Alexander Granach
Alexander Granach is known for Nosferatu (1922), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Ninotchka (1939).
Biography
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Alexander Granach (April 18, 1890 – March 14, 1945) was a popular German actor in the 1920s and 1930s who immigrated to the United States in 1938.
Granach was born Jessaja Gronach in Werbowitz (Wierzbowce/Werbiwci) (Horodenka district, Austrian Galicia then, now Verbivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine), to Jewish parents and rose to theatrical prominence at the Volksbühne in Berlin. Granach entered films in 1922; among the most widely exhibited of his silent efforts was the vampire classic Nosferatu (1922), in which the actor was cast as Knock, the lunatic counterpart to Renfield, effectively a substitute name for Dracula. He co-starred in such major early German talkies as Kameradschaft (1931).
The Jewish Granach fled to the Soviet Union when Hitler came to power. When the Soviet Union also proved inhospitable, he settled in Hollywood, where he made his first American film appearance as Kopalski in Ernst Lubitsch's Ninotchka (1939) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Granach proved indispensable to film makers during the war years, effectively portraying both dedicated Nazis (he was Julius Streicher in The Hitler Gang, 1944) and loyal anti-fascists. Perhaps his best role was as Gestapo Inspector Alois Gruber in Fritz Lang's Hangmen Also Die! (1943). His last film appearance was in MGM's The Seventh Cross (1944), in which almost the entire supporting cast was prominent European refugees.
Questions about Alexander Granach
How many Alexander Granach films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 34 films with Alexander Granach, from 1921 to 2025.
What is the best rated Alexander Granach film?
The best rated Alexander Granach film in the catalogue is Nosferatu (1922), rated 7.7.
What was the first Alexander Granach film?
The first Alexander Granach film in the catalogue is Nosferatu, from 1922.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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7.7 Nosferatu
1922
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7.5 Ninotchka
1939
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7.0 Foreign Correspondent
1940
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7.3 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
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6.5 For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
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6.6 Accident
1928
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6.9 Hangmen Also Die!
1943
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6.8 The Seventh Cross
1944
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6.5 Danton
1921
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6.3 So Ends Our Night
1941
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6.6 Warning Shadows
1923
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5.7 Mission to Moscow
1943
Full filmography
48 films — 34 in the catalogue
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6.4 Radiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
2025 · Knock - ein Häusermakler
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9.0 My Buddy
1944 · Tim Oberta
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6.8
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Zillich
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6.3 The Hitler Gang
1944 · Julius Streicher
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5.5 Voice in the Wind
1944 · Angelo
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8.0 Three Russian Girls
1943 · Major Braginski
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6.5
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943 · Paco
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5.7
Mission to Moscow
1943 · Russian Air Force Officer (uncredited)
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6.9
Hangmen Also Die!
1943 · Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber
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7.0 Wrecking Crew
1942 · Joe Poska
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6.3 Northwest Rangers
1942 · Pierre - Man in Casino
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6.0 Half Way to Shanghai
1942 · Mr. Nikolas
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6.5 Joan of Paris
1942 · Gestapo Agent
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5.5 A Man Betrayed
1941 · T. Amato
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6.3
So Ends Our Night
1941 · The Pole
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7.0
Foreign Correspondent
1940 · Hotel Valet (uncredited)
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7.5
Ninotchka
1939 · Comrade Kopalski
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7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Soldier (uncredited)
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7.0 Борцы
1936 · Rovelli (uncredited)
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10.0 Последний табор
1936 · Danilo, rich gypsy camp leader
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6.4 A Man's a Man
1931
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7.0 A Tragédia da Mina
1931 · Kasper
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6.3 The Theft of the Mona Lisa
1931 · Redner
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5.8 Danton
1931 · Marat
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6.3 1914: The Last Days Before the War
1931 · Jaurès' Friend
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The Twelfth Hour
1930 · Karsten (Archive footage)
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9.0 Das letzte Fort
1929 · Gestino
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9.0 Flucht in die Fremdenlegion
1929 · Beppo, Legionär
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7.0 Großstadtschmetterling
1929 · Coco
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8.5 Der Adjutant des Zaren
1929 · Stranger
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Freie Fahrt
1928
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6.6
Accident
1928
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9.0
Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland
1928 · Pollaczek
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10.0 Die berühmte Frau
1927 · Diener bei Alfredo
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8.0 Svengali
1927 · Geiger Gecko
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10.0
Qualen der Nacht
1926 · Murphy
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9.0
Die Radio Heirat
1924
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5.6 I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
1923 · Judas Ischariot
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7.0
Ein Weib, ein Tier, ein Diamant
1923 · Archivar Lindhorst
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6.6
Warning Shadows
1923 · Shadowplayer
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10.0 Man by the Roadside
1923 · Shoemaker
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8.0 Navarro the Dancer
1923 · Clegg
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7.0 Paganini
1923 · Ferucchio
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6.0 Erdgeist
1923 · Schigolch
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5.1 Lucrezia Borgia
1922 · ein Gefangener
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7.7
Nosferatu
1922 · Knock
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6.5
Danton
1921 · Minor Role (rumored)
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7.0 Camera obscura
1921
People data: TMDb.
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