Ludwig Hartau
Ludwig Hartau (born February 19, 1877 in Trachenberg , Militsch district , province of Silesia , † November 24, 1922 in Berlin ) was a German actor.
Life
The well-known theater actor and lecturer, whose students included Ursula Krieg , at the age of 35 dared to jump into the still young profession of film. He only made his breakthrough to a sought-after film actor after 1916.
He appeared in numerous silent films under directors such as Ernst Lubitsch and Fritz Lang . In Hans Steinhoff's strip The false Dimitry he was originally scheduled to star as Ivan the Terrible. Ludwig Hartau died in 1922 at the height of his film career.
Filmography (selection)
- 1912: European slave life
- 1915: the dancer
- 1916: Adamant's last race
- 1916: The champagne bet
- 1917: The Strasbourg antiquarian
- 1917: When women love and hate
- 1918: Mr. Wu
- 1918: people who wander through life
- 1918: The sign of Cain
- 1919: Starving millionaires
- 1920: Anna Boleyn , (Director: Ernst Lubitsch)
- 1920: Johann Baptiste Lingg
- 1920: decay
- 1921: Hearts fighting
- 1921: crimes of passion
- 1922: Marie Antoinette
- 1922: Children of Time
- 1923: The man in the iron mask
- 1923: Gesine Jakobsen's treasure
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 3: F - H. Barry Fitzgerald - Ernst Hofbauer. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 552.
Web links
- Ludwig Hartau in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ludwig Hartau at filmportal.de
- biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hartau, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trachenberg , Province of Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 24, 1922 |
| Place of death | Berlin |