Siegfried Breuer (24 June 1906 – 1 February 1954) was an Austrian

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Biography

Born in Vienna, Siegried was the son of

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(1868 or 1870–1929), who was an opera singer and actor from

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. Performing was in the blood and he studied at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, some time in the early 1920s and made his stage debut at the

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in 1924. After some 15 years of stage acting he made his screen debut in a film called ''Eins zu Eins'' in 1939 where he went on to star in over 50 films between 1939 and 1954. In 1950 he directed, wrote and starred in the film '' Der Schuß durchs Fenster'' in which he worked with

Curd Jürgens Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (13 December 191518 June 1982) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens. He was well known for playing Ernst Udet in '' Des Teufels Gen ...

. His son

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and grandchildren

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and Pascal Breuer are also in the entertainment industry. A heavy smoker, Breuer was married six times and died in 1954 in Weende, Göttingen at the age of 47.

Filmography

* 1931: ''Wochenend im Paradies'' * 1939: ''

Immortal Waltz ''Immortal Waltz'' () is a 1939 historical drama film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Dagny Servaes, and Maria Andergast. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. The film's art direction was by Julius von Borsody. T ...

'' * 1939: ''

Linen from Ireland ''Linen from Ireland'' () is a 1939 German drama film directed by Heinz Helbig and starring Otto Treßler, Irene von Meyendorff, and Friedl Haerlin.Rentschler p. 153 It was part of an ongoing campaign of anti-Semitism in German cinema of the e ...

'' - Dr. Kuhn * 1939: ''

Anton the Last ''Anton the Last'' (german: Anton, der Letzte) is a 1939 comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Elfriede Datzig, Hans Moser, and O. W. Fischer. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria had been incor ...

'' - Lawyer * 1939: '' A Mother's Love'' - Kammersänger * 1939: ''Eins zu Eins'' * 1940: ''

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'' - 1. Schauspieler * 1940: ''

Der Postmeister ''Der Postmeister'' (English: ''The Postmaster'' or ''The Stationmaster'') is a 1940 Austrian-German film directed by Gustav Ucicky. Released during the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, it depicts Russians in a sympathetic light, unlike their depicti ...

'' - Rittmeister Minskij * 1940: ''

Vienna Tales ''Vienna Tales'' (german: Wiener G'schichten) is a 1940 musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Marte Harell, Olly Holzmann, and Hans Moser. The film is set in Imperial Vienna at the beginning of the twentieth century. ...

'' - Egon von Brelowsky * 1940: '' Operetta'' - Fürst Hohenburg * 1941: '' Der Weg ins Freie'' - Graf Stefan Oginski * 1941: ''

Venus on Trial ''Venus on Trial'' (german: Venus vor Gericht) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Hannes Stelzer, Hansi Knoteck, and Paul Dahlke. The film was part of the Nazis' campaign against 'degenerate art', and depicts t ...

'' - Benjamin Hecht, Kunsthändler * 1941: ''

Menschen im Sturm ''Menschen im Sturm'' ( en, People in the Storm, link=yes, italic=yes) is a 1941 German film directed by Fritz Peter Buch. It was an anti-Serbian propaganda and part of a concerted propaganda push against Serbs, attempting to split them from the ...

'' - Hauptmann Rakic * 1942: '' Anuschka'' - Prof. Felix von Hartberg * 1942: ''Sommerliebe'' - Baron von Worowsky * 1943: ''

Romance in a Minor Key ''Romance in a Minor Key'' (german: Romanze in Moll) is a 1943 German historical drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Marianne Hoppe, Paul Dahlke, and Ferdinand Marian. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin Be ...

'' - Viktor * 1943: ''

Gabriele Dambrone ''Gabriele Dambrone'' is a 1943 German drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Gusti Huber, Siegfried Breuer and Christl Mardayn.Rentschler p. 262 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place in Vienna ...

'' - Paul Madina * 1943: ''Gefährlicher Frühling'' - Professor Alfred Lorenz * 1944: ''

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'' - Baron Erich Hübner * 1944: ''

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'' - Stefan Brock * 1945: ''Am Abend nach der Oper'' - Rudolph Manders * 1945: ''Die tolle Susanne'' * 1946: ''

Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Flittermouse'' or ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original li ...

'' - Prinz Orlowsky * 1947: ''

The Immortal Face ''The Immortal Face'' (german: Das unsterbliche Antlitz) is a 1947 Austrian historical drama film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Marianne Schönauer, O.W. Fischer and Helene Thimig.Fritsche p. 85 The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' - Fürst Catti * 1948: ''Alles Lüge'' - Berthold Plamershof * 1948: ''

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'' - Bukowsky * 1948: ''Zyankali'' - Dr. Frank Morava * 1948: ''

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'' - Alexander Radkofsky * 1948: ''

Maresi ''Maresi'' is a 1948 Austrian period drama film directed by Hans Thimig and starring Attila Hörbiger, Maria Schell and Siegfried Breuer. It was one of the box offices successes of 1948.Von Dassanowsky p.129 The film was based on the 1935 story ...

'' - Tabakovitsch * 1949: '' Fregola'' - Pablo Mendez * 1949: ' - Dr. Thomas Bratt, Lawyer * 1949: ' - Harry Belmont * 1949: ''

The Third Man ''The Third Man'' is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. Set in postwar Vienna, the film centres on American Holly Martins (Cotten), ...

'' - Popescu * 1950: ''

Regimental Music ''Regimental Music'' (German: ''Regimentsmusik'') is a 1950 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, Friedrich Domin and Siegfried Breuer. It was an Überläufer, a film made predominantly during the Se ...

'' * 1949: ''

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'' - Andy Karr * 1950: ''

Bonus on Death ''Bonus on Death'' (German: ''Prämien auf den Tod'') is a 1950 Austrian crime film directed by Curd Jürgens and starring Judith Holzmeister, Werner Krauss and Siegfried Breuer. One of a handful of Austrian crime films made during the post-war p ...

'' - Peter Lissen, Versicherungsagent * 1950: '' Der Schuß durchs Fenster'' (director) * 1950: ''

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'' - Thomas Lorenzen * 1950: ''Seitensprünge im Schnee'' (director) * 1951: ''Eine Frau mit Herz'' - Manfred Schilling * 1951: ''

Love and Blood ''Love and Blood'' ( it, Amore e sangue) is a 1951 Italian-German action melodrama film directed by Marino Girolami and starring Maria Montez in one of her last roles.

'' - Il magistrato * 1951: ''

Shadows Over Naples ''Shadows Over Naples'' (german: Schatten über Neapel) is a 1951 German-Italian crime film directed by Hans Wolff and starring Maria Montez, Massimo Serato Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Itali ...

'' - Der Präfekt * 1951: ' - Schulze * 1951: ' - Oberst * 1952: '' In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus'' (screenwriter) * 1952: ''

The Prince of Pappenheim ''The Prince of Pappenheim'' (German: ''Der Fürst von Pappenheim'') is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Mona Maris, Curt Bois and Dina Gralla. Bois' character of an ambitious young man was closely mod ...

'' - Juan Pablo de Gonzales * 1952: '' You Only Live Once'' - Rollincourt * 1952: ''

When the Heath Dreams at Night ''When the Heath Dreams at Night'' (german: Wenn abends die Heide träumt) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Paul Martin and starring Rudolf Prack, Viktor Staal and Margot Trooger.Spicer p. 460 It was shot in the Göttingen Studios ...

'' - Konsul Berghaus * 1952: ''

We're Dancing on the Rainbow ''We're Dancing on the Rainbow'' (german: Wir tanzen auf dem Regenbogen, it, Senza veli) is a 1952 German-Italian musical melodrama film directed by Carmine Gallone and Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Inge Egger, Isa Barzizza and Karl Sch ...

'' - Sophokles * 1953: ''

The Last Waltz ''The Last Waltz'' was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. ''The Last Waltz'' was advertised as The Band's "farewell concer ...

'' - General Krasinski * 1953: '' The Bird Seller'' - Marquis de Tréville * 1953: ''

Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine ''Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine'' (german: Rote Rosen, rote Lippen, roter Wein) is a 1953 West German romantic drama film directed by Paul Martin and starring Gardy Granass, John Van Dreelen, and Rolf von Nauckhoff.Bock & Bergfelder p. 241 It s ...

'' - Polizeipräfekt * 1953: ''

Under the Stars of Capri ''Under the Stars of Capri'' (german: Unter den Sternen von Capri) is a 1953 West German romantic comedy film directed by Otto Linnekogel and starring Hanna Rucker, Helmuth Schneider and Hans Leibelt.Grote p. 388 It was shot at the Göttingen Stu ...

'' - Reeder Bramfeld (final film role)

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References

1906 births 1954 deaths 20th-century Austrian people 20th-century Austrian male actors Austrian male stage actors Austrian male film actors Austrian film directors Austrian people of German descent German-language film directors Male actors from Vienna {{Austria-actor-stub