Fritz Kortner
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1892-05-12
- Died
- 1970-07-22
- Place of birth
- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fritz Kortner (12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970) was an Austrian-born stage and film actor and theatre director.
Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduating, he joined Max Reinhardt in Berlin in 1911 and then Leopold Jessner in 1916. Also in that year he made his first appearance in a silent film. He became one of Germany's best known character actors. His speciality was playing sinister and threatening roles, though he also appeared in the title role of 1930's Dreyfus.
With the coming to power of the Nazis, Kortner, being Jewish, chose to flee Germany in 1933. He emigrated to the United States, where he found work as a character actor and theatre director for a time before returning to Germany in 1949. Upon his return, he became noted for his innovative staging and direction, particularly of classics such as his Richard III (1964) in which the king crawls over piles of corpses at the end.
Kortner died in Munich.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Fritz Kortner, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (86)
The Razor's Edge
1946
as Kosti
Somewhere in the Night
1946
as Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle
Pandora's Box
1929
as Dr. Ludwig Schön
The Somnambulist
1929
The Eternal Jew
1940
as Dimitri Karamasoff (archive footage)
Berlin Express
1948
as Franzen
Danton
1931
as Danton
The Hitler Gang
1944
as Gregor Strasser
Moderne Ehen
1924
The Brasher Doubloon
1947
as Vannier
The Hands of Orlac
1924
as Nera
The Last Night
1928
as Montaloup
Hitler: A Career
1977
as Self (archive footage)
The Other
1930
as Staatsanwalt Hallers
The House on the Moon
1921
as Jan van Haag - Wachsfigurenhändler
Danton
1921
as Minor Role (rumored)
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
1943
as Bauer
Atlantic
1929
as Heinrich Thomas
The Life of Beethoven
1927
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Abdul the Damned
1935
as The Sultan, Abdul Hamid II & Kislar
Frau Sorge
1928
as Der alte Meyhöfer
The Last Illusion
1949
as Professor Mauthner
Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe
1965
Warning Shadows
1923
as The Count
Satan
1920
as Pharao Amenhotep
The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov
1931
as Dimitri Karamasoff
Peter the Great
1922
as Patriarch Adrian
The Ship of Lost Men
1929
as Capt. Fernando Vela
The Wife of Monte Cristo
1946
as Maillard
Little Friend
1934
as Giant
The Crouching Beast
1935
as Ahmed Bey
Chu Chin Chow
1934
as Abu Hasan
The Great Passion
1930
as Himself
Evensong
1934
as Arthur Kober
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand
1920
as Iwan Becker
Dreyfus
1930
as Hauptmann Alfred Dreyfus
The Vicious Circle
1948
as Joseph Schwartz
Primanerliebe
1927
as Karsten
Haschisch, das Paradies der Hölle
1921
as Sultan
Midnight Menace
1937
as Minister Peters of Grovnia
Die stärkere Macht
1929
What Belongs to Darkness
1922
as Gangster
Nora
1923
as Krogstadt
The Purple V
1943
as Thomas Forster
Am roten Kliff
1922
as Henning Rinkens
Epilogue
1950
as Mr. P. L. Hoopman
Should We Be Silent?
1926
as Der annoncirende Arzt
Alpentragödie
1927
as Father
The Woman One Longs For
1929
as Dr. Karoff
Landstraße und Großstadt
1921
as Mendel Hammerstein
Kortnergeschichten
1980
as Self (archive footage)
The Night of Queen Isabeau
1920
as Connetable
Kiedy kobieta zdradza męża
1924
as lokaj
Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha
1921
as Bhirma
Giftgas
1929
as Konzernpräsident Straaten
Der Kaufmann von Venedig
1969
as Shylock
Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter
1920
Der Graf von Essex
1922
as Lord Nottingham
Bluebeard
1951
as Haushofsmeister
Die Frau im Talar
1929
Mata Hari: the Red Dancer
1927
as Graf Bobrykin
Das Auge des Buddha
1919
Dr. Wislizenus
1924
as Dr. Wislizenus
Catherine the Great
1920
as Potemkin
Am Rande der Großstadt
1922
Backstairs
1921
as The Postman
Die Brüder Karamasoff
1921
Der Sonnwendhof
1918
Die Verschwörung zu Genua
1921
as Gianettino
Draga Maschin
1927
Die Verschleierte
1920
Frauenehre
1918
Die Geliebte des Gouverneurs
1927
Der Märtyrer seines Herzens
1918
as Ludwig van Beethoven
The Love Storm
1930
as Captain Kell
Her Other Self
1918
as Professor
Armes kleines Mädchen
1924
Gerechtigkeit
1920
Marquis d’Eon, der Spion der Pompadour
1928
Der Eisenbahnkönig, 1. Teil - Mensch und Mammon
1921
Der Eisenbahnkönig, 2. Teil - Lauernder Tod
1921
Va banque
1920
Die Ausgestoßenen
1927
Ein Weib, ein Tier, ein Diamant
1923
as Urmensch
Fritz Kortner spricht Monologe für eine Schallplatte
1966
The Ghost with the Deadly Kiss
1923
About Fritz Kortner
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fritz Kortner (12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970) was an Austrian-born stage and film actor and theatre director. Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduating, he joined Max Reinhardt in Berlin in 1911 and then Leopold Jessner in 1916. Also in that year he made his first appearance in a silent film. He became one of Germany's best known character actors. His speciality was playing sinister and threatening roles, though he also appea… With 89 credits spanning from 1918 to 1980, Fritz Kortner has appeared in 86 films and 3 TV shows.
Fans searching for Fritz Kortner movies, Fritz Kortner filmography, or the latest projects starring Fritz Kortner can stream many of these titles on Bowood.TV, free and in HD, with no subscription required.
Most Popular Fritz Kortner Movies
- The Razor's Edge (1946) — as Kosti
- Somewhere in the Night (1946) — as Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle
- Pandora's Box (1929) — as Dr. Ludwig Schön
- The Somnambulist (1929)
- The Eternal Jew (1940) — as Dimitri Karamasoff (archive footage)
Where to Watch Fritz Kortner Films
Most Fritz Kortner movies and series are available to stream on Bowood.TV in full HD, completely free and without signup. Browse the complete filmography above to jump directly to any title. For more films and the latest web series featuring Fritz Kortner, check our movies catalogue and browse page.