Hans Kuhnert

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Hans Kuhnert
Born	4 January 1901 Berlin, German Empire
Died	29 July 1974 West Berlin, West Germany
Occupation	Film actor Art director Production designer
Years active	1919 - 1963

Hans Kuhnert (1901–1974) was a German actor, art director and production designer. Kuhnert began his career as an actor during the silent era. He played the lead alongside Olga Tschechowa in Violet.^[1] From the mid-1930s Kuhnert switched to working on the visual design of film sets. He worked frequently at this into the 1960s. He was sometimes credited as Hanns H. Kuhnert.

Selected filmography

Actor

The Feast of Rosella (1919)
Violet (1921)
Der falsche Prinz (1922)
Tragedy of Love (1923)
Dreiklang der Nacht (1924)

Art Director

The Rothschilds (1940)
Man on a Tightrope (1953)
Night People (1954)
Carnival Story (1954)
The Fox of Paris (1957)

Production Designer

Lache Bajazzo (1943)
Spy for Germany (1956)
Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1958)

References

↑ Hardt p.225

Bibliography

Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.

External links

Hans Kuhnert at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Kuhnert, Hans
Alternative names
Short description	German actor and director
Date of birth	4 January 1901
Place of birth	Berlin, German Empire
Date of death	29 July 1974
Place of death	West Berlin, West Germany

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