Manfred Koempel-Pilot (1895–1944) was a German

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. He is also sometimes credited as André Pilot. Before the outbreak of World War I, Franz Kömpel trained as an operetta tenor at the Berlin Academy of Music. After serving on the front, he began his career in stage and film under the name Manfred Kömpel. In Vienna in particular, he became a favorite with theater audiences: on the occasion of a guest performance on stage, the Badener Zeitung called him the "most beautiful man in Vienna".Theaterkritik in der „Badener Zeitung“, 16. Februar 1927, S. 3

Selected filmography

* ''

The Girl from the Rhine ''The Girl from the Rhine'' () is a 1922 German silent romance film directed by Hans Felsing and starring Ellen Plessow. Cast In alphabetical order *Paul Conradi as Winegrower Anton Langbein *Vera Conti as recruiter *Carl Geppert *Melitta Klef ...

'' (1922) * '' The Shot in the Pavilion'' (1925) * '' Mrs Worrington's Perfume'' (1925) * '' A Song from Days of Youth'' (1925) * '' The Seventh Son'' (1926) * '' The Secret of One Hour'' (1926) * '' A Modern Casanova'' (1928) * ''

It's You I Have Loved ''It's You I Have Loved'' () is a 1929 German drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Mady Christians, Walter Jankuhn, and Hans Stüwe. It is considered the first full sound film to be made in Germany (following part-sound fil ...

'' (1929) * ''

There Were Two Bachelors ''There Were Two Bachelors'' (German: ''Es waren zwei Junggesellen'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Manfred Koempel-Pilot, Adolf Gondrell and Joe Stöckel.Bock & Bergfelder p.413 Synopsis A young doctor and ...

'' (1936)

References

Bibliography

* Ulrich J. Klaus. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Filmlexikon der abendfüllenden deutschen und deutschsprachigen Tonfilme nach ihren deutschen Uraufführungen''. Klaus-Archiv, 2006.

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* 1895 births 1944 deaths German male film actors Actors from Würzburg Male actors from Bavaria {{Germany-stage-actor-stub