Fred Raul (March 20, 1913 – August 25, 1985), born Alois Greschitz, was an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n actor of Hungarian ethnicity. He was best known for his marriage in 1968 to actress

Marika Rökk Marika Rökk (; born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a German-Austrian dancer, singer and actress of Hungarian descent who gained prominence in German films in the Nazi era. She resumed her career in 1947 and was one of ...

, to whom he remained married until his death in 1985. Raul was born in Allersdorf,

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

, then part of

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and now in

, and died in

Baden bei Wien Baden (German for "Baths"; Central Bavarian: ''Bodn''), unofficially distinguished from other Badens as Baden bei Wien (Baden near Vienna), is a spa town in Austria. It serves as the capital of Baden District in the state of Lower Austria. Loc ...

, Austria. He was buried at the Helenenfriedhof cemetery in Baden.

Selected filmography

* ''

We've Just Got Married ''We've Just Got Married'' (German: ''Wir haben eben geheiratet'') is a 1949 Austrian comedy film directed by Hans Effenberger and starring Lotte Lang, Maria Eis and Hans Olden.Fritsche p.238 Cast * Lotte Lang as Didi * Maria Eis as Frau Geduldi ...

'' (1949) * ''

At the Green Cockatoo by Night ''At the Green Cockatoo by Night'' (german: Nachts im grünen Kakadu) is a 1957 West German musical film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Dieter Borsche and Renate Ewert. It was made by Real Film at the Wandsbek Studios in ...

'' (1957) * ''

Doctor Crippen Lives ''Doctor Crippen Lives'' (german: Dr. Crippen lebt) is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Elisabeth Müller, Peter van Eyck and Fritz Tillmann.Davidson & Hake p.237 It was made at the Wandsbek Studios of Real ...

'' (1958) * '' The Night Before the Premiere'' (1959) *''Heute gehn wir bummeln'' (1961)

References

1913 births 1985 deaths Austrian male film actors People from Styria 20th-century Austrian male actors {{Austria-actor-stub