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Hugo Schuster

Known for

Acting

Born

November 22, 1886

Birthplace

Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Died

July 10, 1976 (aged 89)

Biography

Hugo Schuster (22 November 1886 – 10 July 1976) was a German-British actor

Born in Aachen, Germany, Schuster began his career acting at Otto Brahm's Berlin Lessing Theater. In the 1920s, he acted in the leading German theatres. After 1945, he had roles in English theatre plays, films, television, and radio - such as the BBC German service. From 1956 to 1963 he lived in Germany, acting in German productions. However, he did not feel at peace in post-war Germany and returned to his home in Golders Green

Best known work

The Third Man
The Third Man
1949
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
1967
The Blue Max
The Blue Max
1966
Father Brown
Father Brown
1954
Secret People
Secret People
1952
Hotel Reserve
Hotel Reserve
1944
Paid to Kill
Paid to Kill
1954
House of Blackmail
House of Blackmail
1953
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948
Burnt Evidence
Burnt Evidence
1954

Filmography

  1. 1967

    The PrisonerTV

    as Professor Jacob Seltzman / The Colonel (1 episode)

  2. 1966

    Second Childhood

    as Dr. Gerhardt Keppler

  3. 1966

    The Blue Max

    as Hans. Elderly Servant

  4. 1955

    Secret Venture

    as Professor Henrik

  5. 1954

  6. 1954

    Paid to Kill

    as Professor

  7. 1954

    Father Brown

    as Optician

  8. 1953

    House of Blackmail

    as Dr. Welich

  9. 1952

    Secret People

    as General Galbern

  10. 1950

    Prelude to Fame

    as Dr. Freihaus

  11. 1949

    The Third Man

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  12. 1948

    Portrait from Life

    as Interpreter

  13. 1944

    Hotel Reserve

    as Inspector

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