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Hermann Picha(1865-1936)

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Hermann Picha was born on 20 March 1865 in Charlottenburg [now Berlin], Germany. He was an actor, known for The Beggar Student (1931), Schneider Wibbel (1920) and Die Konkurrenz platzt (1929). He died on 7 January 1936 in Berlin, Germany.
BornMarch 20, 1865
DiedJanuary 7, 1936(70)
BornMarch 20, 1865
DiedJanuary 7, 1936(70)
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The Beggar Student (1931)
The Beggar Student
  • Enterich
  • 1931
Schneider Wibbel
  • Schneider WIbbel
  • 1920
Die Konkurrenz platzt
  • Paul Lyon
  • 1929
Liane Haid and Max Hansen in Im weißen Rößl (1926)
Im weißen Rößl
  • Hinzelmann, Privatgelehrter
  • 1926

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  • Anny Ondra in Großreinemachen (1935)
    Großreinemachen
    6.8
    • Bessies Großvater
    • 1935
  • Werner Hinz and Emil Jannings in The Making of a King (1935)
    The Making of a King
    6.9
    • 1935
  • Jessie Vihrog in Nur nicht weich werden, Susanne! - Eine Groteske aus vergangener Zeit (1935)
    Nur nicht weich werden, Susanne! - Eine Groteske aus vergangener Zeit
    1.7
    • 1935
  • Die Reise ins Glück
    Short
    • Der Theateragent
    • 1934
  • Hochzeit am 13.
    Short
    • 1934
  • Ferner liefen
    Short
    • 1934
  • Pipin, der Kurze (1934)
    Pipin, der Kurze
    7.0
    • Der Garderobier
    • 1934
  • Die Welt ohne Maske (1934)
    Die Welt ohne Maske
    6.2
    • 1934
  • Mother and Child (1934)
    Mother and Child
    2.6
    • Rippe, Landbriefträger
    • 1934
  • Achten sie auf Meyer
    Short
    • 1933
  • Karikaturen
    Short
    • 1933
  • Flucht nach Nizza
    • Herr Fiedler
    • 1933
  • How to Catch Men (1932)
    How to Catch Men
    8.7
    • Portier
    • 1932
  • Annemarie, the Bride of the Company
    • Gesangslehrer Schubert
    • 1932
  • Theodor Körner
    6.5
    • 1932

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  • Born
    • March 20, 1865
    • Charlottenburg [now Berlin], Germany
  • Died
    • January 7, 1936
    • Berlin, Germany

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    Eccentric mime and silent screen comedian of immensely prolific output. Acted on stage from 1885, with long residencies at the Bellevue Theater in Stettin (1890-1905), the Berliner Theater and the Großen Schauspielhaus. A specialist in grotesques or highly idiosyncratic types, he was key supporting player in German silent cinema and a mainstay for prominent directors like Leni, Murnau, Lang and May. Occasional starring roles include "Schneider Wibbel" (1920) and "Der Hauptmann von Köpenick" (1926).

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