Hermann Pfeiffer
- Born
- 1902 · Elberfeld.
- Died
- 1969 · Cologne.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- actor · screenwriter · director · musician
- Languages
- German
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• Name — Hermann Pfeiffer • Born — 1902 5 6 • Birthplace — Elberfeld, German Empire • Died — 1969 7 11 • Place of death — Cologne, West Germany • Occupation — Actor, Director • Years Active — 1936–1964 (film & TV) Hermann Pfeiffer (1902–1969) was a German stage and film actor. He also directed several films including Counterfeiters (1940).
Actor
• Doctor Engel (1936) • Truxa (1937) • When Women Keep Silent (1937) • The Yellow Flag (1937) • The Ways of Love Are Strange (1937) • The Chief Witness (1937) • Talking About Jacqueline (1937) • The Coral Princess (1937) • The Irresistible Man (1937) • Autobus S (1937) • Nanon (1938) • The Man Who Couldn't Say No (1938) • The Muzzle (1938) • The Stars Shine (1938) • Red Orchids (1938) • By a Silken Thread (1938) • Five Million Look for an Heir (1938) • Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything (1938) • What Now, Sibylle? (1938) • Kitty and the World Conference (1939) • Alarm at Station III (1939) • The Desert Song (1939) • The Strange Woman (1939) • The Right to Love (1939) • Woman Made to Measure (1940) • Everything for Gloria (1941) • Diesel (1942) • Front Theatre (1942) • Circus Renz (1943) • Back Then (1943) • The Golden Spider (1943) • The Wedding Hotel (1944) • Czardas of Hearts (1951) • Woe to Him Who Loves (1951) • The Exchange (1952) • I Can't Marry Them All (1952) • Diary of a Married Woman (1953) • The Last Waltz (1953) • They Call It Love (1953) • The Little Town Will Go to Sleep (1954) • Guitars of Love (1954) • School for Marriage (1954) • Dear Miss Doctor (1954)
Director
• Counterfeiters (1940) • Search for Majora (1949) • Inspector Hornleigh Intervenes (1961, TV series)
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- Giesen, Rolf. Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography. McFarland. 2003. 978-0-7864-3870-9.
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