Gregori Chmara
Gregori Chmara ( Russian Григорий Михайлович Хмара / Grigory Mikhailovich Chmara , Ukrainian Григорій Михайлович Хмара / Hryhorij Mychailowytsch Chmara ; born July 17, jul. / 29. July 1878 greg. In Poltava , Russian Empire ; † 3. February 1970 in Paris ) was a Ukrainian-born actor .
Life
Chmara, a student of Konstantin Sergejewitsch Stanislavski , began his theater career in 1910 at the Moscow Art Theater. From 1915 he worked in Russian films and took on important roles here, including the title hero in Rodion Raskolnikow .
In 1919 he emigrated to Germany and played theater with Max Reinhardt, among others . In 1922 he was able to continue his film activity and again embodied the title hero in Robert Wienes Raskolnikow . In the film adaptation of the Bible, INRI , he played Jesus Christ and then enjoyed cult status for a short time.
Soon, however, Chmara only had supporting roles, and in GW Pabst's Die joyllose Gasse he only got a brief appearance as a waiter. At that time he was Asta Nielsen's partner and can only be seen in films in which she acted.
In 1929 he took on the title role in the unsuccessful Polish film Mocny czlowick . In 1933 he went to Paris for the first time, and since 1936 he has been permanently in France. He played mainly theater here and appeared as a singer and guitarist in Parisian cabarets. In addition, he took part in films at irregular intervals until he was 90.
Filmography (selection)
- 1918: Rodion Raskolnikow
- 1922: The crash
- 1923: Raskolnikov
- 1923: INRI
- 1924: The woman in the fire
- 1924: The butterfly battle
- 1924: The house by the sea
- 1924: Hedda Gabler
- 1925: Living Buddhas
- 1925: athletes
- 1925: The joyless alley
- 1928: Women robbery in Morocco
- 1928: A princess's thorn path
- 1928: The case of the public prosecutor M ...
- 1929: Mocny czlowiek
- 1931: The Schlemihl
- 1931: The man who committed the murder
- 1932: Man without a name
- 1932: Peter Voss, the millionaire thief
- 1932: The black hussar
- 1932: Van Geldern criminal case
- 1932: The Tsar's diamond
- 1933: Around a million
- 1948: The great Miss (Mademoiselle s'amuse)
- 1951: The four in the jeep
- 1956: White daisies (Elena et les Hommes)
- 1957: The Merciless (Les Fanatiques)
- 1962: Stealing also needs to be learned (Arsène Lupine contre Arsène Lupine)
literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary. The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fitz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .
- Kay Less: 'In life, more is taken from you than given ...'. Lexicon of filmmakers who emigrated from Germany and Austria between 1933 and 1945. A general overview. P. 122 f., ACABUS-Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8
Web links
- Gregori Chmara in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography with photo
Remarks
- ↑ Date of birth according to Kay Less. IMDb gives July 23, 1893 as the date of birth.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chmara, Gregori |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chmara, Grigory Michailowitsch; Chmara, Hryhorij Mychailowytsch; Хмара, Григорий Михайлович (Russian); Хмара, Григорій Михайлович (Ukrainian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian-born actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Poltava , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd February 1970 |
| Place of death | Paris |