Hubert von Meyerinck
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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.
Known for
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One, Two, Three (1961)
as Count von Droste Schattenburg
Women for Golden Hill (1938)
as Tanzmanager
The Haunted Castle (1960)
as Von Teckel
The Gorilla Gang (1968)
as Sir Arthur
The Secret Ways (1961)
as Sheffler
Nachruf auf Egon Müller (1965)
as Tod
I Have Dreamed of You (1944)
as Empfangschef
Keine Angst vor Schwiegermüttern (1954)
Actor
Nachbarn sind zum Ärgern da (1970)
as Notar
The Zombie Walks (1968)
as Sir Arthur
Ein Zug fährt ab (1942)
as Frisör Schön
Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht (1967)
as von Below
People Among Us (1926)
as Man on Party
Frühlingsluft (1938)
as Graf Rasumirksi
Liebe, Mädchen und Soldaten (1958)
as Major von Siebenstern
The Hunchback of Soho (1966)
as General Edward Perkins
Sabine und die hundert Männer (1960)
as Herzog
Das Glück liegt auf der Straße (1957)
as Generaldirektor Kartzer
The King's Prisoner (1935)
as Von Beichlingen
Wenn die Musik spielt am Wörthersee (1962)
as Axel Bender, Evelyns Vater
The Man with the Glass Eye (1969)
as Sir Arthur
Freddy and the Millionaire (1961)
as Walloschek
They're Too Much (1965)
as Oberstaatsanwalt
Familienparade (1936)
as Vetter Max
An der schönen blauen Donau (1955)
as Baron Philipp
The Spessart Inn (1958)
as Von Teckel
In the Temple of Venus (1948)
as Raimondo
The Fugitive from Chicago (1934)
as Werner Dux
Thou Art My Joy (1936)
as Dr.Hofreuter - Rechtsanwalt
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone (1960)
Actor
The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931)
as Museumsführer
Maria Ilona (1939)
as Pizzi
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall (1959)
as Pickler - Der Bürochef
Love Whispers (1935)
as Lenoir
Maibritt, the Girl from the Islands (1964)
as Direktor Dingelmeyer
When the Mad Aunts Arrive (1970)
as Herr Storz
Fanny Elssler (1937)
as Polizeipräfekt
Anna Favetti (1938)
as Hotelgast
Not Afraid of Big Animals (1953)
as Kunstreiter
Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel (1961)
as Rechtsanwalt
Die Sterne lügen nicht (1950)
as Baron v. Malachowsky alias Emil Branske
Mistress Moon (1941)
as Rat Haschke
Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder (1961)
Actor
Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby (1961)
as Mr. Cower
Traumschöne Nacht (1952)
as Maroni
Ein dreifach Hoch dem Sanitätsgefreiten Neumann (1969)
as Oberstabsarzt Dr. Treppwitz
They Call It Love (1953)
as Balancourt
Junge Leute brauchen Liebe (1961)
as Monsieur Terrier
Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl (1945)
as Max Vieregg
Leben wie die Fürsten (1966)
as Anton
Allotria in Zell am See (1963)
as Hauptmann Hans Hajo von Gestern
Stiftungsfest der Fleißigen Biene (1963)
as Hoteldirektor
Träume von der Südsee (1957)
as Kapitän
Münchhausen (1943)
as Prinz Anton Ulrich
Again the Ringer (1965)
as Judge Matthews
Das Nachtgespenst (1953)
as Hoteldirektor
The Happiest Married Couple in Vienna (1937)
as Oskar Brenner
The Schlemihl (1931)
as Baron Stechling
Black-White-Red Four Poster (1962)
as Oberst Pusslitz
The Heart of a Queen (1940)
as Sir John
My Wife, the Adventuress (1931)
Actor
Bobby Dodd intervenes (1959)
as Versicherungsagent
Gelbe Bestien (1921)
Actor
A Woman Who Knows What She Wants (1934)
as Banker Lyngel
Help - She Loves Me (1956)
as Direktor der "Elysée-Bar
Küß mich noch einmal! (1956)
as Direktor Landinger
Königstiger (1935)
as Vicomte d'Aubert
Kora Terry (1940)
Actor
Rosemary (1958)
as Kleye
Manöverball (1956)
as Hauptmann Brothusen
Der Störenfried (1934)
Actor
Heute nacht passiert’s (1953)
as Textilkaufmann Schulz
The White Demon (1932)
as Marquis d'Esquillon
The Thief of Bagdad (1952)
as Hussa Hussa
Und ewig knallen die Räuber (1962)
as Herr von Merlyn
Siebenmal in der Woche (1957)
as Füllkrug
Der Lauf des Bösen (1969)
as Kardinal
Glorious Times in the Spessart (1967)
as General Teckel
The Only Girl (1933)
as Flügeladjutant
Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen (1962)
as Freiherr von Mumpitz
That Can Happen to Anyone (1952)
as Walputzke
The Flute Concert of Sans-souci (1930)
as Attché
Otto ist auf Frauen scharf (1968)
as Dr. Zwyfalt
Frau Luna (1964)
as Kaiser
Zu Befehl, Frau Feldwebel (1956)
as Kriegsgerichtsrat Kronberg
Kampf (1932)
as Schneckendorf
The Rothschilds (1940)
as Vitrolles
Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin (1969)
as General von Kottwitz
For Once I'd Like to Have No Troubles (1932)
as Görner
Der Millionendieb (1921)
Actor
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel (1954)
as Polizeipräsident a. D. von Regwitz
I'm Waiting for You (1952)
as Studienrat Schwarze
Schlussakkord (1960)
Actor
Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe (1933)
as Der Kellner im Hotel Ritz
Love, Dance, and 1000 Songs (1955)
as Direktor Weber
Everything for a Woman (1935)
as Maxwell, ein dunkler Ehrenmann
Hangmen, Women, and Soldiers (1935)
as Rittmeister Lensberg
Musik, Musik und nur Musik (1955)
as Bieberich
...und abends in die Scala (1958)
as Alfons Spadolini
Amico (1949)
as Schwarz, Oberkellner
Two in a Big City (1942)
as Spießer Karl Eberhard Knopp
Das Mädchen Juanita (1945)
as Verwandter des Konsul Henselings
Der große Fall (1949)
as Ein dunkler Ehrenmann
Von Liebe reden wir später (1953)
as Herr Wilmar, Inhaber Kosmetik-Salon
So toll wie anno dazumal (1962)
as Mandler
Heute blau und morgen blau (1957)
as Dr. Schlucker
Robert und Bertram (1961)
as Kriminalkommissar Wolff
Last Stop (1935)
as Marcel Steiner, Direktor des Salon 'Flora'
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1930)
Actor
Davon träumen alle Mädchen (1961)
as Schulrat
Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes (1939)
as Fähnrich Graf
Der Unwiderstehliche (1937)
as Marquis de Rossignol
Die Rache des Jebal Deeks (1963)
as Sykes
Kitty and the World Conference (1939)
as Carter
Zwei Bayern im Urwald (1957)
as Jawassis
A Prince's Young Love (1933)
as Graf von Syringen
Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone (1955)
as Weckenberg
Manon Lescaut (1926)
as Der Junge de Bli
Hochstaplerin der Liebe (1954)
as Meister Philippe
The World's Craziest Army (1958)
as Fürst Paul XIII. von Krakelsburg-Kummerstein
Weh dem, der liebt! (1951)
as Neumann
Hilfe, ich bin unsichtbar (1951)
as Professor Orsini
The Old Fritz II (1928)
as Graf Cobenzl
The Voice of the Heart (1937)
as Kammerdiener der Prinzessin
Das Mädchen aus der Südsee (1950)
Actor
Ten on Every Finger (1954)
as Director des Lido
Farewell Performance (1955)
as Philipp, Duc de Gramont
All for Veronica (1936)
as Theo
An Invisible Man Goes Through the City (1933)
as Gast
Keine Angst Liebling, ich pass schon auf (1970)
as Portier vom Hotel Central
If It Were Not for Music (1935)
as Kusjmitsch von Prschitschkin
She and the Three (1935)
as André Nicol
Kein Engel ist so rein (1950)
as Mohrbutter
The Night of the Great Love (1933)
as Konsulatssekretär
Her Highness the Saleswoman (1933)
as Paul
Knall und Fall als Detektive (1953)
as Stapler
Ein Mädel aus guter Familie (1935)
as Direktor Hollmann
The Women of Mr. S. (1951)
as Korinthischer General
Der Weg zu Isabel (1940)
as Bü-Bü
The Cuckoo Years (1967)
as Ernst Francken
Der Traum vom Rhein (1933)
as Conny
Die letzten Tage der Menschheit (1968)
as Wilhelm II.
Wer bist Du, den ich liebe? (1950)
as Zauberer
Der lustige Krieg des Hauptmann Pedro (1959)
as Moritz von Persipan, Kriegsminister
Holiday Island (1957)
as Colonel Manfredi
Gute Nacht, Mary (1950)
as Frank Betterton
Fanfaren der Ehe (1953)
as Hornisse
Die verschwundene Miniatur (1954)
as Räuber
We're Dancing Around the World (1939)
as 2. Theaterdirektor in Stockholm
A Certain Mr. Gran (1933)
as Hauptmann Gordon
Das Forsthaus in Tirol (1955)
as von Langer, Staatsanwalt
Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht? (1938)
as Reporter Droste
Dany, bitte schreiben Sie (1956)
as Geschäftsführer Schnattke
… denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol (1963)
as Oskar Ortshaus
The Adventures of Fridolin (1948)
as Der falsche Biedermann
Das große Ohr (1965)
as Dupont
Die Hotelratte (1928)
as 3. Ehemann
After Midnight (1938)
as Ricin
Der Kaiser von Amerika (1959)
as Premierminister Proteus
Ich lebe für Dich (1929)
Actor
A Woman Like You (1939)
as Verkäufer im Sportgeschäft
Der Mann, der sich selber sucht (1950)
as Direktor Cattoni
Ich kauf mir lieber einen Tirolerhut (1965)
as Hubert Krempe
Axel an der Himmelstür (1966)
as Direktor Scott / Richter
Frank V. - Die Oper einer Privatbank (1967)
as Frank V.
Three Around Edith (1929)
as Scherbe
Wenn die Liebe Mode macht (1932)
as Mr. Farell
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1 (1930)
as Count
Der große Schatten (1942)
as Schauspieler Voß
Ferien auf Immenhof (1957)
as Dr. Weskamp
The World Without a Mask (1934)
as E.W. Costa
Was geschah in dieser Nacht? (1941)
as Werner Gebhardt
The Counterfeit Bill (1935)
as Wallner, Betrüger
Trenck, der Pandur (1940)
as Herr von Sazenthal
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies (1962)
as Gustav Säuerling
Paul und Pauline (1936)
as Apotheker Knullingen
Brille und Bombe - Bei uns liegen Sie richtig! (1967)
as Der Hoteldirektor
Frauen sind keine Engel (1963)
as Charles
Liebe auf Eis (1950)
as Hoteldirektor
Wenn Frauen schwindeln (1957)
as Wuttke
The Star of Rio (1940)
as Monsieur Louis Borinage
Winter Night's Dream (1935)
as Degenfels
Tell the Truth (1946)
Actor
Under the Lantern (1928)
as Nevin
Die Seeteufel von Angostura (1958)
Actor
Der verkaufte Großvater (1962)
as Friedrich Wilhelm Dünkelberg
Charleys Onkel (1969)
as Mr. Most
Bel Ami (1939)
as Varenne
Die gestohlene Hose (1956)
as Signore Ricoli
Der große Mandarin (1949)
as Beamter
The Blue Straw Hat (1949)
as Ciapollini
Die Katz' im Sack (1935)
as Louis Grevenelle
Der Stern von Santa Clara (1958)
as Manager Freddy
Das späte Mädchen (1951)
as Buchhändler
Klettermaxe (1952)
as Dobnika
Mordprozeß Dr. Jordan (1949)
as Wedekind
Salonwagen E 417 (1939)
as Kuhlemanns Komplize
Die Nacht der Entscheidung (1938)
as Chef des Modesalons
Love '47 (1949)
as Direktor Engelbrecht
Eine seltene Geliebte (1950)
as Poule, Verlege
Weißer Holunder (1957)
as Taddäus von Zylinski
The Holy Flames (1931)
as Pastor
The Black Hussar (1932)
as Darmont's Cook
Der müde Theodor (1957)
as Wilhelm Schulze
April, April! (1935)
as Müller, Reisender
Der bunte Traum (1952)
as Brandini
La Paloma (1959)
as Direktor Bauer
Barcarole (1935)
as Lopuchin
The Burning Heart (1929)
Actor
Kätchen für alles (1949)
as Ein Herr
An Enemy of the People (1937)
as Redakteur Fink
Liebe im Finanzamt (1952)
as Herr vom Empfang
Versprich mir nichts! (1937)
as Dr. Elk
The Company's in Love (1932)
as Fritz Willner - Filmautor
Her Private Secretary (1940)
as Auktionator
Leichtes Blut (1943)
as Möllendorf
Salem Aleikum (1959)
as Polizeichef Pierre Duval
Frühling in Baden-Baden (1967)
as Hubert von Kalkofen
The Island (1934)
as Graf Squeelen, erster Botschaftsrat
Die spanische Fliege (1955)
Actor
Santa Lucia (1956)
as Tutu
Venus on Trial (1941)
as Dr.Knarre, Sachverständiger
Tolle Nacht (1957)
as Herr Lemke, Schauspieler
Game on Board (1936)
as Marquis de la Tours, ein Betrüger
Brennende Grenze (1927)
as Heino
The Turkish Cucumbers (1962)
as Rubin y Soliman
Befehl ist Befehl (1936)
as Rittmeister von Schlackberg
Diesel (1943)
as Herr von Lorrenz
The Leghorn Hat (1939)
as Herzog von Rosalba
Die Safeknacker-Suite (1963)
as Gustav
Melodie und Rhythmus (1959)
as Orlando
Der tolle Bomberg (1957)
as Pastor
Ein ganzer Kerl (1935)
as Baron von Petersen
Palace Scandal (1949)
Actor
Love's Carnival (1930)
as Benno von Klewitz - Leutnant
Weiße Wäsche (1942)
Actor
Blockierte Signale (1948)
as Der Baron
Skandal um Dodo (1959)
as Graf Udo von Pleitenstein
Angelika (1940)
as Kabarett-Direktor
Engel im Abendkleid (1951)
as Dr. Paulicke
IA in Oberbayern (1956)
as Fritz
Ball im Savoy (1955)
as Max
Adieu Mascotte (1929)
as Schaffner
The Chaste Beloved (1940)
as Ballettmeister Petit
Wibbel the Tailor (1939)
as Knillich
Hallo Janine (1939)
as Diener Jean
Das sündige Dorf (1966)
as Attorney
Lady Juan (1928)
as Poet Don Alfonso
The Deruga Case (1938)
as Riedmüller
Artistenblut (1949)
as Ricardo Pisetti - Manager
Stjenka Rasin (1936)
as Borodin
Leidenschaft (1940)
as Graf Christian
Die Flammen lügen (1926)
as Ein Liebhaber
The Secret Courier (1928)
as Duc d'Orléans
Der Czardas-König (1959)
as Szegedy
Unknown Sender (1950)
as Schmoll, Lehrer
My Niece Suzanne (1950)
as Oscar
Maxie (1954)
as Felix, Diener
Die große Chance (1934)
as Georg
Maharadscha wider Willen (1950)
as Knirps - Generalsekretärs des Wunderfriseurs
The Midnight Venus (1951)
as Director Meyer
Frühlingsmärchen (1934)
as Karlchen Wolf