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Karl Victor Plagge

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  • Born
    January 16, 1885 · Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Died
    November 13, 1926 · Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Biography

  • Karl Victor Plagge was born on January 16, 1885 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor and producer, known for Die Piraten der Ostseebäder (1927), Der Lawinen-Löwe (1920) and Adipipopex (1920). He died on November 13, 1926 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.

Trivia

  • He began his professional career as a newspaper editor, besides it he appeared for the first time as a comedian at the carnival of Cologne before he was appointed as a driver during World War I.
  • In the middle of a very busy time he died at the age of only 41.
  • After the war he launched his film career with the movie "Karlchen soll heiraten" (1918). The figure "Karlchen" was continued in a whole string of short movies and Karl Victor Plagge became well-known in not time. From the middle of the 20s when the figure "Karlchen" already had disused he impersonated in numerous movies very different support roles.
  • The actor Karl Victor Plagge was a very successful comedian who also achieved huge popularity in the film business with his funny roles.
  • He was able to demonstrate his comical ability in productions like "Die Bademaus" (1919), "Der Prinz von Montecuculi" (1920), "Hoheit auf der Walze" (1920), "Die Flucht in die Ehe - Der grosse Flirt" (1922) and "Die lockende Gefahr" (1924).

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