Gerd Briese (25 December 1897 – 13 August 1957) was a German stage and

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. ...

. Briese's film career began in 1924, and he late worked as a stage actor and director. He was killed in a traffic accident in the

Wilmersdorf Wilmersdorf () is an inner-city locality of Berlin which lies south-west of the central city. Formerly a borough by itself, Wilmersdorf became part of the new Boroughs of Berlin, borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf following Berlin's 2001 admin ...

district of

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in 1957, aged 59.

Selected filmography

* ''

Rosenmontag (, ) is the highlight of the German (carnival), and takes place on the Shrove Monday before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Mardi Gras, though celebrated on Fat Tuesday, is a similar event. is celebrated in German-speaking countries, in ...

'' (1924) * '' Reveille: The Great Awakening'' (1925) * ''

In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine IN, In or in may refer to: Dans * India (country code IN) * Indiana, United States (postal code IN) * Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN) * In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Businesses and organizations * Independen ...

'' (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) * ''

The Sea Cadet ''The Sea Cadet'' (German: ''Der Seekadett'') is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Walter Slezak, Gerd Briese and Fritz Alberti.Krautz p.115 It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were desi ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Flames Lie ''The Flames Lie'' (German: ''Die Flammen lügen'') is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Ruth Weyher and Henny Porten.Grange p.239 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The ...

'' (1926) * '' The Pirates of the Baltic Sea'' (1926) * ''

'' (1926) * ''

U-9 Weddigen ''U-9 Weddigen'' is a 1927 German silent war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Carl de Vogt, Mathilde Sussin and Fritz Alberti. The film is based on the exploits of the submarine SM ''U-9'' under the command of Otto Weddigen during ...

'' (1927) * ''

Linden Lady on the Rhine ''Linden Lady on the Rhine'' () is a 1927 German silent film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Maly Delschaft, Carl de Vogt and Alfred Solm.Thomas p.103 The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer. Cast In alphabetical order * Iris Arl ...

'' (1927) * '' Forbidden Love'' (1927) * ''

Radio Magic ''Radio Magic'' () is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Werner Krauss, Xenia Desni, and Fern Andra. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller Willy Schiller (11 August 1899 – 1 ...

'' (1927) * '' Lützow's Wild Hunt'' (1927) * ''

A Day of Roses in August ''A Day of Roses in August'' () is a 1927 German silent film directed by Max Mack and starring Eduard von Winterstein, Margarete Schön, and Ernst Rückert. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the a ...

'' (1927) * ''

I Stand in the Dark Midnight ''I Stand in the Dark Midnight'' () is a 1927 German silent film directed by Max Mack and starring Grete Reinwald, Gerd Briese, and Helene von Bolváry. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. Cast * Grete Reinwald ...

'' (1927) * ''

Fair Game Fair Game may refer to: Film * ''Fair Game'' (1928 film), a German silent drama film * ''Fair Game'' (1986 film), an Australian action film * ''Fair Game'' (1988 film), an Italian thriller-horror film * ''Fair Game'', a 1994 television film sta ...

'' (1928) * ''

Sex in Chains ''Sex in Chains'' () is a 1928 silent film directed by William Dieterle. It was one of the few films from Weimar Germany dealing with homosexuality. Plot The film opens with Franz Sommer (Dieterle) and his newlywed wife, Helene ( Mary Johnson) ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Lady from Argentina ''The Lady from Argentina'' (German: ''Das Fräulein aus Argentinien'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Hans Albers.Parish p.4 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Willy ...

'' (1928) * '' Roses Bloom on the Moorland'' (1929) * ''

Perjury Perjury (also known as forswearing) is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to an official proceeding."Perjury The act or an insta ...

'' (1929) * '' The Customs Judge'' (1929)

Bibliography

* Kester, Bernadette. ''Film Front Weimar: Representations of the First World War in German films of the Weimar Period (1919-1933)''. Amsterdam University Press, 2003.

References

External links

* 1897 births 1957 deaths German male film actors German male silent film actors Actors from Toruń People from West Prussia 20th-century German male actors Road incident deaths in Germany {{Germany-film-actor-1890s-stub