Leonhard "Leo" Peukert (26 August 1885 – 6 January 1944) was a prolific German film actor and film director, appearing in more than a hundred and fifty productions between 1910 and his death in 1944. While occasionally he played a leading role in his early years, such as the comedy ''

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'' (1924),Grange p.164 he mostly appeared as a character actor. Peukert was also a

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

, making eleven short and feature films during the silent era. He was married to the actress

Sabine Impekoven Sabine Impekoven (16 June 1889 – 25 April 1970) was a German film actress of the silent era.Elsaesser & Wedel p.306 She was married to the actor Leo Peukert and appeared alongside him in several films. She was the sister of Toni Impekoven. Sel ...

who appeared with him in several silent films.

Selected filmography

* '' Poor Jenny'' (1912) * '' My Leopold'' (1914) * '' My Leopold'' (1919) * ''

The Love of Marion Bach ''The Love of Marion Bach'' (German: ''Die Liebe der Marion Bach'') is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers and starring Margarete Neff and Leo Peukert.Töteberg p.56 Cast * Lisa Kehm as Sabine Winkelmann * Marga ...

'' (1919) * ''

King Krause ''King Krause'' (German: ''König Krause'') is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers.Töteberg p.56 Cast In alphabetical order * Conrad Dreher * Lilly Flohr * Sabine Impekoven * Fritz Lion * Richard Ludwig * Ann ...

'' (1919) * ''

Hasemann's Daughters ''Hasemann's Daughters'' (German:''Hasemanns Töchter'') is an 1877 play by the German writer Adolphe L'Arronge. It was loosely based on an earlier French work.Grange p.194 In 1920 it was adapted into the silent film '' Hasemann's Daughters'' dir ...

'' (1920) * '' My Leopold'' (1924) * ''

'' (1924) * '' The Second Mother'' (1925) * '' Radio Magic'' (1927) * '' Two Under the Stars'' (1927) * '' I Stand in the Dark Midnight'' (1927) * '' Mikosch Comes In'' (1928) * ''

Autumn on the Rhine ''Autumn on the Rhine'' (german: Herbstzeit am Rhein) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Albert Steinrück, Otto Reinwald and Julius Brandt.Knop p. 20 The film's sets were designed by the art director Botho ...

'' (1928) * '' Escape from Hell'' (1928) * ''

A Better Master ''A Better Master'' (german: Ein besserer Herr) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Leo Peukert, Lydia Potechina and Willi Forst. It is based upon the play by Walter Hasenclever. It was made at the Emelka ...

'' (1928) * '' Almenrausch and Edelweiss'' (1928) * '' Beware of Loose Women'' (1929) * '' The Lord of the Tax Office'' (1929) * ''

I Once Had a Beautiful Homeland ''I Once Had a Beautiful Homeland'' (german: Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Max Mack and starring Leo Peukert, Grete Reinwald, and Ernst Rückert. The film's art direction was by August Rinaldi ...

'' (1928) * '' The Convict from Istanbul'' (1929) * '' Scandal in Baden-Baden'' (1929) * '' Three Days Confined to Barracks'' (1930) * '' Kohlhiesel's Daughters'' (1930) * '' The Son of the White Mountain'' (1930) * '' Moritz Makes his Fortune'' (1931) * '' My Friend the Millionaire'' (1932) * '' The Testament of Cornelius Gulden'' (1932) * '' Happy Days in Aranjuez'' (1933) * ''

A Woman Who Knows What She Wants ''A Woman Who Knows What She Wants'' ( cs, Žena, která ví co chce) is a 1934 Czech musical comedy film directed by Václav Binovec and starring Markéta Krausová, , and Truda Grosslichtová. It is an adaptation of a 1932 stage musical of t ...

'' (1934) * '' At the Strasbourg'' (1934) * '' Gypsy Blood'' (1934) * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1934) * ''

All Because of the Dog ''All Because of the Dog'' (german: Alles weg'n dem Hund) is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Weiß Ferdl, Julia Serda and Edith Oß.Hake p. 145 Location shooting took place around Munich and Tegernsee. The f ...

'' (1935) * '' Paul and Pauline'' (1936) * '' Orders Are Orders'' (1936) * '' Diamonds'' (1937) * '' My Son the Minister'' (1937) * '' Gordian the Tyrant'' (1937) * '' Meiseken'' (1937) * '' The Vagabonds'' (1937) * '' Between the Parents'' (1938) * '' The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl'' (1938) *'' The Secret Lie'' (1938) * ''

The Deruga Case ''Der Fall Deruga'' (''The Deruga Case'') is a novel by Ricarda Huch first published in German in 1917 about a physician charged with killing his ex-wife. An early courtroom drama, it depicts a trial by jury in which the defendant is reluctant, if ...

'' (1938) * '' A Hopeless Case'' (1939) * '' Central Rio'' (1939) * '' Hotel Sacher'' (1939) * '' The Scoundrel'' (1939) * '' My Aunt, Your Aunt'' (1939) * ''

Kora Terry ''Kora Terry'' is a 1940 German drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Will Quadflieg and Josef Sieber. Cast References External links * 1940 films Films of Nazi Germany 1940 drama films 1940s German-langu ...

'' (1940) * '' Between Hamburg and Haiti'' (1940) * '' Counterfeiters'' (1940) * '' Left of the Isar, Right of the Spree'' (1940) * '' Women Are Better Diplomats'' (1941) * '' Quax the Crash Pilot'' (1941) * '' Doctor Crippen'' (1942) * '' Diesel'' (1942) * ''

The Thing About Styx ''The Thing About Styx'' (german: Die Sache mit Styx) is a 1942 German comedy crime film directed by Karl Anton and starring Laura Solari, Viktor de Kowa and Margit Symo. It was based on the novel ''Rittmeister Styx'' by Georg Mühlen-Schulte. ...

'' (1942) * '' Mask in Blue'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1943) * ''

Beloved Darling ''Beloved Darling'' (German: ''Geliebter Schatz'') is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Johannes Riemann, Dorit Kreysler and Sonja Ziemann. Klaus p.149-50 It was shot partly at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. T ...

'' (1943) * '' Romance in a Minor Key'' (1943) * '' Kohlhiesel's Daughters'' (1943) * ''

Tonelli Tonelli may refer to: * Tonelli (surname) Arts * ''Tonelli'' (film), a 1943 German film Science * Tonelli's theorem (functional analysis) * Tonelli's theorem * Tonelli–Shanks algorithm The Tonelli–Shanks algorithm (referred to by Shanks ...

'' (1943)

References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1885 births 1944 deaths German male stage actors German male film actors German male silent film actors Male actors from Munich 20th-century German male actors Burials at Munich Waldfriedhof {{Germany-film-director-stub