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William Dieterle (1893–1972)

Director | Actor | Writer

William Dieterle was the youngest of nine children of parents Jacob and Berthe Dieterle. They lived in poverty, and when he was old enough, William earned money as a carpenter and a scrap dealer. But he dreamed of better things. Theater caught his eye as a teen, and by the age of sixteen, he had joined a traveling theater company... See full bio »

Born:

Wilhelm Dieterle
in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

Died:

(age 79) in Ottobrunn, Bavaria, Germany
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1968 Ein Sommernachtstraum (TV movie)
 
1966 Die Mongolenschlacht (TV movie)
 
1966 Samba (TV movie) (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1964 The Confession
 
1962/I Antigone (TV movie)
 
1962 Das Vergnügen, anständig zu sein (TV movie)
 
1962 Gabriel Schillings Flucht (TV movie)
 
1961 Die große Reise (TV movie)
 
1960 Die Fastnachtsbeichte
 
1960 Ich fand Julia Harrington (TV movie)
 
1960 Die Herrin der Welt - Teil II
 
1960 Mistress of the World
 
1959 Dubrowsky
 
1957 Omar Khayyam
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
– One Against Many (1956)
 
1955 Magic Fire
 
1954 Elephant Walk
 
1953 Salome
 
1952 The Turning Point
 
1952 Boots Malone
 
1951 Red Mountain
 
1951 Peking Express
 
1950 Dark City
 
1950 September Affair
 
1950 Paid in Full
 
1950 Volcano
 
1949 Rope of Sand
 
1949 The Accused
 
1948 Portrait of Jennie
 
1946 Duel in the Sun (uncredited)
 
1946 The Searching Wind
 
1945 This Love of Ours
 
1945 Love Letters
 
1944 I'll Be Seeing You
 
1944 Kismet
 
1942 Tennessee Johnson
 
1942 Syncopation
 
1941 The Devil and Daniel Webster
 
1940 A Dispatch from Reuter's
 
1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
 
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
 
1939 Juarez
 
1938 Blockade
 
1937 The Life of Emile Zola
 
1937 Another Dawn
 
1937 The Prince and the Pauper (uncredited)
 
1937 The Great O'Malley
 
1936 Satan Met a Lady
 
1936 The White Angel
 
1936 The Story of Louis Pasteur
 
1935 Dr. Socrates
 
1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream
 
1934 The Secret Bride
 
1934 The Firebird
 
1934 Madame Du Barry
 
1934 Dr. Monica (uncredited)
 
1934 Fog Over Frisco
 
1934 Fashions of 1934
 
1933 From Headquarters
 
1933 Female (uncredited)
 
1933 The Devil's in Love (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1933 Adorable
 
1933 Grand Slam
 
1932 Lawyer Man
 
1932 Scarlet Dawn
 
1932 6 Hours to Live
 
1932 The Crash
 
1932 Jewel Robbery
 
1932 Man Wanted
 
1931 Her Majesty, Love
 
1931 The Last Flight
 
1931 Die heilige Flamme (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1931 Eine Stunde Glück (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1931 Dämon des Meeres (uncredited)
 
1931 Die Maske fällt
 
1931 Kismet (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1930 Der Tanz geht weiter (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1930 Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern
 
1929 Das Schweigen im Walde
 
1929 Frühlingsrauschen (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1929 Triumph of Love (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1929 The Brandenburg Arch (supervising / as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1928 Geschlecht in Fesseln (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1928 Die Heilige und ihr Narr (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1927 Das Geheimnis des Abbe X (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1923 Man by the Roadside (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
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1959 Dubrowsky
Kirila Petrowitsch
 
1931 Eine Stunde Glück
Eddy (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1931 Dämon des Meeres
Captain Ahab (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1930 Der Tanz geht weiter
Fred Hogan (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1930 Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern
Ludwig II - König von Bayern (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1929 Das Schweigen im Walde
Heinz von Ettingen (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1929 Frühlingsrauschen
Friedrich (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1929 Triumph of Love
Bergson (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1928 Geschlecht in Fesseln
Franz Sommer (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1928 Knights of the Night
Marius
 
1928 Die Heilige und ihr Narr
Harro, Graf von Torstein (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1928 Dame Care
Paul, der Sohn
 
1928 Violantha
Adelrich - ihr erster Sohn (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1928 Thieves
 
1927 Das Geheimnis des Abbe X
Der Abbé
 
1927 Petronella - Das Geheimnis der Berge
Josmarie Seiler
 
1927 Heimweh
Iwan Bogdanow, Verwalter
 
1927 Liebesreigen
Robert Baumeister, Ingenieur
 
1927 Am Rande der Welt
John (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1927 Ich habe im Mai von der Liebe geträumt
Peter
 
1927 Die Weber
Moritz Jäger (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1927 The Gypsy Baron
Sandor Barinkay
 
1927 Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit
Fritz Sehring
 
1926 Die vom Schicksal Verfolgten
Oom Ko
 
1926 Der Jäger von Fall
 
1926 The Priest from Kirchfeld
Pfarrer
 
1926 Die Flucht in den Zirkus
 
1926 Hölle der Liebe - Erlebnisse aus einem Tanzpalast
Werner Ehlermann
 
1926 Faust
Valentin: Gretchens Bruder (as Wilhelm Dieterle) / Marguerite's brother (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1926 Zopf und Schwert - Eine tolle Prinzessin
Erbprinz von Bayreuth
 
1926 Torments of the Night
Jap Geel (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1926 The Schimeck Family
Josef Baumann - Tischlergeselle
 
1926 Der rosa Diamant
Tobian (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1926 The Bohemian Dancer
Korporal Földessy
 
1926 Die Mühle von Sanssouci
Jobst, ein Korporal
 
1926 The Sunken
Grosser, Strassenbahnschaffner
 
1926 Wie bleibe ich jung und schön - Ehegeheimnisse
 
1925 Die Dame aus Berlin
Wulf Tormann
 
1925 Die vom Niederrhein
Maler Heinz von Springe
 
1925 Der Hahn im Korb
Anton, Schmied
 
1925 Wetterleuchten
 
1925 Die Blumenfrau vom Potsdamer Platz
August Mahnke
 
1925 Die vom Niederrhein, 2. Teil
Maler Heinz von Springe
 
1925 Lena Warnstetten
Freiherr von Borkenhagen
 
1925 Sumpf und Moral
 
1924 Moderne Ehen
Prof. Heinrich
 
1924 Waxworks
The Poet/Assad the Baker/A Russian Prince (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1924 Mother and Child
Sein Kutscher Christian
 
1924 Carlos and Elisabeth
Marquis Posa
 
1923 Die Austreibung (short)
Lauer - der Jäger (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1923 Die grüne Manuela - Ein Film aus dem Süden
Brito
 
1923 Man by the Roadside
Michael (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1923 The Pagoda
 
1923 Der zweite Schuß
 
1923 Bohème - Künstlerliebe
Marcel (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1922 It Illuminates, My Dear
Saint Just
 
1922 Marie Antoinette - Das Leben einer Königin
Drouet
 
1922 Lucrezia Borgia
Giovanni Sforza, Herr von Pesaro
 
1922 The Count of Charolais
Junge Charolais
 
1922 Die Silbermöve
 
1922 Women's Sacrifice
Maler (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1922 Fräulein Julie
Freund
 
1921 Hintertreppe
Der Handwerker (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1921 Die Geierwally
Der Bären-Joseph (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1921 The Genoa Conspiracy
 
1920 Die Vermummten
Bernard
 
1913 Fiesko
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
1962 Das Vergnügen, anständig zu sein (TV movie)
 
1962 Gabriel Schillings Flucht (TV movie)
 
1960 Ich fand Julia Harrington (TV movie)
 
1931 Eine Stunde Glück (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1930 Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern
 
1927 Das Geheimnis des Abbe X (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1923 Man by the Roadside (writer)
 
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1960 Mistress of the World (producer)
 
1955 Magic Fire (producer)
 
1950 Volcano (producer - as W. Dieterle)
 
1942 Syncopation (producer)
 
1941 The Devil and Daniel Webster (producer)
 
1928 Die Heilige und ihr Narr (producer)
 
1927 Das Geheimnis des Abbe X (producer - as Wilhelm Dieterle)
 
1924 Waxworks (assistant director)
 
1923 Die grüne Manuela - Ein Film aus dem Süden (assistant director)
 
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2002 Los 5 Faust de F.W. Murnau (video documentary)
Valentin
 
1950 Wonderful Times (documentary)
Himself
 

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W. Dieterle | Wilhelm Dieterle
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He always wore white gloves on the set. See more »

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Star Sign:

Cancer