Claus Clausen
Claus Clausen (15 August 1899 – 25 November 1989) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 21 films between 1930 and 1968.
Claus Clausen
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- Name
- Claus Clausen
- Born
- 15 August 1899
- Birthplace
- Eisenach, German Empire
- Died
- 25 November 1989
- Place of death
- Essen, West Germany
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Germany
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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• Name — Claus Clausen • Born — 15 August 1899 • Birthplace — Eisenach, German Empire • Died — 25 November 1989 • Place of death — Essen, West Germany • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1930–1968
Documentary record
Claus Clausen (15 August 1899 – 25 November 1989) is described as an actor, musician and singer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Claus Clausen was born in Eisenach (15 August 1899) and died in Essen (25 November 1989).
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Westfront 1918 (1930) as The Lieutenant • Cyanide (1930) as Max • Scapa Flow (1930) • Scandalous Eva (1930) as Schlotterbeck • Mountains on Fire (1931) as Lieutenant Kall • Doomed Battalion (1932) as Lieutenant Kall (archive footage) • Hitlerjunge Quex (1934) as Brigade Leader Kass • The Old and the Young King (1935) as Lieutenant Katte • A German Robinson Crusoe (1940) as Fritz Grothe • The Fire Devil (1940) • My Life for Ireland (1941) as Patrick Pollock • The Great King (1942) as Prince Henry the Older • Kolberg (1945) as Frederick William III of Prussia • The Devil Makes Three (1952) as Heisemann • The Cornet (1956) as General Graf Spork • Bel Ami (1968 film) (1968, TV film) as Norbert de Varenne
König Lear (William Shakespeare)
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Life and career
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Life and career
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1899
Claus Clausen was born on 15 August 1899.
1989
Claus Clausen died on 25 November 1989.
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Claus Clausen was born at Eisenach.
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Claus Clausen died at Essen.
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