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Alexander Granach

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German-Austrian actor

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Born
1890
Died
1945
Works
10

Top works

  • Osʹ ide ljudyna
  • From the shtetl to the stage
  • From the shtetl to the stage
  • Alexander Granach und das judische Teater des Ostens
  • Da geht ein Mensch. Roman eines Lebens

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Film & TV

Werbowitz, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Verbivtsi, Kolomyia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexander Granach (April 18, 1890 – March 14, 1945) was a popular German actor in the 1920s and 1930s who immigrated to the United States in 1938. Granach was born Jessaja Gronach in Werbowitz (Wierzbowce/Werbiwci) (Horodenka district, Austrian Galicia then, now Verbivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine), to Jewish parents and rose to theatrical prominence…

Known for

  • Radiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror — Knock - ein Häusermakler2025
  • Voice in the Wind — Angelo1944
  • The Seventh Cross — Zillich1944
  • My Buddy — Tim Oberta1944
  • The Hitler Gang — Julius Streicher1944
  • Hangmen Also Die! — Gestapo Insp. Alois Gruber1943
  • Three Russian Girls — Major Braginski1943
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls — Paco1943
  • Mission to Moscow — Russian Air Force Officer (uncredited)1943
  • Joan of Paris — Gestapo Agent1942

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Alexander
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Verbivtsi
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
Yiddish
Image
Berliner Gedenktafel Heiligendammer Str 17a (Schma) Alexander Granach.jpg
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date of birth
1890-04-18
date of death
1945-03-14
cause of death
pulmonary embolism
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Alexander Granach
start of work period
1920-00-00
name in native language
Alexander Granach
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