Fritz Schulz (25 April 1896 – 9 May 1972) was a German and

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 movie and stage actor, singer and director. Born in

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. ...

(Karlsbad),

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, he appeared in almost one hundred movies between 1917 and 1970. Of Jewish extraction, Schultz fled the German film industry in

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at the onset of Nazism in 1933 and moved to Vienna to act in and direct independent Austrian film productions. He departed

as an exile upon the German

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in 1938 and settled in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

where he concentrated on his stage career until his death in Zürich in 1972. He was married at the age of 14 to 19 year old actress Ágnes Esterházy from 1910 until her death in 1956.

Selected filmography

Actor * ''

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'' (1917) * '' The Onyx Head'' (1917) * '' Different from the Others'' (1919) * '' The Mask'' (1919) * ''

The Secret of the American Docks ''The Secret of the American Docks'' (German: ''Das Geheimnis des Amerika-Docks'') Is a 1919 German silent mystery film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Gustav Botz, and Reinhold Schünzel. The film's sets were designe ...

'' (1919) * '' The Marquise of Armiani'' (1920) * '' Whitechapel'' (1920) * '' The Yellow Diplomat'' (1920) * ''

Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac ''Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac'' (german: Kri-Kri, die Herzogin von Tarabac) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Johannes Riemann, and Gisela Werbisek. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. ...

'' (1920) * ''

Jim Cowrey is Dead ''Jim Cowrey is Dead'' (German: ''Jim Corwey ist tot'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Edmond Gottschalk Stratton and starring Hedda Vernon, Otto Flint and Loo Hardy. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin on 12 July 1921.Gra ...

'' (1921) * '' Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess'' (1921) * '' The Hunt for the Truth'' (1921) * '' Murder Without Cause'' (1921) * '' The Bull of Olivera'' (1921) * ''

Hazard A hazard is a potential source of harm Harm is a moral and legal concept. Bernard Gert construes harm as any of the following: * pain * death * disability * mortality * loss of abil ity or freedom * loss of pleasure. Joel Feinberg giv ...

'' (1921) * '' Miss Beryll'' (1921) * '' Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' (1922) * ''

The Marriage of Princess Demidoff ''The Marriage of Princess Demidoff'' (german: Die Ehe der Fürstin Demidoff) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Charles Willy Kayser, and Olga Limburg. It premiered at the Marmorhaus cinema in ...

'' (1922) * '' The Flight into Marriage'' (1922) * '' The Man of Steel'' (1922) * ''

Yvette, the Fashion Princess ''Yvette, the Fashion Princess'' (german: Yvette, die Modeprinzessin) is a 1922 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz, and Robert Scholz. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1922) * '' Youth'' (1922) * '' The Big Shot'' (1922) * '' Heart of Stone'' (1924) * '' Playing with Destiny'' (1924) * '' The Woman with That Certain Something'' (1925) * '' Tales from the Vienna Woods'' (1928) * '' The Gypsy Chief'' (1929) * ''

Dear Homeland ''Dear Homeland'' (German: ''Teure Heimat'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Renate Müller, Jakob Tiedtke and Hans Albers. The film's art direction was by Max Heilbronner. A German mechanic considers e ...

'' (1929) * ''

Rooms to Let ''Rooms to Let'' (German: ''Ruhiges Heim mit Küchenbenutzung'') is a 1930 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Lucie Englisch, Elisabeth Pinajeff and Kurt Vespermann.Prawer p.87 The film's art direction was by Max Hei ...

'' (1930) * '' You'll Be in My Heart'' (1930) * '' Pension Schöller'' (1930) * '' Three Days Confined to Barracks'' (1930) * '' Rendezvous'' (1930) * '' The Soaring Maiden'' (1931) * '' Headfirst into Happiness'' (1931) * '' Duty Is Duty'' (1931) * ''

The Battle of Bademunde ''The Battle of Bademunde'' (german: Die Schlacht von Bademünde) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Philipp Lothar Mayring and starring Max Adalbert, Claire Rommer and Paul Wagner. Jacobsen p.357 It was one of a number of military comedies ...

'' (1931) * '' Hooray, It's A Boy!'' (1931) * '' The Spanish Fly'' (1931) * '' The Beggar Student'' (1931) * '' My Cousin from Warsaw'' (1931) * '' The Unfaithful Eckehart'' (1931) * ''

The Song of Night ''The Song of Night'' (German: ''Das Lied einer Nacht'') is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Jan Kiepura, Magda Schneider and Fritz Schulz.Murphy p.381 It was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berl ...

'' (1932) * '' Waltz Time'' (1933) * '' Tell Me Who You Are'' (1933) * '' The Constant Nymph'' (1933) * '' Leap into Bliss'' (1934) * ''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dinin ...

'' (1954) * ''

Die unvollkommene Ehe ''Die unvollkommene Ehe'' is a 1959 Austrian comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle. It was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Paula Wessely as Frau Dr. Winifred Lert * Johanna Matz as Susi - ihre Tochter * Joh ...

'' (1959) * '' Sacred Waters'' (1960) Director * '' Leap into Bliss'' (1934) * ' (1934) * '' Last Love'' (1935) * '' Shipwrecked Max'' (co-director: Sigurd Wallén, 1936) ** ' (co-director: Sigurd Wallén, 1936) * ''Gruß und Kuß aus der Wachau'' (1950)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schulz, Fritz 1896 births 1972 deaths German male film actors Austrian male film actors German male silent film actors Austrian film directors 20th-century German male actors Musicians from Karlovy Vary Actors from Karlovy Vary