Hans Jaray
Hans Jaray (1906–1990) was an Austrian actor and playwright. He also wrote and directed several television films. Jaray starred as a leading man in a number of 1930s films, such as the Schubert biopic Gently My Songs Entreat (1933).
Hans Jaray
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- Name
- Hans Jaray
- Born
- 24 June 1906
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire
- Died
- 6 January 1990
- Place of death
- Vienna, Austria
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Austria
- Fields
- television direction · drama · acting · film
- Honours
- Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna · Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria · Karl Skraup Award
- Languages
- German · English
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The recorded working language is German and English. The field of work recorded is television direction, drama and acting. Distinctions recorded are Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna, Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria and Karl Skraup Award.
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Portrait of Hans Jaray Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Hans Jaray • Born — 24 June 1906 • Birthplace — Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire • Died — 6 January 1990 • Place of death — Vienna, Austria • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1926 - 1978 (film)
Career
Career
Jaray emigrated to the United States following the Anchluss of 1938, but returned to Vienna after the Second World War. The 1934 Czech film Man in Demand on All Sides was based on one of his plays. In one of his final roles he appeared in the 1977 West German television series Uncle Silas.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Sons in Law (1926) • The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927) • The Beggar Student (1931) • The Emperor's Sweetheart (1931) • Gently My Songs Entreat (1933) • Peter (1934) • Unfinished Symphony (1934) • Ball at the Savoy (1935) • Her Highness Dances the Waltz (1935) • The Affairs of Maupassant (1936) • Fräulein Lilli (1936) • The Priest from Kirchfeld (1937) • Lydia (1941) • Carnegie Hall (1947) • Voices of Spring (1952)
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