Robert Leffler
Known for Acting · 17 credits
- Born
- 1866-01-09
- Died
- 1940-03-15
- Place of birth
- Aschersleben, Germany
Biography
Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass). Leffler was trained as a singer in Berlin. He began his career in 1889 as a singer and actor at the Basel City Theater, where he stayed until 1891.
Leffler initially appeared primarily as a bass singer at various opera houses such as Nuremberg, Meiningen, Lübeck, Riga, Moscow and Düsseldorf, where he was senior director and opera director at the city theater for 17 years.
From 1919 to 1936 he appeared in 54 films, including the first silent film adaptation of the Buddenbrooks and alongside Hans Albers in several silent films. He also directed 15 films himself.
His older brother Hermann (1864–1929) was also an actor. His brother's wife, his sister-in-law, was the opera singer Martha Leffler-Burkhard (1865–1954).
Known For
Movies (17)
The Haunted Castle
1921
as Majordomus
The Blackguard
1925
as Leidner
The Buddenbrooks
1923
as Kapitän Kloot
Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend
1923
as Pastor Christoph Moser
The Old Fritz
1928
as General Krusemarck
The Golden Abyss
1927
as Pater Ambrosius, der Missionar
Bismarck 1862 - 1898
1927
Die Furcht vor dem Weibe
1921
Im Schatten des Glücks
1919
Only a Dancing Girl
1926
The Expulsion
1923
as Pfarrer
Schwester Veronica
1927
as Chefarzt
The Circle of Death
1922
Crucified Girl
1929
Rosen blühen auf dem Heidegrab
1929
as Pfarrer
Der krasse Fuchs
1926
as Professor Hollerbaum
Der Dämon von Kolno
1921
About Robert Leffler
Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass). Leffler was trained as a singer in Berlin. He began his career in 1889 as a singer and actor at the Basel City Theater, where he stayed until 1891. Leffler initially appeared primarily as a bass singer at various opera houses such as Nuremberg, Meiningen, Lübeck, Riga, Moscow and Düsseldorf, where he was senior director and opera director at the city theater for 17 years. From 1919 to 1936 he appeared in 54 films, including the first sile… With 17 credits spanning from 1919 to 1929, Robert Leffler has appeared in 17 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert Leffler Movies
- The Haunted Castle (1921) — as Majordomus
- The Blackguard (1925) — as Leidner
- The Buddenbrooks (1923) — as Kapitän Kloot
- Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend (1923) — as Pastor Christoph Moser
- The Old Fritz (1928) — as General Krusemarck
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