Walter Rilla (22 August 1894 – 21 November 1980) was a German film actor of

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descent. Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'',

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(2007), pg. 213 He appeared in more than 130 films between 1922 and 1977. He was born in Neunkirchen, Germany and died in

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, Germany.

Career

Having debuted on the stage, Rilla began his film in career in Germany during the silent era. This included an early role for him in

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'' in 1924. Following the rise of the

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to power in 1933, he emigrated to Britain and became a regular performer in British films often in villainous or

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roles. Both during and after the

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he played Nazi officers or agents. From the 1950s onwards he returned to

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to appear in films and on television, alternating this with continued roles in British cinema. He was the father of film director

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, who directed him in the 1963 film ''

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''.

Filmography

* '' Hannele's Journey to Heaven'' (1922) .... Todesengel * '' The Fall of Jerusalem'' (1922) .... Amosa, Captain of the Guard * ''

All for Money ''All for Money'' (german: Alles für Geld) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Emil Jannings, Hermann Thimig and Dagny Servaes.Grange p. 156 The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richte ...

'' (1923) .... Henry von Lauffen * '' The Beautiful Girl'' (1923) .... Franz, Sohn der Götts * ''

'' (1924) .... Luis Hernandez * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

Leap Into Life ''Leap Into Life'' (german: Der Sprung ins Leben) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Xenia Desni, Walter Rilla and Paul Heidemann. It features one the earliest film appearances of the future star Marlene D ...

'' (1924) .... Frank - Ideas Partner * ''

The Monk from Santarem ''The Monk from Santarem'' (German: ''Der Mönch von Santarem'') is a 1924 German silent film, an adaption of the play of the same name by Almeida Garrett. It was directed by Lothar Mendes and stars Evi Eva, Walter Rilla and Vivian Gibson.Bock & ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Blackguard ''The Blackguard'' (german: Die Prinzessin und der Geiger) (1925) is a British-German drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Jane Novak, Walter Rilla, and Frank Stanmore. Plot Against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution, a violini ...

'' (1925) .... Michael Caviol * ''

The Doll of Luna Park ''The Doll of Luna Park'' (german: Die Puppe vom Lunapark) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Alice Hechy, Walter Rilla, and Fritz Rasp. The film's sets were designed by Franz Schroedter Franz Schroedter (9 ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) .... Harald von Bodenstein * ''

The Ones Down There ''The Ones Down There'' (german: Die da unten) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Victor Janson and starring Maly Delschaft, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Walter Rilla. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil Jacek Rotmil ...

'' (1926) .... Andre * '' Cab No. 13'' (1926) .... Lucien Rebout * '' The Fiddler of Florence'' (1926) .... Maler * '' Should We Be Silent?'' (1926) .... Dr. Georg Mauthner * '' Maytime'' (1926) .... Fred W. Kietz * '' Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (1926) * '' The Divorcée'' (1926) .... Karel van Lysseweghe, Staatssekretär * '' The World Wants To Be Deceived'' (1926) .... Dr. Stone, Arzt * '' The Queen of the Baths'' (1926) .... Lord Arthur Blythe * ''Wie bleibe ich jung und schön - Ehegeheimnisse'' (1926) * '' The Sporck Battalion'' (1927) .... Leutnant von Naugard * ''

Children's Souls Accuse You ''Children's Souls Accuse You'' (German: ''Kinderseelen klagen euch an'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Albert Steinrück, Nathalie Lissenko and Walter Rilla. It was made with an anti-abortion the ...

'' (1927) * ''

Poor Little Colombine ''Poor Little Colombine'' (German: ''Arme kleine Colombine'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Paul Rehkopf, Hilde Jennings and Wolfgang Zilzer. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film ...

'' (1927) .... Ernst Honsel * ''

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'' (1927) .... Lord Barrymore * ''

That Dangerous Age ''That Dangerous Age'' is a 1949 British romance film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Myrna Loy, Roger Livesey and Peggy Cummins. It was adapted from the play ''Autumn'' by Margaret Kennedy and Ilya Surguchev. The film was released und ...

'' (1927) .... Jörgen - Student * ''

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'' (1927) .... Allan Wilton * '' Doña Juana'' (1928) .... Don Ramon * ''

Sajenko the Soviet ''Sajenko the Soviet'' (German: ''Die geheime Macht'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Michael Bohnen, Suzy Vernon and Walter Rilla.Bock & Bergfelder p.33 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berl ...

'' (1928) .... Mirow, Sekretär des Handelsbüros * ''

The Schorrsiegel Affair ''The Schorrsiegel Affair'' (german: Die Sache mit Schorrsiegel) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer that featured Bernhard Goetzke, Walter Rilla and Anita Dorris. It was adapted from a novel by . It was shot at the Terra Stud ...

'' (1928) .... Bernhard Benda * '' Eva in Silk'' (1928) .... Dr. Erich Stiereß, Schriftsteller * '' Princess Olala'' (1928) .... Prince Boris, the Prince's Son * '' The Last Night'' (1928) .... Ernest * '' Honour Thy Mother'' (1928) .... Fritz - ihr Sohn * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1928) .... Emil Groß, genannt Sterneck, sein Sohn * ''

The Man with the Frog ''The Man with the Frog'' (German: ''Der Mann mit dem Laubfrosch'') is a 1929 German silent crime film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Heinrich George, Hans Junkermann and Evelyn Holt.Caneppele p.53 The film's art direction was by ...

'' (1929) .... Henri Vallencours * ''

Inherited Passions ''Inherited Passions'' (german: Vererbte Triebe) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Walter Rilla, Fritz Alberti Fritz Alberti (born Friedrich Wilhelm Alberti; 22 October 1877 – 15 September 1954) was a ...

'' (1929) .... Henry Bourtyne * ''

The Monte Cristo of Prague ''The Monte Cristo of Prague'' (German: ''Der Monte Christo von Prag'') is a 1929 Austrian-Czech silent adventure film directed by Hans Otto and starring Albert Heine, Valerie Boothby and Walter Rilla.Bock & Bergfelder p.397 Cast * Albert ...

'' (1929) .... Fred Born * '' Gentlemen Among Themselves'' (1929) .... Heinz Rüdiger, Student der Medizin * ''

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'' (1929) .... Martin Hollman * '' Sin of a Beautiful Woman'' (1929) .... Richard Kent * '' Marriage in Trouble'' (1929) .... Mann * ''Karriere'' (1930) * '' It Happens Every Day'' (1930) * '' Rendezvous'' (1930) .... Armand * ''

The Great Longing ''The Great Longing'' (german: Die große Sehnsucht) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Steve Sekely in his directorial debut and starring Camilla Horn, Theodor Loos, and Harry Frank. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's ...

'' (1930) .... Himself * ''

Marriage in Name Only ''Marriage in Name Only'' (german: Namensheirat) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Evelyn Holt, Erika Dannhoff, and Wolfgang Zilzer.Bock & Bergfelder p. 397 The film's sets were designed by Robert A. Dietrich Ro ...

'' (1930) .... Baron Hans v. Velten * '' Different Morals'' (1931) .... Norman * '' Circus Life'' (1931) .... Morini. Kunstschütze * '' Checkmate'' (1931) .... Georg Holl, Journalist * ''

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'' (1931) .... Dan O'Bannon, Prosecutor * '' 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman'' (1931) .... Sascha Lonay * ''

The Men Around Lucy ''The Men Around Lucy'' (German:''Die Männer um Lucie'') is a 1931 American drama film directed and produced by Alexander Korda and starring Liane Haid, Walter Rilla and Oskar Karlweis.Warsh & Malleck p.250 Made at the Joinville Studios in Pa ...

'' (1931) .... Robert * '' Hände aus dem Dunkel'' (1933) .... Direktor Leermann * '' A Certain Mr. Gran'' (1933) .... Pietro Broccardo, Maler * '' Un certain monsieur Grant'' (1933) .... Mario Landi * ''

Adventures on the Lido ''Adventures on the Lido'' (German: ''Abenteuer am Lido'') is a 1933 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Alfred Piccaver, S.Z. Sakall and Nora Gregor. Because Oswald was a Jew, both this and another film of hi ...

'' (1933) .... Leonard * '' The Hunter from Kurpfalz'' (1933) .... Baron Hans, sein Bruder, Buchhändler * ''

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) .... Peter Tonani, Geigenvirtuose * ''

The Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in London, having ...

'' (1934) .... Armand St. Just * '' Abdul the Damned'' (1935) .... Hassan-Bey * ''

Lady Windermere's Fan ''Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman'' is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London. The story concerns Lady Windermere, who suspects that her husband is ...

'' (1935) .... Lord Windermere * '' Love's Awakening'' (1936) .... Robert Lund - Violinvirtuose * '' The Accusing Song'' (1936) .... Detlef Ollmer - Bildhauer * ''

Victoria the Great ''Victoria the Great'' is a 1937 British historical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook and Walter Rilla. When Laurence Housman's play ''Victoria Regina'' was banned by the Lord Chamberlain (in 1935 the royal ...

'' (1937) .... Prince Ernest * ''

Mollenard ''Mollenard'' is a 1938 French drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Harry Baur, Gabrielle Dorziat and Pierre Renoir. It was also known by the alternative titles of ''Hatred'' and ''Capitaine Corsaire''. The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1938) .... Frazer * ''

Sixty Glorious Years ''Sixty Glorious Years'' is a 1938 British colour film directed by Herbert Wilcox Herbert Sydney Wilcox CBE (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and director. He was one of the most successful British filmmakers f ...

'' (1938) .... Prince Ernst * '' The Gang's All Here'' (1939) .... Prince Homouska * '' Black Eyes'' (1939) .... Roudine * '' Hell's Cargo'' (1939) .... Cmndt. Lestailleur * '' At the Villa Rose'' (1940) .... Mr. Ricardo * '' The Adventures of Tartu'' (1943) .... Inspector Otto Vogel * '' Candlelight in Algeria'' (1944) .... Dr. Muller * '' Mr. Emmanuel'' (1944) .... Brockenburg * '' Lisbon Story'' (1946) .... Karl von Schriner * ''

It's Hard to Be Good ''It's Hard to Be Good'' is a 1948 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Jimmy Hanley, Anne Crawford and Raymond Huntley. In the film, an ex-army officer finds his altruistic attempts to improve the world are unsuccessful. ...

'' (1948) .... Kamerovsky (uncredited) * '' Golden Salamander'' (1950) .... Serafis * '' State Secret'' (1950) .... General Niva * '' My Daughter Joy'' (1950) .... Andreas * '' Shadow of the Eagle'' (1950) .... Prince Radziwill * ''

I'll Get You for This ''I'll Get You for This'' (released in the US as ''Lucky Nick Cain'') is a 1951 British thriller film by Joseph M. Newman starring George Raft, Coleen Gray, and Enzo Staiola. It was made from an adaptation by George Callahan and William Ro ...

'' (1951) .... Mueller * '' Without a Flag'' (1951) .... Spionagechef * '' Venetian Bird'' (1952) .... Count Boria * ''

Desperate Moment ''Desperate Moment'' is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Dirk Bogarde, Mai Zetterling and Philip Friend. It is based on the 1951 novel of the same title by Martha Albrand. It was made at Pinewood Studio ...

'' (1953) .... Col. Bertrand, Dutch consulate * '' Star of India'' (1954) .... Van Horst * ''

The Green Carnation ''The Green Carnation'' is a novel by Robert Hichens that was first published anonymously in 1894. A satire on contemporary champions of the Aesthetic Movement, it was withdrawn briefly after the scandal of the Oscar Wilde trial in the foll ...

'' (1954) .... Frank Olsen * '' Track the Man Down'' (1955) .... Austin Melford * ''

The Gamma People ''The Gamma People'' is a 1956 British-American black-and-white science fiction film, produced by John Gossage, directed by John Gilling, that stars Paul Douglas, Eva Bartok, and Leslie Phillips. The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and ...

'' (1956) .... Boronski * '' Confessions of Felix Krull'' (1957) .... Lord Kilmarnock * '' Scampolo'' (1958) .... Lombardo * ' (1958) .... Michael Fabian * '' For the First Time'' (1959) .... Dr. Bessart * ''

Love Now, Pay Later ''Love Now, Pay Later'' (german: Die Wahrheit über Rosemarie) is a 1959 West German drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Belinda Lee, Walter Rilla and Karl Schönböck. It was inspired by the life and death of Rosemarie Nitribitt. I ...

'' (1959) .... Alexander Woltikoff, Geschäftsmann * '' Beloved Augustin'' (1960) .... Baron von Gravenreuth * ''

Song Without End ''Song Without End'', subtitled ''The Story of Franz Liszt'', is a 1960 biographical film romance made by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by Charles Vidor, who died during the shooting of the film and was replaced by George Cukor. It was produ ...

'' (1960) .... Archbishop * ''

The Secret Ways ''The Secret Ways'' is a 1961 American neo noir mystery thriller film based on Alistair MacLean's 1959 novel '' The Last Frontier''. It was directed by Phil Karlson and stars Richard Widmark. Plot In 1960 Vienna, after Soviet tanks crush the H ...

'' (1961) .... Jancsi * ''

Our House in Cameroon ''Our House in Cameroon'' (german: Unser Haus in Kamerun) is a 1961 West German adventure film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Johanna von Koczian, Götz George and Hans Söhnker.Bock & Bergfelder p.55 Cast * Johanna von Koczian as Dori ...

'' (1961) .... John Leith * '' Riviera-Story'' (1961) .... Nikanos * ''

The Forger of London ''The Forger of London'' (german: Der Fälscher von London) is a 1961 West German crime film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Karin Dor, Hellmut Lange and Siegfried Lowitz.Bergfelder p. 254 It is an adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 1927 nove ...

'' (1961) .... Konsul Steensand * ''

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm ''The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm'' is a 1962 American fantasy film directed by Henry Levin and George Pal. The latter was the producer and also in charge of the stop motion animation. The film was one of the highest-grossing films of ...

'' (1962) .... Priest * ''

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 ...

'' (1962) .... Prof. Pohland * ''

'' (1963) .... Kuchuk * ''

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse ''Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse'' or ''Scotland Yard vs. Dr Mabuse'' (german: Scotland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse) is a 1963 German crime film directed by Paul May and starring Peter van Eyck. ''Scotland Yard vs. Dr. Mabuse'' was distributed in West ...

'' (1963) .... Dr. Pohland / 'Dr. Mabuse' * ' (1963, TV film) .... Juror 9 * ''

Death Drums Along the River ''Death Drums Along the River'' (titled ''Sanders'' in the USA) is a 1963 British-German international co-production, using the characters from Edgar Wallace's 1911 novel ''Sanders of the River'' and Zoltán Korda's 1935 film based on the nove ...

'' (1963) .... Dr. Schneider * '' Room 13'' (1964) .... Sir Marney * '' The Secret of Dr. Mabuse'' (1964) .... Prof. Pohland * '' The River Line'' (1964) .... Pierre, Maries Vater * '' Victim Five'' (1964) .... Wexler * ''

The Seventh Victim ''The Seventh Victim'' is a 1943 American horror film noir directed by Mark Robson and starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter, and Hugh Beaumont. Written by DeWitt Bodeen and Charles O'Neal, and produced by Val Lewton f ...

'' (1964) .... Lord John Mant * ''

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'' (1964) .... Sir Keith * ''

The Face of Fu Manchu ''The Face of Fu Manchu'' is a 1965 thriller film directed by Don Sharp and based on the characters created by Sax Rohmer. It stars Christopher Lee as the eponymous villain, a Chinese criminal mastermind, and Nigel Green as his pursuing rival N ...

'' (1965) .... Muller * ''

4 Schlüssel ''4 Schlüssel'' is a German crime film directed by Jürgen Roland. It was released in 1966. Cast * as Alexander Ford *Walter Rilla as Bankdirektor Eduard Rose * as Silvia Rose *Hanns Lothar as Richard Hiss *Hellmut Lange as Thilo *Joseph Offe ...

'' (1966) .... Bankdirektor Rose * ''

Die Rechnung – eiskalt serviert ''Die Rechnung – eiskalt serviert'' (English title: ''Tip Not Included'') is a 1966 German thriller film directed by Helmut Ashley and starring George Nader, Yvonne Monlaur, and Heinz Weiss. It was the fourth film in the Jerry Cotton Jerry ...

'' (1966) .... John M. Clark * ''

Once a Greek ''Once a Greek'' is a 1955 novel by the Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Its original German title is ''Grieche sucht Griechin'', which means "Greek man seeks Greek woman". It tells the story of a shy, middle-aged book-keeping assistant, who bec ...

'' (1966) .... Staatspräsident * ''

Martin Soldat ''Kiss Me General'' (original title: ''Martin Soldat'') is a 1966 French comedy film directed by Michel Deville and starring Robert Hirsch, Véronique Vendell, Walter Rilla, Marlène Jobert and Anthony Sharp. An actor disguises himself as a so ...

'' (1966) .... Général von Haffelrats * ''

Day of Anger ''Day of Anger'' ( it, I giorni dell'ira, lit. "The Days of Wrath") is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Tonino Valerii and starring Lee Van Cleef and Giuliano Gemma, and features a musical score by Riz Ortolani. The film c ...

'' (1967) .... Murph Allan Scott * '' The Girl from Rio'' (1969) .... Ennio Rossini (uncredited) * ''

Detectives A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads th ...

'' (1969) .... Krüger * '' Pepe, der Paukerschreck'' (1969) .... Ministerialdirektor * ''

The Devil Came from Akasava ''The Devil Came from Akasava'' (german: Der Teufel kam aus Akasava) is a 1971 West German-Spanish adventure-spy film directed by Jesús Franco. It was based on a novel by Edgar Wallace called ''Keeper of the Stone''. The film was shot at the S ...

'' (1971) .... Lord Kingsley * ''

Malpertuis ''Malpertuis'' (1943) is a gothic horror novel by the Belgian author Jean Ray (1887–1964). Premise Malpertuis is a crumbling, ancient house where a dying warlock has trapped the aging gods of Olympus inside the "skins" of ordinary Flemish ...

'' (1971) .... Eisengott * ' (1977)

References

Bibliography

* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2007. * Dove, Richard. ''Journey of No Return: Five German-speaking Literary Exiles in Britain, 1933-1945''. Libris, 2000.

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