Willi Forst

Known for

Acting

Born

April 7, 1903

Birthplace

Vienna, Austria

Died

August 11, 1980 (aged 77)

Biography

Willi Forst was an Austrian actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and singer. As an actor, he was a favorite with audiences; as a director, he was one of the most important representatives of the musical comedy films of Vienna in the 1930s.

Best known work

Sodom and Gomorrah

1922

Die Sünderin

1951

Masquerade in Vienna

1934

Cafe Electric

1927

Mazurka

1935

Vienna Blood

1942

A Blonde Dream

1932

Bel Ami

1939

The Stars Shine

1938

Dangers of the Engagement Period

1930

Filmography

1957
Vienna, City of My Dreams
Director, Writer
1957
Die unentschuldigte Stunde
Director, Writer
1956
Kaiserjäger
Director
1956
The Three from the Filling Station
Director
1955
Three from the Gasoline Station
Producer
1955
Ein Mann vergißt die Liebe
as Alexander von Barender
1955
Ein Haus voll Liebe
Writer
1954
Weg in die Vergangenheit
as Clemens Monti
1954
Dieses Lied bleibt bei dir
Director, Writer
1954
It Was Always So Nice with You
as Regisseur
1952
The White Horse Inn
Director
1951
Miracles Still Happen
as Bobby Sanders, Director, Writer
1951
Die Sünderin
Director, Screenplay
1950
Das Kuckucksei
Producer
1949
Viennese Girls
as Carl Michael Ziehrer, Director, Writer, Producer
1948
Die Frau am Weg
Producer
1948
Leckerbissen
as Self - film scenes (archive footage)
1947
Der Hofrat Geiger
Producer
1947
Yuvamı Yıkamazsın
Original Story
1943
Women Are No Angels
Director, Producer
1942
Vienna Blood
Director, Writer, Producer
1940
Operette
as Franz Jauner, Director, Writer, Producer
1939
I Am Sebastian Ott
as Sebastian Ott / Ludwig Ott, Director
1939
Bel Ami
as George Duroy, Director, Writer, Producer
1938
The Stars Shine
as Gast