Biography

He was already 70 years old when he entered the film business in 1921.

Franz Schönfeld got his first stage engagement in Vienna in 1874, it followed engagements in Zurich, Dresden, Hamburg and Berlin. He was active on stage for many decades and he became a popular theater mime.

His roles in movies were normally very small and financially not lucrative.

Before Franz Schönfeld became an actor he finished an education as a bank employee and he worked in this position in Vienna.

The actor Franz Schönfeld grew up in an artistic environment. His father was the actor Carl Schönfeld, his mother the actress Louise Schönfeld and even his grandparents were actors too.