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Fritz Kortner

Fritz Kortner is known for Pandora's Box (1929), The Hands of Orlac (1924), The Razor's Edge (1946).

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fritz Kortner (12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970) was an Austrian-born stage and film actor and theatre director.

Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduating, he joined Max Reinhardt in Berlin in 1911 and then Leopold Jessner in 1916. Also in that year he made his first appearance in a silent film. He became one of Germany's best known character actors. His speciality was playing sinister and threatening roles, though he also appeared in the title role of 1930's Dreyfus.

Questions about Fritz Kortner

How many Fritz Kortner films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 49 films with Fritz Kortner, from 1918 to 1980.

What is the best rated Fritz Kortner film?

The best rated Fritz Kortner film in the catalogue is Pandora's Box (1929), rated 7.4.

What was the first Fritz Kortner film?

The first Fritz Kortner film in the catalogue is The Hands of Orlac, from 1924.

Who has Fritz Kortner worked with the most?

In the catalogue, Fritz Kortner shares the most credits with Günther Krampf (2 films).

People data: TMDb.

AWARDS 6 Wins 0 Nominations

Known for

Trivia

Also works as
screenwriter · film director · playwright · theatre director · writer
Spouse
Johanna Hofer

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Full filmography

96 films — 49 in the catalogue

People data: TMDb.

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