Lucien Prival (July 14, 1901 – June 3, 1994) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1926 and 1953. Born in New York City, Prival was the son of a German mother and a Russian father. From 1912-1919 he lived with his family in Berlin. After returning to New York, Lucien worked as a salesman in an art store until he was able to land a small role on the stage.Los Angeles Times, February 2, 1927, page a11 He signed with

First National Pictures First National Pictures was an American motion picture production and distribution company. It was founded in 1917 as First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Inc., an association of independent theatre owners in the United States, and became the count ...

Partial filmography

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Puppets A puppet is an object, often resembling a human, animal or mythical figure, that is animated or manipulated by a person called a puppeteer. Puppetry is an ancient form of theatre which dates back to the 5th century BC in ancient Greece. There ...

'' (1926) - Frank * '' The Great Deception'' (1926) - Von Markow * '' A Man of Quality'' (1926) - Spanish Joe * '' High Hat'' (1927) - Minor Role * ''

The Patent Leather Kid ''The Patent Leather Kid'' is a 1927 American silent drama film about a self-centered boxer who performs a heroic act in World War I that severely wounds him. It was directed by Alfred Santell and stars Richard Barthelmess, Molly O'Day, Lawfo ...

'' (1927) - The German Officer * '' American Beauty'' (1927,

lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...

) - Gillespie * '' The Racket'' (1928) - Chick * ''

Adoration Adoration is respect, reverence, strong admiration, and love for a certain person, place, or thing. The term comes from the Latin ''adōrātiō'', meaning "to give Homage (arts), homage or worship to someone or something". Ancient Rome In class ...

'' (1928) - Baron * '' The Peacock Fan'' (1929) - Dr. Chang Dorfman * '' Party Girl'' (1930) - Paul Newcast * '' In the Next Room'' (1930) - French Exporter * '' Hell's Angels'' (1930) - Baron Von Kranz * '' The Last of the Lone Wolf'' (1930) - Varril * '' Lotus Lady'' (1930) - Castro * '' The Princess and the Plumber'' (1930) - Baron von Kemper * '' Young Sinners'' (1931) - Baron von Konitz * ''

The World and the Flesh ''The World and the Flesh'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell and written by Oliver H.P. Garrett. The film stars George Bancroft, Miriam Hopkins, Alan Mowbray, George E. Stone, Mitchell Lewis, Max Wagner and ...

'' (1932) - Cossack (uncredited) * '' Hollywood Speaks'' (1932) - Frederick Landau * '' Western Limited'' (1932) - Benoit * ''

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a Detective fiction, fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "Private investigator, consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with obser ...

'' (1932) - Hans Dreiaugen (uncredited) * '' Secrets of the French Police'' (1932) - Lomzoi * '' Grand Slam'' (1933) - Gregory (uncredited) * '' Reunion in Vienna'' (1933) - Colline - Waiter (uncredited) * ''

The Sphinx The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. Facing east, it stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. The original shap ...

'' (1933) - Jenks, the Butler * '' Storm at Daybreak'' (1933) - Hungarian Soldier (uncredited) * '' After Tonight'' (1933) - Lt. Erlich * '' The Crime of Helen Stanley'' (1934) - Gibson * '' All Men Are Enemies'' (1934) - Chief (uncredited) * '' The Return of Chandu'' (1934, Serial) - Vindhyan - High Priest hs. 1-4* ''

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' ( ) is an operetta by the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The Libretto, librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein (writer), Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's ...

'' (1934) - Adamovitch (uncredited) * '' Sweepstake Annie'' (1935) - Temperamental Director (uncredited) * ''

Bride of Frankenstein ''Bride of Frankenstein'' is a 1935 American Gothic science fiction horror film, and the first sequel to Universal Pictures' 1931 film ''Frankenstein''. As with the first film, ''Bride of Frankenstein'' was directed by James Whale starring ...

'' (1935) - Butler * ''

Born to Gamble ''Born to Gamble'' is a 1935 American film directed by Phil Rosen and released by Republic Pictures. Plot Four brothers feel cursed by their family's gambling bug. All four try to overcome the addiction: only one, the youngest, is successful. C ...

'' (1935) - Al Schultz * '' Champagne for Breakfast'' (1935) - Bates * ''

Darkest Africa ''Darkest Africa'' (1936) is a Republic movie serial. This was the first serial produced by Republic Pictures and was a loose sequel to a Mascot Pictures serial called '' The Lost Jungle'', also starring Clyde Beatty. Mascot, and other compan ...

'' (1936, Serial) - Dagna * '' The Sky Parade'' (1936) - Secretary (uncredited) * '' History Is Made at Night'' (1937) - Private Detective * '' Trapped by G-Men'' (1937) - Franzy * '' High Flyers'' (1937) - Mr. Panzer * '' Every Day's a Holiday'' (1937) - Danny the Dip * '' Mr. Wong, Detective'' (1938) - Anton Mohl * '' Paris Honeymoon'' (1939) - Mug (uncredited) * ''

Confessions of a Nazi Spy ''Confessions of a Nazi Spy'' is a 1939 American spy political thriller film directed by Anatole Litvak for Warner Bros. It was the first explicitly anti-Nazi film to be produced by a major Hollywood studio, being released in May 1939, four ...

'' (1939) - Kranz (uncredited) * ''

Nurse Edith Cavell ''Nurse Edith Cavell'' is a 1939 American film directed by British director Herbert Wilcox about Edith Cavell. The film was nominated at the 1939 Oscars for Best Original Score. Plot The story follows the broadly true story of Edith Cavell w ...

'' (1939) - Lt. Schmidt * ''

Espionage Agent ''Espionage Agent'' is a pre–World War II spy melodrama produced by Hal B. Wallis in 1939. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, ''Espionage Agent'', like many Warner Bros. movies, clearly identifies the Germans as the enemy. This was unlike many other mov ...

'' (1939) - Decker * ''

Hitler – Beast of Berlin Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the lea ...

'' (1939) - Sachs * ''

The Mortal Storm ''The Mortal Storm'' is a 1940 American drama film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; June 22, 1940, page 98. It was directed by Frank Borzage and stars Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart. The film shows the ...

'' (1940) - Passport Official on Train (uncredited) * ''

King of the Royal Mounted ''King of the Royal Mounted'' is an American comics series which debuted February 17, 1935 by Stephen Slesinger, based on popular Western writer Zane Grey's byline and marketed as ''Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted''. The series' protagonis ...

'' (1940, Serial) - Johnson h. 1* ''

Sky Murder ''Sky Murder'' is a 1940 detective film starring Walter Pidgeon as detective Nick Carter in his third and final outing for MGM as Nick Carter. The film was part of a trilogy based on original screen stories starring the popular literary series ...

'' (1940) - Brucker * ''

The Great Dictator ''The Great Dictator'' is a 1940 American political satire black comedy film written, directed, produced by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. Having been the only Hollywood filmmaker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound f ...

'' (1940) - Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited) * '' South of Panama'' (1941) - Raynor * '' Man Hunt'' (1941) - Umbrella Henchman * '' King of the Texas Rangers'' (1941, Serial) - Zeppelin Captain hs. 1,3,6,10,11,12* '' The Secret Code'' (1942, Serial) - U-499 Commander hs.4,15* ''

Panama Hattie ''Panama Hattie'' is a 1940 American musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Herbert Fields and B. G. DeSylva. The musical is about a nightclub owner, Hattie Maloney, who lives in the Panama Canal Zone and ends up dealing with ...

'' (1942) - Hans (uncredited) * ''

Assignment in Brittany ''Assignment in Brittany'' is a 1943 war film directed by Jack Conway and starring French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont and Swedish actress Signe Hasso, both in their American film debuts, and American actress Susan Peters. The film was adapted f ...

'' (1943) - Maj. von Pless * ''

Hangmen Also Die! ''Hangmen Also Die!'' is a 1943 war film directed by the Austrian director Fritz Lang and written by John Wexley from a story by Bertolt Brecht (credited as Bert Brecht) and Lang. The film stars Brian Donlevy, with Walter Brennan, Anna Lee, and ...

'' (1943) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

Submarine Base A submarine base is a military base that shelters submarines and their personnel. Examples of present-day submarine bases include HMNB Clyde, Île Longue (the base for France's Force océanique stratégique), Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, N ...

'' (1943) - Capt. Mueller - German Submarine * ''

Hostages A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government—to act, o ...

'' (1943) - German Officer in Officers' Club (uncredited) * '' Storm Over Lisbon'' (1944) - Man in Tails (uncredited) * '' The Falcon's Alibi'' (1946) - Baron * '' On Our Merry Way'' (1948) - Jackson (uncredited) * ''

So This Is New York ''So This Is New York'' is a 1948 satirical movie comedy starring acerbic radio and television comedian Henry Morgan and directed by Richard Fleischer. The cynically sophisticated screenplay was written by Carl Foreman and Herbert Baker from the ...

'' (1948) - Waiter (uncredited) * ''

Bodyguard A bodyguard (or close protection officer/operative) is a type of security guard, government law enforcement officer, or servicemember who protects an very important person, important person or group of people, such as high-ranking public offic ...

'' (1948) - Peter the Butler (uncredited) * ''

High Noon ''High Noon'' is a 1952 American Western (genre), Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper. The plot, which occurs in Real time (media), real time, centers ...

'' (1952) - Joe - Ramirez Saloon Bartender (uncredited)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prival, Lucien 1901 births 1994 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from New York City