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Hans Heinrich von Twardowski(1898-1958)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Hans Heinrich von Twardowski in Margin for Error (1943)
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
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Hans Heinrich von Twardowski was born on 5 May 1898 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Hangmen Also Die! (1943) and Crown of Thorns (1923). He died on 19 November 1958 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMay 5, 1898
DiedNovember 19, 1958(60)
BornMay 5, 1898
DiedNovember 19, 1958(60)
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Blanche Friderici, Albert Conti, Henri Garat, Janet Gaynor, Stuart Holmes, Lorraine Hubbell, James A. Marcus, Esther Muir, C. Aubrey Smith, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, and Carolyn Spahn in Adorable (1933)
Alberto Morin and Hans Heinrich von Twardowski in Casablanca (1942)
Leonid Kinskey, Madeleine Lebeau, Alberto Morin, and Hans Heinrich von Twardowski in Casablanca (1942)
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski in Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Arthur Loft and Hans Heinrich von Twardowski in Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Anne Nagel, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Michael Whalen, and Constance Worth in The Dawn Express (1942)
Lil Dagover, Friedrich Feher, and Hans Heinrich von Twardowski in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Known for

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
8.0
  • Alan(as Hans Heinz v. Twardowski)
  • 1920
Brian Donlevy and Anna Lee in Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Hangmen Also Die!
7.4
  • Reinhard Heydrich(as H. H v. Twardowski)
  • 1943
Crown of Thorns (1923)
Crown of Thorns
6.3
  • Johannes
  • 1923
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
The Scarlet Empress
7.5
  • Ivan Shuvolov(as Hans von Twardowski)
  • 1934

Credits

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Actor

  • You Are There (1953)
    You Are There
    • TV Series
    • 1953
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
    Robert Montgomery Presents
    • Gen. Von Gruber (as H.H.V. Twardowski)
    • TV Series
    • 1952
  • The Hunter (1952)
    The Hunter
    • Dr. Volincek
    • Thanos
    • TV Series
    • 1952
  • Norma Winters in The Gentleman in Room 6 (1951)
    The Gentleman in Room 6
    • Guest (as Hans Heinz von Twardowski)
    • Short
    • 1951
  • Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944)
    Resisting Enemy Interrogation
    • Herr Mahler - German Red Cross Representative (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • The Hitler Gang (1944)
    The Hitler Gang
    • Department Doctor (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Humphrey Bogart in Passage to Marseille (1944)
    Passage to Marseille
    • French Airfield Radio Man (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Jean-Pierre Aumont in The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
    The Cross of Lorraine
    • German Officer in Car (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Ludwig Donath and Gale Sondergaard in The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943)
    The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
    • Judge (as Hans von Twardowsky)
    • 1943
  • Brian Aherne and Merle Oberon in First Comes Courage (1943)
    First Comes Courage
    • Nazi Captain (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Brenda Marshall, and George Raft in Background to Danger (1943)
    Background to Danger
    • German Officer (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Hitler's Madman (1943)
    Hitler's Madman
    • Lt. Buelow (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Plan for Destruction (1943)
    Plan for Destruction
    • German (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1943
  • Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    Edge of Darkness
    • German Co-Pilot (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Brian Donlevy and Anna Lee in Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
    Hangmen Also Die!
    • Reinhard Heydrich (as H. H v. Twardowski)
    • 1943

Writer

  • Phantom (1922)
    Phantom
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1922

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • H. H v. Twardowski
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • May 5, 1898
    • Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • November 19, 1958
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Published Der rasende Pegasus, a collection of poetic parodies, in 1918. His own public readings of these works in Berlin were met with general acclaim.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    For a time he was one of Marlene Dietrich's close friends; their relationship suffered a falling-out after their arrival in Hollywood. The frequently out-of-work Twardowski once wrote a letter to Dietrich (circa 1934), begging for a loan of $42 to cover basic expenses.

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