Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

Known for

Acting

Born

September 6, 1867

Birthplace

Mannheim, Germany

Died

May 15, 1952 (aged 84)

Biography

Albert Bassermann (7 September 1867 – 15 May 1952) was a German stage and screen actor. He was considered to be one of the greatest German-speaking actors of his generation and received the famous Iffland-Ring. He was married to Elsa Schiff with whom he frequently performed.

Best known work

The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

1948

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940

The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture

1941

A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face

1941

Invisible Agent

Invisible Agent

1942

Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away

1944

Once Upon a Honeymoon

Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

1943

Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

1942

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

Filmography

1948
The Red Shoes
as Sergei Ratov
1947
Escape Me Never
as Professor Heinrich
1947
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
as Jacques Rival
1946
The Searching Wind
as Count von Stammer
1945
Strange Holiday
as School Principal
1945
Rhapsody in Blue
as Prof. Franck
1944
Since You Went Away
as Sigmund Golden
1943
Madame Curie
as Professor Jean Perot
1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as Dr. Carl Hesser
1942
Reunion in France
as General Hugo Schroeder
1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as General Borelski
1942
The Moon and Sixpence
as Dr. Coutras
1942
Desperate Journey
as Dr. Ludwig Mather
1942
Invisible Agent
as Arnold Schmidt
1942
Fly By Night
as Dr. Storm
1941
The Shanghai Gesture
as Van Elst
1941
New Wine
as Ludwig van Beethoven
1941
A Woman's Face
as Consul Magnus Barring
1941
I Was a Criminal
as Wilhelm Voight, a Shoemaker
1940
Escape
as Dr. Arthur Henning
1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Franz Geller
1940
Knute Rockne All American
as Father Julius Nieuwland
1940
Foreign Correspondent
as Van Meer
1940
Moon Over Burma
as Basil Renner
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Robert Koch