Eugen Neufeld (6 December 1882 in Göding – 18 October 1950 in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

) was an Austrian-Jewish

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 was the older brother of actor and director

Max Neufeld Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film ''The Song of the Sun'', which starred Vittorio De Sica. Selecte ...

. Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'',

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(2007), p. 213

Selected filmography

* '' The Priest from Kirchfeld'' (1914) * '' The Ancestress'' (1919) * '' Light of His Life'' (1921) * '' The Woman in White'' (1921) * '' The Dead Wedding Guest'' (1922) * '' East and West'' (1923) * '' The Iron King'' (1923) * ''

The Tales of Hoffmann ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died in ...

'' (1923) * '' The City Without Jews'' (1924) * ''

Gulliver's Travels ''Gulliver's Travels'', originally titled ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'', is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clerg ...

'' (1924) * ''

Colonel Redl ''Colonel Redl'' ( (original title); ) is a 1985 biographical drama film by Hungarian director István Szabó. The plot, set in the period before World War I, follows the rise of Alfred Redl, an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Redl, who ...

'' (1925) * '' A Waltz by Strauss'' (1925) * '' Sons in Law'' (1926) * ''

The Arsonists of Europe ''The Arsonists of Europe'' (German: ''Die Brandstifter Europas'') is a 1926 Austrian silent film, silent drama film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Charlotte Ander, Eugen Neufeld and Robert Valberg.Grange p.234 It was shot at the Sievering ...

'' (1926) * '' Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (1926) * '' Alpine Tragedy'' (1927) * ''

The Bordello in Rio ''The Bordello in Rio'' or ''The Women's House of Rio'' () is a 1927 silent film, silent drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Vivian Gibson, Albert Steinrück and Hans Stüwe. It was based on a novel by Norbert Jacques which was re ...

'' (1927) * '' German Women - German Faithfulness'' (1927) * ''

The Beloved of His Highness ''The Beloved of His Highness'' () is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Vivian Gibson, Mary Kid and Lia Eibenschütz. It was based on an operetta, by Jean Gilbert.Goble p. 775 The film's s ...

'' (1928) * '' At Ruedesheimer Castle There Is a Lime Tree'' (1928) * ''

The Most Beautiful Woman in Paris ''The Most Beautiful Woman in Paris'' () is a 1928 German silent film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Elga Brink, Werner Fuetterer, and Warwick Ward.Bock & Bergfelder p. 248 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1928) * '' When the Guard Marches'' (1928) * '' A Girl with Temperament'' (1928) * '' Strauss Is Playing Today'' (1928) * '' Love in the Cowshed'' (1928) * '' Ship of Girls'' (1929) * '' Victoria and Her Hussar'' (1931) * '' Without Meyer, No Celebration is Complete'' (1931) * '' Der Diamant des Zaren'' (1932) * '' A Star Fell from Heaven'' (1934) * '' Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (1935) * '' Viennese Melodies'' (1947) * '' Anni'' (1948) * '' Beloved of the World'' (1949)

References

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

External links

* 1882 births 1950 deaths People from Hodonín People from the Margraviate of Moravia Austrian Jews Jewish Austrian male actors Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors 20th-century Austrian male actors {{Austria-actor-stub