Reinhold Schünzel

Biography

Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1888 – 11 November 1954) was a German actor and director, active in both Germany and the United States. The son of a German father and a Jewish mother, he was born in St. Pauli, the poorest part of Hamburg. Despite his ancestry, Schünzel was allowed by the Nazis to continue making films for several years until he left in 1937 to live abroad.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Notorious (1946) — Dr. Anderson
2. Hangmen Also Die! (1943) — Gestapo Insp. Ritter
3. Dragonwyck (1946) — Count De Grenier (uncredited)
4. Berlin Express (1948) — Johann Walther
5. The 3 Penny Opera (1931) — Tiger-Brown
6. Different from the Others (1919) — Franz Bollek
7. Madame DuBarry (1919) — Duke of Choiseul
8. Eerie Tales (1919) — Der Teufel / Various Other Roles
9. Golden Earrings (1947) — Otto Krosigk
10. First Comes Courage (1943) — Col. Kurt von Elser
11. The Hitler Gang (1944) — Gen. Ludendorff
12. Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed! (1927)
13. The Vicious Circle (1948) — Baron Arady
14. The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) — Dr. Kurt van Bruecken
15. Lady Hamilton (1921) — Ferdinand IV, König von Neapel
16. Flight Around the World (1925) — Louis Renard
17. Hostages (1943) — Kurt Daluege
18. 1914: The Last Days Before the War (1931) — Nikolaus II.
19. Meines Vaters Pferde, 1. Teil: Lena und Nicoline (1954) — Konsul Rittinghaus
20. Um Krone und Peitsche (1919)
21. Hello Caesar! (1927) — Caesar
22. Around the World in 80 Days (1919) — Archibald Corsican
23. The Dancer Barberina (1920)
24. Eine Liebesgeschichte (1954) — Schlumberger
25. Her Grace Commands (1931) — Staatsminister Graf Herlitz
26. Die Pflicht zu leben (1919)
27. Catherine the Great (1920) — Tsar Peter
28. Das Mädchen und die Männer (1919)
29. Die Liebschaften der Käthe Keller (1919)
30. Aus dem Tagebuch eines Junggesellen (1929) — Franz
31. Peter, der Matrose (1929)
32. Adam und Eva (1928) — Adam Grünau
33. Der chinesische Götze. Das unheimliche Haus. 3. Teil (1916) — Ralph Robin
34. Freitag, der 13. Das unheimliche Haus. 2. Teil (1916) — Engelbert Fox
35. All for Money (1923) — Schieber
36. Meines Vaters Pferde, 2. Teil: Seine dritte Frau (1954) — Konsul Rittinghaus
37. Rags and Silk (1925) — Max
38. Countess Kitchenmaid (1918) — schüchterner Verehrer
39. Heaven on Earth (1927) — Traugott Bellmann
40. Figures of the Night (1920) — The secretary

Directed

1. Victor and Victoria (1933) — Director
2. The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) — Director
3. Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) — Director
4. Balalaika (1939) — Director
5. Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds (1935) — Director
6. The English Marriage (1934) — Director
7. The Girl Irene (1936) — Director
8. Land of Love (1937) — Director
9. Love in the Ring (1930) — Director
10. How Shall I Tell My Husband? (1932) — Director
11. Ronny (1931) — Director
12. Hello Caesar! (1927) — Director
13. Die Töchter ihrer Exzellenz (1934) — Director
14. Donogoo Tonka (1936) — Director
15. New Wine (1941) — Director
16. All for Money (1923) — Director
17. The Little Escapade (1931) — Director
18. Cairo Season (1933) — Director
19. The Beautiful Adventure (1932) — Director
20. Les dieux s'amusent (1935) — Director
21. Phantoms of Happiness (1930) — Director
22. Catherine the Great (1920) — Director
23. Heaven on Earth (1927) — Director
24. Peter, der Matrose (1929) — Director
25. In der Heimat, da gibt's ein Wiedersehn! (1926) — Director
26. Gustav Mond, Du gehst so stille (1928) — Director
27. Windstärke 9 (1924) — Director
28. Die Frau für 24 Stunden (1925) — Director
29. Don Juan in der Mädchenschule (1928) — Director
30. The Story of a Maid (1921) — Director
31. Kolonne X (1929) — Director
32. Idylle au Caire (1933) — Director
33. Georges et Georgette (1934) — Director
34. La jeune fille d'une nuit (1934) — Director
35. The Beautiful Adventure (1932) — Director
36. The Count of Cagliostro (1920) — Director
37. Die drei Marien und der Herr von Marana (1923) — Director
38. Donogoo — Director
39. Das Geld auf der Strasse (1922) — Director
40. Ronny (1931) — Director