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