Henry Stuart (actor)
Henry Stuart (1 February 1885 – 26 January 1948) was a Swiss film actor known for his work in Germany. Stuart was born in Cairo as son of a Swiss doctor, but educated in Britain. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, intending to become a painter. After moving into the German film industry following the First World War, Stuart played a number of prominent supporting roles in productions such as Joyless Street (1925).[1] Stuart's film career largely ended with the arrival of sound, and he worked increasingly on the stage. His final film appearance was a small role in the Nazi agfacolor epic Münchhausen (1943).
Henry Stuart | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 February 1885 |
| Died | 26 January 1948 |
| Other names | Court Eduard Henry Hess |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1923-1943 (film) |
Filmography
- A Glass of Water (1923)
- Joyless Street (1925)
- The Wig (1925)
- The Adventures of Sybil Brent (1925)
- Wrath of the Seas (1926)
- The Man in the Fire (1926)
- Two and a Lady (1926)
- The Street of Forgetting (1926)
- Derby (1926)
- Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit (1927)
- The Girl Without a Homeland (1927)
- Flirtation (1927)
- The Woman with the World Record (1927)
- Excluded from the Public (1927)
- The Beggar from Cologne Cathedral (1927)
- Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden (1927)
- Sajenko the Soviet (1928)
- Give Me Life (1928)
- Der Ring der Bajadere (1928)
- Favorite of Schonbrunn (1929)
- Scandal in Baden-Baden (1929)
- The Right to Love (1930)
- Germanin - Die Geschichte einer kolonialen Tat (1943)
- Münchhausen (1943)
References
- Isenberg p.142
Bibliography
- Isenberg, Noah William: Weimar Cinema: An Essential Guide to Classic Films of the Era. Columbia University Press, 2009.
- Treuner, Hermann: Filmkünstler: Wir über uns selbst. Sibyllen-Verlag, 1928 (online).
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