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Paul Askonas(1872-1935)

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The Hands of Orlac (1924)
Paul Askonas was born on 13 November 1872 in Teplitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Teplice, Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for The Hands of Orlac (1924), Trilby (1912) and Hoffmanns Erzählungen (1923). He died on 26 November 1935 in Vienna, Austria.
BornNovember 13, 1872
DiedNovember 26, 1935(63)
BornNovember 13, 1872
DiedNovember 26, 1935(63)
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Known for

Conrad Veidt in The Hands of Orlac (1924)
The Hands of Orlac
7.0
  • Der Diener(as Askonas)
  • 1924
Paul Askonas and Elsa Galafrés in Trilby (1912)
Trilby
4.1
  • Svengali
  • 1912
Hoffmanns Erzählungen (1923)
Hoffmanns Erzählungen
5.8
  • Dr. Mirakel
  • 1923
Dracula's Death (1921)
Dracula's Death
7.0
  • Drakula
  • 1921

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Actor

  • El' Dura, Mary Kid, Ivan Koval-Samborsky, Aribert Mog, Conrad Wiene, Alice Hetsey, Christian Holt, and Josef Fenneker in Eine Dirne ist ermordet worden (1930)
    Eine Dirne ist ermordet worden
    Short
    • 1930
  • Die Jugend am Scheideweg (1929)
    Die Jugend am Scheideweg
    • 1929
  • Eros in Ketten
    • Vorsitzender des Jugendgerichts
    • 1929
  • Erzherzog Johann (1929)
    Erzherzog Johann
    • Graf Arnhorst, Metternichts rechte Hand
    • 1929
  • Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg - Die Tragödie eines Kaiserreiches (1928)
    Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg - Die Tragödie eines Kaiserreiches
    4.9
    • Montenuovo
    • 1928
  • Die weiße Sonate (1928)
    Die weiße Sonate
    • Fürst Saxenburg, Chef der Geheimpolizei
    • 1928
  • Der Abtrünnige
    • 1927
  • Sacco und Vanzetti
    • Madaison
    • 1927
  • Franz Schuberts letzte Liebe
    • 1926
  • Rasputin
    • 1925
  • Frauen aus der Wiener Vorstadt
    • 1925
  • Das Gift der Borgia
    • 1924
  • Moderne Ehen
    • Möller
    • 1924
  • Conrad Veidt in The Hands of Orlac (1924)
    The Hands of Orlac
    7.0
    • Der Diener (as Askonas)
    • 1924
  • Hoffmanns Erzählungen (1923)
    Hoffmanns Erzählungen
    5.8
    • Dr. Mirakel
    • 1923

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The Hands of Orlac
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The Hands of Orlac

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Askonas
  • Born
    • November 13, 1872
    • Teplitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Teplice, Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • November 26, 1935
    • Vienna, Austria

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    The first actor to play Dracula on film.

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