Occupation Actor | Name Ludwig Donath Role Actor | |
Died September 29, 1967, New York City, New York, United States Movies Torn Curtain, The Jolson Story, Gilda, Jolson Sings Again, The Great Caruso Similar People Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Charles Vidor, Barbara Cook, Henry Levin | ||
Nationality Austrian and American | ||
Ludwig Donath (6 March 1900 in Vienna – 29 September 1967 in New York City), was an Austrian actor who appeared in many American films.
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Life
Born to a Jewish family Donath graduated from Vienna's Academy of Dramatic Art and became a prominent actor on the stage in Berlin. When Hitler came to power in 1933, he returned to Vienna and was active there in theater and film and until the Anschluss in 1938. He began his American film career with Lady from Chungking (1942) and went on to appear in dozens of films, including Gilda (1946), The Jolson Story (1946), Jolson Sings Again (1949), The Great Caruso (1951), My Pal Gus (1952), Sirocco (1951), and Torn Curtain (1966).
Donath played the father of entertainer Al Jolson (Larry Parks) in the two biopics The Jolson Story (1946) and Jolson Sings Again (1949), although he was less than 15 years older than Parks as Jolson.
He also appeared frequently on television and on Broadway.
He died of leukemia in 1967.
Filmography
Actor
1968
To Die in Paris (TV Movie) as
General Ludmer
1967
The Spy in the Green Hat as
Dr. Heinrich von Kronen
1966
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Dr. Josef Karac
- The Blessings of Liberty (1966) - Dr. Josef Karac
1966
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as
Dr. Von Kronen
- The Concrete Overcoat Affair: Part II (1966) - Dr. Von Kronen
- The Concrete Overcoat Affair: Part I (1966) - Dr. Von Kronen
1966
Too Many Thieves as
Bulanerti
1966
Wojeck (TV Series) as
Frederick Mueller
- Listen! An Old Man Is Speaking (1966) - Frederick Mueller
1966
Torn Curtain as
Professor Gustav Lindt
1966
The Trials of O'Brien (TV Series) as
Bulanerti
- The Greatest Game: Part 2 (1966) - Bulanerti
- The Greatest Game: Part 1 (1966) - Bulanerti
1965
Branded (TV Series) as
Julius Perrin
- A Proud Town (1965) - Julius Perrin
1962
The Defenders (TV Series) as
I.W. Vorchek / Dr. Mayer Loeb
- The Captive (1963) - I.W. Vorchek
- The Avenger (1962) - Dr. Mayer Loeb
1963
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Aaron Kaufman
- The Way of Aaron (1963) - Aaron Kaufman
1961
The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series) as
Jan Veltman / Victor
- Luxury Liner (1963) - Jan Veltman
- Doyle Against the House (1961) - Victor
1963
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Ernst Ganz
- He's Alive (1963) - Ernst Ganz
1962
Ben Casey (TV Series) as
Meyer Levinson
- Behold! They Walk an Ancient Road (1962) - Meyer Levinson
1959
Naked City (TV Series) as
Doc Randall Benton / Stefan / Owner of Pawnshop
- Five Cranks for Winter- Ten Cranks for Spring (1962) - Doc Randall Benton
- ..And If Any Are Frozen, Warm Them!.. (1962) - Stefan
- The Rebirth (1959) - Owner of Pawnshop
1961
Cain's Hundred (TV Series) as
Hans Saltzman
- Five for One (1961) - Hans Saltzman
1961
Camera Three (TV Series) as
Peter Altenberg
- Evocations of Love (1961) - Peter Altenberg
1961
Give Us Barabbas! (TV Movie) as
Joseph
1960
Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Dr. Kreuzer / Rabbi Azrael / Corbaccio
- The Potting Shed (1961) - Dr. Kreuzer
- The Dybbuk (1960) - Rabbi Azrael
- Volpone (1960) - Corbaccio
1960
Omnibus (TV Series) as
Lenin
- He Shall Have Power (1960) - Lenin
1959
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Dr. Wickert
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1959) - Dr. Wickert
1958
Decoy (TV Series) as
'Knish' Levin / Fred
- The Gentle Gun-Man (1958) - 'Knish' Levin
- Dressed for the Kill (1958) - Fred
1958
Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- Angry Harvest (1958)
1955
Matinee Theatre (TV Series) as
Sigmund Freud
- The Ransom of Sigmund Freud (1957) - Sigmund Freud
- All the Hoffmeyers in the World (1955)
1957
The Alcoa Hour (TV Series) as
Max
- A Double Life (1957) - Max
1955
Frontiers of Faith (TV Series)
- Mrs. Steinberg's Partner in Heaven (1955)
- Mrs. Steinberg's Partners in Heaven
- Mrs. Steinberg in Life
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) as
Operator
- The Motive Goes Round and Round (1953) - Operator
1953
Joseph Schildkraut Presents (TV Series)
- The Naked Eye (1953)
1953
The Veils of Bagdad as
Kaffar
1953
Sins of Jezebel as
Naboth
1952
My Pal Gus as
Karl
1952
The Doctor (TV Series)
- The White Medallion (1952)
1952
The Unexpected (TV Series) as
Mr. O
- Mr. O (1952) - Mr. O
1952
Gruen Guild Theater (TV Series) as
Storekeeper
- Out of the Dark (1952)
- The Tiger (1952)
- The Big Ride (1952) - Storekeeper
1952
Space Patrol (TV Series) as
Professor Bradshaw
- The Phantom Fleet (1952) - Professor Bradshaw
1952
Personal Appearance Theater (TV Series)
- The Naked Eye: Part 2 (1952)
- The Naked Eye: Part 1 (1952)
1951
The Guest (Short)
1951
Celanese Theatre (TV Series) as
Esdras
- Winterset (1951) - Esdras
1951
Journey Into Light as
'Doc' Thorssen
1951
Studio One (TV Series)
- The Pink Hussar (1951)
1951
Sirocco as
Flophouse Proprietor
1951
The Great Caruso as
Alfredo Brazzi
1950
The Billy Rose Show (TV Series)
- My Aunt Frieda's Love Affair (1951)
- Flowers for Millie (1951)
- Ibsen Comes to Second Avenue (1950)
- George III Once Drooled in This Plate (1950)
1950
Mystery Submarine as
Dr. Adolph Guernitz
1950
The Killer That Stalked New York as
Dr. Cooper
1949
There's a Girl in My Heart as
Professor Joseph Kroner
1949
Jolson Sings Again as
Cantor Yoelson
1949
The Great Sinner as
Doctor
1949
Your Show Time (TV Series) as
Bishop Bienvenue
- The Bishop's Experiment (1949) - Bishop Bienvenue
1949
The Lovable Cheat as
Violette
1949
The Fighting O'Flynn as
Hendrigg
1948
Sealed Verdict as
Jakob Meyersohn
1948
To the Ends of the Earth as
Nicholas Sokim
1947
Cigarette Girl as
Otto
1946
The Return of Monte Cristo as
Judge Lafitte
1946
Blondie Knows Best as
Dr. Titus
1946
The Jolson Story as
Cantor Yoelson
1946
The Devil's Mask as
Dr. Karger
1946
Renegades as
Jackorski
1946
Gilda as
German Cartel Member
1945
Prison Ship as
Professor
1945
Counter-Attack as
Prof. Müller
1944
The Master Race as
Schmidt (as Louis Donath)
1944
The Seventh Cross as
Wilhelm Reinhardt (uncredited)
1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell as
Dutch Doctor on Train (uncredited)
1944
The Hitler Gang as
Gustav von Kahr
1944
Tampico as
U-Boat Officer (uncredited)
1943
Gangway for Tomorrow as
Polish Worker (uncredited)
1943
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler as
Adolf Hitler / Franz Huber
1943
Hostages as
Karel Klima (uncredited)
1943
Above Suspicion as
Gestapo Officer in Schultz's Laboratory (uncredited)
1943
This Land Is Mine as
German Captain (uncredited)
1943
Tonight We Raid Calais as
German Sentry (as Louis Donath)
1943
Hangmen Also Die! as
Schirmer (as Louis Donath)
1943
The Moon Is Down as
Hitler's Voice (as Louis Donath)
1943
Margin for Error as
Hitler's Voice (as Louis Donath)
1942
Reunion in France as
Desk Clerk in Hotel (uncredited)
1942
Lady from Chungking as
Hans Gruber (as Louis Donath)
1942
The Falcon's Brother as
Stranger in Telephone Booth (uncredited)
1942
The Secret Code as
Nazi Prof. Metzger (as Louis Donath)
1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen as
Reece (as Louis Donath)
1938
Füsilier Wipf as
Kriegsgefangener (uncredited)
1932
Mädchen zum Heiraten
1921
Theodor Herzl, der Bannerträger des jüdischen Volkes as
Prinz Eugen
Self
1965
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Ludwig Donath, Rise Stevens, winner Miss Ohio, Sue Downey (1965) - Self
1954
Look Up and Live (TV Series documentary)
- Those Who Ate
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