William Dieterle

Born: 1893-07-15

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German actor and film director, who worked in Hollywood for much of his career. His best known films include The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Story of Louis Pasteur and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. His 1937 film The Life of Emile Zola won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Dieterle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Faust

as Valentin
Released: 1926-10-13

God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and...

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Waxworks

as The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince
Released: 1924-11-13

A poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid,...

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The Weavers

as Moritz Jäger
Released: 1927-04-29

Die Weber (1927), a rousing German tale of the 1844 weavers’ revolution.

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Dubrowsky

as Kirila Petrowitsch
Released: 1959-02-11

Dubrowsky (Italian: Il vendicatore) is a 1959 Italian- Yugoslav historical period drama film...

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Lucrezia Borgia

as Giovanni Sforza, Herr von Pesaro
Released: 1922-10-20

Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, has three adult children: Juan, who is virtuous and has a...

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Backstairs

as Der Handwerker
Released: 1921-12-11

In a poor neighborhood of a big city, a crippled mailman is in love with a maid who lives in his...

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Frau Sorge

as Paul
Released: 1928-02-07

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The Fallen

as Grosser
Released: 1926-01-18

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Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit

as Fritz Sehring
Released: 1927-02-01

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Sex in Chains

as Franz Sommer (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
Released: 1928-10-24

A young man is convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a term in prison. There he forms a...

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Die Försterchristel

as Földessy
Released: 1926-03-05

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Petronella - Das Geheimnis der Berge

as Josmarie Seiler
Released: 1927-11-28

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Der Hahn im Korb

as Anton
Released: 1925-11-12

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Ludwig II, King of Bavaria

as Ludwig II - König von Bayern
Released: 1930-03-10

In the last years of his life, Bavarian king Ludwig II (1845 – 1886) devotes himself to...

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Don Carlos und Elisabeth

as Marquis Posa
Released: 1924-02-24

Don Carlos, heir to the Spanish throne, and Princess Elisabeth of Valois are deeply in love but...

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Demon of the Sea

as Christoph/Captain Ahab
Released: 1931-03-12

Ahab pursues a whale that chewed off a leg when his brother, vying with him for the hand of a...

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Ritter der Nacht

as Marius
Released: 1928-10-16

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Das Schweigen im Walde

as Heinz von Ettingen
Released: 1929-11-05

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Zopf und Schwert

as uncredited
Released: 1926-08-26

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Mother and Child

as Christian
Released: 1924-11-13

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Bohème

as uncredited
Released: 1923-03-25

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Fräulein Julie

as Jean
Released: 1922-01-02

A loose adaptation of August Strindberg's Miss Julie. The daughter of a count witnesses her...

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Das Geheimnis des Abbe X

as Der Abbé
Released: 1927-12-08

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Wetterleuchten

as uncredited
Released: 1925-03-27

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Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld

as uncredited
Released: 1926-11-12

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Man by the Roadside

as Michael
Released: 1923-06-11

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At the Edge of the World

as John
Released: 1927-09-18

A mill situated on the border between two unnamed countries and the residents therein become...

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Violantha

as Adelrich
Released: 1928-01-08

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The Saint and Her Fool

as Harro, Graf von Torstein
Released: 1928-10-03

Agnes Günther’s heart-rending fairy tale dazzled turn-of-the-century German audiences and sold...

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Hölle der Liebe

as uncredited
Released: 1926-10-01

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Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

as Valentin (archive footage)
Released: 2002-11-26

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One Hour of Happiness

as Eddy
Released: 1931-03-16

The two happy fitters Eddy and Tommy are doing overtime to ensure the great travel-exhibition of...

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