Samuel Landau
Samuel Landau (born August 9, 1882 in Włocławek , † summer 1942 in the Warsaw Ghetto ) was a Jewish - Polish actor. He played numerous roles in Polish, Yiddish and German-speaking theaters and in film.
Life
Landau was born the son of a businessman. He attended a Progymnasium and then began to play theater in Polish. Under the pseudonym Stalski he played in operettas in Łódź . He also played in the German theater in Łódź.
From 1905 on Landau played in the Warsaw Teatr Ludowy and in the Polish Opera, in which he had numerous leading roles. When he moved to Teatr Nowy, he began to play in Yiddish drama groups, including the Varshever Yidisher Kunst Teater.
Filmography
- 1913: The Slaughter
- 1913: Hertsele Meyukhes
- 1913: Gots shtrof
- 1913: The khazens tokhter
- 1914: Di shikhte
- 1914: Di shtifmuter
- 1916: Zayn vaybs man
- 1929: In the poylishe velder
- 1936: Yidl mitn Fidl
- 1937: Tkies khaf
- 1937: The Purim Player
- 1937: The Dybbuk
- 1938: A briwele der mamen
Web links
- Samuel Landau in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Warsaw Yiddish Art Theater
Individual evidence
literature
- Zalmen Zylbercwaig : Leksikon fun Yidishn Teater , Kedoshim Band , Vol. 5, Mexico City, 1967, short biography on p. 3940.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Landau, Samuel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Landau-Klekoy, Shmuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish actor of the Jewish faith |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Włocławek |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1942 |
| Place of death | Warsaw Ghetto |