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

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n movie and stage actor, singer and director. Born in

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(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

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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

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where he concentrated on his stage career until his death in

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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 * '' When Four Do the Same'' (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) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' The Yellow Diplomat'' (1920) * ''

Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac ''Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac'' () is a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Johannes Riemann, and Gisela Werbisek. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. Cast *Lya Mara as Kri-Kri *Johannes ...

'' (1920) * '' Jim Cowrey is Dead'' (1921) * '' Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess'' (1921) * '' The Hunt for the Truth'' (1921) * '' Murder Without Cause'' (1921) * '' The Bull of Olivera'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' Miss Beryll'' (1921) * ''

Lola Montez, the King's Dancer ''Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' () is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Arnold Korff, and Fritz Kampers. It portrays the life of Lola Montez. The film was produced by Richter' ...

'' (1922) * ''

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

'' (1922) * '' The Flight into Marriage'' (1922) * '' The Man of Steel'' (1922) * '' Yvette, the Fashion Princess'' (1922) * ''

Youth Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood (Maturity (psychological), maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as bei ...

'' (1922) * '' The Big Shot'' (1922) * '' Heart of Stone'' (1924) * '' Playing with Destiny'' (1924) * ''

The Woman with That Certain Something ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

'' (1925) * '' Tales from the Vienna Woods'' (1928) * ''

The Gypsy Chief ''The Gypsy Chief'' (German: ''Der Zigeunerprimas'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Paul Heidemann, Margarete Schlegel and Fritz Schulz. It is an adaptation of the 1912 operetta '' Der Zigeunerprimas ...

'' (1929) * '' Dear Homeland'' (1929) * '' Rooms to Let'' (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'' (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'' (1932) * '' Waltz Time'' (1933) * '' Tell Me Who You Are'' (1933) * '' The Constant Nymph'' (1933) * '' Leap into Bliss'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' Die unvollkommene Ehe'' (1959) * ''

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'' (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