Hermann Vallentin (24 May 1872 – 18 September 1945) was a German

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Biography

Hermann Vallentin was born in

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in 1872. He was the son of a

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timber merchant and factory owner, Felix Vallentin. He was the older brother of actress

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. After training as an actor at the Royal Theatre in Berlin with Max Grube and Hans Oberländer, he received his first engagement at the Central-Theatre in Berlin in the 1895/96 season. In the next few years, appearances on various Berlin stages followed. From 1914, Vallentin was also a film actor. He mostly embodied fatherly figures, patriarchs and directors, but also small-minded philistines. In the 1931 film version of '' Der Hauptmann von Köpenick'', he played the uniform tailor Adolph Wormser. The seizure of power by the

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in 1933, ended his film career abruptly. In 1933 Vallentin, emigrated to Czechoslovakia, where he appeared on German language stages in Ústí and

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. In 1938 he left for Switzerland and worked at the Stadttheater Basel and the

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. In 1939 he emigrated to

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and settled in

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. Not being able to speak

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, he retired from acting altogether. In Tel Aviv, he lectured, read poetry and was a sporadic anchorman for German-language news on the Palestine Broadcasting Service (PBS). He died in Tel Aviv in 1945, aged 73.

Selected filmography

* '' The Tunnel'' (1915) * '' Waves of Fate'' (1918) * '' The Nun and the Harlequin'' (1918) * '' Madeleine'' (1919) * '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' Das Fest der Rosella'' (1919) * ''

The Heiress of the Count of Monte Cristo ''The Heiress of the Count of Monte Cristo'' () is a 1919 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Werner Funck, and Vilma von Mayburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther. Cast *Lya Mar ...

'' (1919) * '' The Golden Crown'' (1920) * '' The Three Dances of Mary Wilford'' (1920) * '' The Skull of Pharaoh's Daughter'' (1920) * '' Christian Wahnschaffe'' (1920) * '' The Yellow Diplomat'' (1920) * '' The Last Kolczaks'' (1920) * '' The Mayor of Zalamea'' (1920) * '' Hearts are Trumps'' (1920) * '' Judith Trachtenberg'' (1920) * '' Das Haupt des Juarez'' (1920) * '' The Black Count'' (1920) * '' The Haunted Castle'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' Murder Without Cause'' (1921) * '' The Railway King'' (1921) * '' The Rats'' (1921) * '' The Red Masquerade Ball'' (1921) * '' The Black Panther'' (1921) * ''

Marie Antoinette, the Love of a King ''Marie Antoinette, the Love of a King'' () is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Diana Karenne, Maria Reisenhofer and Gustav May. The film depicts the life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, ...

'' (1922) * '' The Queen of Whitechapel '' (1922) * ''

Your Bad Reputation ''Your Bad Reputation'' () is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Werner Funck, Olga Limburg and Paul Graetz.Caneppele p. 56 The film's sets were designed by the art director Adolf von Marées. Cast * ...

'' (1922) * '' The Man of Steel'' (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) * '' Hanneles Himmelfahrt'' (1922) * ''

The Ancient Law ''The Ancient Law'' () is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Henny Porten, Ruth Weyher and Hermann Vallentin. The son of an Orthodox Rabbi faces hostility from his father when he decides to become an actor. ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

Count Cohn ''Count Cohn'' (German: ''Graf Cohn'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Hermann Vallentin, Frida Richard and Bernd Aldor.Bock & Bergfelder p.168 The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. C ...

'' (1923) * '' The Love of a Queen'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' The Grand Duke's Finances'' (1924) * '' Das Haus am Meer'' (1924) * '' Darling of the King'' (1924) * '' The Heart of Lilian Thorland'' (1924) * '' The Last Laugh'' (1924) * ''

The Dice Game of Life ''The Dice Game of Life'' (German:''Des Lebens Würfelspiel'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Frida Richard, Hella Moja and Margarete Lanner.Grange p.203 The film's art direction was by Botho Hoefer and Bernhar ...

'' (1925) * '' The Doll of Luna Park'' (1925) * ''

The Director General ''The Director General'' (German: ''Der Herr Generaldirektor'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Albert Bassermann, Hanna Ralph and Alexandra Sorina.Bock & Bergfelder p.28 The film's sets were desig ...

'' (1925) * '' In the Name of the Kaisers'' (1925) * '' Three Cuckoo Clocks'' (1926) * '' The Fallen'' (1926) * '' The Flight in the Night'' (1926) * '' Torments of the Night'' (1926) * '' Madame Wants No Children'' (1926) * '' Out of the Mist'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' The Awakening of Woman'' (1927) * '' The Trial of Donald Westhof'' (1927) * '' Luther'' (1928) * '' Spies'' (1928) * ''

The Story of a Little Parisian ''The Story of a Little Parisian'' (, , ) is a 1928 silent film directed by Augusto Genina. It was made as a co-production between France, Germany and Italy. The film was created in conjunction with Maurice Yvain's operetta ''Yes''; a stage work ...

'' (1928) * '' Lotte'' (1928) * '' The Last Performance of the Circus Wolfson'' (1928) * '' The Schorrsiegel Affair'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

Woman in the Moon ''Woman in the Moon'' (German language, German ''Frau im Mond'') is a German science fiction silent film that premiered 15 October 1929 at the UFA-Palast am Zoo cinema in Berlin to an audience of 2,000. It is often considered to be one of the f ...

'' (1929) * '' The Unusual Past of Thea Carter'' (1929) * '' Atlantik'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' Bookkeeper Kremke'' (1930) * '' Him or Me'' (1930) * '' Two Worlds'' (1930) * '' The Stolen Face'' (1930) * '' Helene Willfüer, Student of Chemistry'' (1930) * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1931) * '' My Wife, the Impostor'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' The Captain from Köpenick'' (1931) * '' I'll Stay with You'' (1931) * '' Storms of Passion'' (1932) * '' When Love Sets the Fashion'' (1932) * '' Jumping Into the Abyss'' (1933)

References

Bibliography

* Eisner, Lotte H. ''The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt''. University of California Press, 2008.

External links

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