Armin Schweizer (28 April 1892 – 8 October 1968) was a

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actor. Schweizer was born in Zurich, Switzerland and died there at age 76

Selected filmography

* ''

The Pied Piper of Hamelin The Pied Piper of Hamelin (german: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to ...

'' (1918) * '' The Galley Slave'' (1919) * '' The Mayor of Zalamea'' (1920) * ''

Stradivari Antonio Stradivari (, also , ; – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The Latinized form of his surname, ''Stradivarius'', as well as the colloqu ...

'' (1935) * '' August der Starke'' (1936) * ''

Der Kaiser von Kalifornien ''Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' (English: ''The Emperor of California''), is a 1936 film that was the first western film made in Nazi Germany. Some exterior scenes were shot on location in the United States at Sedona, Arizona, the Grand Canyon an ...

'' (1936) * ''

Kleine Scheidegg The Kleine Scheidegg ( en, Little Scheidegg) is a mountain pass at an elevation of , situated below and between the Eiger and Lauberhorn peaks in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. The name means "minor watershed", as it only divides t ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Mountain Calls ''The Mountain Calls'' (German: ''Der Berg ruft'') is a film directed by Luis Trenker which recreates the struggle between Edward Whymper and Jean-Antoine Carrel for the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. This German film is on ...

'' (1938) * '' Nanon'' (1938) * '' Bachelor's Paradise'' (1939) * ''

Constable Studer ''Constable Studer'' (German: ''Wachtmeister Studer'') is a 1939 Swiss crime film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and starring Heinrich Gretler, Adolf Manz and Anne-Marie Blanc.Bock & Bergfelder p.169 The film is based on a novel by Friedrich Glaus ...

'' (1939) * '' Who's Kissing Madeleine?'' (1939) * ''

The Three Codonas ''The Three Codonas'' (german: Die drei Codonas) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring René Deltgen, Ernst von Klipstein and Josef Sieber. It is based on the life of the circus performer Alfredo Codona. It ...

'' (1940) * '' Jakko'' (1941) * ''

Riding for Germany ''Riding for Germany'' (german: Reitet für Deutschland) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Willy Birgel, Gertrud Eysoldt and Gerhild Weber. A German cavalry officer, badly injured during the First World W ...

'' (1941) * '' Münchhausen'' (1943) * ''

Young Hearts Young Hearts may refer to: Film and TV * ''Young Hearts'' (1936 film) (Jonge Harten), Dutch film * ''Young Hearts'' (1944 film) (Junge Herzen), German film * ''Young Hearts'' (1952 film) (Mladé srdcia), Slovak film * ''Young Hearts'' (1953 fil ...

'' (1944) * ''

Madness Rules ''Madness Rules'' (German: ''Matto regiert'') is a 1947 Swiss crime film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and starring Heinrich Gretler, Heinz Woester and Elisabeth Müller.Fritsche p.31 It is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Friedrich Gl ...

'' (1947) * ''

An Everyday Story ''An Everyday Story'' (german: Eine alltägliche Geschichte) is a 1948 drama film directed by Günther Rittau and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Marianne Simson and Karl Schönböck.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 The film was produced in 1944, towards the ...

'' (1948) * '' After the Storm'' (1948) * ''

Heidi ''Heidi'' (; ) is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' (german: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and ''Heidi: How She Use ...

'' (1952) * ''

Bandits of the Autobahn ''Bandits of the Autobahn'' (german: Banditen der Autobahn) is a 1955 West German crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Hans Christian Blech and Paul Hörbiger.Generic Histories of German Cinema: Genre and Its ...

'' (1955) * '' Bäckerei Zürrer'' (1957) * ''

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 ...

'' (1961)

Bibliography

* Buache, Freddy. '' Le cinéma suisse, 1898-1998''. L'AGE D'HOMME, 1998.

External links

* 1892 births 1968 deaths Swiss male film actors Swiss male silent film actors Male actors from Zürich {{Switzerland-actor-stub