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Ludwig von Wohl(1903-1961)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Ludwig von Wohl was born on 24 January 1903 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Der größte Gauner des Jahrhunderts (1928), Between Two Worlds (1936) and Die englische Heirat (1934). He was married to Ruth Magdalene Lorch and Alexandra Betzold. He died on 16 June 1961 in Lucerne, Switzerland.
BornJanuary 24, 1903
DiedJune 16, 1961(58)
BornJanuary 24, 1903
DiedJune 16, 1961(58)
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Known for

Der größte Gauner des Jahrhunderts
4.5
  • Writer
  • 1928
Between Two Worlds
  • Writer
  • 1936
Die englische Heirat (1934)
Die englische Heirat
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1934
Slalom (1932)
Slalom
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1932

Credits

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Writer



  • Francis of Assisi (1961)
    Francis of Assisi
    6.3
    • novel "The Joyful Beggar" (as Louis De Wohl)
    • 1961
  • Make-Up (1937)
    Make-Up
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Paul Cavanagh and Margot Grahame in Crime Over London (1936)
    Crime Over London
    6.3
    • novel "House of a Thousand Windows" (as Louis De Wohl)
    • 1936
  • Between Two Worlds
    • based on the novel by
    • 1936
  • Le miroir aux alouettes (1935)
    Le miroir aux alouettes
    4.9
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Punks Arrives from America (1935)
    Punks Arrives from America
    7.7
    • novel
    • 1935
  • Decoy (1934)
    Decoy
    3.2
    • Writer
    • 1934
  • Die englische Heirat (1934)
    Die englische Heirat
    7.1
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1934
  • Charlotte Susa in Inheritance in Pretoria (1934)
    Inheritance in Pretoria
    4.6
    • novel "Die Reise nach Pretoria"
    • 1934
  • Paul Hartmann in Invisible Opponent (1933)
    Invisible Opponent
    7.1
    • idea
    • 1933
  • O' Schwarzwald, O' Heimat (1933)
    O' Schwarzwald, O' Heimat
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • Peter Lorre, Rudolph Cartier, Raymond Cordy, Henri Decoin, Gabriel Gabrio, Jean Galland, Vivian Grey, and Arlette Marchal in Les requins du pétrole (1933)
    Les requins du pétrole
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • Slalom (1932)
    Slalom
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1932
  • Das Testament des Cornelius Gulden (1932)
    Das Testament des Cornelius Gulden
    • novel
    • 1932
  • Love's Carnival (1930)
    Love's Carnival
    5.0
    • adaptation
    • 1930

Actor



  • Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, and Claude Rains in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
    Caesar and Cleopatra
    6.2
    • Palace Official (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Mr. Emmanuel (1944)
    Mr. Emmanuel
    6.4
    • Göring
    • 1944

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Louis De Val
  • Born
    • January 24, 1903
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • June 16, 1961
    • Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Spouses
      Ruth Magdalene Lorch1953 - June 2, 1961
  • Other works
    Novel: "The Joyful Beggar" (filmed as Francis of Assisi (1961))

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