Carl Esmond
Biography
Carl Esmond (born Karl Simon June 14, 1902 – December 4, 2004) was an Austrian-born American film and stage actor, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Although his age was given as 33 in the passenger list when he arrived in the USA in January 1938, in his naturalization petition his birth year is stated as 1902. His stage names were Willy Eichberger and Charles Esmond and finally Carl Esmond. He trained at Vienna's State Academy of Dramatic Arts, and made his film debut in the operetta The Emperor's Waltz (1933).
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Acting History
1985
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn as General Von Helmuth
1971McMillan & Wife as Zeiss
1966Agent for H.A.R.M. as Professor Jan Stefánik
1965Run for Your Life as Otto Hiltz
1965Morituri as Busch
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Baron Freddy De Chasseur
1962Hitler as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
1962Brushfire as Martin
1959Thunder in the Sun as Andre Dauphin
1959One Step Beyond as Emile
1958From the Earth to the Moon as Jules Verne
1957Maverick as Comte de Lisle
1955Lola Montès as Doctor
1954Passport to Danger as Fabian
1954Passport to Danger
1954Regina Amstetten as Prof. Werner Grüter
1953Liebeserwachen as Michael Rainer
1952The World in His Arms as Prince Semyon
1951Racket Squad
1950Mystery Submarine as Heldman
1950Lux Video Theatre as Pierre
1950The Desert Hawk as Kibar
1948Walk a Crooked Mile as Dr. Ritter von Stolb
1947Slave Girl as El Hamid
1947Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman as Dr. Lorenz
1946Lover Come Back as Paul Millard
1946The Catman of Paris as Charles Regnier
1945Her Highness and the Bellboy as Baron Zoltan Faludi
1945This Love of Ours as Uncle Bob
1945Without Love as Paul Carrell
1944Experiment Perilous as John Maitland
1944The Master Race as Andrei
1944Resisting Enemy Interrogation as Maj. von Behn - Nazi Commandant
1944The Story of Dr. Wassell as Lt. Dirk Van Daal
1944Address Unknown as Baron von Friesche
1944Ministry of Fear as Willi Hilfe
1943First Comes Courage as Maj. Paul Dichter
1943Margin for Error as Baron Max von Alvenstor
1942Seven Sweethearts as Carl Randall
1942The Navy Comes Through as Richard 'Dutch' Kroner
1942Panama Hattie as Lucas Kefler (uncredited)
1942Pacific Rendezvous as Andre Leemuth
1941Sundown as Jan Kuypens
1941Sergeant York as German Major
1940Little Men as Professor Bhaer
1939Thunder Afloat as U-Boat Captain
1938The Dawn Patrol as Hauptmann Von Mueller
1936Burg Theatre as Josef Rainer
1936Romance as Graf Eduard Romanel
1936Prater as Fred
1936All for Veronica as Paul Schmidt
1936The Empress's Favourite as Fähnrich Alexander Tomsky
1936The Postman from Longjumeau as Chapelou, der Postillon von Lonjumeau
1935Invitation to the Waltz as Carl
1935Blood Brothers as Mirko, der Herr
1934Die Liebe siegt as Willy Schneider
1934Evensong as Count Ehrenburg / Archduke Theodore
1934Blossom Time as Count Rudi von Hohenberg
1933Inge and the Millions as Walter Brink
1933Kleines Mädel, großes Glück as Georg Hellwig
1933Liebelei as Oberleutnant Theo Kaiser
1933Kaiserwalzer as Viktor Eggersdorf