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Adolf Klein

1847 – 1931

Austrian actor and theatre director

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Lived 1847 – 1931 (aged 83). Adolf Klein was an Austrian theatre director, stage actor, film actor, theatre manager, actor and director.

Adolf Klein (15 August 1847 – 11 March 1931) was an Austrian actor and theatre director. Klein appeared in around sixty films, mainly during the silent era. He appeared in a number of the epics made by the German film industry during the early 1920s such as his role as Cardinal Wolsey in Ernst Lubitsch's Anna Boleyn.

Selected filmography Dr. Hart's Diary (1917) The Mirror of the World (1918) The Seeds of Life (1918) Veritas Vincit (1919) The Panther Bride (1919) The Loves of Käthe Keller (1919) Anna Boleyn (1920) Uriel Acosta (1920) The Secret of the Mummy (1921) Lady Hamilton (1921) Ilona (1921) The Adventuress of Monte Carlo (1921) The Amazon (1921) The Inheritance of Tordis (1921) The Maharaja's Favourite Wife (1921) The Passion of Inge Krafft (1921) The Women of Gnadenstein (1921) The Three Aunts (1921) Phantom (1922) Fridericus Rex (1922) The Black Cover (1922) Frauenmoral (1923) The Last Battle (1923) Rivals (1923) Judith (1923) The Hungarian Princess (1923) Carlos and Elisabeth (1924) Strong Winds (1924) A Free People (1925) Bismarck (1925) Wood Love (1925) Shadows of the Metropolis (1925) Shadow of the World City (1925) The City of Temptation (1925) Maytime (1926) The Great Duchess (1926) Bismarck 1862–1898 (1927) 1914 (1931)

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Who was Adolf Klein?

Austrian actor and theatre director (1847-1931)

When was Adolf Klein born?

Adolf Klein was born on 15 August 1847 in Vienna.

When did Adolf Klein die?

Adolf Klein died on 11 March 1931 in Berlin.

What was Adolf Klein's occupation?

Adolf Klein was a theatre director, stage actor, film actor, theatre manager, actor and director.

What nationality was Adolf Klein?

Adolf Klein was Austrian.

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· Wikipedia: Adolf Klein

· Wikidata: Q362952

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