Karl Kneidinger (30 August 1882 – 14 April 1952), was an Austrian stage and film actor, and a theater director.

Biography

Karl Kneidinger was born 30 August 1882 in Vienna,

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(now Austria), the son of actress Marie Kneidinger (1857–1908), and actor Rudolf Kneidinger (1862–1935). His sister was actress Lola Urban Kneidinger. His parents had been active in the

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, in the

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district of Vienna. By the time he was a teenager, he was acting in stage productions. In 1944, Kneidinger was included in the

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, a list of artists considered crucial to the culture of

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by the

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Filmography

* '(1918), directed by Maurice Armand Mondet * ' (), silent film directed by

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* ''The Gold Rats'' (1923) (), directed by Herr. van der Lye * ''Befehl zur Ehe'' (1928), directed by

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* ''Das Mädel aus der Wachau'' (1928), directed by Franz Hoffermann * ''Die Jugend am Scheideweg'' (1929), directed by Conrad Wiene * ''Wiener Herzen'' (1930), directed by

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* ''

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'' (1930) (), directed by

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; (uncredited) * '' Storm in a Water Glass'' (1931) (), directed by Georg Jacoby * ''Purpur und waschblau'' (1931), directed by Max Neufeld * '' Die große Liebe'' (1931), directed by

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* ''

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'' (1934) (), directed by

* ''Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald'' (1934), directed by Georg Jacoby * ''Eva'' (1935), directed by

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* '' A Mother's Love'' (1939 film), directed by

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; as Lehrer * '' Linen from Ireland'' (1939), directed by Heinz Helbig; as accountant * ', directed by

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* '' Love Is Duty Free'' (1941), directed by E. W. Emo * ''Little Brothers Fine'' (1942) (), directed by

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* '' The Freckle'' (1948), directed by

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; as Rusty, the postman

Stage work

* ''Tschun Tschi'' (14 April 1930–18 September 1930) at Neues Wiener Schauspielhaus, Vienna

References

External links

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Portrait of Karl Kneidinger (1936)
from the Theater Museum, Vienna {{DEFAULTSORT:Kneidinger, Karl 1882 births 1952 deaths 20th-century Austrian male actors Austrian male film actors Austrian male stage actors Male actors from Vienna