
    • Georg Behrendsen
    • 1945
  • Liebesgeschichten (1943)
    Liebesgeschichten
    • Herr von Gaefe
    • 1943
  • Der große König (1942)
    Der große König
    • Gen. Laudon
    • 1942

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  • Alternative name
    • Walter Frank
  • Born
    • April 16, 1896
    • Hüttensteinach, Saxe-Meiningen [now Thuringia], Germany
  • Died
    • August 10, 1961
    • Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany
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    • 1 Pictorial

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    Intense character actor, trained under Albert Steinrück (1914-16). A leading figure of the German expressionist stage of the 1920's. Until 1944, performed regularly with the Deutschen Theater and the Staatstheater Berlin. In films from 1926, often in professorial roles or as barristers, governors and consuls. Critically acclaimed and recipient of many awards, including the Bundesverdienstkreuz (1953) and the Berliner Kunstpreis (1955).

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