Person
Reinhold Schünzel
Acting · 1888–1954 · Hamburg, Germany
Biography
Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1888 – 11 November 1954) was a German actor and director, active in both Germany and the United States. The son of a German father and a Jewish mother, he was born in St. Pauli, the poorest part of Hamburg. Despite his ancestry, Schünzel was allowed by the Nazis to continue making films for several years until he left in 1937 to live abroad.
Known for
German Film Award
Self
Notorious
Dr. Anderson
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
Self (archive footage)
Victor/Victoria
Original Film Writer
Phantoms of Happiness
Director
Countess Kitchenmaid
schüchterner Verehrer
The Beautiful Adventure
Director
Dragonwyck
Count De Grenier (uncredited)
Donogoo
Director
Wahnsinn
Jörges
Filmography
- 1995Victor/VictoriaOriginal Film Writer
- 1982Victor/VictoriaOriginal Film Writer
- 1975Film Emigration from Nazi GermanySelf (archive footage)
- 1957Viktor und ViktoriaScreenplay
- 1954Eine LiebesgeschichteSchlumberger
- 1954Meines Vaters Pferde, 2. Teil: Seine dritte FrauKonsul Rittinghaus
- 1954Meines Vaters Pferde, 1. Teil: Lena und NicolineKonsul Rittinghaus
- 1951German Film AwardSelf
- 1948The Vicious CircleBaron Arady
- 1948Berlin ExpressJohann Walther
- 1947Golden EarringsOtto Krosigk
- 1946NotoriousDr. Anderson
- 1946DragonwyckCount De Grenier (uncredited)
- 1945The Man in Half Moon StreetDr. Kurt van Bruecken
- 1944The Hitler GangGen. Ludendorff
- 1943HostagesKurt Daluege
- 1943First Comes CourageCol. Kurt von Elser
- 1943Hangmen Also Die!Gestapo Insp. Ritter
- 1941New WineDirector
- 1939BalalaikaDirector
- 1939The Ice Follies of 1939Director
- 1938Rich Man, Poor GirlDirector
- 1937Land of LoveDirector
- 1936Donogoo TonkaDirector
- 1936The Girl IreneDirector
- 1935First a GirlStory
- 1935Les dieux s'amusentDirector
- 1935Amphitryon: Happiness from the CloudsDirector
- 1934The English MarriageDirector
- 1934La jeune fille d'une nuitDirector
- 1934Die Töchter ihrer ExzellenzDirector
- 1934Georges et GeorgetteScenario Writer
- 1933Victor and VictoriaDirector
- 1933Cairo SeasonDirector
- 1933Idylle au CaireDirector
- 1932How Shall I Tell My Husband?Director
- 1932The Beautiful AdventureDirector
- 1932The Beautiful AdventureDirector
- 1931RonnyDirector
- 1931RonnyDirector
- 1931The Small GapDirector
- 1931The Ball
- 1931The Little EscapadeDirector
- 1931Her Grace CommandsStaatsminister Graf Herlitz
- 1931The 3 Penny OperaTiger-Brown
- 19311914: The Last Days Before the WarNikolaus II.
- 1930Love in the RingDirector
- 1930Phantoms of HappinessDirector
- 1929Kolonne XRobert Sandt, Führer der Kolonne X
- 1929Peter, der Matrose
- 1929Aus dem Tagebuch eines JunggesellenFranz
- 1928Adam und EvaAdam Grünau
- 1928Don Juan in der MädchenschuleDr. Eckehart Bleibtreu
- 1928Herkules MaierHerkules Maier
- 1928Gustav Mond, Du gehst so stilleGustav Mond
- 1927Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!
- 1927Heaven on EarthTraugott Bellmann
- 1927Hello Caesar!Caesar
- 1927The Imaginary BaronDer Juxbaron
- 1926In der Heimat, da gibt's ein Wiedersehn!Gustav Knospe
- 1926Der dumme August des Zirkus RomanelliDer dumme August
- 1926Tea Time in the Ackerstrasse
- 1926Der Stolz der KompagnieWilhelm
- 1925Die Frau für 24 StundenWriter
- 1925Der Hahn im KorbPeter Abendrot
- 1925SündenbabelEmil Stiebel
- 1925Die Blumenfrau vom Potsdamer PlatzStiefelputzer
- 1925Flight Around the WorldLouis Renard
- 1925Rags and SilkMax
- 1925The Salesgirl from the Fashion Store
- 1924Ein Weihnachtsfilm für Große
- 1924Windstärke 9Director
- 1924Battle of the Butterflies
- 1923All for MoneySchieber
- 1923Der Schatz der Gesine JakobsenRasmussen
- 1923Die drei Marien und der Herr von Marana
- 1922Das LiebesnestLothar von Brandt
- 1922Bigamie
- 1922Das Geld auf der Strasse
- 1921Lady HamiltonFerdinand IV, König von Neapel
- 1921The Story of a Maid
- 1920The Count of CagliostroAlessandro Cagliostro
- 1920Catherine the GreatTsar Peter
- 1920MoriturusFreiherr von Mohrungen
- 1920Die Banditen von Asnières
- 1920Drei NächteAnton Wicleff
- 1920Der Gefangene - Sklaven des XX. JahrhundertsCommander
- 1920Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße. 1. Teil
- 1920Baccarat
- 1920Maria Magdalene
- 1920Figures of the NightThe secretary
- 1920The Dancer Barberina
- 1919Lilli
- 1919Lillis EheDr. Goldmann
- 1919Eerie TalesDer Teufel / Various Other Roles
- 1919Die Pflicht zu leben
- 1919WahnsinnJörges
- 1919Madame DuBarryDuke of Choiseul
- 1919Prostitution II
- 1919Blonde PoisonAdolf Reiss
- 1919The Last PaymentJules Lambert
- 1919Different from the OthersFranz Bollek
- 1919Around the World in 80 DaysArchibald Corsican
- 1919Um Krone und Peitsche
- 1919Das Mädchen und die Männer
- 1919Die Liebschaften der Käthe Keller
- 1919Heddas RacheGeorg
- 1918Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige MütterKallenbach
- 1918Diary of a Lost WomanGraf Kasimir Osdorff
- 1918Der Weltspiegel
- 1918Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des LebensReinhold
- 1918The Ballet GirlEduard Stutzig, Lebemann
- 1918Schloss am See
- 1918Auf Probe gestelltReichsgraf Adolar von Warowingen
- 1918Countess Kitchenmaidschüchterner Verehrer
- 1917Die Erzkokette
- 1917The Latest Star from Vaudeville
- 1916Die Stricknadeln
- 1916Freitag, der 13. Das unheimliche Haus. 2. TeilEngelbert Fox
- 1916Der chinesische Götze. Das unheimliche Haus. 3. TeilRalph Robin
- 1916Der Fall Hoop...!Superintendent Anheim
- 1916Der Fall GrehnKriminalrat Rat Anheim
- —DonogooDirector
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