Reinhold Schünzel

Biography

Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1888 – 11 November 1954) was a German actor and director, active in both Germany and the United States. The son of a German father and a Jewish mother, he was born in St. Pauli, the poorest part of Hamburg. Despite his ancestry, Schünzel was allowed by the Nazis to continue making films for several years until he left in 1937 to live abroad.

Known For

Notorious

as Dr. Anderson

Hangmen Also Die!

as Gestapo Insp. Ritter

Dragonwyck

as Count De Grenier (uncredited)

Berlin Express

as Walther

The 3 Penny Opera

as Tiger-Brown

Different from the Others

as Franz Bollek

Madame DuBarry

as Duke of Choiseul

Eerie Tales

as Der Teufel / Various Other Roles

Golden Earrings

as Otto Krosigk

First Comes Courage

as Col. Kurt von Elser