Felix Basch (1885–1944) was an American-

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and

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. He first acted in

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, and he was a producer and director for the German film production company U. F. A. Following the

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Basch was forced out of films and went into exile, moving to the United States where he appeared in a large number of films acting in character roles. He was married to the actress and singer Grete Freund and was the father of Peter Basch. Richard Tauber was a second cousin of his . According to U.S. immigration entry records, he gained his American citizenship through his father. Basch died May 18, 1944, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood, California, after several major operations.

Selected filmography

Actor

Director

* '' The Rose of Stamboul'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' Mascotte'' (1920) * '' Roswolsky's Mistress'' (1921) * '' Hannerl and Her Lovers'' (1921) * '' Miss Julie'' (1922) * '' The Stream'' (1922) * '' The Curse of Silence'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Love's Finale'' (1925) * '' Darling, Count the Cash'' (1926) * '' Her Husband's Wife'' ()(1926); starring

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, Lucy Doraine, Erich Kaiser-Titz and Rudolf Klein-Rogge * '' The Girl on a Swing'' (1926) * '' The Son of Hannibal'' (1926) * '' A Serious Case'' (1927) * '' One Plus One Equals Three'' (1927) * '' Mascottchen'' (1929) * ' (1930) * ''Seine Freundin Annette'' (1931)

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* 1885 births 1944 deaths Austrian film directors Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors Austrian male screenwriters Male actors from Vienna Jewish Austrian actors Jewish emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss to the United States 20th-century Austrian male actors 20th-century Austrian screenwriters 20th-century Austrian male writers {{Austria-film-bio-stub