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Ludwig Schmitz(1884-1954)

  • Actor
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Ludwig Schmitz was born on 28 January 1884 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Rheinische Brautfahrt (1939), Am Brunnen vor dem Tore (1952) and Der keusche Josef (1953). He died on 28 June 1954 in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
BornJanuary 28, 1884
DiedJune 28, 1954(70)
BornJanuary 28, 1884
DiedJune 28, 1954(70)
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Known for

Hilde Krüger in Rheinische Brautfahrt (1939)
Rheinische Brautfahrt
7.7
  • Gemeindediener Wilhelm Gellerich
  • 1939
Heli Finkenzeller, Willy Fritsch, Paul Klinger, Bobby E. Lüthge, Kurt Reimann, Hans Richter, Marina Ried, Ludwig Schmitz, Hans Stüwe, Fritz Wagner, Sonja Ziemann, and Otto Assmann in Am Brunnen vor dem Tore (1952)
Am Brunnen vor dem Tore
5.2
  • Tuennes, Landstreicher
  • 1952
Der keusche Josef (1953)
Der keusche Josef
  • Josef Haselhuhn
  • 1953
Schneider Wibbel (1939)
Schneider Wibbel
4.3
  • Drögendiek
  • 1939

Credits

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Actor

  • Helmuth Schneider, Blandine Ebinger, Heinz Engelmann, Albert Florath, Margarete Haagen, Paul Heidemann, Karl Hellmer, Loni Heuser, Bruno Hübner, Klaus-Ulrich Krause, Stanislav Ledinek, Wolfgang Schleif, Ludwig Schmitz, Elsa Wagner, Ilse Werner, Wolfgang Zeller, and Boris Streimann in Ännchen von Tharau (1954)
    Ännchen von Tharau
    5.2
    • Ali Schnurre
    • 1954
  • The Faithfull Hussar (1954)
    The Faithfull Hussar
    5.6
    • 1954
  • Wenn am Sonntagabend die Dorfmusik spielt (1953)
    Wenn am Sonntagabend die Dorfmusik spielt
    4.1
    • Tünnes
    • 1953
  • Der keusche Josef (1953)
    Der keusche Josef
    • Josef Haselhuhn
    • 1953
  • Knall und Fall als Detektive (1953)
    Knall und Fall als Detektive
    • Balduin Bornemann
    • 1953
  • Von Liebe reden wir später (1953)
    Von Liebe reden wir später
    • Standesbeamter
    • 1953
  • Heli Finkenzeller, Willy Fritsch, Paul Klinger, Bobby E. Lüthge, Kurt Reimann, Hans Richter, Marina Ried, Ludwig Schmitz, Hans Stüwe, Fritz Wagner, Sonja Ziemann, and Otto Assmann in Am Brunnen vor dem Tore (1952)
    Am Brunnen vor dem Tore
    5.2
    • Tuennes, Landstreicher
    • 1952
  • Du bist die Rose vom Wörthersee (1952)
    Du bist die Rose vom Wörthersee
    5.6
    • Jühlich
    • 1952
  • The Grapes Are Ripe (1952)
    The Grapes Are Ripe
    6.4
    • Jockel
    • 1952
  • Mikosch rückt ein (1952)
    Mikosch rückt ein
    5.9
    • Turmwurzel, Oberkellner
    • 1952
  • Das Land des Lächelns (1952)
    Das Land des Lächelns
    5.9
    • Kato
    • 1952
  • Winnie Markus and Rudolf Prack in Tausend rote Rosen blüh'n (1952)
    Tausend rote Rosen blüh'n
    5.6
    • Süffchen
    • 1952
  • Pension Schöller (1952)
    Pension Schöller
    • Philipp Klapproth, Gutsbesitzer
    • 1952
  • Drei Tage Angst (1952)
    Drei Tage Angst
    7.1
    • Wirt im 'Graf von Geldern'
    • 1952
  • Grün ist die Heide (1951)
    Grün ist die Heide
    5.4
    • Tünnes
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 28, 1884
    • Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Died
    • June 28, 1954
    • Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany(heart attack)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Short, stocky character comedian, on stage from circa 1900. Used as comic support in films of the 1930's. Despite having joined both the SS (1934) and the Nazi Party (1937), he fell foul of the regime and was banned from screen acting in 1941, not making a comeback until 1950.

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