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Josef Klein


Bildnis: Jan Vilimek (1860-1938)

1862 - 1927

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The actor Josef Klein made first acting experiences at smaller theaters in Austria. Afterwards he got an engagement at the Hoftheater in Meiningen and he went on tour with this ensemble through different European cities. In 1893 je joined the Raimundtheater in Vienna.
He went to Munich in 1899 and one year later he came to Berlin where he acted at the Lessingtheater and at the Neues Theater.

Josef Klein made his film debut in 1912 with "Das Mirakel" (12) directed by Max Reinhardt. He became established as a movie actor in the next years and he impersonated numerous roles in movies like "Eine venezianische Nacht" (14), "Der Mann ohne Kopf" (16), "Mutter und Kind" (16), "Christa Hartungen" (17), "Die Claudi vom Geiserhof" (17), "Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne" (18), "Schatten der Vergangenheit" (19) and "Veritas vincit" (19).

In those years he also realised few movies as a director like "Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne" (18), "Die Herrin der Welt, 1. Teil: Die Freundin des gelben Mannes" (19) and "Die Herrin der Welt, 4. Teil: König Macombe" (19).

Josef Klein took part again in well-known movies of the 20s where he normally impersonated smaller roles. To these productions belong "Anna Boleyn" (20), "Das Haupt des Juarez" (20), "Die kleine Dagmar" (21), "Fridericus Rex" (22), "Der falsche Dimitri" (22), "Der Mann mit der eisernen Maske" (23) and "Königsliebchen" (24).

Josef Klein was married with the actress Elisabeth Hruby. His brother Rudolf Klein-Rhoden was a famous actor as well.


Other movies with Josef Klein:
Der Gürtel der Dollarfürstin (16) Der verkaufte Schlaf (16) Mirko Pasqua (16) Der Trödler von Prag (16) Die Wunderlampe des Hradschin (16) Rauschgold (17) Die Krone von Kerkyra (17) Und wenn ich lieb'nimm dich in acht...! (17) Der Trompeter von Säckingen (18) Hanne und ihre sieben Freier (18) Das schöne Geheimnis (19) Menschen, die das Glück verachten (19) Der Herr über Leben und Tod (19) Die Frau im Käfig (19) Das Tor der Freiheit (19) Wildes Blut (20) Frank Norton (20) Die Tophar-Muie (20) Das Frauenhaus von Bescia (20) Die Dreizehn aus Stahl (21) Zirkus des Lebens (21) Der Graf von Charolais (22) Wem nie durch Liebe Leid geschah! (22) Der Mitternachtszug (23) Op hoop van zegen (24)

 
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