Manfred Koempel-Pilot

Manfred Koempel-Pilot (1895–1944) was a German stage and film actor.[1] He is also sometimes credited as André Pilot. Before the outbreak of World War I, Franz Kömpel trained as an operetta tenor at the Berlin Academy of Music. After serving on the front, he began his career in stage and film under the name Manfred Kömpel. In Vienna in particular, he became a favorite with theater audiences: on the occasion of a guest performance on stage, the Badener Zeitung called him the "most beautiful man in Vienna".[2]

Manfred Koempel-Pilot
Born7 May 1895
Died1944
OccupationActor
Years active1921-1936 (film)

Selected filmography

References

  1. Klaus p.62
  2. Theaterkritik in der „Badener Zeitung“, 16. Februar 1927, S. 3

Bibliography

  • Ulrich J. Klaus. Deutsche Tonfilme: Filmlexikon der abendfüllenden deutschen und deutschsprachigen Tonfilme nach ihren deutschen Uraufführungen. Klaus-Archiv, 2006.
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