Paul Graetz

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Paul Graetz

Acting July 2, 1890

Glogów, Poland

Paul Graetz was German-born comedian and actor of Jewish ancestry. He was born in Glogau, Schlesia (today Głogów in Poland) in 1890, and was very active on stage and in German cin…

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The Wildcat

The Wildcat

7.5 1921 Movie
Mary

Mary

5.6 1931 Movie
Sumurun

Sumurun

6.1 1920 Movie
Isle of Fury

Isle of Fury

5.4 1936 Movie
Jew Süss

Jew Süss

5.7 1934 Movie
The Great Leap

The Great Leap

5.1 1927 Movie
Bulldog Jack

Bulldog Jack

6.7 1935 Movie
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

5.6 1923 Movie
The Fight for the Matterhorn

The Fight for the Matterhorn

8.2 1928 Movie
Bengal Tiger

Bengal Tiger

4.8 1936 Movie
Mountains on Fire

Mountains on Fire

6.5 1931 Movie
Mimi

Mimi

5.8 1935 Movie

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Paul Graetz was German-born comedian and actor of Jewish ancestry. He was born in Glogau, Schlesia (today Głogów in Poland) in 1890, and was very active on stage and in German cinema from 1911 to 1932.   When the Nazis came to power in February 1933, he fled to the United Kingdom, where he learned English and had roles in several films. He continued to Hollywood at the end of 1935, where he only had a couple of roles in B movies before dying in 1937 at the age of 46.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1936
    Isle of Fury

    Movie Captain Deever

  2. 1936
    Bengal Tiger

    Movie Carl Homan

  3. 1936
    Hot Money

    Movie Doctor David

  4. 1935
    Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk

    Movie Jake Cohen

  5. 1935
    Bulldog Jack

    Movie Salvini

  6. 1935
    Heart's Desire

    Movie Florian

  7. 1935
    18 Minutes

    Movie Pietro

  8. 1935
    Mimi

    Movie Durand

  9. 1935
    Murder at Monte Carlo

    Movie Dr. Heinrich Becker

  10. 1934
    Jew Süss

    Movie Landauer

  11. 1934
    The Fight for the Matterhorn

    Movie Luc Meynet - the Hunchback

  12. 1934
    Blossom Time

    Movie Alois Wimpassinger

  13. 1934
    The Scotland Yard Mystery

    Movie Paston

  14. 1933
    Red Wagon

    Movie Max Schultze

  15. 1932
    Devil of the Matterhorn

    Movie Luc Meynet - the Hunchback

  16. 1931
    The Lost Paradise

    Movie Paule

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  1. 1931
    Mountains on Fire

    Movie Feldtelefonist

  2. 1931
    King Fu's yellow house

    Movie

  3. 1931
    Mary

    Movie Bobby Brown

  4. 1930
    Vienna, City of Song

    Movie Piefke

  5. 1928
    The Fight for the Matterhorn

    Movie Meynet

  6. 1928
    Moral

    Movie Polizeischreiber Reisacher

  7. 1927
    The Great Leap

    Movie

  8. 1927
    Das rosa Pantöffelchen

    Movie Sally Löwenherz

  9. 1927
    A Crazy Night

    Movie Pille

  10. 1926
    Die Warenhausprinzessin

    Movie

  11. 1926
    Küssen ist keine Sünd'

    Movie

  12. 1926
    Adventure Mad

    Movie Hotel Manager

  13. 1924
    Dr. Wislizenus

    Movie Iltis

  14. 1923
    I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

    Movie Jairus

  15. 1923
    Auferstehung. Katjuscha Maslowa

    Movie

  16. 1921
    The Wildcat

    Movie Zofano

  17. 1921
    The House on the Moon

    Movie Kornill - Schauspieler

  18. 1920
    Sumurun

    Movie Puffti, Sklave

  19. 1920
    The Double Murder of Sarajevo

    Movie Gavrilo Princip

  20. 1919
    Die gelbe Fratze

    Movie