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Georg H. Schnell(1878-1951)

  • Actor
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Georg H. Schnell was born on 11 April 1878 in Chih-fou, China. He was an actor, known for Nosferatu (1922), Die rollende Kugel (1919) and Marie Antoinette - Das Leben einer Königin (1922). He died on 31 March 1951 in West Berlin, West Germany.
BornApril 11, 1878
DiedMarch 31, 1951(72)
BornApril 11, 1878
DiedMarch 31, 1951(72)
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Known for

Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu
7.8
  • Harding - ein Reeder(as G.H. Schnell)
  • 1922
Die rollende Kugel (1919)
Die rollende Kugel
  • Marquis de Grillet
  • 1919
Marie Antoinette - Das Leben einer Königin (1922)
Marie Antoinette - Das Leben einer Königin
  • Lafayette
  • 1922
The Pleasure Garden (1925)
The Pleasure Garden
5.7
  • Oscar Hamilton(as George Snell)
  • 1925

Credits

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Actor

  • Aufbau
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1951
  • Brücke der Jahrhunderte
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1950
  • Nora (1944)
    Nora
    6.5
    • Bankpräsident
    • 1944
  • Heinz Rühmann, Paul Henckels, Karin Himboldt, Erich Ponto, Heinrich Spoerl, Helmut Weiss, and Rolf Goetze in The Punch Bowl (1944)
    The Punch Bowl
    7.7
    • Member of Punchbowl group (as G. H. Schnell)
    • 1944
  • Titanic (1943)
    Titanic
    6.1
    • Aktionär Morrison (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Wilhelm Borchert and Elfriede Datzig in Der ewige Klang (1943)
    Der ewige Klang
    6.9
    • American
    • 1943
  • Emil Jannings and Theo Matejko in Ohm Krüger (1941)
    Ohm Krüger
    6.5
    • 1941
  • Hans Albers and Siegfried Karl Trieb in Carl Peters (1941)
    Carl Peters
    5.3
    • Stacy, amerikanischer Kaufmann
    • 1941
  • Carl Kuhlmann, Albert Lippert, Erich Ponto, Erich Waschneck, and Hilde Weissner in The Rothschilds (1940)
    The Rothschilds
    6.0
    • Französischer Finanzminister (as Georg Schnell)
    • 1940
  • Hans Stüwe and Olga Tschechowa in Leidenschaft (1940)
    Leidenschaft
    • (as Georg Heinrich Schnell)
    • 1940
  • Hans Albers in Ein Mann auf Abwegen (1940)
    Ein Mann auf Abwegen
    6.5
    • 1940
  • Das Gewehr über (1939)
    Das Gewehr über
    3.4
    • Großkaufmann Thomson
    • 1939
  • The Right to Love (1939)
    The Right to Love
    7.6
    • Oberst v. Kettler
    • 1939
  • In letzter Minute (1939)
    In letzter Minute
    • Kriminalbeamter (as Georg Heinrich Schnell)
    • 1939
  • Der Polizeifunk meldet (1939)
    Der Polizeifunk meldet
    8.5
    • (as Georg Heinrich Schnell)
    • 1939

Videos1

Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk (2014)
Trailer 5:19
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk (2014)

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • G. H. Schnell
  • Born
    • April 11, 1878
    • Chih-fou, China
  • Died
    • March 31, 1951
    • West Berlin, West Germany(undisclosed)

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    Serious-looking character actor, prolific in classic German films of the 1920's and 30's. He was born and brought up in China, taking part in suppressing the 1900 Boxer Uprising. Before becoming an actor, he also worked as a lumberjack in Florida. During the 1920's, he performed on the Berlin stage under the auspices of Max Reinhardt. On screen he is best remembered for his performance in Murnau's "Nosferatu" and as a member of the punch bowl circle in "Die Feuerzangenbowle" (1944).

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