Wolfgang von Schwind also spelled Wolfgang von Schwindt (4 July 1879 – 19 April 1949) was an Austrian actor and opera singer. He was born in
Elbogen, Austria, and died in Vienna.
His career started as an operatic
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at the
Royal Opera Berlin and the
Court Theatre Karlsruhe.
Starting in 1920, von Schwind appeared in more than eighty films until 1947. He was the grandson of Austrian painter
Moritz von Schwind
image:Moritz von Schwind 2.jpg, 200px, Moritz von Schwind, c. 1860.
Moritz von Schwind (21 January 1804 – 8 February 1871) was an Austrian painter, born in Vienna. Schwind's genius was lyrical—he drew inspiration from chivalry, folklore, and t ...
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Selected filmography
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1879 births
1949 deaths
Austrian male film actors
Austrian male silent film actors
20th-century Austrian male actors
Operatic basses
20th-century Austrian male opera singers
German Bohemian people
Austrian people of German Bohemian descent
People from Loket
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