Georg Heinrich Schnell (11 April 1878 – 31 March 1951) was a German actor who remains perhaps best-known for his role as shipowner Harding in ''

Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens ''Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror'' (German: ''Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens'') is a 1922 silent German Expressionist horror film directed by F. W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on the wife (G ...

'' (1922). Georg appeared in over one hundred films. He was born in

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, China. He died in

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. Georg is sometimes credited as G.H. Schnell, Georg Heinrich Schnell, Georg Schnell/Schnell and George Snell.

Selected filmography

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Her Sport ''Her Sport'' (German: ''Ihr Sport'') is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Georg H. Schnell and Hermann Thimig. A man-hating young woman tries to break up her friend's new marriage, but while ...

'' (1919) * ''

Alkohol ''Alkohol'' ( en, Alcohol, link=yes, italic=yes) is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and Alfred Lind and starring Wilhelm Diegelmann, Ernst Rückert, and Georg H. Schnell. The film was begun by Lind but finished by ...

'' (1919) * '' The Spinning Ball'' (1919) * ''

Panic in the House of Ardon ''Panic in the House of Ardon'' (German: ''Der Schrecken im Hause Ardon'') is a 1920 German silent crime film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Stella Harf, Max Kronert and Paul Mederow. The film was finished by August 1920, but did not h ...

'' (1920) * '' The Tragedy of a Great'' (1920) * ''

The Red Poster ''The Red Poster'' (German: ''Das rote Plakat'') is a 1920 German silent crime film directed by Emil Justitz.Giesen p.36 Cast In alphabetical order * Claire Creutz * Emmy Denner as Gräfin Rhoden * André Haase as André Delmont * Ernst H ...

'' (1920) * '' The Haunting of Castle Kitay'' (1920) * '' Dolls of Death'' (1920) * ''

The Hunt for the Truth ''The Hunt for the Truth'' (German: ''Die Jagd nach der Wahrheit'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Erika Glässner, Fritz Kortner and Rudolf Forster. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kar ...

'' (1921) * '' The Secret of Santa Maria'' (1921) * '' The Woman in the Trunk'' (1921) * ''

The Thirteen of Steel ''The Thirteen of Steel'' (German: ''Die Dreizehn aus Stahl'') is a 1921 German silent crime film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Carl de Vogt, Georg H. Schnell and Claire Lotto. It was produced by Erich Pommer for Decla-Bioscop before ...

'' (1921) * '' The Amazon'' (1921) * ''

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...

'' (1922) * ''

The False Dimitri ''The False Dimitri'' (german: Der falsche Dimitri) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Alfred Abel, Agnes Straub and Eugen Klöpfer.Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Televisi ...

'' (1922) * ''

Nosferatu ''Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror'' (German: ''Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens'') is a 1922 silent German Expressionist horror film directed by F. W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on the wife ...

'' (1922) * ''

Marie Antoinette, the Love of a King ''Marie Antoinette, the Love of a King'' (german: Marie Antoinette – Das Leben einer Königin) is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Diana Karenne, Maria Reisenhofer and Gustav May. The film de ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Terror of the Sea ''The Terror of the Sea'' (german: Der Schrecken des Meeres) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Franz Osten and starring Carl de Vogt, Helena Makowska, and Cläre Lotto.Bock & Bergfelder p. 351 The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Tragedy of a Night of Passion ''The Tragedy of a Night of Passion'' (german: Die Tragödie einer Liebesnacht) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Franz Osten and starring Dary Holm, John Mylong and Georg H. Schnell. It was shot at the Emelka Studios in Munich. ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

To a Woman of Honour ''To a Woman of Honour'' (german: Um eines Weibes Ehre) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Lucy Doraine, Georg H. Schnell and Fritz Greiner. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirms ...

'' (1924) * '' A Free People'' (1925) * ''

The Searching Soul ''The Searching Soul'' (german: Die suchende Seele) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Lucy Doraine Lucy Doraine (born Ilona Kovács; 22 May 1898 – 14 October 1989) was a Hungarian film actress of the ...

'' (1925) * ''

A Song from Days of Youth ''A Song from Days of Youth'' (german: Aus der Jugendzeit klingt ein Lied) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Franz Osten and starring Maria Mindzenty, John Mylong and Ferdinand Martini.Holmstrom p. 428 The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1925) * '' Written in the Stars'' (1925) * '' The Pleasure Garden'' (1925) * '' The Mill at Sanssouci'' (1926) * ''

The Good Reputation ''The Good Reputation'' (French: ''La bonne réputation'', German: ''Der gute Ruf'') is a 1926 French-German silent drama film directed by Pierre Marodon and starring Lotte Neumann, Hans Mierendorff and Germaine Rouer.Grange p.238 The film's ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Pride of the Company ''The Pride of the Company'' (German: ''Der Stolz der Kompanie'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Georg H. Schnell and Camilla Spira. The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1926) * '' Bigamie'' (1927) * '' Did You Fall in Love Along the Beautiful Rhine?'' (1927) * ''

The Eighteen Year Old ''The Eighteen Year Old'' (german: Die Achtzehnjährigen) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Andrée Lafayette, Ernő Verebes, and Frida Richard. It was made at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets ...

'' (1927) * '' Hurrah! I Live!'' (1928) * ''

Modern Pirates ''Modern Pirates'' (german: Moderne Piraten) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Jack Trevor, Marietta Millner, and Sig Arno. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy Alexander ...

'' (1928) * '' The Flame of Love'' (1930) * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1930) * '' The Road to Dishonour'' (1930) * '' Circus Life'' (1931) * '' The Emperor's Sweetheart'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

My Wife, the Impostor ''My Wife, the Impostor'' (german: Meine Frau, die Hochstaplerin) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Heinz Rühmann, Käthe von Nagy and Fritz Grünbaum.Hake p. 95 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Th ...

'' (1931) * '' In the Employ of the Secret Service'' (1931) * '' Tannenberg'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' Holiday From Myself'' (1934) * ''

William Tell William Tell (german: Wilhelm Tell, ; french: Guillaume Tell; it, Guglielmo Tell; rm, Guglielm Tell) is a folk hero of Switzerland. According to the legend, Tell was an expert mountain climber and marksman with a crossbow who assassinated Albr ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Champion of Pontresina ''The Champion of Pontresina'' (german: Der Springer von Pontresina) is a 1934 German-Swiss comedy film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Sepp Rist, Rudolf Klicks and Eric Helgar.Clarke & Doel p. 152 Production It is also known by the alt ...

'' (1934) * '' The Island'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' The Riders of German East Africa'' (1934) * ''

Sergeant Schwenke ''Sergeant Schwenke'' (German: ''Oberwachtmeister Schwenke'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Marianne Hoppe and Karl Dannemann. It was made at the former National Studios in Berlin's Tempelhof a ...

'' (1935) * '' The Valley of Love'' (1935) * ''

The Castle in Flanders ''The Castle in Flanders'' (german: Das Schloß in Flandern) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Mártha Eggerth, Paul Hartmann, and Georg Alexander. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The fi ...

'' (1936) * '' Alarm in Peking'' (1937) * ''

Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' ( ), is a novel by French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emp ...

'' (1937) * ''

When Women Keep Silent ''When Women Keep Silent'' (German: ''Wenn Frauen schweigen'') is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Johannes Heesters, Hansi Knoteck Johanna Knoteck, known as Hansi Knoteck (2 March 1914 – 23 February 2014) ...

'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1937) *'' The Chief Witness'' (1937) * '' The Coral Princess'' (1937) * '' The Night of Decision'' (1938) * '' The Girl of Last Night'' (1938) * ''

The Impossible Mister Pitt ''The Impossible Mister Pitt'' (German: ''Der unmögliche Herr Pitt'') is a 1938 German adventure crime film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Willi Schur, Leopold von Ledebur and Hilde Weissner. It was shot at the Babelsberg ...

'' (1938) * '' The Great and the Little Love'' (1938) * ''

By a Silken Thread ''By a Silken Thread'' (german: Am seidenen Faden) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Willy Fritsch, Carl Kuhlmann and Käthe von Nagy. The film was intended to be an exposure of "crooked Jewish capitalists" ...

'' (1938) * ''

Shoulder Arms ''Shoulder Arms'' is Charlie Chaplin's second film for First National Pictures. Released in 1918, it is a silent comedy film set in France during World War I, the first of three films he made on the subject of war. It co-starred Edna Purviance ...

'' (1939) * '' The Right to Love'' (1939) * '' Passion'' (1940) * ''

Carl Peters Carl Peters (27 September 1856 – 10 September 1918), was a German colonial ruler, explorer, politician and author and a major promoter of the establishment of the German colony of East Africa (part of the modern republic Tanzania). Life H ...

'' (1941) * '' The Eternal Tone'' (1943) * ''

Die Feuerzangenbowle ''Die Feuerzangenbowle'' (''The Fire Tongs Bowl'', ''The Punch Bowl'') is a German novel, later adapted into several films, which tells the story of a famous writer going undercover as a pupil at a small town gymnasium after his friends tell him ...

'' (1944) * ''

Nora Nora, NORA, or Norah may refer to: * Nora (name), a feminine given name People with the surname * Arlind Nora (born 1980), Albanian footballer * Pierre Nora (born 1931), French historian Places Australia * Norah Head, New South Wales, headlan ...

'' (1944)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schnell, Georg Heinrich 1878 births 1951 deaths German male film actors German male silent film actors 20th-century German male actors Male actors from Yantai German expatriates in China