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