Ludwig Stössel (12 February 1883 – 29 January 1973) was an actor born in Lockenhaus, now

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, then

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. He was one of many

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actors and actresses who were forced to flee Germany when the

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s came to power in 1933.

Biography

Stössel began performing on the stage in

and

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when he was only 17. He soon became a successful character actor and performed on the most prestigious stages in Germany, among them the

Max Reinhardt Max Reinhardt (; born Maximilian Goldmann; 9 September 1873 – 30 October 1943) was an Austrian-born theatre and film director, intendant, and theatrical producer. With his innovative stage productions, he is regarded as one of the most pro ...

, the stage and the in

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. Stössel later became a movie actor. His first motion picture was a small role in the silent movie ''In der Heimat, da gibt's ein Wiedersehn!'' ('' We'll Meet Again in the Homeland'') in 1926 at the age of 43. He appeared in about a half dozen silent movies in Germany and landed more roles with the arrival of sound. Stössel's first sound movie was

Georg Wilhelm Pabst Georg Wilhelm Pabst (25 August 1885 – 29 May 1967) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He started as an actor and theater director, before becoming one of the most influential German-language filmmakers during the Weimar Republic. ...

's '' Skandal um Eva'' (''(Scandalous Eva)'') in 1930. The following year, he appeared in

Max Neufeld Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film '' The Song of the Sun'', which starred Vittorio De Sica. Sele ...

's ''Opernredoute'' (''

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''). Later that year, he appeared as a hotel owner in the German comedy '' Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.'' (''The Suitcases of Mr. O.F.''), starring

Peter Lorre Peter Lorre (; born László Löwenstein, ; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian and American actor, first in Europe and later in the United States. He began his stage career in Vienna, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, before movin ...

and

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. In 1932, he appeared as Riederer in ''Der Rebell'' ('' The Rebel''). In 1933, Stössel had a small part in

Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 6 ...

's famous mystery thriller ''Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse'' (''

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''), a film that was later banned by the Nazi government. His appearance in

Carl Boese Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917) * ''Donna Lucia ...

's 1933 comedy ''Heimkehr ins Glück'' ('' Homecoming to Happiness'') would be his last movie in Germany. When

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came to power in 1933, Stössel was forced to leave Germany because of his Jewish background. He returned to Austria and appeared in a few movies, but he concentrated on the theater. In 1934, he appeared in the comedy ''

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'' (''A Night in Venice''). His last movie in Austria was in 1937 with ''Pfarrer von Kirchfeld'' ('' The Priest from Kirchfeld''). After Hitler's forces took over Austria in the Anschluß of 1938, Stössel was imprisoned several times before he was able to escape

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and get to

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. He and his wife, Lore Birn, eventually reached

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. He appeared in '' Dead Man's Shoes'' and another British film production before heading to Hollywood in 1939. Stössel made his American movie debut in 1940, playing a pastor in Czechoslovakia during the Nazi takeover in the wartime drama ''

Four Sons ''Four Sons'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed and produced by John Ford and written for the screen by Philip Klein from a story by I. A. R. Wylie first published in the '' Saturday Evening Post'' as "Grandmother Bernle Learns Her ...

'', starring

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. In 1942, he appeared with

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in '' Underground''. Stössel and Grünig were reunited in the

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-nominated ''

Kings Row ''Kings Row'' is a 1942 film starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan and Betty Field that tells a story of young people growing up in a small American town at the turn of the twentieth century. The picture was directed by Sam Wood ...

'', starring Ronald Reagan, Ann Sheridan and Claude Rains. Stössel and Grünig also appeared together in the

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film ''

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''. Later that year, Stössel was cast to play

Lou Gehrig Henry Louis Gehrig (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig ; June 19, 1903June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig was renowned f ...

's father in '' Pride of the Yankees'' starring

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in the title role. A few months later, at the age of 59, he played Mr. Leuchtag, who is leaving Europe for America with his wife in '' Casablanca''. Stössel appeared in supporting roles in over 40 movies after ''Casablanca'', most in the following ten years. The next year, he had a small role in another Humphrey Bogart movie, ''

Action in the North Atlantic ''Action in the North Atlantic'', also known as ''Heroes Without Uniforms'', is a 1943 American black-and-white war film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, that stars Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as ...

''. He did a couple of anti-Nazi movies, such as ''

Hitler's Madman ''Hitler's Madman'' is a 1943 World War II drama directed by Douglas Sirk. It is a highly fictionalized account of the 1942 Operation Anthropoid, assassination of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich and the resulting Lidice massacre, which the Nazi G ...

'' (1943), in which he portrayed the mayor of a small town that is wiped out by a Nazi mass execution in reprisal for the assassination of SS Commander

Reinhard Heydrich Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( ; ; 7 March 1904 – 4 June 1942) was a high-ranking German SS and police official during the Nazi era and a principal architect of the Holocaust. He was chief of the Reich Security Main Office (inclu ...

. Later that year, he appeared in '' The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler''. In 1944, he appeared in the

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horror movie ''

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''. Later in 1944, Stössel teamed up with his movie wife from ''Pride of the Yankees'', Elsa Janssen, to play Mr. and Mrs. Steelman, a German couple loyal to America who drive their traitorous pro-Nazi son, played by

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(who is actually working undercover for the U.S. government), out of their house in the spy drama '' They Came to Blow Up America''. In 1945, they teamed up again to play Mr. and Mrs. Otto in the "B" crime drama ''

Dillinger John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression in the United States, Great Depression. He led the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing 24 banks and four police stations. Dill ...

''. Next, he was bitten in the throat by Count Dracula, played by

John Carradine John Carradine ( ; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later ...

, in ''

House of Dracula ''House of Dracula'' is a 1945 American horror film released and distributed by Universal Pictures Company, Universal Pictures. Directed by Erle C. Kenton, the film features several Universal Horror properties meeting as they had done in the 19 ...

''. Later in 1945, Stössel played a teacher, who along with a llama, is in the opening scene of the

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history. Astaire's career in stage, film, and tele ...

musical ''

Yolanda and the Thief ''Yolanda and the Thief'' is a 1945 American Technicolor MGM musical- comedy film set in a fictional Latin American country. It stars Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, and Mildred Natwick, with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Arthur ...

''. When the

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ended in 1945, Stössel decided not to return to Germany like many other German actors and actresses, but remained in his adopted country making movies. In 1946, Grünig and Stössel got to play husband and wife again in ''

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'' starring

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George Brent George Brent (born George Brendan Nolan; 15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-American stage, film, and television actor. He is best remembered for the eleven films he made with Bette Davis, which included '' Jezebel'' and '' Dark Victo ...

and

Paul Lukas Paul Lukas (born Pál Lukács; 26 May 1894 – 15 August 1971) was a Hungarian actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his performance in the film '' Wat ...

. In 1947, he had a small role portraying

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in '' The Beginning or the End''. In 1948, he portrayed one of the lonely bachelor professors at a musical research institute in the Danny Kaye musical ''

A Song is Born ''A Song Is Born'' (also known as ''That's Life''), starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo, is a 1948 Technicolor musical film remake of Howard Hawks' 1941 movie ''Ball of Fire'' with Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. This version was also d ...

''. In 1949, Grünig and Stössel appeared in their last film together when they received roles in the drama ''

The Great Sinner ''The Great Sinner'' is a 1949 American film noir drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. Based on the 1866 short novel '' The Gambler'' written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the film stars Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Frank Morgan, Ethel Barrymore, Wal ...

'', starring Gregory Peck and

Ava Gardner Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her perform ...

. In 1953, Stössel played a grand duke in the musical ''

Call Me Madam ''Call Me Madam'' is a musical written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The musical is a satire on politics and foreign policy that spoofs postwar America's penchant for lending billions of dollars to ...

'', starring

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and

Donald O'Connor Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. His b ...

. His last film was in 1960, where he had a small role in the

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movie '' G.I. Blues''. Stössel also performed on

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. In 1955, he played Ludwig, a Carl the waiter clone, in the television version of ''Casablanca''. He made two guest appearances on ''

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'' during the series' second season, including the role of Adolph Van Beers in "The Case of the Shattered Dream." From 1958 to 1960, Stössel played Charles Bronson's father in ABC's television series ''

Man with a Camera ''Man with a Camera'' is an American television crime drama starring Charles Bronson as a war veteran turned photographer and investigator. Throughout the 1950s, Bronson spent most of his early acting career performing in TV shows as well as ...

''. From 1953 to 1963, Stössel appeared as a guest in a number of television shows, including ''

Cavalcade of America ''Cavalcade of America'' is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented musicals, such as an adaptation of ''Show Boat'', and condensed biographies of popular composers. It was initially ...

'', ''

My Three Sons ''My Three Sons'' is an American television sitcom that aired from September 29, 1960, to April 13, 1972. The series was broadcast on ABC during its first five seasons, before moving to CBS for the remaining seasons. ''My Three Sons'' chroni ...

'', ''

The Donna Reed Show ''The Donna Reed Show'' is an American sitcom starring Donna Reed as the middle-class housewife Donna Stone. Carl Betz co-stars as her pediatrician husband Dr. Alex Stone, and Shelley Fabares and Paul Petersen as their teenage children, Mary ...

'', and ''

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'' (where he parodied his Gallo wine television commercials). He guest-starred in two Robert Young series, the situation comedy ''

Father Knows Best ''Father Knows Best'' is an American sitcom starring Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray and Lauren Chapin. The series, which began on radio in 1949, aired as a television show for six seasons and 203 episodes. Created by ...

'' and the comedy-drama series '' Window on Main Street''. Stössel became famous for a long series of commercials for Italian Swiss Colony wine producers. Dressed in an Alpine hat and

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, he was their spokesman. His motto was "That Little Old Winemaker, Me!" (they did not use his voice, but had

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dub the line). Stössel died on January 29, 1973 in

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after a fall just 14 days short of his 90th birthday. He was cremated at

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, with the ashes sent to Vienna, Austria.

Complete filmography

* '' We'll Meet Again in the Heimat'' (1926) - Freund * ''Herkules Maier'' (1928) * '' Serenissimus und die letzte Jungfrau'' (1928) - Direktor der Florida-Bar * '' Aus dem Tagebuch eines Junggesellen'' (1929) - Herr von Pollak * ''Möblierte Zimmer'' (1929) * ''Favorite of Schonbrunn'' (1929) * '' Katharina Knie'' (1929) * ''Heute nacht - eventuell'' (1930) * ''

Scandalous Eva ''Scandalous Eva'' (german: Skandal um Eva) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Henny Porten, Oskar Sima, and Ludwig Stössel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast * Henny Por ...

'' (1930) - Dir.Rohrbach * '' Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg'' (1930) * ''Bockbierfest'' (1930) - Livius Heintze - Fabrikant * '' Die Privatsekretärin'' (1931) - Personalchef Klapper * '' Königin einer Nacht'' (1931) * '' In Wien hab' ich einmal ein Mädel geliebt'' (1931) - Valentin Rainer - Souffleur * '' Elisabeth von Österreich'' (1931) - Bratfisch * '' Opernredoute'' (1931) * '' Alarm at Midnight'' (1931) - Der Varieté-Agent * '' Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.'' (1931) - Hotelier Brunn * '' Man braucht kein Geld'' (1931) * '' Chauffeur Antoinette'' (1932) - Baron Kiesel * '' Nachtkolonne'' (1932) * '' Zum goldenen Anker'' (1932) - Escartefigue * '' Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo'' (1932) * '' Strich durch die Rechnung'' (1932) * '' Der Rebell'' (1932) - Riederer, Amtshauptmann von St. Vigil * ''

Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse'' (german: Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse), also called ''The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse'', is a 1933 German crime-thriller film directed by Fritz Lang. The movie is a sequel to Lang's silent film ''Dr. Mabuse the Gambl ...

'' (1933) - Arbeiter / Worker * '' Morgenrot'' (1933) * '' Der Läufer von Marathon'' (1933) * ''Hände aus dem Dunkel'' (1933) - Generaldirektor Leon * ''Johannisnacht'' (1933) - Theaterdirektor * '' Heimkehr ins Glück'' (1933) - Pichler * ''Rund um eine Million'' (1933) - Der Hoteldirektor * '' Nordpol - Ahoi!'' (1934) - Director * ''

'' (1934) * '' Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld'' (1937) - Vetter, der Pfarrer von Skt. Jakob * ''

Return to Yesterday ''Return to Yesterday'' is a 1940 British comedy-drama film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Clive Brook and Anna Lee. It was based on Robert Morley's play '' Goodness, How Sad''. The film was made at Ealing Studios. Synopsis A British ...

'' (1940) - Capt. Angst * '' Dead Man's Shoes'' (1940) - Dr. Breithaut * ''

'' (1940) - Pastor * ''

The Man I Married ''The Man I Married'' (alternative title ''I Married a Nazi'') is an American 1940 drama film starring Joan Bennett, Francis Lederer, Lloyd Nolan and Anna Sten. Plot A successful, and yet naive American woman, art critic Carol Cabbott (Joan Benn ...

'' (1940) - Dr. Gerhardt * '' Dance, Girl, Dance'' (1940) - Caesar * '' The Flying Squad'' (1940) - Li Yoseph * ''Jenny'' (1940) - Fritz Schermer * '' Back Street'' (1941) - Louis (uncredited) * '' Man Hunt'' (1941) - Doctor * '' Underground'' (1941) - Herr Müller * '' Down in San Diego'' (1941) - Brock (uncredited) * '' Great Guns'' (1941) - Dr. Schickel * ''

Marry the Boss's Daughter ''Marry the Boss's Daughter'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and written by Jack Andrews. The film stars Brenda Joyce, Bruce Edwards, George Barbier, Hardie Albright, Ludwig Stössel and Bodil Rosing. The film was ...

'' (1941) - Franz Polgar * '' All Through the Night'' (1942) - Mr. Herman Miller * ''

'' (1942) - Professor Berdorff * '' Woman of the Year'' (1942) - Dr. Lubbeck * ''

I Married an Angel ''I Married An Angel'' is a 1938 musical comedy by Rodgers and Hart. It was adapted from a play by Hungarian playwright János Vaszary, entitled ''Angyalt Vettem Felesegul''. The book was by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, with music by Rodge ...

'' (1942) - Bela (uncredited) * ''

The Pride of the Yankees ''The Pride of the Yankees'' is a 1942 American film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who di ...

'' (1942) - Pop Gehrig * ''

'' (1942) - Valtyr's Father (uncredited) * '' Who Done It?'' (1942) - Dr. Anton Marek * '' Casablanca'' (1942) - Mr. Leuchtag (uncredited) * '' Tennessee Johnson'' (1942) - Austrian Ambassador (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Dr. Grazlich * '' The Great Impersonation'' (1942) - Dr. Schmidt * '' Above Suspicion'' (1943) - Herr Schultz (uncredited) * '' They Came to Blow Up America'' (1943) - Papa Julius Steelman * ''

'' (1943) - Captain Ziemer (uncredited) * ''What We Are Fighting For'' (1943, Short) - Underground Leader * ''

'' (1943) - Herman Bauer * ''

Hers to Hold ''Hers to Hold'' (aka ''Three Smart Girls Join Up'') is a 1943 American romantic musical comedy film and is the third film in the unofficial '' Three Smart Girls'' trilogy. In ''Hers to Hold'', Deanna Durbin reprises her role as Penny Craig, wh ...

'' (1943) - Binns * '' The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler'' (1943) - Graub * ''

'' (1944) - Carl Baumann * ''

Bluebeard "Bluebeard" (french: Barbe bleue, ) is a French folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by Charles Perrault and first published by Barbin in Paris in 1697 in '' Histoires ou contes du temps passé''. The tale tells the s ...

'' (1944) - Jean Lamarte * '' Lake Placid Serenade'' (1944) - Mayor of Lany * ''

'' (1945) - Mr. Otto * '' Her Highness and the Bellboy'' (1945) - Mr. Puft * ''

'' (1945) - School Teacher * ''

'' (1945) - Siegfried * '' Girl on the Spot'' (1946) - "Popsy" Lorenz * '' Miss Susie Slagle's'' (1946) - Otto * '' Cloak and Dagger'' (1946) - The German * ''

'' (1946) - Dr. Mueller * '' The Beginning or the End'' (1947) - Dr. Albert Einstein * ''

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'' (1947) - Haslinger * ''

This Time for Keeps ''This Time for Keeps'' is a 1947 American romantic musical film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Johnnie Johnston and opera singer Lauritz Melchior. Produced by MGM, it is about a soldier, returning home ...

'' (1947) - Peter * '' Escape Me Never'' (1947) - Mr. Steinach * ''

'' (1948) - Professor Traumer * ''

'' (1949) - Hotel Manager * ''

As Young as You Feel ''As Young as You Feel'' is a 1951 American comedy film starring Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, and David Wayne, with Marilyn Monroe in a small role. It was directed by Harmon Jones. Plot When printer John R. Hodges is forced to retire at age 65 ...

'' (1951) - Serge Toulevitsky (uncredited) * ''

Corky of Gasoline Alley ''Corky of Gasoline Alley'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Scotty Beckett, Jimmy Lydon, and Susan Morrow.Dick p.260 It is a sequel to ''Gasoline Alley''. Plot Elwood Martin (Gordon Jones), a brash extrover ...

'' (1951) - Dr. Hammerschlag (uncredited) * '' Too Young to Kiss'' (1951) - German Piano Accompanist (uncredited) * ''The Last Half Hour: The Mayerling Story'' (1951, TV Movie) - Bratfisch, Coachman * '' Diplomatic Courier'' (1952) - Watchmaker (uncredited) * '' The Merry Widow'' (1952) - Major Domo * '' Somebody Loves Me'' (1952) - Mr. D.J. Grauman (uncredited) * '' No Time for Flowers'' (1952) - Papa Svoboda * ''

The Sun Shines Bright ''The Sun Shines Bright'' is a 1953 American Comedy-Drama Western film directed by John Ford, based on material taken from a series of Irvin S. Cobb "Judge Priest" short stories featured in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' in the 1910s, specifica ...

'' (1953) - Herman Felsburg * ''

'' (1953) - Grand Duke Otto * '' Geraldine'' (1953) - Professor Berger * ''With This Ring'' (1954, Short) * ''Lady in the Wings'' (1954, TV Movie) * '' Deep in My Heart'' (1954) - Mr. Novak (uncredited) * ''

Me and the Colonel ''Me and the Colonel'' is a 1958 American comedy film based on the play ''Jacobowsky und der Oberst'' by Franz Werfel. It was directed by Peter Glenville and stars Danny Kaye, Curd Jürgens and Nicole Maurey. Kaye won a Golden Globe Award for ...

'' (1958) - Dr. Szicki * ''

From the Earth to the Moon ''From the Earth to the Moon: A Direct Route in 97 Hours, 20 Minutes'' (french: De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes) is an 1865 novel by Jules Verne. It tells the story of the Baltimore Gun Club, a post-American Civil W ...

'' (1958) - Aldo Von Metz * ''

The Blue Angel ''The Blue Angel'' (german: Der blaue Engel) is a 1930 German musical comedy-drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg, and starring Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings and Kurt Gerron. Written by Carl Zuckmayer, Karl Vollmöller and Rober ...

'' (1959) - Dr. Fritz Heine * '' G.I. Blues'' (1960) - Owner of Puppet Show

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stossel, Ludwig 1883 births 1973 deaths Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors 20th-century Austrian male actors Austrian Jews Jewish Austrian male actors People from Oberpullendorf District Austrian emigrants to Germany German emigrants to the United States