Fritz Kortner
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fritz Kortner, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Kortnergeschichten
as Self (archive footage)
Kortnergeschichten
as Self (archive footage)
Der Kaufmann von Venedig
as Shylock
Der Kaufmann von Venedig
as Shylock
Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe
Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe
Bluebeard
as Haushofsmeister
Bluebeard
as Haushofsmeister
Epilogue
as Mr. P. L. Hoopman
Epilogue
as Mr. P. L. Hoopman
The Last Illusion
as Professor Mauthner
The Last Illusion
as Professor Mauthner
The Vicious Circle
as Joseph Schwartz
The Vicious Circle
as Joseph Schwartz
Berlin Express
as Otto Franzen
Berlin Express
as Otto Franzen
The Brasher Doubloon
as Vannier
The Brasher Doubloon
as Vannier
The Razor's Edge
as Kosti
The Razor's Edge
as Kosti
Somewhere in the Night
as Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle
Somewhere in the Night
as Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle
The Hitler Gang
as Gregor Strasser
The Hitler Gang
as Gregor Strasser
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
as Bauer
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
as Bauer
Midnight Menace
as Minister Peters of Grovnia
Midnight Menace
as Minister Peters of Grovnia
The Crouching Beast
as Ahmed Bey
The Crouching Beast
as Ahmed Bey
Abdul the Damned
as The Sultan, Abdul Hamid II & Kislar
Abdul the Damned
as The Sultan, Abdul Hamid II & Kislar
Little Friend
as Giant
Little Friend
as Giant
Evensong
as Arthur Kober
Evensong
as Arthur Kober
Chu Chin Chow
as Abu Hasan
Chu Chin Chow
as Abu Hasan
The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov
as Dimitri Karamasoff
The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov
as Dimitri Karamasoff
Danton
as Danton
Danton
as Danton
The Love Storm
as Captain Kell
The Love Storm
as Captain Kell
The Great Passion
as Himself
The Great Passion
as Himself
Giftgas
as Konzernpräsident Straaten
Giftgas
as Konzernpräsident Straaten
Atlantic
as Heinrich Thomas
Atlantic
as Heinrich Thomas
The Ship of Lost Men
as Capt. Fernando Vela
The Ship of Lost Men
as Capt. Fernando Vela
The Woman One Longs For
as Dr. Karoff
The Woman One Longs For
as Dr. Karoff
Frau Sorge
as Der alte Meyhöfer
Frau Sorge
as Der alte Meyhöfer
Die Geliebte des Gouverneurs
Die Geliebte des Gouverneurs
Die Ausgestoßenen
Die Ausgestoßenen
Alpentragödie
as Father
Alpentragödie
as Father
Mata Hari: the Red Dancer
as Graf Bobrykin
Mata Hari: the Red Dancer
as Graf Bobrykin
Kiedy kobieta zdradza męża
as lokaj
Kiedy kobieta zdradza męża
as lokaj
Moderne Ehen
Moderne Ehen
The Hands of Orlac
as Nera
The Hands of Orlac
as Nera
Dr. Wislizenus
as Dr. Wislizenus
Dr. Wislizenus
as Dr. Wislizenus
Warning Shadows
as The Count
Warning Shadows
as The Count
Nora
as Krogstadt
Nora
as Krogstadt
Am Rande der Großstadt
Am Rande der Großstadt
Peter the Great
as Patriarch Adrian
Peter the Great
as Patriarch Adrian
Der Graf von Essex
as Lord Nottingham
Der Graf von Essex
as Lord Nottingham
Backstairs
as The Postman
Backstairs
as The Postman
Danton
as Minor Role (rumored)
Danton
as Minor Role (rumored)
Die Verschwörung zu Genua
as Gianettino
Die Verschwörung zu Genua
as Gianettino
Haschisch, das Paradies der Hölle
as Sultan
Haschisch, das Paradies der Hölle
as Sultan
Catherine the Great
as Potemkin
Catherine the Great
as Potemkin
Das Auge des Buddha
Das Auge des Buddha
Der Sonnwendhof
Der Sonnwendhof
Frauenehre
Frauenehre
Odette
as Frontenac
Odette
as Frontenac