Werner Pledath (26 April 1898 – 6 December 1965) was a German actor who appeared in many films during a lengthy career. He generally played

supporting role A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character or a cameo ap ...

s such as in '' Five from the Jazz Band'' (1932).Youngkin p.465 Pledath specialized in playing powerful, authority figures. Following the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

he appeared in several films made in

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Selected filmography

* '' Man by the Wayside'' (1923) * '' The Street Song'' (1931) * '' Who Takes Love Seriously?'' (1931) * '' Dreaming Lips'' (1932) * ''

I by Day, You by Night ''I by Day, You by Night'' (german: Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht) is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Käthe von Nagy and Willy Fritsch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location at the Sanss ...

'' (1932) * '' Things Are Getting Better Already'' (1932) * '' Five from the Jazz Band'' (1932) * '' The Invisible Front'' (1932) * '' Scandal in Budapest'' (1933) * '' Today Is the Day'' (1933) * '' Mother and Child'' (1934) * ''

The Higher Command ''The Higher Command'' (german: Der höhere Befehl) is a 1935 German historical film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lil Dagover, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Heli Finkenzeller. Produced and distributed by UFA, it was shot at the company ...

'' (1935) * '' The Valiant Navigator'' (1935) * '' Pygmalion'' (1935) * '' The Saint and Her Fool'' (1935) * '' Port Arthur'' (1936) * ''

Savoy Hotel 217 ''Savoy Hotel 217'' (German: ''Savoy-Hotel 217'') is a 1936 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney and Alexander Engel. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (1936) * '' Victoria in Dover'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' Dangerous Crossing'' (1937) * ''

Mother Song ''Mother Song'' (German: ''Mutterlied'') is a 1937 German-Italian musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Beniamino Gigli, Maria Cebotari and Hans Moser.Waldman p.202 It was produced by Itala Film, a Berlin-based production ...

'' (1937) *'' The Chief Witness'' (1937) * '' Triad'' (1938) * ''

Red Orchids ''Red Orchids'' (german: Rote Orchideen) is a 1938 German crime film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Olga Tschechowa Olga Konstantinovna Chekhova (; russian: Ольга Константиновна Чехова; 14 April 1897 – 9 ...

'' (1938) * '' The Night of Decision'' (1938) * '' The Muzzle'' (1938) * ''

By a Silken Thread ''By a Silken Thread'' (german: Am seidenen Faden) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Willy Fritsch, Carl Kuhlmann and Käthe von Nagy. The film was intended to be an exposure of "crooked Jewish capitalists ...

'' (1938) * '' A Prussian Love Story'' (1938) * '' Escape in the Dark'' (1939) * '' Police Report'' (1939) * '' In the Name of the People'' (1939) * '' Robert Koch'' (1939) * ''

A Hopeless Case ''A Hopeless Case'' (german: Ein hoffnungsloser Fall) is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Hannes Stelzer. The film's sets were designed by Karl Weber. Synopsis A determined fema ...

'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' Our Miss Doctor'' (1940) * ''

The Three Codonas ''The Three Codonas'' (german: Die drei Codonas) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring René Deltgen, Ernst von Klipstein and Josef Sieber. It is based on the life of the circus performer Alfredo Codona. It ...

'' (1940) * '' Diesel'' (1942) * '' Between Heaven and Earth'' (1942) * '' Circus Renz'' (1943) * ''

The Golden Spider ''The Golden Spider'' (german: Die goldene Spinne) is a 1943 German thriller film directed by Erich Engels and starring Kirsten Heiberg, Jutta Freybe, and Harald Paulsen. It was partly shot in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Da ...

'' (1943) * '' The Degenhardts'' (1944) * '' Street Acquaintances'' (1948) * '' Thank You, I'm Fine'' (1948) * ''

The Blue Swords ''The Blue Swords'' (german: Die blauen Schwerter) is a 1949 East German historical drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Hans Quest, Ilse Steppat and Alexander Engel. It sold more than 3,299,432 tickets. The film portrays the lif ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Appeal to Conscience ''The Appeal to Conscience'' (german: Ruf an das Gewissen) is a 1949 German mystery film directed by Karl Anton and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Werner Hinz and Gustav Diessl.Davidson & Hake p. 61 It was originally shot in 1944, but remained uncomp ...

'' (1949) * '' The Benthin Family'' (1950) * ''

The Last Year ''The Last Year'' (german: Die letzte Heuer) is a 1951 East German drama film directed by E.W. Fiedler and Hans Heinrich and starring Inge Keller, Hans Klering and Hermann Stövesand.Reimer p.21 It was made by the state-controlled DEFA in com ...

'' (1951) * '' The Condemned Village'' (1952) * '' Anna Susanna'' (1953) * ''

Ernst Thälmann Ernst Johannes Fritz Thälmann (; 16 April 1886 – 18 August 1944) was a German Communism, communist politician, and leader of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) from 1925 to 1933. A committed Marxism–Leninism, Marxist-Leninist and Stalini ...

'' (1954)

References

Bibliography

* Youngkin, Stephen. ''The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre''. University Press of Kentucky, 2005.

External links

* 1898 births 1965 deaths Male actors from Berlin German male film actors {{Germany-film-actor-stub