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Fritz Wendhausen

1890 – 1962

German actor, screenwriter and film director

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About Fritz Wendhausen

Lived 1890 – 1962 (aged 71). Fritz Wendhausen was a German actor, film director, screenwriter and film actor.

Fritz Wendhausen (7 August 1890 – 5 January 1962) was a German actor, screenwriter and film director. He is also credited as Frederick Wendhausen and F.R. Wendhausen. In 1938 he immigrated to Britain from Nazi Germany.

Selected filmography Screenwriter The Grand Duke's Finances (1924) The Trial of Donald Westhof (1927) Dreyfus (1930) 1914 (1931) The Marriage Swindler (1938)

Actor Old Heidelberg (1923) The First of the Few (1942) Secret Mission (1942) Tomorrow We Live (1943) Beware of Pity (1946) Odette (1950) Desperate Moment (1953) Orders to Kill (1958)

Director The Eternal Curse (1921) Madame de La Pommeraye's Intrigues (1922) The Stone Rider (1923) The Director General (1925) His Toughest Case (1926) The Trial of Donald Westhof (1927) Out of the Mist (1927) A Woman with Style (1928) The Runaway Princess (1929) Queen of the Night (1931) The First Right of the Child (1932) Little Man, What Now? (1933) The Black Whale (1934) Peer Gynt (1934) Artist Love (1935) Family Parade (1936)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Awards
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Family & relationships

Spouse
Hanna Ralph

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Fritz Wendhausen's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Fritz Wendhausen?

German actor, screenwriter and film director (1890–1962)

When was Fritz Wendhausen born?

Fritz Wendhausen was born on 7 August 1890 in Wendhausen (Lehre).

When did Fritz Wendhausen die?

Fritz Wendhausen died on 5 January 1962 in Königstein im Taunus.

What was Fritz Wendhausen's occupation?

Fritz Wendhausen was an actor, film director, screenwriter and film actor.

What nationality was Fritz Wendhausen?

Fritz Wendhausen was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Fritz Wendhausen

· Wikidata: Q88001

· DBpedia: Fritz Wendhausen

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