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Kurt Katch(1896-1958)

  • Actor
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Kurt Katch in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1943)
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Kurt Katch was born on 28 January 1896 in Grodno, Poland, Russian Empire [now Hrodna, Belarus]. He was an actor, known for The Mask of Dimitrios (1944), The Seventh Cross (1944) and The Mummy's Curse (1944). He was married to Hinda Ryfka Kleinlerer. He died on 14 August 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 28, 1896
DiedAugust 14, 1958(62)
BornJanuary 28, 1896
DiedAugust 14, 1958(62)
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Known for

Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Faye Emerson, and Zachary Scott in The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
The Mask of Dimitrios
7.2
  • Colonel Haki
  • 1944
Spencer Tracy and Signe Hasso in The Seventh Cross (1944)
The Seventh Cross
7.4
  • Leo Hermann
  • 1944
Lon Chaney Jr., Virginia Christine, Peter Coe, and Dennis Moore in The Mummy's Curse (1944)
The Mummy's Curse
5.4
  • Cajun Joe
  • 1944
Turhan Bey, Jon Hall, and Maria Montez in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1943)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
6.3
  • Hulagu Khan
  • 1943

Credits

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Actor

  • When Hell Broke Loose (1958)
    When Hell Broke Loose
    5.5
    • German 'Werewolf' (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and Dean Martin in The Young Lions (1958)
    The Young Lions
    7.1
    • Camp Commandant (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • The Beast of Budapest (1958)
    The Beast of Budapest
    6.3
    • Sgt. Geza
    • 1958
  • The Gift of Love (1958)
    The Gift of Love
    6.4
    • Lecturing Professor (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Joan Caulfield and Marion Lorne in Sally (1957)
    Sally
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1958
  • The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956)
    The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna
    7.9
    TV Series
    • 1957
  • Scott Forbes in The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Gustav Hauser
    • 1957
  • Robert Shayne in Navy Log (1955)
    Navy Log
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Willigott
    • Jan Polachek
    • 1956–1957
  • Lex Barker, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Maurice Manson in The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)
    The Girl in the Kremlin
    4.9
    • Commissar
    • 1957
  • Richard Travis in Code 3 (1957)
    Code 3
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Old Man
    • 1957
  • Pharaoh's Curse (1957)
    Pharaoh's Curse
    4.7
    • Hans Brecht
    • 1957
  • Wally Cox in The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1956)
    The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
    7.9
    TV Series
    • 1957
  • Lee Aaker, James Brown, and Rin Tin Tin II in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
    The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Major Siegfried Kurtz
    • 1956
  • Joi Lansing in Hot Cars (1956)
    Hot Cars
    6.4
    • Otto Krantz (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • You Are There (1953)
    You Are There
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Polish Ambasador
    • 1956

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Pharaoh's Curse
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Pharaoh's Curse

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Kurt Katsch
  • Born
    • January 28, 1896
    • Grodno, Poland, Russian Empire [now Hrodna, Belarus]
  • Died
    • August 14, 1958
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Hinda Ryfka KleinlererMarch 4, 1938 - August 14, 1958 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    Bald character actor, a Polish Jew, who acquired the skills of his trade under the tutelage of Max Reinhardt in Vienna. Though he was often destined to be cast in Hollywood as monocled Nazis, he himself left Poland after Hitler's rise to power and found his way to the U.S. in 1937.

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