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Walter Janssen(1887-1976)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Walter Janssen
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Walter Janssen was born on 7 February 1887 in Krefeld, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Maria Stuart, Teil 1 und 2 (1927), Irrende Seelen (1921) and Die Alm an der Grenze (1951). He died on 1 January 1976 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
BornFebruary 7, 1887
DiedJanuary 1, 1976(88)
BornFebruary 7, 1887
DiedJanuary 1, 1976(88)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Maria Stuart, Teil 1 und 2
  • Lord Darnley
  • 1927
Irrende Seelen (1921)
Irrende Seelen
  • Prinz Myschkin
  • 1921
Die Alm an der Grenze (1951)
Die Alm an der Grenze
6.0
  • Director
  • 1951
Lizzi Holzschuh in Wer wagt - gewinnt (1935)
Wer wagt - gewinnt
6.5
  • Director
  • 1935

Credits

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Actor

  • Hamburg Transit (1970)
    Hamburg Transit
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Generaldirektor Lüttvogt
    • 1971
  • Recht oder Unrecht
    TV Series
    • 1971
  • Der Kurier der Kaiserin (1970)
    Der Kurier der Kaiserin
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Sultan Ahmed (as Walter Jansen)
    • 1970
  • Something for Everyone (1970)
    Something for Everyone
    7.0
    • Father Georg
    • 1970
  • Friedrich Ebert und Gustav Stresemann, Schicksalsjahre der Republik
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Lloyd George
    • 1969
  • Die Affaire Dreyfus
    8.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Graf Münster
    • 1968
  • Josephine
    TV Movie
    • Abbé Brébillon
    • 1967
  • Abschied vier Uhr früh
    9.7
    TV Movie
    • Pfarrer Dempsey
    • 1967
  • Im Flamingo-Club
    TV Series
    • 1967
  • Der Reichstagsbrandprozess
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Schatz
    • 1967
  • Ein Florentiner Hut
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • Vezinet
    • 1967
  • Micheline Boudet in L'Auberge de la Licorne (1966)
    L'Auberge de la Licorne
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Le grand-père
    • 1966
  • Das Cello
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • Sir Francis
    • 1966
  • Trilltrall und seine Brüder
    TV Movie
    • König Pumpan
    • 1965
  • Unsere große Schwester (1964)
    Unsere große Schwester
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Amtsvormund Dr. Weimann
    • 1965

Director

  • Rotkäppchen (1954)
    Rotkäppchen
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Hans-Georg Kredewahn in Hansel and Gretel (1954)
    Hansel and Gretel
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Die Alm an der Grenze (1951)
    Die Alm an der Grenze
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Hans Stüwe and Olga Tschechowa in Leidenschaft (1940)
    Leidenschaft
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Lizzi Holzschuh in Wer wagt - gewinnt (1935)
    Wer wagt - gewinnt
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Every Day Isn't Sunday (1935)
    Every Day Isn't Sunday
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Rosen aus dem Süden (1934)
    Rosen aus dem Süden
    • Director
    • 1934
  • It's Great to Be in Love
    • Director
    • 1934

Additional Crew

  • Lothar Brühne and Pola Negri in Die Nacht der Entscheidung (1938)
    Die Nacht der Entscheidung
    7.9
    • dialogue director
    • 1938
  • Camilla Horn, Herbert Hübner, Albrecht Schoenhals, and Olga Tschechowa in Rote Orchideen (1938)
    Rote Orchideen
    7.4
    • dialogue director
    • 1938
  • Das Ehesanatorium
    • dialogue director
    • 1938
  • Wera Engels in Stjenka Rasin (1936)
    Stjenka Rasin
    7.1
    • dialogue director
    • 1936

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Walter Jansen
  • Height
    • 5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
  • Born
    • February 7, 1887
    • Krefeld, Germany
  • Died
    • January 1, 1976
    • Munich, Bavaria, West Germany(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Prolific German supporting actor and occasional director, on stage from 1906. In the 1940's, he served as director of the Vienna Kammerspielen. In films from 1917, his distinguished, serious mien saw him usually cast as composers, musicians or professors.

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