Trivia

Victor Schamoni died at the age of only 43 in Munich.

Due to the connections of his father to the acting Victor Schamoni jr. already impersonated first stage roles at the tender age of five years. Finally it even followed an engagement in the movie "Tango Notturno" (37) at the side of Pola Negri. He impersonated the role of Charlie.

His brothers Peter, Ulrich and Thomas Schamoni all became film directors.

His father was killed in action at the Russian front in 1942.

The actor and later cinematographer Victor Schamoni was born as son of the art historian and filmologist Victor Schamoni (1901-1942).

After this one-time appearance in a movie it lasted till 1958 before he appeared again in the film business. But this time he did not work as an actor but as a cinematographer, among others he also was chief cinematographer of the Bavarian television.

He had a one-off comeback as an actor in 1966 when he played in Vlado Kristl's movie "Der Brief" (1966). In this movie all his brothers appeared as well - all impersonating coffin bearers.