Kurt Seifert (4 July 1903 – 3 December 1950) was a German actor, singer, comedian, and in his later years, theatre director. Seifert was known as an
operetta singer.
[O'Brien p.32] From 1934 onwards he appeared in a significant number of feature films, sometimes in the lead as in ''
Robert and Bertram'' (1939) but also in
supporting roles
''Supporting Roles'' ( es, Papeles secundarios) is a 1989 Cuban drama film directed by Orlando Rojas. The film was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Ma ...
. By the time he died in 1950, he had performed in forty-five films.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Island'' (1934)
* ''
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)
* ''
Glückskinder'' (1936)
* ' (1936)
* ''
Tango Notturno'' (1937)
* ''
Sergeant Berry'' (1937)
* ''
Patriots'' (1937)
* ''
Nights in Andalusia
''Nights in Andalusia'' (german: Andalusische Nächte) is a 1938 German musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Imperio Argentina, Friedrich Benfer and Karl Klüsner. Niven p.283 It is based on the opera ''Carmen'' by Georges Bizet, ...
'' (1938)
* ''
The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl'' (1938)
* ''
The Great and the Little Love'' (1938)
* ''
Robert and Bertram'' (1939)
* ' (1941)
* ''
The Gasman'' (1941)
* ''
Krach im Vorderhaus'' (1941)
* ''
We Make Music
''We Make Music'' (german: Wir machen Musik) is a 1942 German musical comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner, starring Ilse Werner, Viktor de Kowa and Edith Oß.
Plot
It is a revue film, loosely based on the stage work ''Karl III. und Anna vo ...
'' (1942)
* ''
The Thing About Styx'' (1942)
* ''
Somewhere in Berlin
''Somewhere in Berlin'' (german: Irgendwo in Berlin) is a film produced in the Soviet occupation zone of Allied-occupied Germany, the area that later became East Germany. It was released in 1946, and was the third DEFA film. It sold 4,179,651 tick ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1946)
* ''
Anonymous Letters
''Anonymous Letters'' (german: Anonyme Briefe) is a 1949 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt, and starring Käthe Haack, Tilly Lauenstein, and O.E. Hasse.Bock & Bergfelder p. 304 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Nights on the Nile
''Nights on the Nile'' (german: Nächte am Nil) is a 1949 West German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Sonja Ziemann, Wolfgang Lukschy and Kurt Seifert.Bock & Bergfelder p. 33 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios ...
'' (1949)
* ''
One Night Apart
''One Night Apart'' (german: Eine Nacht im Separee) is a 1950 West German period comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Kurt Seifert, Olga Tschechowa and Sonja Ziemann.Höfig p. 95 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The fi ...
'' (1950)
* ''
When Men Cheat'' (1950)
* ''
Wedding with Erika'' (1950)
* ''
The Black Forest Girl'' (1950)
* ''
Wedding in the Hay
''Wedding in the Hay'' (German: ''Hochzeit im Heu'') is a 1951 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Oskar Sima, Inge Egger and Kurt Seifert.Fritsche p.242 It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and ...
'' (1951)
References
Bibliography
* O'Brien, Mary-Elizabeth. ''Nazi Cinema as Enchantment: The Politics of Entertainment in the Third Reich''. Camden House, 2006.
External links
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1903 births
1950 deaths
German male film actors
20th-century German male singers
Actors from Essen
20th-century German male actors
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