Eugen Jensen (1871–1957) was an

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

stage Stage, stages, or staging may refer to: Arts and media Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly Brit ...

and

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. ...

. He worked frequently in the Austrian and German cinemas during the

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in supporting roles in films such as ''

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).Eisner p.351 Following the Anchluss of 1938, Jensen emigrated to

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. He was married to the actresses Alice Lach and Rosa Montani.

Selected filmography

* '' In Thrall to the Claw'' (1921) * ''

Das grinsende Gesicht ''Das grinsende Gesicht'' () is a 1921 Austrian film silent film film directed by Julius Herzka. It stars Anna Kallina, Nora Gregor and Lucienne Delacroix. It is the first feature film adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1869 novel ''The Man Who Laugh ...

'' (1921) * ''

The House in Dragon Street ''The House in Dragon Street'' (German: ''Das Haus in der Dragonerstrasse '') is a 1921 German silent crime film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Edmund Löwe, Werner Krauss and Lilly Flohr. The film premiered in Berlin on 24 June 1921 ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Separating Bridge ''The Separating Bridge'' () is a 1922 Austrian silent film directed by Julius Herska and starring Maria Mindzenty, Nora Gregor and Eugen Jensen.Büttner & Dewald p.441 Cast * Maria Mindzenty * Nora Gregor * Eugen Jensen * Josef Becker * Emil Bi ...

'' (1922) * '' The Portrait'' (1923) * '' Hotel Potemkin'' (1924) * '' The Uninvited Guest'' (1925) * '' The Third Squadron'' (1926) * '' Lützow's Wild Hunt'' (1927) * ''

'' (1927) * ''

Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original literary source for ' was ...

'' (1931) * '' Der Herzog von Reichstadt'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

Wehe, wenn er losgelassen ''Wehe, wenn er losgelassen'' (lit. "Woe if He is Let Loose") is a 1932 German-Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič and Karel Lamač. It is a German language version of the Czech film '' Business Under Distress'' (1931). Cast * Vlasta B ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Magic Top Hat ''The Magic Top Hat'' () is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Rudolf Bernauer and starring Charlotte Ander, Felix Bressart and Oskar Sima.Hake p. 142 It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the ar ...

'' (1932) * ''

Adventures on the Lido ''Adventures on the Lido'' () is a 1933 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Alfred Piccaver, S.Z. Sakall and Nora Gregor. Because Oswald was a Jew, both this and another film of his were denied permission to b ...

'' (1933) * ''

A Thousand for One Night ''A Thousand for One Night'' (German: ''Tausend für eine Nacht'') is a 1933 Czech-German comedy film directed by Max Mack and starring Claire Rommer, Trude Berliner and Harald Paulsen. A separate Czech-language version was also produced. Th ...

'' (1933)

References

Bibliography

* Eisner, Lotte H. ''The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt''. University of California Press, 2008.

External links

* 1871 births 1957 deaths Austrian male stage actors Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors Male actors from Vienna Emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss 20th-century Austrian male actors Male actors from Austria-Hungary {{Austria-actor-stub