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Georg Alexander (born Werner Ludwig Georg Lüddeckens; 3 April 1888 – 30 October 1945) was a German
film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
who was a prolific presence in German cinema. He also directed a number of films during the
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Personal life

He was married to the Norwegian actress Aud Egede-Nissen from 1915 to 1924. Their son Georg Richter also became an actor.


Filmography

* '' Es war einst ein Prinzesschen'' (1916) * '' Der Verräter'' (1917) * '' Das Verhängnis der schönen Susi'' (1917) * '' The Platonic Marriage'' (1919) * '' Die lachende Seele'' (1919) * '' Erblich belastet'' (1919) * ''
A Drive into the Blue ''A Drive into the Blue'' (German: ''Die Fahrt ins Blaue'') is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Georg Alexander, and Jakob Tiedtke.Bock & Bergfelder p.372 It was shot at the Tempelhof S ...
'' (1919) * '' Zwischen Lachen und Weinen'' (1919) * '' Luxuspflänzchen'' (1919) * ''
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'' (1919) * '' Indian Revenge'' (1920) * '' Nixchen'' (1920) * '' In the Whirl of Life'' (1920) * '' Lady Hamilton'' (1921) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1921, 6 parts) * '' His Excellency from Madagascar'' (1922, 2 parts) * '' The Game with Women'' (1922) * ''
Miss Rockefeller Is Filming ''Miss Rockefeller Is Filming'' () is a 1922 German silent comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Paul Otto, Stella Arbenina and Georg Alexander.Hake, Sabine. ''The Cinema's Third Machine: Writing on Film in Germany, 1907–19 ...
'' (1922) * '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1922) * ''
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) * '' Paradise in the Snow'' (1923) * '' The Woman Worth Millions'' (1923) * ''
King of Women ''King of Women'' () is a 1923 German silent comedy film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Georg Alexander, Stella Arbenina, and Ralph Arthur Roberts. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rudi Feld Rudi Feld (1896–1994) wa ...
'' (1923) * '' Das Milliardensouper'' (1923) * ''
The Most Beautiful Woman in the World ''The Most Beautiful Woman in the World'' (German: ''Die schönste Frau der Welt'') is a 1924 German silent film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Lee Parry, Livio Pavanelli and Olaf Fjord.Krautz p.570 It premiered in Berlin at the Marm ...
'' (1924) * '' The Wonderful Adventure'' (1924) * ''
Comedians of Life A comedian (feminine comedienne) or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolishly (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who ...
'' (1924) * '' My Leopold'' (1924) * '' The Great Unknown'' (1924) * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1925) * '' The Adventure of Mr. Philip Collins'' (1925) * ''
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'' (1925) * ''
Hussar Fever ''Hussar Fever'' (German: ''Husarenfieber'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Max Hansen, Georg Alexander and Jakob Tiedtke. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast ...
'' (1925) * ''
Accommodations for Marriage ''Accommodations for Marriage'' () is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Elga Brink, Georg Alexander and Kurt Vespermann.The film was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. It was based on a novel by Fedor von ...
'' (1926) * '' Nanette Makes Everything'' (1926) * '' Love is Blind'' (1926) * '' The World Wants To Be Deceived'' (1926) * '' The Mill at Sanssouci'' (1926) * '' The Little Variety Star'' (1926) * ''
The Hunt for the Bride ''The Hunt for the Bride'' (German: ''Die Jagd nach der Braut'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by George Jacoby and starring Georg Alexander, Stewart Rome and Elga Brink. The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter and Hermann Warm ...
'' (1927) * '' The Orlov'' (1927) * '' The Lady with the Tiger Skin'' (1927) * ''
Nameless Woman ''Nameless Woman'' (German: ''Die Frau ohne Namen'') is a 1927 German silent adventure film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Elga Brink, Jack Trevor and Georg Alexander. It was released in two parts. A pair of American journalists embark ...
'' (1927) * ''
Intoxicated Love ''Intoxicated Love'' (German: ''Liebe im Rausch'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Elga Brink, Stewart Rome and Georg Alexander. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Franz ...
'' (1927) * '' The Indiscreet Woman'' (1927) * '' One Plus One Equals Three'' (1927) * ''
Venus in Evening Wear ''Venus in Evening Wear'' (German: ''Venus im Frack'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Robert Land and starring Carmen Boni, Georg Alexander and Henri De Vries.Grange p.255 The art direction was by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff and Er ...
'' (1927) * '' The Island of Forbidden Kisses'' (1927) * '' The Dollar Princess and her Six Admirers'' (1927) * '' Leontine's Husbands'' (1928) * ''
Six Girls and a Room for the Night ''Six Girls and a Room for the Night'' (German: ''Sechs Mädchen suchen Nachtquartier'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Georg Alexander, Ilse Baumann and Jenny Jugo.Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of ...
'' (1928) * ''
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'' (1928) * ''
Princess Olala ''Princess Olala'' (German: ''Prinzessin Olala'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Robert Land and starring Carmen Boni, Walter Rilla, Marlene Dietrich and Hans Albers.Wood p.65 It is also known by the alternative title of ''A ...
'' (1928) * '' Batalla de damas'' (1928) * '' Flucht vor Blond'' (1928) * '' He Goes Right, She Goes Left!'' (1928) * '' Dyckerpotts' Heirs'' (1928) * '' Mikosch Comes In'' (1928) * '' The Great Adventuress'' (1928) * '' Dyckerpotts' Heirs'' (1928) * '' The Happy Vagabonds'' (1929) * '' Love in the Snow'' (1929) * '' Autobus Number Two'' (1929) * '' His Majesty's Lieutenant'' (1929) * ''
What's Wrong with Nanette? ''What's Wrong with Nanette?'' (German: ''Was ist los mit Nanette?'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Holger-Madsen and starring Ruth Weyher, Georg Alexander and Harry Hardt.Krautz p.117 Cast In alphabetical order * Georg Alexander ...
'' (1929) * '' Black Forest Girl'' (1929) * '' The Diva'' (1929) * '' The Love Waltz'' (1930) * '' Tenderness'' (1930) * '' The Singing City'' (1930) * ''
Money on the Street ''Money on the Street'' () is a 1930 Austrian-German romantic comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Lydia Pollman, Georg Alexander, and Franz Schafheitlin. It is notable for the screen debut of Hedy Lamarr, who made a short appea ...
'' (1930) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1930) * '' Waltz of Love'' (1930) * '' The Right to Love'' (1930) * '' Lieutenant, Were You Once a Hussar?'' (1930) * '' Die Bräutigamswitwe'' (1931) * '' Wiener Liebschaften'' (1931) * ''
Let's Love and Laugh ''Let's Love and Laugh'' is a 1931 British-German comedy film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Gene Gerrard, Muriel Angelus and Dennis Wyndham.Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original literary source for ' was ...
'' (1931) * ''
Marriage with Limited Liability ''Marriage with Limited Liability'' () is a 1931 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Franz Wenzler, and starring Charlotte Susa, Georg Alexander, and Paul Morgan.Klaus p. 44 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's art directi ...
'' (1931) * '' The Opera Ball'' (1931) * '' The Love Express'' (1931) * ' (1931) * '' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1931) * '' Der verjüngte Adolar'' (1931) * '' The Testament of Cornelius Gulden'' (1932) * '' When Love Sets the Fashion'' (1932) * '' Modern Dowry'' (1932) * '' Durchlaucht amüsiert sich'' (1932) * '' The Escape to Nice'' (1932) * '' A Bit of Love'' (1932) * ''
The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...
'' (1932) * '' How Shall I Tell My Husband?'' (1932) * '' Mamsell Nitouche'' (1932) * '' The Tsarevich'' (1933) * '' Madame Wants No Children'' (1933) * '' And Who Is Kissing Me?'' (1933) * '' Love Must Be Understood'' (1933) * ''
Our Emperor ''Our Emperor'' () is a 1933 Austria period comedy film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Karl Ehmann, Alfred Neugebauer and Susi Lanner.Von Dassanowsky p.207 It takes place during the reign of Franz Joseph I of Austria. Locat ...
'' (1933) * '' A Woman Like You'' (1933) * '' Ist mein Mann nicht fabelhaft?'' (1933) * '' The English Marriage'' (1934) * ''
The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel ''The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel'' (German: ''Das Blumenmädchen vom Grand-Hotel'') is a 1934 German drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Elsa Merlini, Georg Alexander and Hans Brausewetter.Cardullo p.268 The film's sets were d ...
'' (1934) * '' Gypsy Blood'' (1934) * '' The Double'' (1934) * ''
Tales from the Vienna Woods "Tales from the Vienna Woods" (, occasionally ) is a waltz by Johann Strauss II. Composed in 1868, , Op. 325, was one of six Viennese waltzes by Johann Strauss II which featured a virtuoso part for zither. The title of Strauss' dance recall ...
'' (1934) * '' The Bird Seller'' (1935) * '' Alles hört auf mein Kommando'' (1935) * ''
The Old and the Young King ''The Old and the Young King'' (German: ''Der alte und der junge König'') is a 1935 German historical drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Hinz and Leopoldine Konstantin. The film's sets were designed by ...
'' (1935) * '' Ein falscher Fuffziger'' (1935) * '' Der Schlafwagenkontrolleur'' (1935) * '' Ein Mädel aus guter Familie'' (1935) * '' Leutnant Bobby, der Teufelskerl'' (1935) * ''
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'' (1935) * ''
An Ideal Husband ''An Ideal Husband'' is a four-act play by Oscar Wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. It was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London in 1895 and ran for ...
'' (1935) * ''
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'' (1936) * '' Rendezvous in Wien'' (1936) * ''
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'' (1936) * '' Donaumelodien'' (1936) * '' Girls in White'' (1936) * '' Das Frauenparadies'' (1936) * '' The Castle in Flanders'' (1936) * '' Adventure in Warsaw'' (1937) * '' Eine Nacht mit Hindernissen'' (1937) * '' Krach und Glück um Künnemann'' (1937) * ''
Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original literary source for ' was ...
'' (1937) * ''
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'' (1937) * '' Zweimal zwei im Himmelbett'' (1937) * '' Hahn im Korb'' (1937) * '' Kleiner Mann – ganz groß!'' (1938) * '' Gastspiel im Paradies'' (1938) * '' Geld fällt vom Himmel'' (1938) * '' Unsere kleine Frau'' (1938) * '' The Deruga Case'' (1938) * '' The Woman at the Crossroads'' (1938) * '' The Girl of Last Night'' (1938) * ''
Heimat ''Heimat'' () is a German word translating to 'home' or 'homeland'. The word has connotations specific to German culture, German society and specifically German Romanticism, German nationalism, German statehood and regionalism so that it h ...
'' (1938) * '' Mia moglie si diverte'' (1938) * '' Verliebtes Abenteuer'' (1938) * '' Linen from Ireland'' (1939) * '' The Wise Mother in Law'' (1939) * '' Der arme Millionär'' (1939) * '' Woman at the Wheel'' (1939) * '' Wenn Männer verreisen'' (1940) * '' Der Kleinstadtpoet'' (1940) * '' Das himmelblaue Abendkleid'' (1941) * '' Oh, diese Männer'' (1941) * ' (1941) * '' Women Are Better Diplomats'' (1941) * '' What Does Brigitte Want?'' (1941) * '' Ein Zug fährt ab'' (1942) * '' Abenteuer im Grandhotel'' (1943) * '' ...und die Musik spielt dazu'' (1943) * '' Die beiden Schwestern'' (1943) * '' The Woman of My Dreams'' (1944) * '' The Master Detective'' (1944)


Bibliography

* Hardt, Usula.i to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the In


External links

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Georg Alexander
at Virtual History {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Georg 1888 births 1945 deaths German male film actors German male silent film actors Male actors from Hanover 20th-century German male actors German film directors Film people from Hanover