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