Victor Kilian
Victor Arthur Kilian (born March 6, 1891 in Jersey City , New Jersey , † March 11, 1979 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
Life
In his youth, Victor Kilian first worked as a trucker for his father's laundry before joining a vaudeville troupe. After several stops at touring theaters, he played with Walter Huston in the play Desire under elms and stayed in New York . Several roles in films shot in Long Island followed, so that the almost 1.90 m tall actor came to Hollywood in 1936 , where he played numerous supporting roles as a rough townspeople or sheriff. His first three-year contract was with Columbia Pictures . While filming Pirates in the Caribbean Sea (1942) he lost an eye in an accident.
After he was blacklisted in the early 1950s in the course of the McCarthy era because of his politically rather leftist stance , there were no role offers; in some films (such as Unknown World from 1951) he was not included in the cast list despite the leading role. Kilian therefore concentrated almost exclusively on theater work. Between 1976 and 1977 he played grandfather Lerkin in the popular Mary Hartman television series , Mary Hartman . Kilian remained active as an actor until his death.
Victor Kilian was murdered when he surprised burglars in his apartment. His death led to the formation of an urban legend that haunted his ghost on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His grave is in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. With his wife Daisy, who died in 1961, he had a son.
Filmography (selection)
- 1932: The Wiser Sex
- 1936: Mississippi melody (Banjo on my Knee)
- 1936: Riffraff
- 1936: Ramona
- 1937: In the seventh heaven (Seventh Heaven)
- 1937: Tovarich
- 1938: Tom's adventures (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)
- 1938: Gold Diggers in Paris
- 1938: Teufelskerle (Boys Town)
- 1939: St. Louis Blues
- 1939: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)
- 1939: SOS fire on board (Only Angels Have Wings)
- 1940: Gold smuggling to Virginia (Virginia City)
- 1940: Dr. Cyclops (Dr. Cyclops)
- 1940: The young Edison (Young Tom Edison)
- 1940: 'Til We Meet Again
- 1940: Revenge for Jesse James (The Return of Frank James)
- 1940: The Mark of Zorro (The Mark of Zorro)
- 1941: Raid of the Ogalalla (Western Union)
- 1941: King of the Toreros (Blood and Sand)
- 1941: Sergeant York
- 1942: Pirates in the Caribbean Sea (Reap the Wild Wind)
- 1942: Atlantic Convoy
- 1942: Die Scarhand (This Gun for Hire)
- 1943: Ride to the Ox-Bow (The Ox-Bow Incident)
- 1943: Bomber's Moon
- 1944: Kismet
- 1944: On my word of honor (Uncertain Glory)
- 1944: Belle of the Yukon
- 1945: Hunt for Dillinger (Dillinger)
- 1945: I fight for you (Spellbound)
- 1946: Duel in the Sun (Duel in the Sun)
- 1946: Little Giant
- 1947: Taboo of the Righteous (Gentleman's Agreement)
- 1949: I shot Jesse James (I Shot Jesse James)
- 1949: Demon of Paris (Reign of Terror)
- 1949: Madame Bovary and her lovers (Madame Bovary)
- 1950: The Rebel (The Flame and the Arrow)
- 1950: Hatred is Blind (No Way Out)
- 1950: The Return of Jesse James
- 1950: Zorro's daughter (The Bandit Queen)
- 1951: Conspiracy in the Night Express (The Tall Target)
- 1976–1977: Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV series, 247 episodes)
- 1979: All in the Family (TV series, 2 episodes)
Web links
- Victor Kilian in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Victor Kilian in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Henryk Hoffman: “A” Western filmmakers. 2000, p. 514.
- ↑ Richard Lamparski: Whatever wurde of ..., 1985, p 156
- ^ Allmovie.com
- ↑ Jeff Dwyer: Ghost hunter's guide to Los Angeles. 2006, pp. 63-65.
- ^ Victor Kilian in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved December 3, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kilian, Victor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kilian, Victor Arthur (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jersey City , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1979 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |