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. The actor Karl Graumann joined the film business in 1920 and he became a demanded support actor. His first movie was "Dämon Weib" (20) and in the next years followed other silent movies. To these works belong "Die Frau von morgen" (21), "Der Bagnosträfling" (21), "Der Letzte vom Bärenhof" (21), "Gehetzte Frauen" (23), "Ein besserer Herr" (28), "Marquis d'Eon, der Spion der Pompadour" (28) and "Waterloo" (29). His engagements in front of the camera diminished in the sound film era of the 30s and 40s. To his last cinematical appearances belong "Der Liebesexpress" (31), "Dreizehn Mann und eine Kanone" (38), "Jenny und der Herr im Frack" (41) and "Der unendliche Weg" (43). He had his greatest successes on stage. He impersonated numerouos roles in classic plays and entertained the audience with his play. His stage career began in Freiburg in the middle of the 1890s, later followed engagements at the Stadttheater Bremen and at Hoftheater in Munich. Karl Graumann settled in Munich where he remained for the rest of his stage career. He acted among others at the Staatstheater and at the Staatsschauspiel. Finally he was awarded with the title Staatsschauspieler. To his roles at the theater belonged "Dr. Adolf Bröker" in "Freie Bahn dem Tüchtigen" (32) directed by Hans Schlenck, the title role in "Mephisto" (23), the title role in "Tartüff", as "Mammon" in "Jedermann", as "Fouché" in "Madame Sans-Gêne" directed by Kurt Stieler, as "Herr Compass" in "Ein besserer Herr" directec by Max Nadler, as "Martin Kollwitz" in "Der Raub der Sabinerinnen" (30), as "Professor Gollwitz" in "Der Raub der Sabinerinnen" (42), as "August von Kotzebue" in "Sand", as "Propst Hall" in "Wenn der junge Wein blüht" directed by Kurt Stieler, as "Professor Nichols" in "Besuch aus dem Jenseits" directed by Hans Schlenck, as "Oberst Tulipan" in "Wetter für morgen: veränderlich" directed by Hans Schlenck, as "Lord Elton" in "Mrs. Cheneys Ende" directed by Hanns Georg Denninger, as "Alex Kornemann" in "Die verlorene Tochter" directed by Fritz Basil, as "Dr. Friedrich Esch" in "Das Prinzip" directed as Kurt Stieler, as "Major" in "Die endlose Strasse" directed Karl Hans Böhm, as "Riccaut de la Marlinière" in "Minna von Barnhelm", as "Untershaft" in "Major Barbara", as "Mr. March" in "Fenster", as "Graf Eberhard" in "Griselda", as "Jacques" in "Wie es Euch gefällt", as "Owen Glendower" in "Heinrich IV", as "Prof. Nicolai" in "Münchner Fasching", as "Pastor Frohmann" in "Komödie der Liebe", as "Hilmar Tönnesen" in "Stützen der Gesellschaft", as "Graf Caneiro" in "Die portugalesische Schlacht", as "Helms" in "Abrechnung", as "Onkel Alex" in "Die verlorene Tochter", as "Friedrich von Hornbichl" in "Die Feuerglocke" (29) directed Fritz Basil, as "Proteus" in "Der Kaiser von Amerika" directed Friedrich Ulmer, as "Staatssekretär" in "Die Fee", as "George Washington" in "Thomas Paine" directed Kurt Stieler, as "Oberleutnant du Paty de Clam" in "Die Affäre Dreyfus" directed Karl Hans Böhm, as "Wann" in "Und Pippa tanzt!" directed Alfons Pape, as "Tartaglia" in "Prinzessin Turandot" directed Willy Meyer-Fürst, as "Marinelli" in "Emilia Galotti", as "Ulysses" in "Ulysses von Ithaka" directed Jürgen Fehling, as "Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson" in "Die Südpolexpedition des Kapitäns Scott" directed Friedrich Ulmer, as "Burleigh" in "Maria Stuart", as "Offizier" in "Im bunten Rock", as Baron del Cedro in "Der Fächer", as "Malvolio" in "Was ihr wollt" (30), as "Herr von Sotenville" in "George Dandin" directed Richard Weichert, as "Heinrich Krey" in "Bürger Schippel" und as "Morgenthum-Nobiskum" in "Präsidentenwahl" directed Kurt Stieler. In addition he also acted in the play "Wilhelm Tell" (11) at the Innsbrucker Stadttheater. Other plays were "Der Gefällige" (26) as Hardouin-Diderot at the Residenztheater and the title role in "Don Ranudo de Colibrados" - his last stage role. Besides his activity as an actor Karl Graumann was also an acting teachter. Karl Graumann was married with Gisela Rosa Maria von Strobl (1886-1945). Other movies with Karl Graumann: Ein Fest auf Hederlevhuus (21) Dämon Liebe (21) Kauft Mariett-Aktien (22) Hinter Klostermauern (28) Der arme Millionär (39) |
| Karl Graumann and his stage roles A special thank goes to his family for abandonment of the picture inheritance of Karl Graumann. | |||||
 Emil Höfer as Admiralitätsrat Poultier and Karl Graumann as Hardouin in "Der Gefällige" (26) by Diderot Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Hardouin in "Der Gefällige" (26) by Diderot Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Hardouin in "Der Gefällige" (26) by Diderot Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Graf Caneiro in "Die portugalesische Schlacht" by Ernst Penzoldt Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann as Prof. Gollwitz in "Der Raub der Sabinerinnen" by Franz and Paul by Schönthan Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann as Riccaut de la Marlinière in "Minna by Barnhelm" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Photo: anonymous |
 Karl Graumann as Untershaft in "Major Barbara" by George Bernard Shaw Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Mr. March in "Fenster" by John Gasworthy Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann as Graf Eberhard in "Griselda" by Gerhart Hauptmann Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann as Wann in "Und Pippa tanzt!" by Gerhart Hauptmann Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann as George Washington in "Thomas Paine" by Hanns Johst Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann in "Der kategorische Imperatio" Photo: anonymous |
 Karl Graumann as Jacques in "Wie es euch gefällt" by William Shakespeare Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Fouché in "Madame Sans-Gêne" by Victorien Sardou Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Owen Glendower in "Heinrich IV" by William Shakespeare Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann as Prof. Nicolai in "Münchner Fasching" Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann as Pastor Frohmann in "Komödie der Liebe" by Henrik Ibsen Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann as Tartüff in "Tartüff" by Molière Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |
 Karl Graumann as Friedrich by Hornbichl in "Die Feuerglocke" Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Malvolio in "Was ihr wollt" (30) by William Shakespeare Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Prof. Esch in "Prinzip" by Hermann Bahr Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann as Hilmar Tönnesen in "Stützen der Gesellschaft" by Henrik Ibsen Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann as August von Kotzebue in "Sand" by Ernst Penzoldt Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann as Herr von Sotenville in "Georges Dandin" by Molière Photo: Atelier F.u.l.d |
 Karl Graumann as Staatssekretär in "Die Fee" by Ferenc Molnar Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Oberleutnant du Paty de Clam in "Die Affäre Dreyfus" by René Kestner Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann as Burleigh in "Maria Stuart by Friedrich Schiller Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Helms in "Abrechnung" by Gustav Wied Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Wilson in "Die Südpolexpedition des Kapitäns Scott" by Reinhard Goering Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Tartaglia in "Turandot" by Friedrich Schiller Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |
 Karl Graumann as Minister Proteus in "Der Kaiser von Amerika" by George Bernard Shaw Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Dr. Adolf Bröker in "Freie Bahn dem Tüchtigen" (32) by August Hinrichs Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann as Oberst Tulipan in "Wetter für morgen: veränderlich" by Eugen Gürster Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Marinelli in "Emilia Galotti" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Photo: Hanns Holdt (1887-1944) |  Karl Graumann as Don Ranudo in "Don Ranudo de Colibrados" by Ludvig Holberg Photo: Eleonore L.iebe-Küh.ner |  Karl Graumann als Baron del Cedro in "Der Fächer" von Carlo Goldoni Foto: anonymous |
 Karl Graumann as Ulysses in ""Ulysses von Ithaka" by Ludvig Holberg Photo: anonymous | Karl Graumann as Tellheim in "Minna von Barnhelm" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Photo: anonymous | Karl Graumann als Scipio the Elder (on the right) in "Hannibal" Photo: anonymous | Karl Graumann - Private photo Photo: anonymous |  Karl Graumann als Mephisto in "Mephisto" von Klaus Mann Foto: Josef Paul Böhm (1881-1953) |  Karl Graumann als Mephisto in "Mephisto" von Klaus Mann Foto: Josef Paul Böhm (1881-1953) |
 The transformation of the actor Karl Graumann into the character of Baron del Cedro in "Der Fächer" by Carlo Goldoni Photos: anonymous |
| Karl Graumann as a graphic artist In the inheritance were also conserved some drawings by the juvenile Karl Graumann. In order to improve his artistic abilities he also dared to use great artists as a model which he drew with a pencil. Already at that time he was fascinated by the stage and he created drawings in this environment. | |||||
 1888 - On the battlefield |  1888 - Portrait by Raffaelo Sanzi, artwork by Raffaelo Sanzi (1483-1520) |  1888 - Madonna della Sedia, artwork by Raffaelo Sanzi (1483-1520) |  1888 - Carl I König by England, artwork by Anthonis van Dyck (1599-1641) |  1888 - General Gurko, artwork by Wilhelm Camphausen (1818-1885) |  1889 - Christus mit Dornenkronen, artwork by Prof. Schurig based on a painting by Guido Reni (1575-1642) |
 1888 - A beauty from the last century |  1889 - Portrait of a man |  1890 - A youngling from the Biedermeier era |  1890 - The trumpeter from Säckingen |  1891 - Sketches of his grandmother |  1891 - Portrait of his grandmother |
 1892 - Behind the coulisse |  1892 - Behind the coulisse: "Jean d'Arc" by Shakespeare - "Raoul" in "Joan of Arc" - Break |  1892 - Behind the coulisse: Mephisto, Othello, Max and Tekla, skatplay, Schweizer, Spiegelberg |  1892 - Behind the coulisse: "Horatio and Geist" in "Hamlet" |  1892 - Behind the coulisse: "The Cholera" |  1892 - Behind the coulissen: Churchyard scene in "Hamlet" |
 1892 - Mr. Brehm as Gianettino Droia in "Fiesco" - Fiesco - Hassan Muley |  1892 - Study of figures |  undated - stage utensils |  undated - Portrait |  undated - Romeo |  undated - Dancing lesson grimaces |
 undated - Crrusades |  undated - "Van Bett" in "Zar & Zimmermann" |  undated - Herzog von Alba - Hamlet - Falstaff |  undated - Nathan - Clavigo - Carlos |  undated |  undated - Othello |
 undates - Paula |  1893 - Portrait of a lady |  1897 - Portrait of a lady | 1922 - Selfportrait as Heinrich Krey in "Bürger Schippel" by Carl Sternheim | 1922 - Selfportrait as Rattengift in "Scherz, Satire, Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung" by Christian Dietrich Grabbe | 1922 - Richard Kellerhals as Schulmeister in "Scherz, Satire, Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung" by Christian Dietrich Grabbe |
1922 - Erwin .... as Devil in "Scherz, Satire, Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung" by Christian Dietrich Grabbe | 1922 - Scene from "Scherz, Satire, Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung" by Christian Dietrich Grabbe | 1922 - Bredko, Julius Riedmüller, Ernst Barthels and Konstantin Delcroix as the four natural historian in "Scherz, Satire, Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung" by Christian Dietrich Grabbe | 1913 - Portrait Albert Steinrück as Woyzeck in "Woyzeck" by Georg Büchner | ||
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