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- Birth nameAlbrecht Moritz James Karl Schoenhals
- Albrecht Schoenhals was born on March 7, 1888 in Mannheim, Germany. He was an actor, known for Pillars of Society (1935), Der Spieler (1938) and Stradivari (1935). He was married to Anneliese Born. He died on December 4, 1978 in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany.
- SpouseAnneliese Born(1930 - December 4, 1978) (his death, 1 child)
- Dignified, suave leading man of German romantic melodramas of the 1930's and 40's, the son of a staff doctor and initially trained as a physician. He served as a field doctor with an artillery regiment on the western front in World War I. Wounded and invalided out of service in 1918. Took acting classes under Eduard von Winterstein in Freiburg, 1920. Ensemble member of the Hamburg Kammerspielen, 1928 to 1934. Subsequent film career, adept at playing aristocrats, senior officers or professional men of considerable stature (surgeons, concert violinists, etc). Fell out of favour with the Nazi regime in 1940 after refusing to play the title role in "Jud Süss". Resumed his career after the war as a character player, occasional stage director and translator of original French plays into German.
- Schoenhals had originally hoped to become a surgeon, but he was unable to pursue this path due to his arm injury.
- His appearance predestined him for characters of the high society and urbane lovers.
- He was occasionally a stage director and focused on translation of original French plays into German.
- Born Moritz James Karl, Albrecht Schoenhals was the son of the German General upper physician Gustav Schoenhals (1855-1930) and an English mother.
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