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Paul Henreid (January 10, 1908 â€“ March 29, 1992) was an Austrian-American actor, director, producer, and writer. He is best remembered for several film roles during the
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, including Capt. Karl Marsen in '' Night Train to Munich'' (1940), Victor Laszlo in ''
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'' (1942) and Jerry Durrance in ''
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'' (1942).


Early life

Paul Henreid was born on January 10, 1908, as Paul Georg Julius von Hernreid in
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, then part of the
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. He was the son of Maria-Luise (Lendecke) and Karl Alphons Hernreid, a financial adviser to Emperor
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. Born as Carl Hirsch, Karl von Hernreid converted from Judaism to Catholicism in 1904 due to anti-semitism in Austria-Hungary. Paul von Henreid trained for the theatre in
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, over his family's objections, attending the Theresianische Akademie. During this time, he worked at a publishing house while attending school. Karl died in 1916. The family fortune had dwindled by the time his son graduated from the Akademie.


Stage and film careers


Roles in Germany and Austria

While performing in a play at the Akademie, Henreid was discovered by
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, then working for the director
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. Henreid then joined Reinhardt's theater company. In 1933, he played a minor role in a stage production of ''Faust''. He had starring roles in the Vienna staging of the 1934 play '' Men in White'' and the play ''Mizzi''. With the onset of the National Socialist regime in Germany in 1933, the NS-Reichsfilmkammer (National Sozialistic Reich Film Chamber) controlled the making of German films. He applied for membership, but was rejected because his father had been born a Jew.Weniger, Kay: 'Es wird im Leben dir mehr genommen als gegeben …': Lexikon der aus Deutschland und Österreich emigrierten Filmschaffenden 1933 bis 1945. 1. Auflage. Acabus Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8, S. 237–239. In 1935, Henreid was cast in the Austrian film ''Jersey Lilly''. Henreid went to London in 1937 to portray Prince Albert in the first British stage production of '' Victoria Regina''. That same year, he applied again for a membership by a special permit with the NS-Reichsfilmkammer. This request was personally rejected by Nazi Propaganda Minister
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. By the time Germany took over Austria in 1938, Henreid had become fervently anti-Nazi. During this period, he helped a Jewish comedian flee Germany. As a result of this and other actions, the German Government designated him an "official enemy of the
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" and confiscated all his assets in Germany. Henreid soon moved permanently to the United Kingdom.


Roles in the United Kingdom

With the outbreak of the
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in 1939, Henreid risked deportation from the United Kingdom or internment as an
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. However, the German actor
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vouched for him, and the British Government allowed him to stay and work. Veidt later appeared alongside Henreid as Major Heinrich Strasser in the film ''
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.'' In 1939, Henreid had a major supporting role as German teacher Max Staefel in '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips.'' The following year, he received third billing as a German
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agent in the thriller '' Night Train to Munich''. In 1940, Henreid also performed in a minor role in the British musical comedy '' Under Your Hat''. That same year, he portrayed a German army officer in the film ''Madman of Europe''.


Roles for RKO, Warner Bros., and MGM

In 1940, von Henreid relocated to New York City. He played a doctor in the 1941 Broadway play, ''Flight to the West.'' That same year, he signed a contract with the
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in Hollywood. RKO dropped the "von" from his name to make it sound less Germanic. He also became a citizen of the United States. Henreid's first film for RKO was '' Joan of Paris'', a 1942 war drama in which he played a
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pilot trying to escape
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. The film was a big hit. Moving to
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in 1942, the studio cast Henreid as Jeremiah Durrance in the romance ''
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'', playing opposite
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. His role was that of a married man who meets the " spinster" Davis on an ocean voyage. His next role was as Victor Laszlo, an anti-Nazi resistance leader in the 1942 romantic drama ''
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.'' The cast included
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,
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, and
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, who plays Laszlo's wife. The film was a critical success and is considered today one of the best American films in history. After ''Casablanca'', Henreid turned down the male lead alongside Davis in the 1943 dramatic film, '' Watch on the Rhine.'' Warner Brothers then paired Henreid with Ida Lupino in the 1944 romantic drama, '' In Our Time.'' That same year, the studio cast him as a romantic lead with
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in '' Between Two Worlds.'' Also in 1944, Henreid played a lead role in '' The Conspirators'', about a Dutch resistance leader trying to escape Nazi agents in Lisbon. The film's supporting cast included
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and
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. Henreid rejected another romantic lead with Davis in the 1944 film '' Mr Skeffington''. Henreid briefly rejoined RKO to play a pirate with Maureen O'Hara in the studio's 1945 release, '' The Spanish Main''. Returning to Warner Bros., he was cast in 1946 in '' Devotion'', a
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of the
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in which Henreid portrays Charlotte Bronte's husband, Arthur Bell Nicholls. He was cast again with Parker in the 1946 adaptation of the Somerset Maugham novel, '' Of Human Bondage.'' He played Philip Carey, a medical student with a clubfoot.
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(MGM) then borrowed Henreid from Warners to play the composer
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in the 1947 film '' Song of Love,'' opposite
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. In his 1984 autobiography ''Ladies Man,'' Henreid stated that he then bought out his Warner Brothers contract for $75,000. MGM offered him a long-term contract for $150,000 a year, but he turned it down.Henreid p 184-185


Blacklisting and independent films

Henreid recounted that in the late 1940s, he participated in a protest by some Hollywood actors in Washington, D.C. against the anti-Communist excesses of the
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. As a result, he said the major studios in Hollywood blacklisted him from any roles. He produced the film noir '' Hollow Triumph'' in 1948. For the next several years, Henreid was only able to gain roles in independent films with lower budgets. He appeared in the 1949 adventure film '' Rope of Sand,'' playing a villain opposite
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''.'' In 1950, Henreid made a low-budget film for Edward and Harry Danziger, '' So Young, So Bad'', as a school psychiatrist. This film was followed by an offer from producer Sam Katzman to play the pirate
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in '' Last of the Buccaneers'' (1950). Henreid then went to France for the 1951 romance film '' Pardon My French''. He then returned to Katzman for the 1952 film ''
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.'' He directed and played the lead role in '' For Men Only'' (1952), a college drama about
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. Later, in the United Kingdom, he made the films '' Stolen Face'' (1952) and '' Mantrap'' (1953). He then went back to Katzman for the 1953 fantasy adventure '' Siren of Bagdad'', playing a magician.


Return to Hollywood

In 1954, Henreid returned to MGM for his first film for a major studio since being blacklisted. He played a minor role in '' Deep in My Heart'', a biopic about the composer
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. He next moved to
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, where he appeared as a pirate captain in the 1955 film '' Pirates of Tripoli'' . He made a cameo appearance in the 1956 comedy '' Meet Me in Las Vegas''. He also appeared at this time on Broadway in the play ''Festival''. In the early 1950s, Henreid began directing both films and television shows. His directorial credits include American television episodes of: * ''
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'' * '' Maverick'' * ''
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'' * '' The Virginian'' * '' The Big Valley'' Henreid also directed the 1956 film '' A Woman's Devotion'', in which he played a supporting role, '' Girls on the Loose'' (1958), and '' Live Fast, Die Young'' (1958). In 1964, he directed '' Dead Ringer'', which stars Bette Davis and features Henreid's daughter, Monika Henreid, in a minor role. While working as a director, Henreid continued to accept some small acting parts: * '' Ten Thousand Bedrooms'' (1957) * '' Holiday for Lovers'' (1959) * '' Never So Few'' (1959) * '' Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1962) * ''
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'' (1965) * ''
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'' (1969) * '' The Failing of Raymond'' (1971) In 1973, Henreid returned to Broadway to perform in a revival of the George Bernard Shaw drama, '' Don Juan in Hell''. Henreid's final film role was in the 1977 horror film '' Exorcist II: The Heretic,'' where he played a
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.


Personal life and legacy

Henreid married Elizabeth Camilla Julia "Lisl" Glück (1908–1993) in 1936; the couple adopted two daughters. In 1992, at age 84, Henreid died of
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in
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after suffering a stroke. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica. The
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in 1960 honored Henreid with two stars on the
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in Los Angeles. The first, recognizing his film career, is located at 6366 Hollywood Boulevard. The second, for his work in television, is located at 1720 Vine Street.


Complete filmography


As actor

*'' Morgenrot'' (1933) *'' Baroud'' (1933) as uncredited minor role *''Love in Morocco'' (1933) as uncredited minor role *''Hohe Schule'', aka '' The Secret of Cavelli'' (1934) as Franz von Ketterer *''Eva, the Factory Girl'' (1935) as Fritz *''...nur ein Komödiant'' (1935) as Velthen *''
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'' (1937) as uncredited minor role *'' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1939) as Staefel * '' An Englishman's Home'' (1940) as Victor Brandt *'' Night Train to Munich'' (1940) as Capt. Karl Marsen *'' Under Your Hat'' (1940) as uncredited minor role *'' Joan of Paris'' (1942) as Paul Lavallier *''
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'' (1942) as Jeremiah "Jerry" Duvaux Durrance *''
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'' (1942) as Victor Laszlo *'' In Our Time'' (1944) as Count Stefan Orwid *'' Between Two Worlds'' (1944) as Henry Bergner *'' The Conspirators'' (1944) as Vincent Van Der Lyn *'' The Spanish Main'' (1945) as Capt. Laurent Van Horn *'' Devotion'' (1946) as Rev. Arthur Nicholls *'' Of Human Bondage'' (1946) as Philip Carey *''
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'' (1946) as Karel Novak *'' Song of Love'' (1947) as Robert Schumann *'' Hollow Triumph'', aka ''The Scar'' (1948) as John Muller / Dr. Bartok *'' Rope of Sand'' (1949) as Commandant Paul Vogel *'' So Young So Bad'' (1950) as Dr. John H. Jason *'' Last of the Buccaneers'' (1950) as Jean Lafitte *'' Pardon My French'' (1951)Also the French version '' Dans la vie tout s'arrange'' (1952). – Paul Rencourt *'' For Men Only'' (1952) as Dr. Stephen Brice *''
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'' (1952) as General Abu Amdar *'' Stolen Face'' (1952) as Dr. Philip Ritter *'' Dans la vie tout s'arrange'' (1952) as Paul Rencourt *'' Mantrap'', aka ''Woman in Hiding'' (1953) as Hugo Bishop *'' Siren of Bagdad'' (1953) as Kazah the Great * ''
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'' (1954) as Konrad Hegner *'' Deep in My Heart'' (1954) as Florenz Ziegfeld *'' Pirates of Tripoli'' (1955) as Edri al-Gadrian *'' Meet Me in Las Vegas'' (1956) as Pierre *'' A Woman's Devotion'' (1956) as Capt. Henrique Monteros *'' Ten Thousand Bedrooms'' (1957) as Anton *'' Holiday for Lovers'' (1959) as Eduardo Barroso *'' Never So Few'' (1959) as Nikko Regas *'' Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1962) as Etienne Laurier *''
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'' (1965) as Gen. Ziemann *''
The Madwoman of Chaillot ''The Madwoman of Chaillot'' (, ) is a play, a poetic satire, by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, written in 1943 and first performed in 1945, after his death. The play is in two acts. The story concerns an eccentric woman who lives in Paris and ...
'' (1969) as The General *'' The Failing of Raymond'' (1971, TV Movie) as Dr. Abel *''Death Among Friends'' (1975, TV Movie) as Otto Schiller *'' Exorcist II: The Heretic'' (1977) as The Cardinal (final film role)


As himself or narrator

*'' Hollywood Canteen'' (1944) – himself *''Peking Remembered'' (1967 documentary) – narrator


As producer

*'' Hollow Triumph'' (1948) *''For Men Only'' (1952)


As director

*'' The Reprieve (S4/Ep2)'' (1959) *'' A Stranger Everywhere (S4/Ep10)'' (1968)


Film

*'' For Men Only'' (1952) *'' A Woman's Devotion'' (1956) *'' Live Fast, Die Young'' (1958) *'' Girls on the Loose'' (1958) *'' Dead Ringer'' (1964) *'' Ballad in Blue'' (1964)


Television

* ''Maverick "Passage to Fort Doom" (1959)'' *'' The Californians'' (1957–1959), various episodes *
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TV series episode "The Landlady," "Cell 227," and 26 others (1957–1962) *The June Allyson Show (1960) episode 'The Lie' *'' The Virginian'' "''Long Ride to Wind River"'' (1966) *The Big Valley (9 episodes) (TV Series 1965–1968) *''
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'' TV series episode 'The Mask of Jason', “A Nice Little Town’ (1960)


As writer

*'' Ballad in Blue'' (1964) (story)


Music

*''
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'' (1946) (Hollenius' Cello Concerto, Cello Concerto in D major, uncredited and dubbed by Eleanor Slatkin) *'' Stolen Face'' (1952) (song "Rolling Home")


Radio appearances


Notes


References


External links

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