Walter Steinbeck (26 September 1878 – 27 August 1942) was a German

film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. Steinbeck was born in Niederlößnitz (now

Radebeul Radebeul (; ) is a town (''große Kreisstadt'') in the Elbe valley in the district of Meißen (district), Meißen in Saxony, Germany, a suburb of Dresden. It is well known for its viticulture, a Karl May Museum, museum dedicated to writer Karl ...

Saxony Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...

, Germany. He died at age 63 in

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Selected filmography

* '' The Romance of a Poor Sinner'' (1922) * '' The Chain Clinks'' (1923) * '' Night of Mystery'' (1927) * ''

Panic Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety, uncertainty and frantic agitation consistent with a fight-or-flight reaction. ...

'' (1928) * '' Sixteen Daughters and No Father'' (1928) * ''

The Great Longing ''The Great Longing'' () is a 1930 Cinema of Germany, German comedy film directed by Steve Sekely in his directorial debut and starring Camilla Horn, Theodor Loos, and Harry Frank. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were de ...

'' (1930) - film director * '' Her Majesty the Barmaid'' (1931) * ''

Marriage with Limited Liability ''Marriage with Limited Liability'' () is a 1931 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Franz Wenzler, and starring Charlotte Susa, Georg Alexander, and Paul Morgan.Klaus p. 44 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's art directi ...

'' (1931) * '' Weekend in Paradise'' (1931) * '' 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman'' (1931) * '' Louise, Queen of Prussia'' (1931) * ''

In the Employ of the Secret Service ''In the Employ of the Secret Service'' () is a 1931 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch, and Oskar Homolka. It concerns espionage between Germany and Russia during the First World War. It was ...

'' (1931) * ''

Thea Roland ''Thea Roland'' or ''The Adventure of Thea Roland'' (German: ''Das Abenteuer der Thea Roland'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Lil Dagover, Hans Rehmann and Margarete Kupfer. The film marked the directorial deb ...

'' (1932) * '' Impossible Love'' (1932) * '' The Blue of Heaven'' (1932) * '' A Tremendously Rich Man'' (1932) * '' Johnny Steals Europe'' (1932) * '' The Mad Bomberg'' (1932) * '' All is at Stake'' (1932) * '' When Love Sets the Fashion'' (1932) * '' Five from the Jazz Band'' (1932) * '' Trenck'' (1932) * '' Chauffeur Antoinette'' (1932) * '' The Pride of Company Three'' (1932) * '' The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel'' (1933) * '' The House of Dora Green'' (1933) * '' A Door Opens'' (1933) * ''

Laughing Heirs ''Laughing Heirs'' () is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Heinz Rühmann, Max Adalbert, Lien Deyers and Friedrich Ettel.Kreimeier p. 218 It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on loca ...

'' (1933) * '' Dream of the Rhine'' (1933) * '' Her Highness the Saleswoman'' (1933) * '' Love Must Be Understood'' (1933) * '' Gretel Wins First Prize'' (1933) * '' The Big Bluff'' (1933) * '' The Country Schoolmaster'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Financial Opportunists'' (1934) * '' The Brenken Case'' (1934) * '' Holiday From Myself'' (1934) * '' The Two Seals'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

The Last Waltz ''The Last Waltz'' was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group the Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. ''The Last Waltz'' was advertised as the Band's "farewell concert a ...

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Winter Night's Dream'' (1935) * ''

The Old and the Young King ''The Old and the Young King'' (German: ''Der alte und der junge König'') is a 1935 German historical drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Hinz and Leopoldine Konstantin. The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1935) * '' She and the Three'' (1935) * '' His Late Excellency'' (1935) * '' Dreams of Love'' (1935) * '' Dinner Is Served'' (1936) * '' Love's Awakening'' (1936) * '' Paul and Pauline'' (1936) * '' The Night With the Emperor'' (1936) * ''

Hilde and the Volkswagen ''Hilde and the Volkswagen'' () is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Ludwig Manfred Lommel, Grethe Weiser and Hilde Schneider. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.97 Cast * Ludwig Manfred Lommel as B ...

'' (1936) * '' The Empress's Favourite'' (1936) * '' The Dreamer'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

The Glass Ball ''The Glass Ball'' () is a 1937 German drama film directed by Peter Stanchina and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Sabine Peters, and Hilde von Stolz.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Guelstorff an ...

'' (1937) * '' Autobus S'' (1937) * '' The Coral Princess'' (1937) * '' Monika'' (1938) * '' The Great and the Little Love'' (1938) * '' Freight from Baltimore'' (1938) * '' Nanon'' (1938) * ''

Red Orchids ''Red Orchids'' () is a 1938 German crime film directed by Nunzio Malasomma, starring Olga Chekhova, Albrecht Schoenhals and Camilla Horn Camilla Martha Horn (25 April 1903 – 14 August 1996) was a German dancer and a film star of the sil ...

'' (1938) * '' Der singende Tor'' (1939) * '' In the Name of the People'' (1939) * '' Charivan'' (1941) * '' Gasman'' (1941) * ' (1941) * '' The Thing About Styx'' (1942) * '' The Night in Venice'' (1942) * '' Bismarck's Dismissal'' (1942) * '' Wedding in Barenhof'' (1942) * ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers a ...

'' (1943)

Bibliography

* Gemünden, Gerd. ''A Foreign Affair: Billy Wilder's American Films''. Berghahn Books, 2008.

External links

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