Albin Skoda (1909–1961) was an Austrian

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and

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. He played the lead role of

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in the 1955 film ''

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'' by

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.Silberman p.243 The same year he also appeared as the composer

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Karl Hartl Karl Hartl (10 May 1899 – 29 August 1978) was an Austrians, Austrian film film director, director. Life Born in Vienna, Hartl began his film career at the Austrian Sascha-Film company of Alexander Kolowrat and from 1919 was assistant to the H ...

's ''

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''. The nephew of the actor Carl Skoda, he made his stage debut in 1918 as a

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before attending the

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Selected filmography

* ''

Love, Death and the Devil ''Love, Death and the Devil'' () is a 1934 German drama film directed by Heinz Hilpert and Reinhart Steinbicker and starring Käthe von Nagy, Albin Skoda and Brigitte Horney. It is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's story ''The Bottle Imp''.Hu ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Queen of the Landstrasse ''The Queen of the Landstrasse'' (German: ''Königin der Landstrasse'') is a 1948 Austrian romance film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Angelika Hauff, Rudolf Prack and Hermann Erhardt.Dassanowsky p.130 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1948) * '' Archduke Johann's Great Love'' (1950) * ''

Spring on Ice ''Spring on Ice'' (German: ''Frühling auf dem Eis'') is a 1951 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Eva Pawlik, Herta Mayen and Hans Holt. It is set around the Vienna Ice Revue. The film was shot using Agfacolor ...

'' (1951) * '' Goetz von Berlichingen'' (1955) * ''

'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1956)

References

Bibliography

* Silberman, Marc. ''German Cinema: Texts in Context''. Wayne State University Press, 1995.

External links

* * 1909 births 1961 deaths Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery Austrian male film actors Austrian male stage actors Male actors from Vienna {{Austria-bio-stub