Noted German Stage and Screen Actor. He began his career in Germany working in more than 25 films. Fleeing from nazism, he arrived to USA in 1935 where lived to 1950. He is remembered for his role as the pickpocket ("Vultures, vultures everywhere") in classic film "Casablanca" (1942). He also appeared in "Die Austernprinzessin" (1919), "Der Golden Schemetterling" (1926), "The Hunchback of Nôtre Dame" (1939), "The Great Sinner" (1949), "Her Puntila und Sein Knecht Matti" (1955) and "Der Himmel über Berlin" (1987), his last film. He also directed two films and appeared in the Book of Guinnes Records as the actor with a more long career, from 1907 to 1987.
Noted German Stage and Screen Actor. He began his career in Germany working in more than 25 films. Fleeing from nazism, he arrived to USA in 1935 where lived to 1950. He is remembered for his role as the pickpocket ("Vultures, vultures everywhere") in classic film "Casablanca" (1942). He also appeared in "Die Austernprinzessin" (1919), "Der Golden Schemetterling" (1926), "The Hunchback of Nôtre Dame" (1939), "The Great Sinner" (1949), "Her Puntila und Sein Knecht Matti" (1955) and "Der Himmel über Berlin" (1987), his last film. He also directed two films and appeared in the Book of Guinnes Records as the actor with a more long career, from 1907 to 1987.
Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
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