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Albrecht Schönhals


1888 - 1978

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The actor Albrecht Schönhals received a musical education and was also trained as a singer. But before he was able to launch his theater and film career he volunteered for the military in 1914. Just before the end of war he sustained a slight wound.

After the he took acting lessons by the famous actor Eduard von Winterstein and made his debut at the Stadttheater Freiburg in 1920. In the next years he also worked in Frankfurt, Dortmund and Hamburg.

He made his film debut in 1934 and acted successful in "Fürst Woronzeff" (34). It followed movies like "April, April" (35), "Einer zuviel an Bord" (35), "Mazurka" (35), "Boccaccio" (36), "Die Kreutzersonate" (37), "Tango Notturno" (37) and "Die Frau ohne Vergangenheit" (39).

His appearance predestined him for characters of the high society and urbane lovers. Till 1942 he took part in movies like "Roman eines Arztes" (39), "Angelika" (40) and "Vom Schicksal verweht" (42).
Because he refused to impersonate the title role in the movie "Jud Süss" - the role was finally interpreted by Ferdinand Marian - he only got film offers under more difficult circumstances. He appeared again on stages and went on tour with his wife.

Albrecht Schönhals could go on from his earlier success and appeared in the movies "Illusion in Moll" (52), "Bildnis einer Unbekannten" (54), "Minna von Barnhelm" (57), "Affäre Dreyfus (59), "Bezaubernde Julia" (60) and "Scottland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse" (63).

He played his last role in Luchino Visconti's "Die Verdammten" (68).
 

Other movies with Albrecht Schönhals:
Ihr grösster Erfolg (34) Warum lügt Fräulein Käthe? (35) Stradivari (35) Stützen der Gesellschaft (35) Arzt aus Leidenschaft (36) Hannerl und ihre Liebhaber (36) Intermezzo (36) Die gläserne Kugel (37) Man spricht über Jacqueline (37) Das grosse Abenteuer (37) Rätsel um Beate (38) Der Spieler (38) Rote Orchideen (38) Maja zwischen zwei Ehen (38) Ich verweigere die Aussage (39) Nanette (39) Herz ohne Heimat (40) Traummusik (40) Kopf hoch, Johannes (41) Verführte Hände (49) Man spielt nicht mit der Liebe (49) Export in Blond (50) Drei Mädchen spinnen/Mutti muss heiraten/Komplott auf Erlenhof (50) Eva und der Frauenarzt (50) Die Schuld des Dr. Homma (51) Bei Dir war es immer so schön (54) Das Forsthaus in Tirol (55) Die Tochter (56) Smaragden-Geschichte (56) Juchten und Lavendel (58) Stunde der Wahrheit (58) Vergessene Gesichter (59) Das Genie und die Göttin (59) Der Teufel ist los (61) Der kleine Lord (62) Der Trojanische Kireg findet nicht statt (64)

 
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