Adolf Edgar Licho (born Adolf Edgar Lichowetzer; 13 September 1876 – 11 October 1944) was a Russian-German

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, and

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. He was born of

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parentage in

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which was then part of the

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, but emigrated to Germany to work in the theatre and then later in

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. Following the

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's takeover in 1933 he went into exile, first in Austria and France and later in the United States. In

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he played minor roles until his death in 1944.

Selected filmography

* ''Schuldig'' (1913) * ''

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'' (1918) - Treugold, Literat * ''Doktor Palmore. Der schleichende Tod'' (1918) - Doktor Palmore * '' The Yellow Ticket'' (1918, Short) - Professor Stanlaus * '' The Foreign Prince'' (1918) - Der Varietedirektor * ''Der Todesschacht'' (1920) * '' The Red Poster'' (1920) - Emil Storch (Artist) * ''Leben und Lüge'' (1920) - Margulin * '' The White Peacock'' (1920) - Variétéwirt * ''

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'' (1920) - Brillantenhändler van Zuider * ''

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'' (1920) - Robert * ''Die sieben Todsünden'' (1920) * ''

From Morn to Midnight ''From Morn to Midnight'' () is a 1920 German silent expressionist film directed by Karlheinz Martin based on the 1912 play ''From Morning to Midnight'' by Georg Kaiser. It is one of the most radical films of the German Expressionist movement. ...

'' (1920) - Fatter Herr * ''Der Erbe der van Diemen'' (1921) - Großkapitalist * '' Off the Rails'' (1921) * ''Fahrendes Volk'' (1921) * ''

Roswolsky's Mistress ''Roswolsky's Mistress'' () is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Felix Basch and starring Asta Nielsen, Paul Wegener, and Wilhelm Diegelmann. It was based on a novel by George Froeschel. The film was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in B ...

'' (1921) - Theaterdirektor * ''Das rote Plakat, 2. Teil - Die eiserne Acht'' (1921) - Emil Storch * '' Wandering Souls'' (1921) - Herr Lebedoff * ''Anna Maria'' (1921) * '' The Fateful Day'' (1921, Director) * '' The Golden Net'' (1922) * ''

Women's Sacrifice ''Women's Sacrifice'' (German: ''Frauenopfer'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Karl Grune and starring Henny Porten, William Dieterle and Albert Bassermann.Parish & Canham p.136 It was adapted from the play by Georg Kaiser. The fil ...

'' (1922) - Alter Boheme * ''Kinder der Zeit'' (1922) * ''

The Count of Charolais ''The Count of Charolais'' (German:''Der Graf von Charolais'') is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Karl Grune and starring Eva May, William Dieterle and Eugen Klöpfer.Parish & Canham p.136 The film was adapted from the play of ...

'' (1922) - Wucherer * ''

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'' (1922) - Lodowico * '' The Game with Women'' (1922, Director) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) - Charkterspieler * ''

The Humble Man and the Chanteuse ''The Humble Man and the Chanteuse'' (German: ''Der Demütige und die Tänzerin'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Lil Dagover, Olga Limburg and Margarete Kupfer. It was based on a novel by Felix Hollaender. Th ...

'' (1925) * '' The City of Temptation'' (1925) * '' The Adventures of Sybil Brent'' (1925) - Pötter, Direktor des Theatrs * '' The Adventure of Mr. Philip Collins'' (1926) - President Cuffler, Daisys Vater * '' His Late Excellency'' (1927) * ''

The Love of Jeanne Ney ''The Love of Jeanne Ney'' (), released as ''Lusts of the Flesh'' in the United Kingdom, is a 1927 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst based on a novel by Ilya Ehrenburg. Plot Jeanne is the daughter of André ...

'' (1927) - Raymond Ney * ''Luther'' (1928) - (uncredited) * '' Charlotte Somewhat Crazy'' (1928, Director) * ''

Scandal in Baden-Baden ''Scandal in Baden-Baden'' (German: ''Skandal in Baden-Baden'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Brigitte Helm, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur and Henry Stuart.Bock & Bergfelder p.33 It was shot at the Babelsber ...

'' (1929) - Agent * '' My Daughter's Tutor'' (1930) - Rabbiner * ''

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'' (1930) - Attorney-at-law Manasse * ''

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'' (1931) - Suchomlinow * ''

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'' (1931) - Annies Vater * '' The Eaglet'' (1931, Writer) * '' The Duke of Reichstadt'' (1931, Writer) * '' Victoria and Her Hussar'' (1931) - Birinski * '' Peace of Mind'' (1931) - Lotte Fiedlers Vater * ''

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse ''The Testament of 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 Gambler'' (1922) and features many cast a ...

'' (1933) - Dr. Hauser * '' The Big Bluff'' (1933) - Paradieser * ''Ende schlecht, alles gut'' (1934) - Businessman * ''Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten'' (1935) - Traeger, Theateragent * ''Affairs of Maupassant'' (1935) - Excellenz * ''Il diario di una donna amata'' (1935) * ''

Catherine the Last ''Catherine the Last'' () is a 1936 Austrian romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Franciska Gaal, Hans Holt and Hans Olden.Bock & Bergfelder p.257 It was made by the Austrian subsidiary of Universal Pictures. The film's sets w ...

'' (1936) - Exzellenz * ''

Shipwrecked Max ''Shipwrecked Max'' (German: ''Rendezvous im Paradies'', Swedish: ''Skeppsbrutne Max'') is a 1936 Austrian-Swedish drama film directed by Fritz Schulz and Sigurd Wallén and starring Max Hansen, Gull-Maj Norin and Brita Appelgren.Qvist & Von B ...

'' (1936) - Köhler * '' Chéri-Bibi'' (1938) - Boris * ''

The Shanghai Drama ''The Shanghai Drama'' () is a 1938 French drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Christl Mardayn, Louis Jouvet and Raymond Rouleau.Kennedy-Karpat p.132-33 An exiled White Russian woman works as a cabaret singer in Shanghai to support ...

'' (1938) - Le faussaire (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - (uncredited) * ''

Three Waltzes ''Three Waltzes'' (French: ''Les trois valses'') is a 1938 French historical film, historical musical film directed by Ludwig Berger (director), Ludwig Berger and starring Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay and Henri Guisol.Diffrient p.55 It is an o ...

'' (1938) - Le producteur * '' Man Hunt'' (1941) - Little Fat Man (uncredited) * ''

It Started with Eve ''It Started with Eve'' is a 1941 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, and Charles Laughton. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Music Score ( Charle ...

'' (1941) - Sigoni (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Prompter (uncredited) * ''

Between Us Girls ''Between Us Girls'' is a 1942 American comedy-drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Diana Barrymore, Kay Francis, Robert Cummings, John Boles, Andy Devine, and Scotty Beckett.

'' (1942) - Ambassador (uncredited) * ''

Once Upon a Honeymoon ''Once Upon a Honeymoon'' is a 1942 romantic comedy/drama starring Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, and Walter Slezak, directed by Leo McCarey, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Sound Recording ( Stephen Dunn ...

'' (1942) - French Waiter (uncredited) * ''

Reunion in France ''Reunion in France'' is a 1942 American war film distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Joan Crawford, John Wayne, and Philip Dorn in a story about a woman in occupied France who, learning her well-heeled lover has German connections, aids ...

'' (1942) - Hawker (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Bookseller (uncredited) * '' Above Suspicion'' (1943) - Museum Guide (uncredited) * ''

Hitler's Madman ''Hitler's Madman'' is a 1943 World War II drama directed by Douglas Sirk. It is a fictionalized account of the 1942 assassination of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich and the resulting Lidice massacre, which the Germans committed as revenge. The ...

'' (1943) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) - Max - Proprietor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) - Frenchman at Dieppe Train Station (uncredited) * '' Days of Glory'' (1944) - Anton (uncredited) * ''

The Mask of Dimitrios ''The Mask of Dimitrios'' is a 1944 American film noir starring Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Peter Lorre, and Victor Francen. Directed by Jean Negulesco, it was written by Frank Gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same ...

'' (1944) - Bulgarian Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) * ''

The Seventh Cross ''The Seventh Cross'' () is a novel by Anna Seghers, one of the better-known examples of German literature circa World War II. It was first published in Mexico by ''El Libro Libre'' In 1942. The English translation came out in the United States, ...

'' (1944) - S.A. Guard (uncredited) (final film role)

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* 1876 births 1944 deaths German male film actors German male silent film actors 20th-century German male actors German film directors Russian male film actors Russian film directors Russian people of Jewish descent Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Germany Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States {{Germany-film-director-stub

Selected filmography

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