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Fritz Kortner

Acting Born May 12, 1892 Died Jul 22, 1970 Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria] 110 credits
110
Total Credits
1920–1980
61 Years Career Span
8
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Fritz Kortner works in acting. Born May 12, 1892 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. Died July 22, 1970. Archytele tracks 110 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

Hitler: A Career

as Self (archive footage)
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German Film Award

as Self

The Bugaloos

as Vannier

RTL Samstag Nacht

as Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle

Joc de cartes

as Minister Peters of Grovnia

French & Saunders

as Dr. Ludwig Schön
Film

The Hands of Orlac

as Nera

Zoboomafoo

as Minor Role (rumored)

Frequent co-stars

Kyle Soller 6 shared titles
Isa Quensel 4 shared titles
Per Sjöstrand 3 shared titles
Lonzo Liggins 3 shared titles
Meyrick Murphy 2 shared titles
Fredrik Ohlsson 2 shared titles
Sif Ruud 2 shared titles
Gunnar Sjöberg 2 shared titles
Gunnel Lindblom 2 shared titles
Karl-Arne Holmsten 2 shared titles

Career timeline

Kortnergeschichten
Hitler: A Career
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
Emilia Galotti · Director
Clavigo · Stage DirectorClavigo · Writer
Der Kaufmann von Venedig
Fritz Kortner spricht Monologe für eine Schallplatte
Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe
Der eingebildete Kranke · DirectorLeonce und Lena · Director
Das Profil
Die Sendung der Lysistrata · DirectorDie Sendung der Lysistrata · Writer
Androcles and the Lion · Director
Secrets of the City · DirectorSecrets of the City · WriterSarajevo · Director
German Film Award
Epilogue
The Last IllusionThe Last Illusion · Writer
Berlin ExpressThe Vicious Circle
The Brasher Doubloon
The Razor's EdgeSomewhere in the NightThe Wife of Monte Cristo
The Hitler Gang
The Strange Death of Adolf HitlerThe Strange Death of Adolf Hitler · ScreenplayThe Purple V
The Eternal Jew
Midnight Menace
Abdul the DamnedThe Crouching Beast
Little FriendEvensongChu Chin Chow
A Girl You Don't Forget · WriterA Girl You Don't Forget · Director
The Murderer Dmitri KaramazovThe Upright Sinner · WriterThe Upright Sinner · DirectorDanton
The OtherThe Great DesireDreyfusThe Love Storm
Pandora's BoxThe Woman One Longs ForThe Ship of Lost MenDie stärkere MachtAtlantic
Frau SorgeOdetteMarquis d’Eon, der Spion der PompadourThe Last Night

Full Filmography

110 titles
  • Kortnergeschichten (1980) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hitler: A Career (1977) as Self (archive footage)
  • Film Emigration from Nazi Germany (1975) as Self (archive footage)
  • Emilia Galotti (1971) Director
  • Clavigo (1970) Stage Director
  • Clavigo (1970) Writer
  • Der Kaufmann von Venedig (1969) as Shylock
  • Fritz Kortner spricht Monologe für eine Schallplatte (1966)
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  • Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe (1965)
  • Der eingebildete Kranke (1964) Director
  • Leonce und Lena (1964) Director
  • Das Profil (1962) as Self
  • Die Sendung der Lysistrata (1961) Director
  • Die Sendung der Lysistrata (1961) Writer
  • Androcles and the Lion (1958) Director
  • Secrets of the City (1955) Director
  • Secrets of the City (1955) Writer
  • Sarajevo (1955) Director
  • German Film Award (1951) as Self
  • Epilogue (1950) as Mr. P. L. Hoopman
  • The Last Illusion (1949) as Professor Mauthner
  • The Last Illusion (1949) Writer
  • Berlin Express (1948) as Otto Franzen
  • The Vicious Circle (1948) as Joseph Schwartz
  • The Brasher Doubloon (1947) as Vannier
  • The Razor's Edge (1946) as Kosti
  • Somewhere in the Night (1946) as Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle
  • The Wife of Monte Cristo (1946) as Maillard
  • The Hitler Gang (1944) as Gregor Strasser
  • The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943) as Bauer
  • The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943) Screenplay
  • The Purple V (1943) as Thomas Forster
  • The Eternal Jew (1940) as Dimitri Karamasoff (archive footage)
  • Midnight Menace (1937) as Minister Peters of Grovnia
  • Abdul the Damned (1935) as The Sultan, Abdul Hamid II & Kislar
  • The Crouching Beast (1935) as Ahmed Bey
  • Little Friend (1934) as Giant
  • Evensong (1934) as Arthur Kober
  • Chu Chin Chow (1934) as Abu Hasan
  • A Girl You Don't Forget (1932) Writer
  • A Girl You Don't Forget (1932) Director
  • The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov (1931) as Dimitri Karamasoff
  • The Upright Sinner (1931) Writer
  • The Upright Sinner (1931) Director
  • Danton (1931) as Danton
  • The Other (1930) as Staatsanwalt Hallers
  • The Great Desire (1930) as Himself
  • Dreyfus (1930) as Hauptmann Alfred Dreyfus
  • The Love Storm (1930) as Captain Kell
  • Pandora's Box (1929) as Dr. Ludwig Schön
  • The Woman One Longs For (1929) as Dr. Karoff
  • The Ship of Lost Men (1929) as Capt. Fernando Vela
  • Die stärkere Macht (1929)
  • Atlantic (1929) as Heinrich Thomas
  • Die Frau im Talar (1929)
  • The Somnambulist (1929)
  • Giftgas (1929) as Konzernpräsident Straaten
  • Frau Sorge (1928) as Der alte Meyhöfer
  • Odette (1928) as Frontenac
  • Marquis d’Eon, der Spion der Pompadour (1928)
  • The Last Night (1928) as Montaloup, Kommissar des Sicherheitsausschusses
  • Die Ausgestoßenen (1927)
  • The Life of Beethoven (1927) as Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Draga Maschin (1927)
  • Alpentragödie (1927) as Father
  • Primanerliebe (1927) as Karsten
  • Die Geliebte des Gouverneurs (1927)
  • Die Geliebte des Gouverneurs (1927) Writer
  • Mata Hari: the Red Dancer (1927) as Graf Bobrykin
  • Should We Be Silent? (1926) as Der annoncirende Arzt
  • The Hands of Orlac (1924) as Nera
  • Dr. Wislizenus (1924) as Dr. Wislizenus
  • Moderne Ehen (1924)
  • Armes kleines Mädchen (1924)
  • Kiedy kobieta zdradza męża (1924) as lokaj
  • Warning Shadows (1923) as The Count
  • Nora (1923) as Krogstadt
  • Ein Weib, ein Tier, ein Diamant (1923) as Urmensch
  • The Ghost with the Deadly Kiss (1923)
  • What Belongs to Darkness (1922) as Gangster
  • Am Rande der Großstadt (1922)
  • Der Graf von Essex (1922) as Lord Nottingham
  • Peter the Great (1922) as Patriarch Adrian
  • Am roten Kliff (1922) as Henning Rinkens
  • Danton (1921) as Minor Role (rumored)
  • Backstairs (1921) as The Postman
  • The House on the Moon (1921) as Jan van Haag - Wachsfigurenhändler
  • Der Eisenbahnkönig, 2. Teil - Lauernder Tod (1921)
  • Die Verschwörung zu Genua (1921) as Gianettino
  • Der Eisenbahnkönig, 1. Teil - Mensch und Mammon (1921)
  • Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha (1921) as Bhirma
  • Landstraße und Großstadt (1921) as Mendel Hammerstein
  • Haschisch, das Paradies der Hölle (1921) as Sultan
  • Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand (1920) as Iwan Becker
  • Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter (1920)
  • Va banque (1920)
  • The Night of Queen Isabeau (1920) as Connetable
  • Die Brüder Karamasoff (1920)
  • Satan (1920) as Pharao Amenhotep
  • Catherine the Great (1920) as Potemkin
  • Gerechtigkeit (1920)
  • Die Verschleierte (1920)
  • Das Auge des Buddha (1919)
  • Der Sonnwendhof (1918)
  • Frauenehre (1918)
  • Der Märtyrer seines Herzens (1918) as Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Der Märtyrer seines Herzens (1918) Writer
  • Her Other Self (1918) as Professor
  • Der Sturm Director
  • Der Sturm Teleplay

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Fritz Kortner best known for?

Fritz Kortner is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Hitler: A Career (1977), German Film Award (1951), The Bugaloos (1970), RTL Samstag Nacht (1993).

When and where was Fritz Kortner born?

Fritz Kortner was born on May 12, 1892 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. They passed away on July 22, 1970.

How many credits does Fritz Kortner have?

Fritz Kortner has accumulated over 110 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1980.

What is Fritz Kortner's background in cinema and television?

Fritz Kortner (12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970) was an Austrian-born stage and film actor and theatre director. Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduating, he joined Max Reinhardt in Berlin in 1911 and then Leopold Jessner in 1916. Also in t...

Fritz Kortner by the numbers

110credits
107films
3TV series
1918–1980active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (110) Born on May 12 In memoriam 1970

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