Fritz Greiner (1879–1933) was an

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film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

Selected filmography

* ''Der Einäugige'' (1916) * ''Der Klub der Einäugigen'' (1917) - Nick Carter * ''Der schwarze Jack'' (1918) - Cowboy Schwarzer Jack * '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1918) - Blasi * ''Der Herrgott am Wege'' (1918) * ''Der Schattenspieler'' (1919) * ''Sodoms Töchter'' (1919) * '' Storms in May'' (1919) - Domimi * ''Doktor Steffens seltsamster Fall'' (1919) * ''Der Edelweisskönig'' (1919) - Jörg Finkenbauer * ''Das Ende des Abenteurers Paolo de Caspado'' (1920) * '' Panic in the House of Ardon'' (1920) -

Stuart Webbs Stuart Webbs was a fictional detective who appeared in a series of German films and serials during the silent era. Webbs was one of a number of detectives with English-sounding names to appear in German cinema of the era. Like his contemporaries s ...

* ''Das ganze Sein ist flammend Leid'' (1920) - Bankkassier Jürgen * ''Der Mann auf der Flasche'' (1920) - Emir Mohamed Darasche-Koh * '' The War of the Oxen'' (1920) - Richtmann Runotter * ''Der Kopf des Gonzalez'' (1920) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1920) - Wolfrat Polzer * ''Der Einäugige'' (1921) - Der Einäugige * ''Der Brand im Varieté Mascotte'' (1921) * ''Der Überfall auf den Europa-Express'' (1921) - Der Rotbärtige * ''Die Wahrsagerin von Paris'' (1921) * ''Die Schreckensnacht im Hause Clarque'' (1921) * ''Der Verfluchte'' (1921) - Räber * ''

The Chain of Guilt ''The Chain of Guilt'' (German:''Die Kette der Schuld'') is a 1921 German silent film directed by Franz Osten.Narwekar p.218 Cast In alphabetical order * Viktor Gehring as Matthes Sutter, Pelzjäger * Fritz Greiner as Robert Wit * Eugen Gura as ...

'' (1921) - Robert Wit * ''

The Black Face ''The Black Face'' (german: Das schwarze Gesicht) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Franz Osten. It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich. Cast * Emil Fenyő * Irma Gerold * Fritz Greiner Fritz Greiner (1879–1933) was an Aust ...

'' (1921) * ''Oberst Rokschanin'' (192) * ''

Nathan the Wise ''Nathan the Wise'' (original German title: ', ) is a play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing from 1779. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. It was never performed during Lessing's lifetime and was first performed in 1783 at the Döbbelinsch ...

'' (1922) - Sultan Saladin * ''Kauft Mariett-Aktien'' (1922) * ''Im Rausche der Milliarden'' (1922) * ''Zwischen Flammen und Bestien'' (1923) * ''Wo Menschen Frieden finden'' (1923) * ''Lachendes Weinen'' (1923) * ''Dr. Sacrobosco, der große Unheimliche'' (1923) * '' The Woman from the Orient'' (1923) - Emir Said * '' The Emperor's Old Clothes'' (1923) * ''

The Way to the Light ''The Way to the Light'' (german: Der Weg zum Licht) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Géza von Bolváry and Kurt Rosen. It was shot at the Emelka Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willy Reiber Willy ...

'' (1923) * ''Das rollende Schicksal'' (1923) * '' To a Woman of Honour'' (1924) * ''Der Löwe von Venedig'' (1924) * ''

Two Children ''Two Children'' (german: Zwei Kinder) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Richard Clement Hilber and starring Alexander Murski, Olga Belajeff and Suzanne Marwille.Bock & Bergfelder p. 74 The film's sets were designed by the art director K ...

'' (1924) - Niels, Chorist * ''

The Pearls of Doctor Talmadge ''The Pearls of Doctor Talmadge'' (German:''Die Perlen des Dr. Talmadge'') is a 1925 German silent mystery film directed by Max Obal and starring Ernst Reicher and Alexandra Sorina.Rainey p.230 It was one of a series of films featuring the dete ...

'' (1925) * ''Ihre letzte Dummheit'' (1925) * ''

Wallenstein Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein () (24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein ( cs, Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna), was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Th ...

'' (1925, part 1, 2) * ''

Zigano ''Zigano'' is a 1925 French- German silent historical adventure film directed by Gérard Bourgeois and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Denise Legeay and Dary Holm Dary Holm (born Anna Maria Dorothea Meyer; 16 April 1897 – 29 August 1960) was ...

'' (1925) - Statthalter Ganossa * ''

What the Stones Tell ''What the Stones Tell'' (German: ''Was Steine erzählen'') is a 1925 German silent historical war film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Ernst Rückert, Fritz Greiner and Eduard von Winterstein.Bock & Bergfelder p.536 The film portrays the ...

'' (1925) -

Andreas Hofer Andreas Hofer (22 November 1767 – 20 February 1810) was a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover, who in 1809 became the leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against the Napoleonic and Bavarian invasion during the War of the Fifth Coalition. He was sub ...

* '' Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand'' (1925) * '' Adventure on the Night Express'' (1925) - Variété-Direktor * ''Die Tragödie zweier Menschen'' (1925) - Gutsbesitzer Andreas Erler * '' The Fallen'' (1926) - Konrad, Fabrikarbeiter * ''

Manon Lescaut ''The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut'' ( ) is a novel by Antoine François Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of ''Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité'' (''Memoirs and Adventures of a M ...

'' (1926) - Marquis of Bli * ''

The Schimeck Family ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...

'' (1926) - Chauffeur * '' Circus Romanelli'' (1926) - Karussellbesitzer * ''

The Black Pierrot ''The Black Pierrot'' (german: Der schwarze Pierrot) is a 1926 German silent film directed by and starring Harry Piel.Bleckman p. 414 The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job ...

'' (1926) - Don Gil den Montavan * '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' (1926) - Freiherr von Mallwitz * ''

Vienna, How it Cries and Laughs ''Vienna, How it Cries and Laughs'' (German: ''Wien, wie es weint und lacht'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Fritz Greiner, John Mylong, and Mady Christians.Bock & Bergfelder p.72 ...

'' (1926) - Leopold Gruber - Haus / Fuhrwerksbesitzer * ''

Our Emden ''Our Emden'' (German: ''Unsere Emden'') is a 1926 German silent war film directed by Louis Ralph.Reynaud p.110 It depicts the operations of the German First World War cruiser SMS ''Emden''. In 1932 Ralph remade the story as a sound film '' ...

'' (1926) * ''

Circus Beely ''Circus Beely'' or ''What's Going On at the Beely Circus?'' (German: ''Was ist los im Zirkus Beely?'') is a 1927 German silent thriller film directed by and starring Harry Piel.Grange p.248 The film's sets were designed by the art director K ...

'' (1927) - Commissioner Bull * '' Klettermaxe'' (1927) * '' His Greatest Bluff'' (1927) - Hennessy * ''

I Was a Student at Heidelberg ''I Was a Student at Heidelberg'' (German: ''Ich war zu Heidelberg Student'') is as a 1927 German silent film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Mary Kid and Eva Speyer.Thomas p.103 The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer. Cast ...

'' (1927) * '' Moral'' (1928) - Justizrat Hauser * '' Doña Juana'' (1928) - Ramons Freund Osorio * '' Luther'' (1928) * '' The Criminal of the Century'' (1928) - Capitain Tawil * '' Robert and Bertram'' (1928) - the director of the circus * ''

The Exploits of the Emden ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' (1928) * '' Modern Pirates'' (1928) - Der Unbekannte * ''

Hungarian Rhapsody The Hungarian Rhapsodies, S.244, R.106 (french: Rhapsodies hongroises, german: Ungarische Rhapsodien, hu, Magyar rapszódiák), is a set of 19 piano pieces based on Hungarian folk themes, composed by Franz Liszt during 1846–1853, and late ...

'' (1928) - Gutsverwalter Doczy - ihr Vater * '' Number 17'' (1928) - Shelldrake * '' Hurrah! I Live!'' (1928) * '' Fight of the Tertia'' (1929) - Schutzmann Holzapfel * '' Bright Eyes'' (1929) - Henri, Oberkellner im Palais de Luxe * '' The Love of the Brothers Rott'' (1929) * ''

'' (1929) - Andreas Hofer * ''

My Daughter's Tutor ''My Daughter's Tutor'' (german: Der Erzieher meiner Tochter) is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Harry Liedtke, Dolly Davis, and Charles Puffy. The plot closely mirrored that of Ernst Lubitsch's '' T ...

'' (1930) - Schiffskontrolleur * ''Das Donkosakenlied'' (1930) - Räuberhauptmann * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1930) * ''Im Kampf mit der Unterwelt'' (1930) - Watts * '' Darling of the Gods'' (1930) * ''Wellen der Leidenschaft'' (1930) - Kölgis, Schmugglerführer * ''Leutnant warst Du einst bei deinen Husaren'' (1930) * ''

Road to Rio ''Road to Rio'' is a 1947 American semimusical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about two inept vaudevillians who stow away on ...

'' (1931) * '' Tropical Nights'' (1931) - Schomberg * '' Elisabeth of Austria'' (1931) * '' The Squeaker'' (1931) - Falschspieler * '' The Theft of the Mona Lisa'' (1931) * '' A Waltz by Strauss'' (1931) - Bäckermeister Deisinger * ''Die Mutter der Kompagnie'' (1931) - Herr Professor * ''Liebeskommando'' (1931) * ''

Viennese Waltz Viennese waltz (german: Wiener Walzer) is a genre of ballroom dance. At least four different meanings are recognized. In the historically first sense, the name may refer to several versions of the waltz, including the earliest waltzes done in b ...

'' (1932) - the director of the theater * '' Once There Was a Waltz'' (1932) - Fiakerkutscher * '' Cruiser Emden'' (1932) - Mertens * ''Strafsache van Geldern'' (1932) * '' The Black Hussar'' (1932) - Corporal * ''Kampf um Blond'' (1933) * '' The Emperor's Waltz'' (1933) * ''

S.A.-Mann Brand ''S.A.-Mann Brand'' (Storm Trooper Brand) is a German film made around the time that Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. It was released in mid-June 1933. The film presents the story of a truck driver, Fritz Brand, who joins the Nazi '' ...

'' (1933) - Mr. Baumann * '' Happy Days in Aranjuez'' (1933) * ''Ein Unsichtbarer geht durch die Stadt'' (1933) - Hauswirt von Frau Bergmann * '' The Fugitive from Chicago'' (1933) * ''Drei Kaiserjäger'' (1933) - Nuller (final film role)

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* 1879 births 1933 deaths Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors Male actors from Vienna 20th-century Austrian male actors {{Austria-actor-stub