Harry Baur
Harry Baur (12 April 1880 – 8 April 1943) was a French actor. Initially a stage actor, Baur appeared in about 80 films between 1909 and 1942. He gave an acclaimed performance as the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in the biopic Beethoven's Great Love (Un grand amour de Beethoven, 1936), directed by Abel Gance, and as Jean Valjean in Raymond Bernard's version of Les Misérables (1934). He also acted in Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset's silent film, Beethoven (1909), and in La voyante (1923), Sarah Bernhardt's last film. In 1942, while in Berlin, to star in his last film Symphone eines Lebens, Baur's wife was arrested by the Gestapo and charged with espionage. His effort to secure her release led to his own arrest and torture. He was being falsely labelled as a Jew but confirmed freemason. He was released in April 1943, but died in Paris shortly after in mysterious circumstances. Academy Award-winning American actor Rod Steiger cited Baur as one of his favorite actors who had exerted a major influence on his craft and career.
Filmography
Stars Never Die
as Self (archive footage)
Stars Never Die
as Self (archive footage)
Symphonie eines Lebens
as Stefan Melchior, Dorfkantor
Symphonie eines Lebens
as Stefan Melchior, Dorfkantor
Sins of Youth
as Monsieur Lacalade
Sins of Youth
as Monsieur Lacalade
Who Killed Santa Claus?
as Gaspard Cornusse
Who Killed Santa Claus?
as Gaspard Cornusse
Volpone
as Volpone
Volpone
as Volpone
African Diary
as Docteur Bourdet
African Diary
as Docteur Bourdet
President Haudecoeur
as President Haudecoeur
President Haudecoeur
as President Haudecoeur
The Patriot
as Tsar Paul 1st
The Patriot
as Tsar Paul 1st
The Postmaster's Daughter
as Virine, le maitre de poste
The Postmaster's Daughter
as Virine, le maitre de poste
The Rebel Son
as Taras Bulba
The Rebel Son
as Taras Bulba
Rasputin
as Rasputin
Rasputin
as Rasputin
Hatred
as le capitaine Mollenard
Hatred
as le capitaine Mollenard
Life Dances On
as Alain Regnault
Life Dances On
as Alain Regnault
The Secrets of the Red Sea
The Secrets of the Red Sea
Sarati the Terrible
as Cesar Sarati
Sarati the Terrible
as Cesar Sarati
Paris
Paris
The Life and Loves of Beethoven
as Ludwig van Beethoven
The Life and Loves of Beethoven
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Nitchevo
Nitchevo
Taras Bulba
as Tarass Boulba
Taras Bulba
as Tarass Boulba
Samson
as Jacques Brachart
Samson
as Jacques Brachart
The New Men
as Bourron
The New Men
as Bourron
The Golem
as L'empereur Rodolphe II, roi de Bohème
The Golem
as L'empereur Rodolphe II, roi de Bohème
Dark Eyes
as Ivan Ivanovitch Petroff
Dark Eyes
as Ivan Ivanovitch Petroff
Crime and Punishment
as Porphyre
Crime and Punishment
as Porphyre
Golgotha
as Hérode
Golgotha
as Hérode
Moscow Nights
as Peter Brioukow
Moscow Nights
as Peter Brioukow
Moscow Nights
as Piotr Brioukow
Moscow Nights
as Piotr Brioukow
A Man and His Woman
as Papon
A Man and His Woman
as Papon
Rothchild
as Rothchild
Rothchild
as Rothchild
Les Misérables
as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
Les Misérables
as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
A Man's Head
as Commissaire Jules Maigret
A Man's Head
as Commissaire Jules Maigret
Criminal
as Warden Brady
Criminal
as Warden Brady
The Old Devil
as Guillaume Vautier
The Old Devil
as Guillaume Vautier
The Three Musketeers
as M. de Tréville
The Three Musketeers
as M. de Tréville
The Red Head
as Mr. Lepic
The Red Head
as Mr. Lepic
Moon over Morocco
as M. de Marouvelle
Moon over Morocco
as M. de Marouvelle
Polish Jew
as Mathias
Polish Jew
as Mathias
The Lost Course
as Le Capitaine Kell
The Lost Course
as Le Capitaine Kell
David Golder
as David Golder
David Golder
as David Golder
The Clairvoyant
as Monsieur Detaille
The Clairvoyant
as Monsieur Detaille
The Gold Chignon
The Gold Chignon
Flower of Paris
as Harry Podge
Flower of Paris
as Harry Podge
Monsieur Lecoq
Monsieur Lecoq
L'Évasion de Vidocq
as Vidocq
L'Évasion de Vidocq
as Vidocq
La Jeunesse de Vidocq ou Comment on devient policier
as Vidocq
La Jeunesse de Vidocq ou Comment on devient policier
as Vidocq
L'Assommoir
L'Assommoir
Le Roman de Carpentier
Le Roman de Carpentier