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Reinhold Schünzel

Reinhold Schünzel

Acting·1888–1954·82 films

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. Despite his ancestry, Schünzel was allowed by the Nazis to continue making films for several years until he left in 1937 to live abroad.

As Actor

Notorious
Notorious (1946)Dr. Anderson
Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)Gestapo Insp. Ritter
Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck (1946)Count De Grenier (uncredited)
Berlin Express
Berlin Express (1948)Johann Walther
The 3 Penny Opera
The 3 Penny Opera (1931)Tiger-Brown
Different from the Others
Different from the Others (1919)Franz Bollek
Madame DuBarry
Madame DuBarry (1919)Duke of Choiseul
Eerie Tales
Eerie Tales (1919)Der Teufel / Various Other Roles
Golden Earrings
Golden Earrings (1947)Otto Krosigk
The Hitler Gang
The Hitler Gang (1944)Gen. Ludendorff
First Comes Courage
First Comes Courage (1943)Col. Kurt von Elser
Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!
Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed! (1927)
The Man in Half Moon Street
The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)Dr. Kurt van Bruecken
The Vicious Circle
The Vicious Circle (1948)Baron Arady
Lady Hamilton
Lady Hamilton (1921)Ferdinand IV, König von Neapel
Flight Around the World
Flight Around the World (1925)Louis Renard
1914: The Last Days Before the War
1914: The Last Days Before the War (1931)Nikolaus II.
Hostages
Hostages (1943)Kurt Daluege
Hello Caesar!
Hello Caesar! (1927)Caesar
Um Krone und Peitsche
Um Krone und Peitsche (1919)
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1919)Archibald Corsican
Meines Vaters Pferde, 1. Teil: Lena und Nicoline
Meines Vaters Pferde, 1. Teil: Lena und Nicoline (1954)Konsul Rittinghaus
Her Grace Commands
Her Grace Commands (1931)Staatsminister Graf Herlitz
The Dancer Barberina
The Dancer Barberina (1920)
The Ball
The Ball (1931)
Blonde Poison
Blonde Poison (1919)Adolf Reiss
Heaven on Earth
Heaven on Earth (1927)Traugott Bellmann
Diary of a Lost Woman
Diary of a Lost Woman (1918)Graf Kasimir Osdorff
Meines Vaters Pferde, 2. Teil: Seine dritte Frau
Meines Vaters Pferde, 2. Teil: Seine dritte Frau (1954)Konsul Rittinghaus
All for Money
All for Money (1923)Schieber
Figures of the Night
Figures of the Night (1920)The secretary
Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter
Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter (1918)Kallenbach
Lilli
Lilli (1919)
The Story of a Maid
The Story of a Maid (1921)
Prostitution II
Prostitution II (1919)
The Imaginary Baron
The Imaginary Baron (1927)Der Juxbaron
Rags and Silk
Rags and Silk (1925)Max
Der Fall Hoop...!
Der Fall Hoop...! (1916)Superintendent Anheim
Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens
Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens (1918)Reinhold
Moriturus
Moriturus (1920)Freiherr von Mohrungen
The Last Payment
The Last Payment (1919)Jules Lambert
Don Juan in der Mädchenschule
Don Juan in der Mädchenschule (1928)Dr. Eckehart Bleibtreu
Die Banditen von Asnières
Die Banditen von Asnières (1920)
Die Liebschaften der Käthe Keller
Die Liebschaften der Käthe Keller (1919)
Der Hahn im Korb
Der Hahn im Korb (1925)Peter Abendrot
Der Weltspiegel
Der Weltspiegel (1918)
The Count of Cagliostro
The Count of Cagliostro (1920)Alessandro Cagliostro
Countess Kitchenmaid
Countess Kitchenmaid (1918)schüchterner Verehrer
Drei Nächte
Drei Nächte (1920)Anton Wicleff
Das Geld auf der Strasse
Das Geld auf der Strasse (1922)
Die Erzkokette
Die Erzkokette (1917)
Der Fall Grehn
Der Fall Grehn (1916)Kriminalrat Rat Anheim
Baccarat
Baccarat (1920)

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As Writer