Lutz Altschul

Lutz Altschul , also known as Louis V. Arco (born July 24, 1899 in Baden near Vienna , † April 3, 1975 in Zurich ) was an Austrian actor .

Life

Altschul attended a cadet school during the First World War . After the end of the war, he began his acting career in 1919. He came to Leipzig in 1922 , where he first stepped in front of the film camera.

Since 1923 he played on Berlin theaters and also appeared in several silent films. After the seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933, he emigrated to Moravian Ostrava , then to Switzerland and the USA in 1939. Under the name Louis V. Arco , he took on numerous small roles in Warner Bros. productions , often as a foreigner or Wehrmacht soldier in anti-Nazi films.

In 1946 Altschul returned to Europe and lived in Switzerland and Austria. He also appeared in a few films and series and played theaters in Salzburg and Gelsenkirchen , among others .

Filmography

1922: Lilly Humbrecht, a stepdaughter's ordeal 1923: A Queen's Love 1925: love fire 1927: In the shadow of the electric chair 1929: Napoleon on St. Helena 1930: Rose Monday 1931: The Forester Christian 1931: Yorck 1932: The black hussar 1939: Nick Carter, Master Detective 1939: Nurse Edith Cavell 1940: Paul Ehrlich - A Life for Research ( Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet ) 1941: Underground 1942: Agents of the Night ( All Through the Night ) 1942: Berlin Correspondent 1942: Casablanca ( Casablanca ) 1942: Order of sabotage in Berlin ( Desperate Journey ) 1942: Pacific Rendezvous 1943: Action in the North Atlantic ( Action in the North Atlantic ) 1943: Adventures of the Flying Cadets 1943: Appointment in Berlin 1943: Chetniks 1943: The Cross of Lorraine 1943: Rebellion in Trollness ( Edge of Darkness ) 1943: Gangway for Tomorrow

1943: Hitler's Madman 1943: Hostages 1943: Ambassador to Moscow (Mission to Moscow) 1943: The Moon Is Down 1943: The Song of Bernadette (The Song of Bernadette) 1943: The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler 1943: This is my country (This Land Is Mine) 1943: Executioners die too (Hangmen Also Die!) 1944: Address Unknown 1944: Laurel and Hardy - The Big Noise 1944: The Black Parachute 1944: The Hitler Gang 1944: Secrets of Scotland Yard 1944: Dr. Wassell's Escape from Java (The Story of Dr. Wassell) 1944: Wilson 1945: Counter attack 1945: Son of Lassie 1949: Duel with death 1952: The beautiful Tölzerin 1952: road to home 1961: Question Seven (Question 7) 1963: The photocopy (series Das Kriminalmuseum ) 1964: Stories from the Vienna Woods 1966: Charged under Section 218 1973: The Chalice ( Kung Fu series )

literature

• Thomas Blubacher : Lutz Altschul . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 42.
• 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. 71 f., ACABUS-Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8

Web links

• Lutz Altschul in the Internet Movie Database (English)