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Also known as Friedrich Gustav Maximilian Schreck

attore tedesco (1879-1936)

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Max Schreck, born Friedrich Gustav Maximilian Schreck in Berlin in 1879, was a German actor who worked in film and on stage. His professional career began in 1903 and concluded in 1936. He studied under Max Reinhardt and spoke German. Schreck was a citizen of the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, and Nazi Germany.

He participated in World War I and was married to Fanny Schreck. Schreck died in Munich on February 20, 1936, due to a myocardial infarction. Although the cause was a heart attack, his manner of death is recorded as homicide. He is buried in Brandenburg.

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Film & TV

Berlin, Germany

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Friedrich Gustav Max Schreck (September 6, 1879 – February 20, 1936) was a German actor. He is most often remembered today for his lead role in the film Nosferatu (1922). Description above from the Wikipedia article Max Schreck, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

  • Eternal Ghosts — Count Orlok (Archival Footage)2025
  • Radiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror — Graf Orlok2025
  • Death Of The Rat — Count Orlok (archive footage)2024
  • The Tomb of Nosferatu — Count Orlok (archive footage)2023
  • Synthwave Horror: Nosferatu — Count Orlok2023
  • Speedball Nosferatu — Count Orlok2022
  • Nosferatu and the Birth of Vampires in Cinema — Count Orlok (archive footage)2022
  • CALCO (A Symphony of Echo) — Nosferatu2019
  • Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode — Nosferatu (archive footage)2011
  • The Bathroom Mirror — Graf Orlok (archival footage)2008

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Max
Gender
male
Citizenship
Nazi Germany
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Munich
Occupation
stage actor
Languages spoken
German
Student of
Max Reinhardt
Field of work
acting
Conflict
World War I
Image
Max Schreck 1922.jpg
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Commons category
Max Schreck
date of birth
1879-09-06
date of death
1936-02-20
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
homicide
name in native language
Max Schreck
start of work period
1903-00-00
different from
Batman Returns
birth name
Friedrich Gustav Maximilian Schreck
pseudonym
Max Schreck
place of burial
Brandenburg
end of work period
1936-00-00
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Article · Italiano

Friedrich Gustav Max Schreck (Berlino-Friedenau, 6 settembre 1879 – Monaco di Baviera, 20 febbraio 1936) è stato un attore tedesco, divenuto celebre quando Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau lo scelse per interpretare il ruolo del Conte Orlok nel suo capolavoro Nosferatu il vampiro (1922).

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