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Henry Stuart

1885 – 1948

Swiss actor

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Lived 1885 – 1948 (aged 62). Henry Stuart was a Swiss actor, film director, screenwriter, stage actor and director.

Henry Stuart (1 February 1885 – 26 January 1948) was a Swiss film actor known for his work in Germany. Stuart was born in Cairo as son of a Swiss doctor, but educated in Britain. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, intending to become a painter. After moving into the German film industry following the First World War, Stuart played a number of prominent supporting roles in productions such as Joyless Street. Stuart's film career largely ended with the arrival of sound, and he worked increasingly on the stage. His final film appearance was a small role in the Nazi agfacolor epic Münchhausen (1943).

Filmography A Glass of Water (1923) Joyless Street (1925) The Wig (1925) The Adventures of Sybil Brent (1925) Wrath of the Seas (1926) The Man in the Fire (1926) Two and a Lady (1926) The Street of Forgetting (1926) Derby (1926) Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit (1927) The Girl Without a Homeland (1927) Flirtation (1927) The Woman with the World Record (1927) Excluded from the Public (1927) The Beggar from Cologne Cathedral (1927) Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden (1927) Sajenko the Soviet (1928) Give Me Life (1928) Der Ring der Bajadere (1928) Favorite of Schonbrunn (1929) Scandal in Baden-Baden (1929) The Right to Love (1930) Germanin (1943) Münchhausen (1943)

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Education
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich

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People whose lives overlapped Henry Stuart's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Henry Stuart?

Swiss actor (1885–1948)

When was Henry Stuart born?

Henry Stuart was born on 1 February 1885 in Cairo.

When did Henry Stuart die?

Henry Stuart died on 26 January 1948 in Zollikon.

What was Henry Stuart's occupation?

Henry Stuart was an actor, film director, screenwriter, stage actor and director.

What nationality was Henry Stuart?

Henry Stuart was Swiss.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Henry Stuart

· Wikidata: Q1607280

· DBpedia: Henry Stuart (actor)

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