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Hermann Speelmans(1906-1960)

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Hermann Speelmans
Hermann Speelmans was born on 14 August 1906 in Uerdingen, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Danton (1931), Our Flags Lead Us Forward (1933) and A Certain Mr. Gran (1933). He died on 9 February 1960 in Berlin, Germany.
BornAugust 14, 1906
DiedFebruary 9, 1960(53)
BornAugust 14, 1906
DiedFebruary 9, 1960(53)
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Known for

Danton (1931)
Danton
7.1
  • Legendre
  • 1931
Jürgen Ohlsen in Our Flags Lead Us Forward (1933)
Our Flags Lead Us Forward
5.5
  • Stoppel
  • 1933
A Certain Mr. Gran (1933)
A Certain Mr. Gran
6.4
  • Nica
  • 1933
Hans Albers, Paul Hartmann, and Sybille Schmitz in F.P.1 Doesn't Answer (1932)
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
6.2
  • Chefingenieur Damsky
  • 1932

Credits

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Actor

  • Liebe, Luft und lauter Lügen (1959)
    Liebe, Luft und lauter Lügen
    6.3
    • Käptn Seemann
    • 1959
  • Wolfgang Preiss and Marianne Hold in Von der Liebe besiegt (1956)
    Von der Liebe besiegt
    5.8
    • Hermann Egli
    • 1956
  • Das Mädchen Marion (1956)
    Das Mädchen Marion
    5.4
    • Kalweit, Bereiter
    • 1956
  • Ballerina (1956)
    Ballerina
    6.8
    • Kalborn
    • 1956
  • Parole Heimat
    • Willi
    • 1955
  • O.W. Fischer in Hanussen (1955)
    Hanussen
    6.0
    • Maus
    • 1955
  • Banditen der Autobahn (1955)
    Banditen der Autobahn
    6.9
    • Hauptwachtmeister Lüdecke
    • 1955
  • Paul Muller and Kristina Söderbaum in Verrat an Deutschland (1955)
    Verrat an Deutschland
    4.6
    • Max Klausen
    • 1955
  • Heidelberger Romanze (1951)
    Ein Herz spielt falsch
    6.6
    • Matz
    • 1953
  • Komm zurück... (1953)
    Komm zurück...
    6.6
    • (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Lockende Sterne (1952)
    Lockende Sterne
    5.2
    • Arthur Wernicke
    • 1952
  • Gift im Zoo (1952)
    Gift im Zoo
    7.2
    • Kriminalrat Walter Glasbrenner
    • 1952
  • Camilla Horn, Lotte Koch, and Hermann Speelmans in Gesucht wird Majora (1949)
    Gesucht wird Majora
    6.4
    • Dipl.-Ing. Will Blohm
    • 1949
  • Vor uns liegt das Leben (1948)
    Vor uns liegt das Leben
    • Kapitän Harms
    • 1948
  • Bruno Rehak in Im Tempel der Venus (1948)
    Im Tempel der Venus
    • Kai Brodersen
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Hermann Speelmanns
  • Born
    • August 14, 1906
    • Uerdingen, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Died
    • February 9, 1960
    • Berlin, Germany

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  • Trivia
    Physically, a rather unlikely actor to portray Sherlock Holmes on screen. In Sherlock Holmes: The Grey Lady (1937), Speelmans appeared as Holmes, masquerading as Jimmy Ward, a dapper young socialite, working with the secret police to infiltrate a criminal organisation.

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