Paul Henreid

Infobox actor
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name = Paul Henreid

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caption = in the "Now, Voyager" trailer (fy|1942)
birthname = Paul Georg Julius Hernried Ritter Von Wassel-Waldingau
birthdate = birth date|1905|1|10|mf=y
location = Trieste, Austria-Hungary (now Italy)
deathdate = death date and age|1992|3|29|1905|1|10|mf=y
deathplace = Santa Monica, California, U.S.
othername =
occupation = actor, film director
yearsactive = fy|1933–fy|1977
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homepage =
notable role = Victor Laszlo in "casablanca" (fy|1942)

Paul Georg Julius Hernried Freiherr von Wassel-Waldingau, (January 10, fy|1905–March 29, fy|1992), known professionally as Paul Henreid, was an Austrian actor and film director.

Early life

Born in Trieste, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Henreid was the son of an aristocratic Viennese banker. He studied theatre in Vienna and debuted on the stage under the direction of Max Reinhardt. He began his film career acting in German films in the 1930s, but left Austria in 1935 for Britain. With the start of World War II, Henreid risked deportation or internment as an enemy alien, but Conrad Veidt spoke for him and he was allowed to remain free in England. [ [http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Studio/7624/alltext/Casablanca.html Veidt Villainies ] ] A small role in "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (fy|1939) then led him to Hollywood.

Career

In fy|1942, Henreid appeared in his two most important films. In "Now, Voyager", he and Bette Davis created one of the screen's most imitated scenes, in which he lights two cigarettes and hands one to her. Henreid's next role was as Victor Laszlo, heroic anti-Nazi leader, in "Casablanca" with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

In 1946, Henreid became a citizen of the United States [ [http://www.tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=84846] "US Citizen"] .

He made regular film appearances throughout the 1940s, and in the early 1950s began directing for both film and television. His film credits include "The Spanish Main" (fy|1945), "Of Human Bondage" (fy|1946), "Song of Love" (fy|1947), "Siren of Bagdad" (fy|1953), and "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (fy|1961). His television directorial credits include "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Maverick", "Bonanza" and "The Big Valley". In fy|1964, Henreid directed "Dead Ringer", which starred Bette Davis and featured, in a minor role, the director's daughter, Monika.

Death

Henreid died of pneumonia in Santa Monica, California and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. He was buried with a fan letter from one Mildred Jacobs which he received in 1937, before he became famous, and which he said meant more to him than any award he had won.

Henreid has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one (for film) at 6366 Hollywood Boulevard and the other (for television) at 1722 Vine Street.

Filmography

As actor

*"Dawn" (1933)
*"Love in Morocco" (1933)
*"The Secret of Cavelli" (1934)
*"Eva, the Factory Girl" (1935)
*"Only a Comedian" (1935)
*"Victoria the Great" (1937)
*"Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1939)
*"Under Your Hat" (1940)
*"Mad Men of Europe" (1940)
*"Night Train to Munich" (1940)
*"Joan of Paris" (1942)
*"Now, Voyager" (1942)
*"Casablanca" (1942)
*"In Our Time" (1944)
*"Between Two Worlds" (1944)
*"The Conspirators" (1944)
*"Hollywood Canteen" (1944)
*"The Spanish Main" (1945)
*"Devotion" (1946)
*"Of Human Bondage" (1946)
*"Deception" (1946)
*"Song of Love" (1947)
*"Hollow Triumph" (1948)
*"Rope of Sand" (1949)
*"So Young So Bad" (1950)
*"Last of the Buccaneers" (1950)
*"Pardon My French" (1951) - also French version
*"For Men Only" (1952)
*"Thief of Damascus" (1952)
*"Stolen Face" (1952)
*"Woman in Hiding" (1953)
*"Siren of Bagdad" (1953)
*"This Song Is for You" (1954)
*"Deep in My Heart" (1954)
*"Pirates of Tripoli" (1955)
*"Meet Me in Las Vegas" (1956)
*"A Woman's Devotion" (1956)
*"Ten Thousand Bedrooms" (1957)
*"Holiday for Lovers" (1959)
*"Never So Few" (1959)
*"Operation Crossbow" (1965)
*"Peking Remembered" (1967) - documentary, narrator
*"The Madwoman of Chaillot" (1969)
*"" (1977)

As director

*"For Men Only" (1952)
*"A Woman's Devotion" (1956)
*"Live Fast, Die Young" (1958)
*"Girls on the Loose" (1958)
*"Dead Ringer" (1964)
*"Ballad in Blue" (1964)

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Persondata
NAME= Henreid, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Wassel-Waldingau, Paul Georg Julius Hernried Ritter Von
SHORT DESCRIPTION=actor, director
DATE OF BIRTH= January 10 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH= Trieste, Austria-Hungary (now Italy)
DATE OF DEATH= March 29 1992
PLACE OF DEATH= Santa Monica, California, U.S.