About Hans Kuhnert
Lived 1901 – 1974 (aged 73). Hans Kuhnert was a German art director, merchant, actor, production designer and theatre designer.
Hans Kuhnert (4 January 1901 – 29 July 1974) was a German actor, art director and production designer. Kuhnert began his career as an actor during the silent era. He played the lead alongside Olga Chekhova in Violet. From the mid-1930s Kuhnert switched to working on the visual design of film sets. He worked frequently at this into the 1960s. He was sometimes credited as Hanns H. Kuhnert.
Selected filmography
Actor The Feast of Rosella (1919) The Peruvian (1919) Intrigue (1920) Violet (1921) Der falsche Prinz (1922) Tragedy of Love (1923) Dreiklang der Nacht (1924) The Third Watch (1924)
Art Director Holiday From Myself (1934) The Monastery's Hunter (1935) The Saint and Her Fool (1935) The Haunted Castle (1936) Frau Sixta (1938) Storms in May (1938) The Rothschilds (1940) Left of the Isar, Right of the Spree (1940) People in the Storm (1941) Laugh Bajazzo (1943) Laugh, Pagliacci (1943) Light of Heart (1943) Harald Arrives at Nine (1944) The Lost Face (1948) Man on a Tightrope (1953) Salto Mortale (1953) Night People (1954) Carnival Story (1954) Circus of Love (1954) Ten on Every Finger (1954) Love Is Just a Fairytale (1955) Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol (1955) Spy for Germany (1956) Black Forest Melody (1956) The Fox of Paris (1957) Black Forest Cherry Schnapps (1958) Two Hearts in May (1958) World in My Pocket (1961) You Must Be Blonde on Capri (1961) Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse (1963)
Production Designer The Hunter of Fall (1936) Lache Bajazzo (1943) Spy for Germany (1956) Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1958)
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Who was Hans Kuhnert?
German actor and art director (1901-1974)
When was Hans Kuhnert born?
Hans Kuhnert was born on 4 April 1901 in Berlin.
When did Hans Kuhnert die?
Hans Kuhnert died on 29 July 1974 in West Berlin.
What was Hans Kuhnert's occupation?
Hans Kuhnert was an art director, merchant, actor, production designer and theatre designer.
What nationality was Hans Kuhnert?
Hans Kuhnert was German.
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