Theodor Becker (18 February 1880,

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's ...

– 26 June 1952,

Coppenbrügge Coppenbrügge is a municipality in the Hamelin-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximatively 15 km (10 miles) east of Hamelin. The Municipality covers the following villages: * Bäntorf * Behrensen * Bessingen * ...

) was a German

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and

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. He was married to

Maria Fein Maria Arloisia Fein (7 April 1892 – 5 September 1965) was an Austrian actress who became a star of German theatre and film before the rise of the Nazis forced her departure. During her time in Germany she was largely associated with the theatr ...

and was the father of Maria Becker. Becker acted mostly at the Niedersächsisches Staatstheater Hannover but also appeared on the

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stage as well as in a number of

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Selected filmography

* ''

The Wandering Light ''The Wandering Light'' (German: ''Das wandernde Licht'') is a 1916 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Henny Porten, Bruno Decarli and Theodor Becker. It was based on a short story by Ernst von Wildenbruch. A Count ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Plague of Florence ''The Plague in Florence'' (German: ''Pest in Florenz'') is a 1919 German silent historical film directed by Otto Rippert for Eric Pommer's Deutsche Eclair (Decla) production company. The screenplay was written by Fritz Lang.Workman, Christopher; ...

'' (1919) * ''

Das Fest der schwarzen Tulpe ''The Black Tulip Festival'' (german: Das Fest der schwarzen Tulpe) is a 1920 German silent historical film directed by Marie Luise Droop and Muhsin Ertugrul and starring Theodor Becker, Carl de Vogt, and Meinhart Maur.Leaman p. 558 It is base ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Black Tulip Festival ''The Black Tulip Festival'' (german: Das Fest der schwarzen Tulpe) is a 1920 German silent historical film directed by Marie Luise Droop and Muhsin Ertugrul and starring Theodor Becker, Carl de Vogt, and Meinhart Maur.Leaman p. 558 It is based ...

'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' Jeremias'' (1922) * ''

Fridericus Rex ''Fridericus Rex'' (German: ''Fridericus Rex - 1. Teil: Sturm und Drang'') is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Arzén von Cserépy and starring Otto Gebühr, Albert Steinrück and Gertrud de Lalsky. It portrays the life of the ...

'' (1923) * '' Felicitas Grolandin'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

Wood Love ''Wood Love'' (German title: ''Ein Sommernachtstraum'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Hans Neumann and starring Werner Krauss, Valeska Gert and Alexander Granach. It was an adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''A Midsumm ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1928)

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