Paul Henreid
Paul Henreid | |
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America and
Britain | |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1933–1977 |
Spouse |
Elizabeth "Lisl" Camilla Julia Gluck Henreid
(m. 1936) |
Children | 2 |
Paul Henreid (January 10, 1908 – March 29, 1992)[1] was an Austrian-American actor, director, producer, and writer. He is best remembered for two film roles: Victor Laszlo in Casablanca and Jerry Durrance in Now, Voyager, both released between 1942 and 1943.
Early life
Born Paul Georg Julius von Hernreid in the city of
Stage and film careers
Henreid trained for the theatre in
Career in the United Kingdom
In 1937 Henreid played
RKO, Warner Bros., and MGM
After relocating to the United States and having a successful run on
Moving to
Henreid returned briefly to RKO to play a pirate swashbuckler in the studio's 1945 release
Blacklisting and brief return to European films
In his 1984 autobiography Ladies Man Henreid recounts that he was one of a group of Hollywood stars who went to Washington to protest against the excesses of the
After leaving Warner Bros., Henreid decided to turn producer, making the film noir Hollow Triumph (1948) in which he also appeared. He was a villain in a Burt Lancaster adventure film Rope of Sand (1949). In 1950 he made a low-budget film for Edward and Harry Danziger, So Young, So Bad, which was followed by an offer from Sam Katzman to play pirate Jean Lafitte in Last of the Buccaneers (1950).[12] He then went to France for Pardon My French (1951) before returning to Katzman for Thief of Damascus (1951). He directed and played the lead role in For Men Only (1952). Later, in England, he made the movies in the film noir genre Stolen Face (1952) and Mantrap (1953), then went back to Katzman for Siren of Bagdad (1953). In 1954, once again working for MGM, Henreid performed in a minor role in Deep in My Heart, his first "A" film in several years. He moved next to Columbia Pictures, where he appeared in Pirates of Tripoli for Katzman; and then, yet again, to MGM for a part in Meet Me in Las Vegas. He also appeared at this time on Broadway in Festival.[13]
Directing and final performances
In the early 1950s, Henreid began directing both film and television productions. His
While working as a director, Henreid continued to accept some small parts as well in
Personal life and legacy
Henreid married Elizabeth Camilla Julia "Lisl" Glück (1908–1993) in 1936; the couple adopted two daughters. In 1992, at age 84, Henreid died of
In Los Angeles, California in 1960, to honor Henreid's significant contributions to the entertainment industry as both an actor and director, two stars were dedicated to him and installed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One of those stars, which recognizes his career in film, is located at 6366 Hollywood Boulevard; the other, for television, is at 1720 Vine Street.[1][6]
Complete filmography
As actor
- Morgenrot (1933)
- Baroud (1933) as uncredited minor role
- Love in Morocco (1933) as uncredited minor role
- Hohe Schule, aka The Secret of Cavelli (1934) as Franz von Ketterer
- Eva, the Factory Girl (1935) as Fritz
- ...nur ein Komödiant (1935) as Velthen
- Victoria the Great (1937) as uncredited minor role
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) as Staefel
- An Englishman's Home (1940) as Victor Brandt
- Night Train to Munich (1940) as Capt. Karl Marsen
- Under Your Hat (1940) as uncredited minor role
- Joan of Paris (1942) as Paul Lavallier
- Now, Voyager (1942) as Jeremiah "Jerry" Duvaux Durrance
- Casablanca (1942) as Victor Laszlo
- In Our Time (1944) as Count Stefan Orwid
- Between Two Worlds (1944) as Henry Bergner
- The Conspirators (1944) as Vincent Van Der Lyn
- The Spanish Main (1945) as Capt. Laurent Van Horn
- Devotion (1946) as Rev. Arthur Nicholls
- Of Human Bondage (1946) as Philip Carey
- Deception (1946) as Karel Novak
- Song of Love (1947) as Robert Schumann
- Hollow Triumph, aka The Scar (1948) as John Muller / Dr. Bartok
- Rope of Sand (1949) as Commandant Paul Vogel
- So Young So Bad(1950) as Dr. John H. Jason
- Last of the Buccaneers (1950) as Jean Lafitte
- Pardon My French (1951)[n 1] – Paul Rencourt
- For Men Only (1952) as Dr. Stephen Brice
- Thief of Damascus (1952) as General Abu Amdar
- Stolen Face (1952) as Dr. Philip Ritter
- Dans la vie tout s'arrange (1952) as Paul Rencourt
- Mantrap, aka Woman in Hiding (1953) as Hugo Bishop
- Siren of Bagdad (1953) as Kazah the Great
- Cabaret (1954) as Konrad Hegner
- Deep in My Heart (1954) as Florenz Ziegfeld
- Pirates of Tripoli (1955) as Edri al-Gadrian
- Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) as Pierre
- A Woman's Devotion (1956) as Capt. Henrique Monteros
- Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) as Anton
- Holiday for Lovers (1959) as Eduardo Barroso
- Never So Few (1959) as Nikko Regas
- Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse(1962) as Etienne Laurier
- Operation Crossbow (1965) as Gen. Ziemann
- The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) as The General
- The Failing of Raymond (1971, TV Movie) as Dr. Abel
- Death Among Friends (1975, TV Movie) as Otto Schiller
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) as The Cardinal (final film role)
As himself or narrator
- Hollywood Canteen(1944) – himself
- Peking Remembered (1967 documentary) – narrator
As producer
- Hollow Triumph (1948)
- For Men Only (1952)
As director
Film
- For Men Only (1952)
- A Woman's Devotion (1956)
- Live Fast, Die Young (1958)
- Girls on the Loose (1958)
- Dead Ringer(1964)
- Ballad in Blue (1964)
Television
- Maverick "Passage to Fort Doom" (1959)
- The Californians (1957–1959), various episodes
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series episode "The Landlady," "Cell 227," and 26 others (1957–1962)
- The June Allyson Show (1960) episode 'The Lie'
- The Virginian "Long Ride to Wind River" (1966)
- The Big Valley (9 episodes)
(TV Series 1965-1968)
- Johnny Staccato TV series episode 'The Mask of Jason', “A Nice Little Town’ (1960)
As writer
- Ballad in Blue (1964) (story)
Music
- Deception (1946) (Hollenius' Cello Concerto, Cello Concerto in D major, uncredited and dubbed by Eleanor Slatkin)
- Stolen Face (1952) (song "Rolling Home")
Radio appearances
Year | Program | Episode/source | Notes |
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5/10/43 | Lux Radio Theatre | "Now, Voyager" | w/ Ida Lupino |
9/10/45 | Lux Radio Theatre | "Experiment Perilous" | w/ Virginia Bruce |
10/1/45 | Lux Radio Theatre | "Mr. Skeffington" | w/ Bette Davis |
1/3/46 | Suspense | "Angel of Death"[14] | |
3/14/46 | Suspense | "No More Alice"[15] |
Notes
- ^ Also the French version Dans la vie tout s'arrange (1952).
References
- ^ a b "Paul Henreid". Los Angeles Times. April 3, 1992.
- ^ "Am 21 April um 2/3 5 Uhr nachmittags verschied Herr Karl Henreid leitender Direktor der Deutschen Agrarbank fur Osterreich in Prag nach karzern schweren im 42 Jahre selnes arbeitsreichen sur dem Wohle meiner Famille und den Intercessen seines institutes gewidmsten Lebens" [On April 21 around 20 of 5 a.m., Mr. Karl Henreid, the chief director of the German Agricultural Bank for Austria in Prague, died after 42 years of difficult work for the well-being of his family and the interests of his employer.]. New Free Press (in German). April 25, 1916. p. 13. Retrieved April 12, 2020 – via Austrian National Library.
Marie Henreid born Lendecke as wife, Paul Henreid, Robert Henreid as children...
- ^ a b c d e f Collins, Glenn (April 3, 1992). "Paul Henreid, Actor, Dies at 84; Resistance Hero in 'Casablanca'". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Folkart, Burt A. (April 3, 1992). "Paul Henreid, Who Gained Fame in 'Casablanca,' Dies". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Weniger, Kay: 'Es wird im Leben dir mehr genommen als gegeben …': Lexikon der aus Deutschland und Österreich emigrierten Filmschaffenden 1933 bis 1945. 1. Auflage. Acabus Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8, S. 237–239.
- ^ a b "Paul Henreid". Hollywood Walk of Fame. October 25, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ "Flight to the West". Internet Broadway Database. as "Paul Hernried" (cast not verified)
- ^ "Paul Henreid: Biography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ISBN 9780312463847.
- ^ Henreid p 184-185
- ^ Henreid p 193
- ^ Schallert, Edwin (February 23, 1950). "Drama: Paul Henreid to Star as Pirate; Bel Geddes, Ball Both Stagebound". Los Angeles Times. p. A11.
- ^ "Festival – Broadway Play – Original". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "Suspense – The Angel of Death". Escape and Suspense!. January 20, 2014.
- ^ Goldin, J. David (March 15, 2020). "Suspense!". Radio GOLDINdex. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
External links
- Paul Henreid at IMDb
- Paul Henreid at AllMovie
- Paul Henreid at Turner Classic Movies
- Paul Henreid at the Internet Broadway Database
- Paul Henreid papers at the Margaret Herrick Library
- Paul Henreid (in German) from the online-archive of the Österreichischen Mediathek