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Clemens Scheitz

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Clemens Scheitz
Born(1899-09-02)2 September 1899
Died24 October 1980(1980-10-24) (aged 81)
Occupation(s)Actor, inventor, musician
Years active1922–1979

Clemens Scheitz (2 September 1899 – 24 October 1980) was a German musician and actor who appeared in the Werner Herzog films The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), Heart of Glass (1976), Stroszek (1977) and Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979).

Life

He was born in Munich where his father was a tailor and he had an interest in physics and was a self-taught pianist. He earned a living through concert performances, piano lessons, small acting roles and as an inventor. As a young man he appeared in a 1922 silent film directed by Adolf Wenter and starring Victor Colani entitled The Prince Regatta. He also supplied music for the Herzog film Woyzeck (1979).[1]

References

  1. ^ Profile at deutsche-filme.com (in German) Retrieved 16 February 2015

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