Carl de Vogt (14 September 1885 – 16 February 1970) was a German film
actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
who starred in four of
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang (), was an Austrian-born film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety Obituari ...
's early films. He attended the acting school in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
, Germany. Together with acting he was also active as a singer and recorded several discs. His greatest hit was "Der Fremdenlegionär". An extremely successful actor in his early career, he died in relative obscurity in 1970.
In 1919 and 1920, de Vogt starred in director
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang (), was an Austrian-born film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety Obituari ...
's two-part ''
Spiders
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'' films opposite actresses
Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover (; born Marie Antonia Siegelinde Martha Seubert; 30 September 1887 – 23 January 1980) was a German actress whose film career spanned between 1913 and 1979. She was one of the most popular and recognized film actresses in the Weimar ...
and
Ressel Orla. In 1932, in the early
sound era
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed befo ...
, he played the
Prussian
Prussia (; ; Old Prussian: ''Prūsija'') was a German state centred on the North European Plain that originated from the 1525 secularization of the Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order. For centuries, the House of Hohenzoll ...
hero
Major Schill in the big-budget historical film ''
The Eleven Schill Officers''.
De Vogt was married to the German film actress
Cläre Lotto
Cläre Lotto (23 September 1893 – 23 August 1952) was a German film actress of the silent film, silent era. She appeared in 41 films between 1916 and 1933. She married German film actor Carl de Vogt, with whom she had a son with, Karl Franz de ...
, and the couple had a son Karl Franz de Vogt (born 14 May 1917). He was a member of the
NSDAP
The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party ( or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported the ideology of Nazism. Its precursor, the German Workers ...
and the
Sturmabteilung
The (; SA; or 'Storm Troopers') was the original paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party of Germany. It played a significant role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and early 1930s. I ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''Schwert und Herd'' (1916) as Schmied Wilhelm Trautmann
* ''Friedrich Werders Sendung'' (1916) as Friedrich Werder
* ''Die Einsame'' (1916)
* ''Der Knute entflohen'' (1917) as Bräutigam Walter Fuchs
* ''
When the Dead Speak'' (1917) as Edgar von Radowitz
* ''Ahasver'' (1917, part 1-3) as Ahasver
* ''Erloschene Augen. Tragödie eines blinden Kindes'' (1917)
* ''Der Herr der Welt'' (1918)
* ''
The Path of Death'' (1918) as Graf
* ''Olaf Bernadotte'' (1918)
* ''Kassenrevision'' (1918)
* ''Die Beichte des Mönchs'' (1918)
* ''Der Mann im Monde'' (1918)
* ''Das Licht des Lebens'' (1918)
* ''
Halbblut
''Halbblut'' () was a 1919 German silent film directed by Fritz Lang: "A story of two men and one woman, in four acts." It is the first film Lang Film director, directed. It stars Carl de Vogt, Ressel Orla, Gilda Langer, Carl Gebhard-Schröder, P ...
'' (1919) as Axel van der Straaten
* ''
Der Herr der Liebe'' (1919) as Vasile Disecu
* ''
The Spiders'' (1919-1920, part 1, 2) as Kay Hoog
* ''Vom Rande des Sumpfes'' (1919) as Ingenieur Erich Romberg
* ''
The Woman with Orchids'' (1919)
* ''
The Tragedy of a Great
''The Tragedy of a Great'' () is a 1920 German silent film, silent historical film directed by Arthur Günsburg and starring Carl de Vogt, Sybill Morel, and Wilhelm Diegelmann. It is a biopic of the life of the painter Rembrandt.
The film's sets ...
'' (1920) as Rembrandt
* ''
On the Brink of Paradise'' (1920) as
Kara Ben Nemsi
* ''
The Black Tulip Festival'' (1920) as Adrian Witt
* ''
Caravan of Death'' (1920) as Kara Ben Nemsi
* ''
Humanity Unleashed'' (1920) as Winterstein, Karenows Mitarbeiter
* ''
The Devil Worshippers'' (1921) as Kara Ben Nemsi
* ''
The Thirteen of Steel'' (1921) as Frank Steen
* ''Planetenschieber'' (1921)
* ''
The Oath of Stephan Huller'' (1921)
* ''
The Lord of the Beasts'' (1921)
* ''Die Schreckensnacht in der Menagerie'' (1921)
* ''
The Poisoned Stream'' (1921) as Pirat Nr. 25
* ''Unter Räubern und Bestien'' (1921)
* ''Aus dem Schwarzbuch eines Polizeikommissars'' (1921, part 2)
* ''Die Schatzkammer im See'' (1921, part 1, 2) as Harry Wills / Bill Jackson
* ''Acht Uhr dreizehn - Das Geheimnis des Deltaklubs'' (1921) as Fred Hobbing
* ''
The Tigress'' (1922)
* ''
Alone in the Jungle'' (1922), as Engineer Gyldendal as Ingenieur Gyldendal
* ''Die Kleine vom Film'' (1922) as Van der Heyt
* ''Matrosenliebste'' (1922)
* ''
The White Desert'' (1922) as Sigurd
* ''
The Mute of Portici'' (1922) as Masaniello, a Neapolitan fisherman
* ''Wer wirft den ersten Stein'' (1922) as Goot, Direktor der Tabakfabrik
* ''
Nathan the Wise
''Nathan the Wise'' (original German title: , ) is a play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing from 1779. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. It was never performed during Lessing's lifetime and was first performed in 1783 at the Döbbelinsches ...
'' (1922) as Assad of Filneck / Young Templar
* ''Liebes-List und -Lust'' (1922) as Dioneo / Bertram / Pyrries
* ''
Demon Circus'' (1923)
* ''
Explosion
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'' (1923)
* ''Lachendes Weinen'' (1923)
* ''
Helena'' (1924) as
Hector
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* ''
The Game of Love'' (1924) as Georg, Ingenieur
* ''
The Terror of the Sea'' (1924)
* ''
The Blonde Hannele'' (1924) as Walter Bergson
* ''
Prater'' (1924) as Martin, seaman
* ''
The Four Last Seconds of Quidam Uhl'' (1924) as Quidam Uhl
* ''
Ballettratten'' (1925) as König
* ''Die Europameisterschaft'' (1925) as Turnvater Jahn
* ''Durch Sport zum Sieg'' (1925) as Paul
* ''
Bismarck'' (1925, part 2) as
Napoleon III
Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last ...
* ''
The Girl from America'' (1925) as Lutz Gutzewitt / Marquis Saintbrillant
* ''Am besten gefällt mir die Lore'' (1925) as Carl Funke
* ''
The Poacher'' (1926) as Werner, gamekeeper
* ''
I Once Had a Comrade'' (1926) as Oberleutnant Hellmuth von Khaden
* ''
The Secret of St. Pauli'' (1926)
* ''Schützenliesel'' (1926) as Konrad Sturm, Forstadjunkt
* ''
The Song of Life'' (1926) as Richard Marschall
* ''
Bismarck 1862–1898'' (1927) as
Napoleon III
Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last ...
* ''Stolzenfels am Rhein'' (1927) as Wenzel von Geyr
* ''
U-9 Weddigen
''U-9 Weddigen'' is a 1927 German silent war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Carl de Vogt, Mathilde Sussin and Fritz Alberti. The film is based on the exploits of the submarine SM ''U-9'' under the command of Otto Weddigen during ...
'' (1927) as Weddingen
* ''
Linden Lady on the Rhine'' (1927) as Doctor Allertag
* ''
The Curse of Vererbung'' (1927) as Doctor Münchow
* ''
The Beggar from Cologne Cathedral'' (1927) as The beggar
* ''
The Merry Vineyard'' (1927) as Jochen Most
* ''
Endangered Girls'' (1927)
* ''
Dame Care'' (1928) as Baron Douglas
* ''
Master and Mistress'' (1928) as Robert
* ''
Escape'' (1928) as Kölling
* ''
Number 17'' (1928) as Gilbert Fordyce
* ''
Behind Monastery Walls'' (1928) as Friar Meinrad
* ''
Waterloo'' (1929) as
Marshal Ney
Michel Ney, 1st Prince de la Moskowa, 1st Duke of Elchingen (; 10 January 1769 – 7 December 1815), was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
The son of ...
* ''
Dawn
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'' (1929) as Bernhard Eggebrecht
* ''
Andreas Hofer
Andreas Hofer (22 November 1767 – 20 February 1810) was a County of Tyrol, Tyrolean innkeeper and Droving, drover who became the leader of the 1809 Tyrolean Rebellion during the War of the Fifth Coalition. He was subsequently captured and exe ...
'' (1929) as Josef Eisenstecken
* ''
The Veil Dancer'' (1929)
* ''
Disgrace'' (1929) as
JUDr. Holan
* ''
Three Days of Life and Death'' (1929) as The submarine commander
* ''
Rag Ball'' (1930) as Dr. Wiegand - Rechtsanwalt
* ''
Flachsmann the Educator'' (1930) as Vogelsang
* ''Der Fleck auf der Ehr (1930) as Hubmayer, ein Landstreicher
* ''Die Frau - Die Nachtigall'' (1931) as Ein Offizier
* ''Das Geheimnis der roten Katze'' (1931)
* ''Teilnehmer antwortet nicht'' (1932) as Kommissär Buhlke
* ''
The Eleven Schill Officers'' (1932) as
Ferdinand von Schill
* ''
The Dancer of Sanssouci
''The Dancer of Sanssouci'' () is a 1932 German historical drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Otto Gebühr, Lil Dagover, and Rosa Valetti. Set at the court of Frederick the Great, the film is part of a group of Prussian films ...
'' (1932) as Pesne
* ''
Trenck'' (1932) as Duke of Württemberg
* ''
Song of the Black Mountains'' (1933) as Windolf
* ''
A Song Goes Round the World'' (1933) as Theaterdirektor
* ''Die Nacht der großen Liebe'' (1933) as The Captain
* ''Schüsse an der Grenze'' (1933)
* ''Wenn am Sonntagabend die Dorfmusik spielt'' (1933) as Fritz Wendhofer, Gutsverwalter
* ''Weiße Majestät'' (1933) as Bundesrichter Dr. Reymond
* ''Liebesfrühling'' (1933)
* ''
William Tell
William Tell (, ; ; ; ) is a legendary folk hero of Switzerland. He is known for shooting an apple off his son's head.
According to the legend, Tell was an expert mountain climber and marksman with a crossbow who assassinated Albrecht Gessler, ...
'' (1934) as
Konrad Baumgarten
* ''
Elisabeth und der Narr'' (1934)
* ''
At the Strasbourg
''At the Strasbourg'' () is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Franz Osten and starring Hans Stüwe, Ursula Grabley, and Anna von Palen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 536
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Dürnhöfer and Max Knaa ...
'' (1934) as Konrad Pfister, Sohn
* ''
I for You, You for Me'' (1934) as Kollerbuch
* ''
Fährmann Maria'' (1936) as The Minstrel
* ''
If We All Were Angels'' (1936) as hotel porter
* ''Musketier Meier III'' (1938) as Unteroffizier Macke
* ''Rheinische Brautfahrt'' (1939) as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Vollbrecht
* ''
Torreani'' (1951)
* ''
Mailman Mueller
''Mailman Mueller'' () is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by John Reinhardt (director), John Reinhardt and starring Heinz Rühmann, Heli Finkenzeller and Wolfgang Condrus.Körner p.367 It was shot in Agfacolor at the Tempelhof Studios in ...
'' (1953)
* ''
The Seven Dresses of Katrin
''The Seven Dresses of Katrin'' () is a 1954 West German romantic comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Sonja Ziemann, Paul Klinger, and Georg Thomalla.
It was shot at the Spandau and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets we ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Die Ratten
' (''The Rats'') is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It is an adaptation of the 1911 play '' The Rats'' by Gerhart Hauptmann, but sets the story in the early 1950s, shortly after the Second World War.
The film won the Go ...
'' (1955)
* ''
My Leopold'' (1955)
* ''Banktresor 713'' (1957) as Älterer Mann
* ''
Blind Justice'' (1961) as Beisitzender Richter (uncredited)
* ' (1962) as Patient (uncredited)
* ''Die unsichtbaren Krallen des Dr. Mabuse'' (1962) as Empfangschef
* ''
The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle'' (1963) as Doctor
External links
*
Fan page
Photographs of Carl de Vogt
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1885 births
1970 deaths
Male actors from Cologne
Actors from the Rhine Province
Nazi Party members
German male film actors
German male silent film actors
20th-century German male actors
Sturmabteilung personnel