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Hans Heinrich von Twardowski(1898-1958)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Hans Heinrich von Twardowski in Margin for Error (1943)
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
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Hans Heinrich von Twardowski was born on 5 May 1898 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Hangmen Also Die! (1943) and Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920). He died on 19 November 1958 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMay 5, 1898
DiedNovember 19, 1958(60)
BornMay 5, 1898
DiedNovember 19, 1958(60)
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Known for

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
8.0
  • Alan(as Hans Heinz v. Twardowski)
  • 1920
Brian Donlevy and Anna Lee in Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Hangmen Also Die!
7.4
  • Reinhard Heydrich(as H. H v. Twardowski)
  • 1943
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920)
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
5.9
  • Florian
  • 1920
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
The Scarlet Empress
7.5
  • Ivan Shuvolov(as Hans von Twardowski)
  • 1934

Credits

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Actor

  • You Are There (1953)
    You Are There
    8.3
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
    Robert Montgomery Presents
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Gen. Von Gruber (as H.H.V. Twardowski)
    • 1952
  • The Hunter (1952)
    The Hunter
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Dr. Volincek
    • Thanos
    • 1952
  • Norma Winters in The Gentleman in Room 6 (1951)
    The Gentleman in Room 6
    Short
    • Guest (as Hans Heinz von Twardowski)
    • 1951
  • Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944)
    Resisting Enemy Interrogation
    6.8
    • Herr Mahler - German Red Cross Representative (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • The Hitler Gang (1944)
    The Hitler Gang
    6.8
    • Department Doctor (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Humphrey Bogart in Passage to Marseille (1944)
    Passage to Marseille
    6.8
    • French Airfield Radio Man (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Jean-Pierre Aumont in The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
    The Cross of Lorraine
    6.6
    • German Officer in Car (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Ludwig Donath and Gale Sondergaard in The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943)
    The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
    6.7
    • Judge (as Hans von Twardowsky)
    • 1943
  • Brian Aherne and Merle Oberon in First Comes Courage (1943)
    First Comes Courage
    6.6
    • Nazi Captain (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Brenda Marshall, and George Raft in Background to Danger (1943)
    Background to Danger
    6.4
    • German Officer (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Hitler's Madman (1943)
    Hitler's Madman
    6.5
    • Lt. Buelow (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Plan for Destruction (1943)
    Plan for Destruction
    6.4
    Short
    • German (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    Edge of Darkness
    7.2
    • German Co-Pilot (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Brian Donlevy and Anna Lee in Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
    Hangmen Also Die!
    7.4
    • Reinhard Heydrich (as H. H v. Twardowski)
    • 1943

Writer

  • Phantom (1922)
    Phantom
    6.7
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1922

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • H. H v. Twardowski
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • May 5, 1898
    • Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • November 19, 1958
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Published Der rasende Pegasus, a collection of poetic parodies, in 1918. His own public readings of these works in Berlin were met with general acclaim.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Ardently anti-Nazi, Von Twardowski often portrayed Nazis on screen.

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