About Max Zilzer
Lived 1868 – 1943 (aged 74–75). Max Zilzer was a stage actor, film actor and actor.
Max Zilzer (23 November 1868 – 1943) was a Hungarian-born German stage and film actor.
Born in Budapest, Zilzer was Jewish and died in Berlin under interrogation by the Gestapo during World War II. He was the father of actor Wolfgang Zilzer.
Selected filmography He This Way, She That Way (1915) The Secret of the American Docks (1919) The Eyes of the World (1920) The Bull of Olivera (1921) Debit and Credit (1924) Cock of the Roost (1925) Luther (1928) Panic (1928) Girl in the Moon (1929) A Student's Song of Heidelberg (1930) Raid in St. Pauli (1932)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Max Zilzer?
German actor (1868-1943)
When was Max Zilzer born?
Max Zilzer was born on 23 November 1868.
When did Max Zilzer die?
Max Zilzer died in 1943 in Berlin.
What was Max Zilzer's occupation?
Max Zilzer was a stage actor, film actor and actor.
What nationality was Max Zilzer?
Max Zilzer's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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