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- Rudolf Carl was born on June 19, 1899 in Lundenburg, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Breclav, Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Der Leberfleck (1948), Dort in der Wachau (1957) and Tanz mit dem Kaiser (1941). He was married to Henriette Ahlsen and Valerie Hagen. He died on January 15, 1987 in Graz, Austria.
- SpousesHenriette Ahlsen(1974 - January 15, 1987) (his death)Valerie Hagen(1928 - ?) (her death)
- Served as an infantry man during World War I.
- Short, stocky character comedian and singer, on stage from 1918. His film roles tended to be comic relief, usually as a clumsy oaf or simpleton, in a variety of guises, including servant, gendarme or cabbie.
- He continued his enormous creative power unperturbed after Word War II. He normally was engaged for smaller parts he always knew how to fill with life.
- It took more than ten years till Rudolf Carl was able to gain a foothold in the film business.
- The actor Rudolf Carl had an unhappy start into his life. His father died when he was four years old. Because his mother wasn't able to earn enough money for the living he grew up at the imperial orphanage in Vienna.
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