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Karl Ludwig Diehl(1896-1958)

  • Actor
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Karl Ludwig Diehl
Karl Ludwig Diehl was born on 14 August 1896 in Halle an der Saale, Germany. He was an actor, known for Masken (1930), Der Mann, der nicht nein sagen kann (1938) and The Story of Vickie (1954). He was married to Mary von Ruffin. He died on 8 March 1958 in Gut Berghof, Penzberg, Bavaria, Germany.
BornAugust 14, 1896
DiedMarch 8, 1958(61)
BornAugust 14, 1896
DiedMarch 8, 1958(61)
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Known for

Marcella Albani, Betty Astor, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Oscar Homolka, Charles Willy Kayser, Rudolf Meinert, Jean Murat, and Erich Ludwig Stahl in Masken (1930)
Masken
  • Stuart Webbs
  • 1930
Der Mann, der nicht nein sagen kann (1938)
Der Mann, der nicht nein sagen kann
  • Memmo Speranza
  • 1938
Romy Schneider and Adrian Hoven in The Story of Vickie (1954)
The Story of Vickie
6.5
  • Lord Melbourne - Prime Minister
  • 1954
Alfred Otto Boettcher in The False Step (1939)
The False Step
6.9
  • Baron von Instetten
  • 1939

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  • Jean
    TV Movie
    • Ferdinand
    • 1957
  • Lil Dagover and Helmuth Lohner in Meine 16 Söhne (1956)
    Meine 16 Söhne
    6.4
    • 1956
  • My Leopold (1955)
    My Leopold
    7.2
    • Schwalbach, Banker
    • 1955
  • Banditen der Autobahn (1955)
    Banditen der Autobahn
    7.0
    • Polizeirat Gerber
    • 1955
  • It Happened on July 20th (1955)
    It Happened on July 20th
    6.6
    • Generaloberst a.D. Beck
    • 1955
  • Viktor de Kowa, Curd Jürgens, and Hans Möller in The Devil's General (1955)
    The Devil's General
    7.3
    • Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen (as Carl Ludwig Diehl)
    • 1955
  • Die Stadt ist voller Geheimnisse (1955)
    Die Stadt ist voller Geheimnisse
    7.3
    • Prof. Siebrecht (as Carl Ludwig Diehl)
    • 1955
  • Romy Schneider and Adrian Hoven in The Story of Vickie (1954)
    The Story of Vickie
    6.5
    • Lord Melbourne - Prime Minister
    • 1954
  • Gisela Trowe in Der Mann meines Lebens (1954)
    Der Mann meines Lebens
    5.6
    • Professor Bergstetten
    • 1954
  • A Love Story (1954)
    A Love Story
    6.5
    • Oberst Kessler, Regiments-Kommandeur
    • 1954
  • Ruth Leuwerik in Geliebtes Leben (1953)
    Geliebtes Leben
    6.6
    • Oberst von Bolin
    • 1953
  • Bis wir uns wiedersehn (1952)
    Bis wir uns wiedersehn
    5.3
    • Prof. Stauffer
    • 1952
  • My Heart Sings (1951)
    My Heart Sings
    4.8
    • Il neurologo
    • 1951
  • Das seltsame Leben des Herrn Bruggs (1951)
    Das seltsame Leben des Herrn Bruggs
    6.1
    • Herr von Seidel - Schwager Bruggs
    • 1951
  • Lea Padovani in Atto di accusa (1950)
    Atto di accusa
    6.6
    • Massimo Ruska
    • 1950

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Carl Ludwig Diehl
  • Born
    • August 14, 1896
    • Halle an der Saale, Germany
  • Died
    • March 8, 1958
    • Gut Berghof, Penzberg, Bavaria, Germany
  • Spouse
    • Mary von Ruffin1930 - March 8, 1958 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

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    German leading actor, the son of an economist. He was trained at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin and first acted on stage in Wiesbaden and Munich. In films from 1929, he played the occasional romantic lead but specialised primarily in dignified, gentlemanly roles, as diplomats, landowners or physicians. Also often as prominent authority figures (Kaiser Friederich III, Lord Melbourne, Generaloberst Ludwig Beck).

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