Carl-Heinz Schroth (29 June 1902 – 19 July 1989) was a German actor and

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. He appeared in 60 films between 1931 and 1989. He also directed seven films between 1953 and 1963. He was born in

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, to Else Ruttersheim and film and stage actor

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and died in

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. His younger half-sister was actress Hannelore Schroth, from his father's marriage to actress

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. He was married to the actress Karin Jacobsen.

Selected filmography

Director * '' Men at a Dangerous Age'' (1954) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1954) * '' The Missing Miniature'' (1954) * '' Reaching for the Stars'' (1955) Actor * '' Der Kongreß tanzt'' (1931) * '' The Coral Princess'' (1937) * '' Crooks in Tails'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1946) * '' Morituri'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' The Last Night'' (1949) * ''

My Niece Susanne ''My Niece Susanne'' () is a 1950 West German musical comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Hilde Krahl, Inge Meysel and Harald Paulsen. It is set in Paris at the beginning of the twentieth century. Production It is based o ...

'' (1950) * '' Furioso'' (1950) * '' Shadows in the Night'' (1950) * '' A Rare Lover'' (1950) * '' The Dubarry'' (1951) * '' Under the Thousand Lanterns'' (1952) * '' Don't Forget Love'' (1953) * '' Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne'' (1955) * '' How Do I Become a Film Star?'' (1955) * '' Secrets of the City'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1960) * ' (1963, TV film) * ' (TV series, 1969–1970) * ''

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'' - Season 3, Episode 9: "Ein unbegreiflicher Typ" (1976) * '' Jakob und Adele'' (TV series, 1982–1989)

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* 1902 births 1989 deaths German male film actors German male television actors German mass media people Film people from Innsbruck 20th-century German male actors Male actors from Innsbruck {{Germany-film-actor-1900s-stub