Friedrich Domin (15 May 1902 – 18 December 1961) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1939 and 1961. He was born in
Beuthen, Germany (now
Bytom
Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; Silesian language, Silesian: ''Bytōm, Bytōń'', ) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship, the city is 7 km northwest of Katowice, the regional capital.
It is one ...
, Poland) and died in
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
, West Germany.
In 1922, he graduated from the
Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt (; born Maximilian Goldmann; 9 September 1873 – 30 October 1943) was an Austrian-born Theatre director, theatre and film director, theater manager, intendant, and theatrical producer. With his radically innovative and avant-gard ...
's drama school, now known as
Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts.
He was awarded the honor
state actor
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in 1939, and in 1944 he was included in the
''Gottbegnadeten'' list, created by
Joseph Goebbels
Paul Joseph Goebbels (; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazism, Nazi politician and philologist who was the ''Gauleiter'' (district leader) of Berlin, chief Propaganda in Nazi Germany, propagandist for the Nazi Party, and ...
, as an "irreplacable actor" to the continuation of Nazi film production.
Selected filmography
* ''Das Lied der Wüste'' (1939) - Sir Collins, ihr Stiefvater
* ''Der siebente Junge'' (1941) - Baron Florian von Roeckel
* ''
The Comedians'' (1941) - Johann Neuber
* ''Alarmstufe V'' (1941) - Prof. Crusius
* ''
The Little Residence'' (1942) - Waldemar Prinz von Lauffenberg
* ''Fünftausend Mark Belohnung'' (1942) - Joachim Wengraf
* ''
The Endless Road'' (1943) - Fürst Metternich
* ''Man rede mir nicht von Liebe'' (1943) - Van Italy
* ''
Melusine
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'' (1944) - Professor von Hardegg
* ''Wo ist Herr Belling?'' (1945) - Dr. Fiedler
* ''
In the Temple of Venus'' (1948) - Richard Doysen
* ''
The Last Illusion'' (1949) - Prof. Helfert
* ''
Trouble Backstairs'' (1949) - Justizrat Dr. Horn, sein Vater
* ''
Regimental Music'' (1950) - Herr von Wahl
* ''Nacht ohne Sünde'' (1950) - Professor Rackmann
* ''Die Tat des Anderen'' (1951)
* ''Das seltsame Leben des Herrn Bruggs'' (1951) - Bankdirektor Reisch
* ''Die Frauen des Herrn S.'' (1951) - Mazedonischer General
* ''
The Sergeant's Daughter'' (1952) - Wachtmeister Volkhardt
* ''
The Great Temptation'' (1952) - Dr. Frank, Verteidiger
* ''
The Divorcée'' (1953) - Gerichtsvorsitzender
* ''Meines Vaters Pferde'' (1954, part 1, 2) - Professor
* ''
The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1954) - Dichter
* ''
Cabaret
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'' (1954) - Paul Lincke
* ''
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'' (1954) - Paul von Hindenburgh
* ''
Hubertus Castle'' (1954) - Graf Egge
* ''
The Confession of Ina Kahr'' (1954) - Vater Stoll
* ''
Ludwig II
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'' (1955) - Otto von Bismarck
* ''
Marianne of My Youth'' (1955) - Professor
* ''
Beloved Enemy
''Beloved Enemy'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by H.C. Potter and starring Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne, and David Niven. It was loosely based on the life of Michael Collins.
Plot
During the Irish War of Independence in 1921, Irish ...
'' (1955) - Mr. Trapp
* ''Eine Frau genügt nicht?'' (1955)
* ''
Love's Carnival'' (1955) - Kommerzienrat Wagner
* ''
Lola Montès'' (1955) - Circus Manager
* ''
The Girl from Flanders
''The Girl from Flanders'' () is a 1956 romantic drama film directed by Helmut Käutner starring Nicole Berger, Maximilian Schell, and Viktor de Kowa. It is an adaption of the novel '' Engele von Löwen'' (Angele de Louvain) written by Carl Zu ...
'' (1956) - Maj. Gen Leopold Haller, Alex's Father
* ''
San Salvatore'' (1956) - Dr. Breymann
* ''
The Captain from Köpenick'' (1956) - Jail Director
* ''
The Trapp Family'' (1956) - Gruber, Bankier
* ''Heiße Ernte'' (1956) - Rudolf Stammer
* ''Kleiner Mann – ganz groß'' (1957) - Theodor Krüger
* ''
Queen Louise'' (1957) - Herzog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
* ''
Goodbye, Franziska'' (1957) - Professor Thiemann
* ''Der Edelweißkönig'' (1957) - Untersuchungsrichter
* ''
The Big Chance'' (1957) - Bischof
* ''Immer wenn der Tag beginnt'' (1957) - Professor Wächter
* ''...und nichts als die Wahrheit'' (1958) - Dr. Fein, Strafverteidiger
* ''Worüber man nicht spricht - Frauenarzt Dr. Brand greift ein'' (1958) - Professor Julius Gruber
* ''Die Landärztin vom Tegernsee'' (1958) - Pfarrer
* ''
The Ideal Woman'' (1959) - Justizrat Becker
* ''
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall'' (1959) - Psychiater (uncredited)
* ''Ja, so ein Mädchen mit sechzehn'' (1959) - Franz Vidal
* ''Heimat, deine Lieder'' (1959) - Gärtner Kummernus
* ''
Sweetheart of the Gods'' (1960) - Herr Matthieu
* ''
Carnival Confession'' (1960) - Canon Henrici
* ''
A Woman for Life'' (1960) - Vater Heinemann
* ''
Das schwarze Schaf'' (1960) - Bischof
References
External links
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1902 births
1961 deaths
German male film actors
Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
Actors from the Province of Silesia
People from Bytom
Male actors from Silesian Voivodeship
20th-century German male actors
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