
Actor
March 5, 1873 · Olmütz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Olomouc, Czech Republic]
Veteran Austrian character actor, on stage from 1890. In films from 1912, with occasional forays into writing and directing. Mostly used for supporting roles, with the exception of a starring role in Haydns letzter Besucher (1939). The sound movie didn't constitute a problem for the experiences theater actor and he continued his successful career with Alfred Hitchcock's "Mary - Sir John greift ein!" (1930).
Eroica
as Maler
In the Evening After the Opera
cast
The Woman of My Dreams
as Reisender im Schlafwagenabteil
Rembrandt
cast
The Way to Freedom
as Opernkomponist in Wien
So gefällst Du mir
cast
Falstaff in Wien
as Schreiber Pokorny
A Little Night Music
as Kapellmeister in Prag
Immortal Waltz
as Fabrikant
The Grouch
as Richter
Marguerite : 3
as Dirigent
The Optimist
cast