Theodor Loos

Theodor August Konrad Loos (18 May 1883 – 27 June 1954) was a German actor.

The son of a watchmaker and instruments manufacturer, he left secondary school prematurely and worked for three years at an export firm for music instruments in Leipzig, and after that for his uncle, an art dealer in Berlin. He decided though to become an actor.

His theater engagements led him to Leipzig, Danzig and Frankfurt am Main, then to Berlin where he acted from 1912 to 1945 at different theaters. In the 1930s he could be seen performing in classic theater, on over 400 occasions in Peer Gynt alone.

From 1913 he performed in more than 170 feature films, initially silent films. He remains perhaps best-known for his numerous roles in the films of Fritz Lang. During the Third Reich Loos was a member of the Advisory Council (Präsidialrat) of the president of the Reichsfilmkammer.

After the end of the war, Loos returned to the theater. From August 1949 he was a member of the Staatstheater Stuttgart. His two sons both died in the Second World War.

Selected filmography

Das goldene Bett (1913) Die Eisbraut (1913) Im Schützengraben (1913) Das Hochstapler-Trio (1914) Das Haus ohne Tür (1914) Thora West (1915) Maria Niemand und ihre zwölf Väter (1915) Doch die Liebe fand einen Weg (1915) Der geheimnisvolle Wanderer (1915) Frau Eva (1916) Abseits vom Glück (1916) – Tonio Homunculus (1916–1917, part 1–5) – Sven Friedland Friedrich Werders Sendung (1916) – Father / Son Die Richterin von Solvigsholm (1916) Die grüne Phiole (1916) Das Wunder der Madonna (1916) – Bildhauer Das Haus der Leidenschaften (1916) Das letzte Spiel (1917) – Prince / Actor Christa Hartungen (1917) – Reginald Dickens Die Sündenkette (1917) Das Gewissen des Andern (1917) Das Buch des Lasters (1917) – Horst von Franken Frau Eva (1917) ...und führe uns nicht in Versuchung (1917) – Laienbruder Franziskus Die schwarze Loo (1917) Der geigende Tod (1917) – Jord Das Licht in der Nacht (1917) – Percy Wiggins Let There Be Light (1917) Robin Morris (1918) – Robin Morris Es werde Licht! (1918, part 2, 3) – Professor Wolfgang Sandow/ Hans Precious Stones (1918, Short) – Pieter Swandam Die Singende Hand (1918) – Leonid Heller Der Letzte Gang (1919) – Bildhauer Hell Treu der Jugend (1919) – Paul Günther Stiefkinder des Glücks (1919) – Hans von Holm Spiele eines Milliardärs (1919) Nach dem Gesetz (1919) – Artzt Albert Holm Die Toten kehren wieder – Enoch Arden (1919) – Enoch Arden Die Launen eines Milliardärs (1919) Das Lied der Nornen (1919) – Eldar Asselder Figures of the Night (1920) Die Nacht der Prüfung (1920) The Merry-Go-Round (1920) – Fritz Peters Die Frau ohne Dienstag (1920) – Poet Der Menschheit Anwalt (1920) – Mönch – Novice Severin Kurfürstendamm (1920) – Raoul Hasenzwing Christian Wahnschaffe (1920–1921, part 1, 2) – Amadeus Voß Helmsman Holk (1920) – Jacon Siebensee Sehnende Liebe (1920) Im Banne der Suggestion (1920) Die Spielerin (1920) Die Geheimnisse von New York (1920) Das Wüstengrab (1920) Dämmernde Nächte (1920) – Sverre Die Geschwister Barelli (1921) The House in Dragon Street (1921) – Funke, Lias Bräutigam Der zeugende Tod (1921) – Sylvester Sender, Maler The Solemn Oath (1921) – Count Horst Betrogene Betrüger (1921) Die kleine Dagmar (1921) – Maler Hennecke Treasure of the Aztecs (1921) Lady Hamilton (1921) – George Romney Die Schuldige (1921) – Pastor Behrens Der rätselhafte Tod (1921) Schuld und Sühne (1922) Othello (1922) – Cassio Hannele's Journey to Heaven (1922) – Lehrer Gottwald Youth (1922) – Kapellan Schigorski Macht der Versuchung (1922) It Illuminates, My Dear (1922) – Count Biron Der Kampf ums Ich (1922) Das blinde Glück (1922) Friedrich Schiller (1923) – Friedrich Schiller The Vice of Gambling (1923) Das Kabinett des Dr. Segato (1923) Die Nibelungen (1924) – King Gunther Debit and Credit (1924) – Freiherr von Rothensattel Claire (1924) Aufstieg der kleinen Lilian (1925) What the Stones Tell (1925) Our Heavenly Bodies (1925) Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand (1925) – Franz von Sickingen Manon Lescaut (1926) – Tiberge Women of Passion (1926) – Mr. von Golitzki The Violet Eater (1926) – Officer Eckhoff Sword and Shield (1926) – Mr. von Golitzki Das Lebenslied (1926) Metropolis (1927) – Josaphat / Joseph Liebeshandel (1927) The Impostor (1927) – Prof. Gehrsdorf Prinz Louis Ferdinand (1927) – Ernst Moritz Arndt Lord of the Night (1927) – Dr. Lanz The Weavers (1927) – Bäcker Queen Louise (1927–1928, part 1, 2) – Count Hardenberg Bigamie (1927) – Lawyer Petronella (1927) – Pfarrer Imboden Luther (1928) – Melanchthon Spies (1928) – Handelsminister (uncredited) Sensations-Prozess (1928) The Schorrsiegel Affair (1928) – Mr. van der Wal Cry for Help (1928) Homecoming (1928) Anastasia, the False Czar's Daughter (1928) – Grand Duke Michael Diana (1929) The Night of Terror (1929) – Jegorow § 173 St.G.B. Blutschande (1929) – Pastor Atlantik (1929) – Pastor Wagner Napoleon at Saint Helena (1929) – Capt. Pionkowski Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1929) – Dr. von Gudden The Great Longing (1930) – Regisseur Hall Boycott (1930) – Dr.Hermann The Flute Concert of Sanssouci (1930) – Menzel Two People (1930) – Prior 1914 (1931) – Paléologue Ariane (1931) – Dr. Hans Adameit The Case of Colonel Redl (1931) – General Alfred Redl I Go Out and You Stay Here (1931) – Konstantin von Haller Vertauschte Gesichter (1931) – Peter van Diemen M (1931) – Inspector Groeber In the Employ of the Secret Service (1931) – Dubbin The Other Side (1931) – Lieutenant Osborne Yorck (1931) – Roder Holzapfel Knows Everything (1932) – Konsul van Doeren Under False Flag (1932) – Rakowski Rasputin, Demon with Women (1932) – Pope A Shot at Dawn (1932) – Bachmann The Eleven Schill Officers (1932) – Officer Hans Küffer Eight Girls in a Boat (1932) – Baumeister Engelhardt The Heath Is Green (1932) – Lüder Lüdersen Death Over Shanghai (1932) – James Biggers Trenck (1932) – Frederick II Marshal Forwards (1932) – King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia Secret of the Blue Room (1932) – Robert von Hellberg Sacred Waters (1932) – Landowner The Invisible Front (1933) – Henrik Thomsen Was wissen denn Männer (1933) Die blonde Christl (1933) – Benekdikt Oberbucher Spies at Work (1933) – Davila The Peak Scaler (1933) – Man in the hotel The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) – Dr. Kramm Ways to a Good Marriage (1933) – Dr. von Bergen A Certain Mr. Gran (1933) The Judas of Tyrol (1933) – Commissioner Höllentempo (1933) – Mr. von Dermor William Tell (1934) – Werner Stauffacher Elisabeth and the Fool (1934) – Thomas The Girlfriend of a Big Man (1934) – Dr. Nordegg A Woman With Power of Attorney (1934) – Holsten Hanneles Himmelfahrt (1934) – Lehrer Gottwald The Sporck Battalion (1934) – Oberförster Rüdiger The Old and the Young King (1935) – Von Rochow Joan of Arc (1935) – Dunois Stradivari (1935) – Lazarettkommandant The Green Domino (1935) – Mr. von Falck The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1935) – Richter Victoria (1935) – Chambellan The Student of Prague (1935) – Dr. Carpis Henker, Frauen und Soldaten (1935) The Higher Command (1935) – Meneckes Mitarbeiter The Adventurer of Paris (1936) – Sir Henry Vinston Schlußakkord (1936) – Professor Obereit The Hour of Temptation (1936) – Professor Rüdiger The Traitor (1936) – Dr. Auer White Slaves (1937) – Governor The Ruler (1937) – Pastor Immoos The Glass Ball (1937) – Dr. Sylten The Mystery of Betty Bonn (1938) – Prosecutor Trevor Monika (1938) – Professor Waldeck The Muzzle (1938) – Prosecutor General Comrades at Sea (1938) – Admiral Brackhusen Secret Code LB 17 (1938) – Police Prefect Shadows Over St. Pauli (1938) – John Carstens Parkstrasse 13 (1939) – Dr. Elken Robert Koch (1939) – Dr. Georg Gaffky Roman eines Arztes (1939) – Steffen Jud Süß (1940) – Franz Joseph Freiherr von Remchingen Counterfeiters (1940) – Professor Bassi Kora Terry (1940) Alarm (1941) – Rentner Ophagen Heimaterde (1941) The Thing About Styx (1942) – Lenski Rembrandt (1942) – Jan Six Andreas Schlüter (1942) – Frederick III. Die Entlassung (1942) – Kaiser Wilhelm I. Titanic (1943) – Privy Councillor Bergmann (uncredited) Journey into the Past (1943) – Dr. Fritz Elmers Gabriele Dambrone (1943) – Dr. Christopher Philharmonic (1944) – Herbert Hartwig Shiva und die Galgenblume (1945) – Commissioner Pattberg Der Fall Molander (1945) The Millionaire (1947) – Schreyegg The Murder Trial of Doctor Jordan (1949) Stars Over Colombo (1953) – Religious The Prisoner of the Maharaja (1954) – Religious Roses from the South (1954) – Minister (final film role)