Curtis Bernhardt
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- April 15, 1899 in Worms, Germany
- Died
- February 22, 1981
- Active Years
- 1925–1964 (40 Years)
- Total Credits
- 54 credits in database
Biography
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Name: Curtis Bernhardt (also known as Kurt Bernhardt).
Birth: April 15, 1899, in Worms, Germany.
Death: February 22, 1981 (aged 81).
Profession: German film director.
Training: Trained as an actor in Germany and performed on stage.
Career Start: Started as a film director in 1926.
Career Path: Directed films in France and England before moving to Hollywood to work for Warner Brothers in 1940.
Notable Films: Possessed (1947) starring Joan Crawford (described as a "woman's film"); A Stolen Life (1946) starring Bette Davis; Sirocco (1951) starring Humphrey Bogart.
Last Hollywood Picture: Kisses for My President (1964), which he produced and directed; the film is about the nation's first female Chief Executive.
Known Credits: 45.
Curtis Bernhardt, also known as Kurt Bernhardt, was a German film director born on April 15, 1899, in Worms, Germany. He died on February 22, 1981. Before beginning his career as a film director in 1926, Bernhardt trained as an actor in Germany and performed on stage. He directed films in France and England before moving to Hollywood to work for Warner Brothers in 1940. His American films, such as the Joan Crawford film Possessed (1947), were sometimes called woman's films. Other credits include A Stolen Life (1946) starring Bette Davis and Sirocco (1951) starring Humphrey
Career overview
Curtis Bernhardt, also known as Kurt Bernhardt, was a film director born in Worms, Germany, on April 15, 1899. Before beginning his career as a film director in 1926, he trained as an actor in Germany and performed on the stage. Over the course of his career, he directed films in France and England before moving on to Hollywood to work for Warner Brothers in 1940.
Among his American film works were several pictures referred to as woman's films. Notable American films directed by Bernhardt include A Stolen Life in 1946, which starred Bette Davis, and Possessed in 1947, which starred Joan Crawford. He also directed Sirocco in 1951, starring Humphrey Bogart. Later in his career, Bernhardt both produced and directed his last Hollywood picture, Kisses for My President, in 1964, a film about the nation's first female Chief Executive. Bernhardt passed away on February 22, 1981, at the age of 81.
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Full Filmography
54 titles- Kisses for My President (1964) Director
- Kisses for My President (1964) Producer
- Damon and Pythias (1962) Director
- Stefanie in Rio (1960) Director
- Gaby (1956) Director
- Interrupted Melody (1955) Director
- Beau Brummell (1954) Director
- Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) Director
- The Merry Widow (1952) Director
- German Film Award (1951) as Self
- Sirocco (1951) Director
- Payment on Demand (1951) Director
- Payment on Demand (1951) Writer
- The Blue Veil (1951) Director
- The Doctor and the Girl (1949) Director
- High Wall (1947) Director
- Possessed (1947) Director
- A Stolen Life (1946) Director
- My Reputation (1946) Director
- Devotion (1946) Director
- Conflict (1945) Director
- Happy Go Lucky (1943) Director
- Juke Girl (1942) Director
- Million Dollar Baby (1941) Director
- Night in December (1941) Director
- My Love Came Back (1940) Director
- Lady with Red Hair (1940) Director
- Crossroads (1938) Director
- Crossroads (1938) Writer
- The Girl in the Taxi (1937) Producer
- The Beloved Vagabond (1936) Director
- The Beloved Vagabond (1936) Writer
- The Beloved Vagabond (1936) Director
- The Dictator (1935) Producer
- L'Or dans la rue (1934) Director
- Le Tunnel (1933) Director
- Le Tunnel (1933) Screenplay
- Der Tunnel (1933) Director
- Der Tunnel (1933) Screenplay
- The Rebel (1932) Director
- The Man Who Committed the Murder (1931) Director
- The Man Who Killed (1931) Director
- The Last Company (1930) Director
- The Woman One Longs For (1929) Director
- Das letzte Fort (1929) Director
- Schinderhannes (1928) Director
- Schinderhannes (1928) Writer
- Children's Souls Accuse You (1927) Director
- Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen (1927) Director
- Qualen der Nacht (1926) Director
- Qualen der Nacht (1926) Writer
- Orphan of Lowood (1926) Director
- Namenlose Helden (1925) Writer
- Namenlose Helden (1925) Director
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Curtis Bernhardt is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Chrome Shelled Regios (2009), Beau Brummell (1954), Miss Sadie Thompson (1953), The Merry Widow (1952).
When and where was Curtis Bernhardt born?
Curtis Bernhardt was born on April 15, 1899 in Worms, Germany. They passed away on February 22, 1981.
How many credits does Curtis Bernhardt have?
Curtis Bernhardt has accumulated over 54 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1925 to 1964.
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Age in their best-rated roles
- German Film Award (1951) as Self — aged about 52
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