Carl de Vogt

    Carl de Vogt

    September 14, 1885 (139 years old) in Cologne, Germany

    Carl de Vogt (14 September 1885 – 16 February 1970) was a German film actor who starred in four of Fritz Lang's early films. He attended the acting school in Cologne, Germany. Together with acting he was also active as a singer and recorded several discs. His greatest hit was "Der Fremdenlegionär". An extremely successful actor in his early career, he died in relative obscurity in 1970. In 1919 and 1920, de Vogt starred in director Fritz Lang's two-part Spiders films opposite actresses Lil Dagover and Ressel Orla. In 1932, in the early sound era, he played the Prussian hero Major Schill in the big-budget historical film The Eleven Schill Officers. De Vogt was married to the German film actress Cläre Lotto, and the couple had a son Karl Franz de Vogt (born 14 May 1917). He was a member of the NSDAP and the Sturmabteilung. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl de Vogt , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Known For

    The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden SeaThe Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea
    The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond ShipThe Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship
    The Invisible Dr. MabuseThe Invisible Dr. Mabuse
    The Secret of the Black TrunkThe Secret of the Black Trunk
    The Strangler of Blackmoor CastleThe Strangler of Blackmoor Castle

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