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Theo Shall(1896-1955)

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Theo Shall
Theo Shall was born on 24 February 1896 in Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany [now Moselle, France]. He was an actor, known for Anna Christie (1930), Ten Minute Alibi (1935) and Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse (1955). He died on 4 October 1955 in East Berlin, East Germany.
BornFebruary 24, 1896
DiedOctober 4, 1955(59)
BornFebruary 24, 1896
DiedOctober 4, 1955(59)
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Theo Shall in Der Hochtourist (1931)
Nora Gregor and Theo Shall in Olympia (1930)

Known for:

Greta Garbo and Herman Bing in Anna Christie (1930)
Anna Christie
6.9
  • Matt Burke
  • 1930
Ten Minute Alibi (1935)
Ten Minute Alibi
5.8
  • Philip Sevilla
  • 1935
Günther Simon in Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse (1955)
Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse
6.4
  • Marcel Cachin
  • 1955
Laura Solari in G.P.U. (1942)
G.P.U.
6.5
  • Soboteur um Bokscha
  • 1942

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  • Heimliche Ehen (1956)
    Heimliche Ehen
    • Steinschneider
    • 1956
  • Günther Simon in Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse (1955)
    Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse
    6.4
    • Marcel Cachin
    • 1955
  • Hotelboy Ed Martin (1955)
    Hotelboy Ed Martin
    • Boss
    • 1955
  • Der Fall Dr. Wagner (1954)
    Der Fall Dr. Wagner
    • Rolling
    • 1954
  • Stärker als die Nacht (1954)
    Stärker als die Nacht
    6.2
    • Dr. Panneck
    • 1954
  • Gefährliche Fracht (1954)
    Gefährliche Fracht
    • General Shaper
    • 1954
  • Jacke wie Hose (1953)
    Jacke wie Hose
    • Mühlberger
    • 1953
  • Geheimakten Solvay (1953)
    Geheimakten Solvay
    • Direktor Brennecke
    • 1953
  • Roman einer jungen Ehe (1952)
    Roman einer jungen Ehe
    5.5
    • Staatsanwalt (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Zugverkehr unregelmäßig (1951)
    Zugverkehr unregelmäßig
    6.2
    • 1951
  • Heinrich George and Veit Harlan in Kolberg (1945)
    Kolberg
    5.9
    • Gen. Loison
    • 1945
  • Ernst Fritz Fürbringer, Kirsten Heiberg, Theodor Loos, Hans Nielsen, Sepp Rist, Franz Schafheitlin, Sybille Schmitz, Karl Schönböck, Herbert Selpin, Charlotte Thiele, and Otto Wernicke in Titanic (1943)
    Titanic
    6.2
    • 1st Officer Murdoch (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Laura Solari in G.P.U. (1942)
    G.P.U.
    6.5
    • Soboteur um Bokscha
    • 1942
  • Alexander Golling in Geheimakte W.B.1 (1942)
    Geheimakte W.B.1
    6.2
    • Mr. Wood
    • 1942
  • U-Boote westwärts! (1941)
    U-Boote westwärts!
    6.8
    • Englischer Offizier
    • 1941

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  • Alternative names
    • Theo Schall
  • Born
    • February 24, 1896
    • Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany [now Moselle, France]
  • Died
    • October 4, 1955
    • East Berlin, East Germany(natural causes)

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    Much-traveled character actor. Born in Alsace-Lorraine of German ancestry, he became stateless after being deported in the wake of World War I. He subsequently acted in comedy plays with diverse theatres in Vienna, Zurich, Berlin, London and (touring) Australia, at the same time maintaining a busy career in films. Established the International Theatre in Berlin (1936), specialising in English and French language productions. Worked as artistic director until its closure by the Reich's Propaganda Ministry in 1939. Resident at the Deutschen Theater in East Berlin after the war and made appearances in left-wing propagandist films for Defa. Died after a lengthy illness in 1955.

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