Carl Esmond

Carl Esmond
Born	Willy Eichberger (1902-06-14)June 14, 1902 Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Died	December 4, 2004(2004-12-04) (aged 102) Brentwood, Los Angeles, United States
Years active	1933–85
Spouse(s)	Ruth Taub (1911-2015)

Carl Esmond (June 14, 1902 – December 4, 2004) was an Austrian film and stage actor, born in Vienna, Austria. His birth name was Willy Eichberger which he later anglicized to Charles Esmond and finally to Carl Esmond. He was highly active in the Viennese genre of shallow romantic comedies so popular in the Austria of the interwar period. Like many of his fellow actors, Esmond fled Germany to England following the German takeover in 1938. Esmond continued to appear on stage as well as in British and American films. He appeared in over 50 films and numerous television programs. He died in Brentwood, Los Angeles in 2004 at the age of 102.

Filmography

The Emperor's Waltz (1933), as Viktor Eggersdorf
Liebelei (1933), as Oberleutnant Theo Kaiser
Little Girl, Great Fortune (1933), as Georg Hellwig
Inge and the Millions (1933), as Walter Brink
Blossom Time (1934), as Count Rudi von Hohenberg
Evensong (1934), as Archduke Theodore
Die Liebe siegt (1934), as Willy Schneider
Invitation to the Waltz (1935), as Carl
Blood Brothers (1935), as Mirko
Die Pompadour (1935), as François Boucher
The Postman from Longjumeau (1936), as Chapelou
The Empress's Favourite (1936), as Fähnrich Alexander Tomsky
Fräulein Veronika (1936), as Paul Schmidt
Der Weg des Herzens (1936), as Fred
Burgtheater (1936), as Josef Rainer
Romance (1936), as Graf Eduard Romanel
The Dawn Patrol (1938), as Hauptmann Von Mueller
Thunder Afloat (1939), as U-boat Captain
Little Men (1940), as Professor Bhaer
Sergeant York (1941), as German Major
Sundown (1941), as Jan Kuypens
Pacific Rendezvous (1942), as Andre Leemuth
Panama Hattie (1942), as Lucas Kefler (uncredited)
The Navy Comes Through (1942), as Richerd Kroner
Seven Sweethearts (1942), as Carl Randall
Margin for Error (1943), as Baron Max von Alvenstor
First Comes Courage (1943), as Maj. Paul Dichter
Address Unknown (1944), as Baron von Freische
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944), as Lt. Dirk van Daal
Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944), as Major von Behn (uncredited)
The Master Race (1944), as Dr. Andrei Krystoff
Ministry of Fear (1944), as Willi Hilfe
Experiment Perilous (1944), as Maitland
Without Love (1945), as Paul Carrell
Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945), as Baron Zoltan Faludi
This Love of Ours (1945), as Uncle Bob
The Catman of Paris (1946), as Charles Regnier
Lover Come Back (1946), as Paul Millard
Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947), as Dr. Lorenz
Slave Girl (1947), as El Hamid
Walk a Crooked Mile (1948), as Dr. Ritter von Stolb
The Desert Hawk (1950), as Kibar
Mystery Submarine (1950), as Lt. Heldman
Racket Squad (1951)
Stars Over Hollywood (1951)
The World in His Arms (1952), as Prince Semyon
Gruen Guild Playhouse (1952), as Baron de Sarnac, Chief of Police
Biff Baker, U.S.A. (1952), as Major Morovik

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1952), as Count Borselli
Ford Theatre (1953), as Maurice de Szekely
Love's Awakening (1953), as Michael Rainer
Regina Amstetten (1954), as Prof. Werner Grüter
Lola Montès (1955), as Doctor
Crossroads (1956), as Major Zuntz
Lux Video Theatre (1955–56), as Pierre / Victor Laszlo
Jane Wyman Presents: The Fireside Theatre (1956)
Cheyenne (1956), as Col. Picard
Passport to Danger (1955–56), as Fabian
The Joseph Cotten Show (1956) (1955–56), as Vail
Soldiers of Fortune (1955–56), as Nicholas Van Loon / Helmut Van Dorn
Climax! (1957), as Paul Ehrenhardt
Meet McGraw (1957), as Baron Von Schekt
From the Earth to the Moon (1958), as Jules Verne
Behind Closed Doors (1959), as Dr. Haas
General Electric Theater (1959), as Nikolas Bethlan
Thunder in the Sun (1959), as Andre Dauphin
77 Sunset Strip (1959), as Kurt von Paulus
Five Fingers (1959), as Marcuse
Behind Closed Doors (1959), as Dr. Haas^[1]
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1960), as Emile
The Deputy (1960), as Duke Dmitri
Maverick (1961), as Comte deLisle
Hawaiian Eye (1961), as Von Steuben
Brushfire (1962), as Martin
Hitler (1962), as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Kiss of Evil (1963), as Anton (US TV version)
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1964), as Baron Pyrrhos
Morituri (1965), as Busch
Run For Your Life (1965), as Otto Hiltz
Convoy (1965), as Field Marshal Von Spear
Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966), as Professor Jan Stefánik
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1966), as Baron Freddy de Chasseur
Garrison's Gorillas (1967), as German General
Insight (1967)
The Big Valley (1967), as Marquis de Laccaise
To Rome With Love (1970), as Kurt
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1972), as August Werner
McMillan & Wife (1972), as Zeiss
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977), as Kolbe
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985), as General Von Helmuth (Last appearance)

References

↑ "Behind Closed Doors’". ctva.biz. Retrieved September 2, 2009.

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