Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1888 – 11 November 1954) was a German actor and director, active in both Germany and the United States. The son of a German father and a Jewish mother, he was born in St. Pauli, the poorest part of Hamburg. Despite his ancestry, Schünzel was allowed by the Nazis to continue making films for several years until he left in 1937 to live abroad.

Reinhold Schünzel

Acting Born November 7, 1888 – Died November 11, 1954 Hamburg, Germany

Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1888 – 11 November 1954) was a German actor and director, active in both Germany and the United States. The son of a German father and a Jewish mother, he was born in St. Pauli, the poorest part of Hamburg. Despite his ancestry, Schünzel was allowed by the Nazis to continue making films for several years until he left in 1937 to live abroad.

Known For

German Film Award

Self

Notorious

Dr. Anderson

Dragonwyck

Count De Grenier (uncredited)

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

Self (archive footage)

Hangmen Also Die!

Gestapo Insp. Ritter

Berlin Express

Johann Walther

The 3 Penny Opera

Tiger-Brown

Heddas Rache

Georg

The Man in Half Moon Street

Dr. Kurt van Bruecken

Lilli

Wahnsinn

Jörges

The Hitler Gang

Gen. Ludendorff