Actor
Hans Schumm
April 2, 1896 · Stuttgart, Germany
Hans Josef Schumm (né Johann Josef Eugen Schumm; 2 April 1896 Stuttgart – 2 February 1990 Los Angeles) was a German-born-turned-American actor, notably, a prolific and critically acclaimed Hollywood screen character actor who appeared in some 95 films – including a co-starring villainous role in a 12-episode serial. He also appeared in 15 TV productions and several stage productions, including one on Broadway. Except for about ten cinema productions, Schumm's body of work in cinema and television was filmed in the United States. In stage and film, he is credited as Hans Josef Schumm or simply Hans Schumm; but in seven films, he is credited under the pseudonym André Pola — three in 1948, one in 1949, one in 1954, and one 1956. In his private life, he was known as Joseph Schumm and Johann J.E. Schumm.
Notable work
Often works with
Rudolph Anders
5 titles together
The Great Dictator, To Be or Not to Be, Act of Violence
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Walter Bonn
5 titles together
Sahara, Once Upon a Honeymoon, Above Suspicion
Felix Bressart
3 titles together
To Be or Not to Be, Above Suspicion, Escape
Sven Hugo Borg
3 titles together
To Be or Not to Be, This Land Is Mine, Invisible Agent
Humphrey Bogart
3 titles together
Sahara, All Through the Night, Action in the North Atlantic
Conrad Veidt
3 titles together
All Through the Night, Above Suspicion, Escape
Full filmography · 49
Spy Smasher Returns
as The Mask
1966
The Bashful Elephant
as Fritz
1962
The Trapp Family
cast
1956
Waiting in the Lurch
as Dr. Emil Gesundheit (as Andre Pola)
1949
Fuelin' Around
as Col. Cluttz
1949
Act of Violence
as German (voice) (uncredited)
19496.9
Smuggler's Cove
as Karl
1948
Casbah
as Willem
1948
Escape in the Desert
as Klaus
1945
Uncertain Glory
cast
19446.7
Voice in the Wind
as Piesecke
1944
Sahara
as Sgt. Krause (uncredited)
19437.2