Reinhold Schünzel

Reinhold Schünzel

Known for

Acting

Born

November 7, 1888

Birthplace

Hamburg, Germany

Died

November 11, 1954 (aged 66)

Biography

Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1888 – 11 November 1954) was a German actor and director, active in both Germany and the United States. The son of a German father and a Jewish mother, he was born in St. Pauli, the poorest part of Hamburg. Despite his ancestry, Schünzel was allowed by the Nazis to continue making films for several years until he left in 1937 to live abroad.

Best known work

Notorious

Notorious

1946

Victor/Victoria

Victor/Victoria

1982

Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

1943

Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

1946

Berlin Express

Berlin Express

1948

The 3 Penny Opera

The 3 Penny Opera

1931

Different from the Others

Different from the Others

1919

Victor/Victoria

Victor/Victoria

1996

Madame DuBarry

Madame DuBarry

1919

Eerie Tales

Eerie Tales

1919

Filmography

TBA
Donogoo
Director
1996
Victor/Victoria
Original Film Writer
1982
Victor/Victoria
Original Film Writer
1975
Film Emigration from Nazi GermanyTV
as Self (archive footage) (5 episodes)
1957
Viktor und Viktoria
Screenplay
1954
Eine Liebesgeschichte
as Schlumberger
1954
Meines Vaters Pferde, 2. Teil: Seine dritte Frau
as Konsul Rittinghaus
1954
Meines Vaters Pferde, 1. Teil: Lena und Nicoline
as Konsul Rittinghaus
1951
German Film AwardTV
as Self (1 episode)
1948
The Vicious Circle
as Baron Arady
1948
Berlin Express
as Johann Walther
1947
Golden Earrings
as Otto Krosigk
1946
Notorious
as Dr. Anderson
1946
Dragonwyck
as Count De Grenier (uncredited)
1945
The Man in Half Moon Street
as Dr. Kurt van Bruecken
1944
The Hitler Gang
as Gen. Ludendorff
1943
Hostages
as Kurt Daluege
1943
First Comes Courage
as Col. Kurt von Elser
1943
Hangmen Also Die!
as Gestapo Insp. Ritter
1941
New Wine
Director
1939
Balalaika
Director
1939
The Ice Follies of 1939
Director
1938
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Director
1937
Land of Love
Director, Writer
1936
Donogoo Tonka
Director, Writer