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Carl Esmond

Carl Esmond

Acting·1902–2004·49 films

Carl Esmond (born Karl Simon June 14, 1902 – December 4, 2004) was an Austrian-born American film and stage actor, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Although his age was given as 33 in the passenger list when he arrived in the USA in January 1938, in his naturalization petition his birth year is stated as 1902. His stage names were Willy Eichberger and Charles Esmond and finally Carl Esmond. He trained at Vienna's State Academy of Dramatic Arts, and made his film debut in the operetta The Emperor's Waltz (1933).

Filmography

Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)German Major
Ministry of Fear
Ministry of Fear (1944)Willi Hilfe
Lola Montès
Lola Montès (1955)Doctor
Morituri
Morituri (1965)Busch
The World in His Arms
The World in His Arms (1952)Prince Semyon
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol (1938)Hauptmann Von Mueller
Liebelei
Liebelei (1933)Oberleutnant Theo Kaiser
Experiment Perilous
Experiment Perilous (1944)John Maitland
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon (1958)Jules Verne
Address Unknown
Address Unknown (1944)Baron von Friesche
Without Love
Without Love (1945)Paul Carrell
Sundown
Sundown (1941)Jan Kuypens
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)Dr. Lorenz
Walk a Crooked Mile
Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)Dr. Ritter von Stolb
The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)Lt. Dirk Van Daal
Agent for H.A.R.M.
Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966)Professor Jan Stefánik
Hitler
Hitler (1962)Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
The Catman of Paris
The Catman of Paris (1946)Charles Regnier
Thunder in the Sun
Thunder in the Sun (1959)Andre Dauphin
The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through (1942)Richard 'Dutch' Kroner
Little Men
Little Men (1940)Professor Bhaer
Her Highness and the Bellboy
Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)Baron Zoltan Faludi
First Comes Courage
First Comes Courage (1943)Maj. Paul Dichter
The Desert Hawk
The Desert Hawk (1950)Kibar
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944)Maj. von Behn - Nazi Commandant
Margin for Error
Margin for Error (1943)Baron Max von Alvenstor
All for Veronica
All for Veronica (1936)Paul Schmidt
Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat (1939)U-Boat Captain
The Master Race
The Master Race (1944)Andrei
Blossom Time
Blossom Time (1934)Count Rudi von Hohenberg
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back (1946)Paul Millard
This Love of Ours
This Love of Ours (1945)Uncle Bob
Burg Theatre
Burg Theatre (1936)Josef Rainer
Panama Hattie
Panama Hattie (1942)Lucas Kefler (uncredited)
Seven Sweethearts
Seven Sweethearts (1942)Carl Randall
Kaiserwalzer
Kaiserwalzer (1933)Viktor Eggersdorf
Pacific Rendezvous
Pacific Rendezvous (1942)Andre Leemuth
Slave Girl
Slave Girl (1947)El Hamid
Mystery Submarine
Mystery Submarine (1950)Heldman
Evensong
Evensong (1934)Count Ehrenburg / Archduke Theodore
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985)General Von Helmuth
Invitation to the Waltz
Invitation to the Waltz (1935)Carl
Inge and the Millions
Inge and the Millions (1933)Walter Brink
Brushfire
Brushfire (1962)Martin
Romance
Romance (1936)Graf Eduard Romanel
Kleines Mädel, großes Glück
Kleines Mädel, großes Glück (1933)Georg Hellwig
The Empress's Favourite
The Empress's Favourite (1936)Fähnrich Alexander Tomsky
Regina Amstetten
Regina Amstetten (1954)Prof. Werner Grüter
Prater
Prater (1936)Fred