Hubert von Meyerinck

🎂 Data nașterii: 1896-08-23 (Potsdam, Germany)

Hubert von Meyerinck was born in Potsdam on August 23, 1896, the son of a major. After his parents divorced, he was raised by his mother. From an early age he showed a strong interest in acting and began taking lessons as a child, despite his parents’ wish that he pursue a career as a priest. After completing school, he was drafted into military service during World War I but was discharged shortly afterward for health reasons. In 1917, he made his stage debut at the Berliner Schauspielhaus as Lieutenant von Hagen in "Kolberg." Following an engagement at the Hamburger Kammerspiele from 1918 to 1920, he performed at numerous Berlin theatres and variety venues, including the revue "Es liegt was in der Luft" alongside Marlene Dietrich. He earned acclaim both for his cabaret performances at the famed Tingeltangel and for dramatic stage roles such as Mephisto in "Faust" and Mackie Messer in "Die Dreigroschenoper." At the beginning of the 1920s, von Meyerinck transitioned to film. After a significant early role in Georg Jacoby’s serial "Der Mann ohne Namen," he appeared in supporting roles in silent films including Artur Robison’s "Manon Lescaut" (1926) and Wilhelm Dieterle’s "Ich lebe für Dich" (1929). His distinctive appearance—bald head, monocle, thin moustache—quickly made him recognizable, and he became a popular character actor. He was often typecast as aristocrats, bourgeois figures, authoritarian officials, eccentrics, or crooks. With the arrival of sound film, his raspy voice further defined his screen persona. Among his notable early sound films were Max Ophüls’ "Die verliebte Firma" (1931/32), Franz Wenzler’s "Wenn die Liebe Mode macht" (1932), and Kurt Gerron’s "Der weiße Dämon" (1932). During the Nazi era, he remained one of Germany’s most prolific and popular supporting actors, appearing in more than 90 productions between 1933 and 1945. These ranged from comedies such as "Ein falscher Fuffziger" (1935) to Willi Forst’s adaptation of Maupassant’s "Bel Ami" (1939) and Helmut Käutner’s "Kitty und die Weltkonferenz" (1939). He also took smaller roles in propagandistic films including "Ein Volksfeind" (1937) and "Trenck, der Pandur" (1940). Although it was widely known that he was homosexual, he was not prosecuted by the regime. In the 1950s and 1960s, von Meyerinck successfully parodied his established authoritarian image in numerous comedies. In 1957 alone he appeared in 13 films, including the popular "Der tolle Blomberg" and "Das Wirtshaus im Spessart." He received the Prize of the German Film Critics in 1960 for "Ein Mann geht durch die Wand" and again in 1961 for "Das Spukschloß im Spessart." Another highlight was his role as an exuberant aristocrat in Billy Wilder’s Cold War satire "One, Two, Three." Between 1965 and 1969, he regularly appeared as Sir Arthur, head of Scotland Yard, in the Edgar Wallace film series. Despite appearing in around 250 films, von Meyerinck remained committed to the stage and joined the ensemble of Hamburg’s Thalia Theatre in 1966. In 1968, he received a lifetime achievement award at the German Film Prize and published his memoirs. He died in Hamburg on May 13, 1971.

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One, Two, Three

Weißer Holunder

Rosemarie

Otto ist auf Frauen scharf

Junge Leute brauchen Liebe

Charleys Onkel

Freddy und der Millionär

Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlager

Der tolle Bomberg

Manon Lescaut

Zwei Bayern im Urwald

Hanul din Spessart

Vrăjitorul revine

Fantomele din Spessart

Endstation

Der Gorilla von Soho

Fräulein Veronika

Ferien auf Immenhof

Die glücklichste Ehe der Welt

Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht

Winternachtstraum

Ein gewisser Herr Gran

Der Mann mit dem Glasauge

Der große Mandarin

Der verkaufte Großvater

Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby

Salem Aleikum

Brennende Grenze

Un om trece prin zid

Siebenmal in der Woche

Ich und die Kaiserin

Menschen untereinander

Ich kauf mir lieber einen Tirolerhut

Wenn die Musik spielt am Wörthersee

Vacanze a Ischia

Unter der Laterne

Wenn die tollen Tanten kommen

IA in Oberbayern

O stea cade din cer

Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies

… denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol

Das sündige Dorf

Das Flötenkonzert von Sans-Souci

Ein Unsichtbarer geht durch die Stadt

Die Diebin von Bagdad

Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone

Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder

Fanfaren der Ehe

Und ewig knallen die Räuber

Nachbarn sind zum Ärgern da

Der Bucklige von Soho

Allotria in Zell am See

Bel Ami

Liebe, Mädchen und Soldaten

Vremuri minunate la... Spessart

Robert und Bertram

Bobby Dodd greift ein

Der Czardas-König

Davon träumen alle Mädchen

Dany, bitte schreiben Sie

Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin

April, April!

Kitty und die Weltkonferenz

Knall und Fall als Detektive

Klettermaxe

Der Florentiner Hut

Liebe 47

Die Frauen des Herrn S.

Liebe im Finanzamt

Der große Schatten

Gute Nacht, Mary

Hallo Janine

Das Herz der Königin

Heute blau und morgen blau

Melodie und Rhythmus

Der müde Theodor

Münchhausen

Piefke, der Schrecken der Kompanie