Foto: Praesens Film AG (P. Gassmann)

1917 - 2001

However he didn't learnt his acting abilities in Switzerland but at the Reinhardt seminar in Vienna where he also had his first appearance on stage. It followed theater engagements in Germany before he made his film debut in Switzerland in 1938 with the movie "Füsilier Wipf".

This movie made him famous overnight and he became very popular both in Switzerland and Germany. It followed a second big Swiss production with the title "Die missbrauchten Liebesbriefe" (40), after that his career took place in Germany mainly.

Till the end of war he appeared in German movies like "Der Fall Rainer/Ich warte auf Dich" (42), "Meine Freundin Josefine" (42), "Liebesbriefe" (44), "Der gebieterische Ruf" (44) and "Das seltsame Fräulein Sylvia" (45).

After the war followed the height of his long-standing career. Besides other German productions like "Gottes Engel sind überall" (48), "Geheimnisvolle Tiefe" (49) and "Palace Hotel" (52) he was also able to gain a foothold in the USA.There he acted under the pseudonym Paul Christian in movies like "Bagdad" (49) and "The Beast From 20'000 Fathoms" (53).
But the role offers in the USA were unsatisfactory and he cancelled his contract premature to concentrate again to the German film.

Paul Hubschmid appeared in the successful movies "Maske in Blau" (53), "Heute heiratet mein Mann" (56), "Die Zürcher Verlobung" (57), "Scampolo" (58), "Ihr 106. Geburtstag" (58) and finally Fritz Lang's late works "Der Tiger von Eschnapur" (59) and "Das indische Grabmal" (59) in the next years.

Television became an important employer for Paul Hubschmid in the 60's and he took part in movies like "Die rote Hand" (60), "Heldinnen" (60), "Ich bin auch nur eine Frau" (62), "Die Lady" (64), "Heirate mich, Cherie" (64), "Der Mann mit den 1000 Masken" (66), "Playgirl" (66), Funeral in Berlin - Finale in Berlin" (66) and "Negresco - Eine tödliche Affäre" (68).

To his last cinematical works belong "Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau" (73), "Zurück an den Absender" (81), "Bolero" (85) and the serial "Forsthaus Falkenau" (89).
With the Swiss production "Klassäzämekunft" (88) he was active again in his home country after a long time. The movie brought together many popular Swiss stars and was a kind of homage to former heydays.

Paul Hubschmid was married among others with the actress Eva Renzi.
 

Other movies with Paul Hubschmid:
Maria Ilona (39) Mir lönd nüd lugg (40) Mein Traum (40) Altes Herz wird wieder jung (43) Wilder Urlaub (43) Arlberg-Express (48) Der himmlische Walzer (48) Das Gesetz der Liebe (49) Il ladro di Venezia (50) No Time for Flowers (52) Die Venus vom Tivoli (52) Musik bei Nacht (53) Mit 17 beginnt das Leben (53) Ungarische Rhapsodie (54) Glückliche Reise (54) Schule für Eheglück (54) Ingrid - Die Geschichte eines Fotomodells (55) Il tesoro di Rommel/Der Rommelschatz (55) Die Frau des Botschafters (55) Du bist Musik (56) Liebe, die den Kopf verliert (56) Die goldene Brücke (56) Glücksritter (57) Salzburger Geschichten (57) Italienreise - Liebe inbegriffen (58) La morte viene dallo spazio/Der Tod kommt aus dem Weltraum (58) Der Stolz der Familie (58) Meine schöne Mama (58) Liebe, Luft und lauter Lügen (59) Marili (59) Zwei Gitarren (59) Auskunft im Cockpit (59) Alle Tage ist kein Sonntag (59) Die junge Sünderin (60) Die grosse Reise (61) The Devil's Agent (61) Festival (61) Napoléon II, l'aiglon (61) Isola Bella (61) Elf Jahre und ein Tag (63) Das grosse Liebesspiel (63) La sfida viene da Bangkok (64) Blonde Fracht für Sansibar (64) Le grain de sable (64) Le majordome (65) Mozambique (65) Die schwedische Jungfrau (65) Die Herren (65) Dis-moi qui tuer (65) Ich suche einen Mann (66) Moi et les hommes de 40 ans/Carolline und die Männer über 40 (66) A belles dents (66) Ein Gewissen verlangen (66) Manon 70 (68) In Enemy Country (68) Taste of Excitement (69) Hotel Royal (69) Skullduggery (70) Serie "Wie ein Blitz" (70) Biografie - Ein Spiel (70) Serie "Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen" (72) Versuchung im Sommerwind (73) Serie "Der Kommissar: Traumbilder" (74) Das ohnmächtige Pferd (75) Serie "Kir Royal" (86) Serie "Jolly Joker" (89) Linda (91)