Karl Hellmer
Karl Hellmer (11 March 1896 – 18 May 1974) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1932 and 1969. He was born in Vienna, Austria and died in Berlin, Germany.
Karl Hellmer
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- Name
- Karl Hellmer
- Born
- 11 March 1896
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 18 May 1974
- Place of death
- West Berlin, West Germany
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Austria.
- Honours
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- Languages
- German.
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• Name — Karl Hellmer • Born — 11 March 1896 • Birthplace — Vienna, Austria-Hungary • Died — 18 May 1974 • Place of death — West Berlin, West Germany • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1932–1969
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Karl Hellmer lived from 11 March 1896 to 18 May 1974 and was an actor, singer and musician. Karl Hellmer was born on 11 March 1896 in Vienna. Karl Hellmer died on 18 May 1974 in Berlin.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• I by Day, You by Night (1932) • The Young Baron Neuhaus (1934) • Love, Death and the Devil (1934) • Ungeküsst soll man nicht schlafen gehn (1936) • City of Anatol (1936) • Stronger Than Regulations (1936) • The Haunted Castle (1936) • Such Great Foolishness (1937) • Madame Bovary (1937) • Togger (1937) • The Mystery of Betty Bonn (1938) • Little County Court (1938) • The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky (1939) • Falstaff in Vienna (1940) • Friedemann Bach (1941) • The Way to Freedom (1941) • The Swedish Nightingale (1941) • A Salzburg Comedy (1943) • Laugh Bajazzo (1943) • Carnival of Love (1943) • Heaven, We Inherit a Castle (1943) • Nora (1944) • That Was My Life (1944) • Via Mala (1945) • Wozzeck (1947) • The Morgenrot Mine (1948) • Quartet of Five (1949) • The Great Mandarin (1949) • Heart of Stone (1950) • Dark Eyes (1951) • Such a Charade (1953) • Elephant Fury (1953) • Christina (1953) • The Witch (1954) • Die Ratten (1955) • My Brother Joshua (1956) • Winter in the Woods (1956) • The Night of the Storm (1957) • It Happened Only Once (1958) • The Copper (1958) • The Castle (1968)
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1896
Karl Hellmer born at Vienna.
1974
Karl Hellmer died at Berlin.
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Karl Hellmer is recorded as having received Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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