Fritz Kortner
- Birthday
- May 12, 1892
Bio: Fritz Nathan Kohn was an actor in German theater and films by the mid teens, and he directed himself in Gregor Marold and Else Von Erlenhof after World War One. He stuck to acting in the '20s, appearing in such notable films as Robert Wiene's Orlacs Hande (aka The Hands of Orlac) and G.W. Pabst's Die Buchse Der Pandora (aka Pandora's Box). In the early '30s he… More Bio: Fritz Nathan Kohn was an actor in German theater and films by the mid teens, and he directed himself in Gregor Marold and Else Von Erlenhof after World War One. He stuck to acting in the '20s, appearing in such notable films as Robert Wiene's Orlacs Hande (aka The Hands of Orlac) and G.W. Pabst's Die Buchse Der Pandora (aka Pandora's Box). In the early '30s he directed and co-scripted Der Brave Sunder (aka The Upright Sinner) and So Ein Mudel Vergisst Man Nicht but then had to flee the Nazis. Kortner came to the States in 1938, and after writing and directing on Broadway, became an actor and writer in Hollywood, most notably with The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler. Returning to Germany after the war, he resumed acting and directing in theater and films, helming Die Stadt Ist Voller Geheimnisse and Sarajevo, as well as the television film Die Sendung Der Lysistrata. ~ Rovi
Filmography
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Somewhere in the Night (2013)
- Anzelmo
- 89%
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The Strange Death Of Adolf Hitler (2012)
- Screenwriter, Actor
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Maria Stuart, Teil 1 und 2 (2011)
- Actor
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Die Frau, nach der man sich sehnt (Three Loves) (2010)
- Actor
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Hands of a Stranger (1962)
- Actor
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