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Felix Basch(1885-1944)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Felix Basch was born on 16 September 1885 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor and director, known for Desperate Journey (1942), Schicksal (1925) and Schatz, mach' Kasse (1926). He was married to Gretl Basch. He died on 17 May 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 16, 1885
DiedMay 17, 1944(58)
BornSeptember 16, 1885
DiedMay 17, 1944(58)
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Known for

Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, and Nancy Coleman in Desperate Journey (1942)
Desperate Journey
6.9
  • Hermann Brahms
  • 1942
Lucy Doraine and Conrad Veidt in Schicksal (1925)
Schicksal
  • Director
  • 1925
Schatz, mach' Kasse
  • Director
  • 1926
Ein schwerer Fall
  • Director
  • 1927

Credits

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Actor

  • Vincent Price, Charles Coburn, Mary Anderson, William Eythe, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Cedric Hardwicke, Alexander Knox, Thomas Mitchell, and Ruth Nelson in Wilson (1944)
    Wilson
    6.3
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Faye Emerson, and Zachary Scott in The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
    The Mask of Dimitrios
    7.2
    • Vazoff (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • The Hitler Gang (1944)
    The Hitler Gang
    6.7
    • Alfred Hugenberg (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Uncertain Glory (1944)
    Uncertain Glory
    7.1
    • Gestapo Major (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • None Shall Escape (1944)
    None Shall Escape
    7.0
    • Nazi Official (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Irene Manning and Dennis Morgan in The Desert Song (1943)
    The Desert Song
    5.8
    • Heinzelman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Felix Basch, Alan Baxter, Tala Birell, William Henry, Nancy Kelly, Gertrude Michael, Gail Patrick, Rita Quigley, H.B. Warner, and Maris Wrixon in Women in Bondage (1943)
    Women in Bondage
    5.9
    • Dr. Mensch
    • 1943
  • Jean-Pierre Aumont in The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
    The Cross of Lorraine
    6.6
    • German Captain (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • William Bendix, Arturo de Córdova, and Luise Rainer in Hostages (1943)
    Hostages
    6.9
    • Dr. Wallerstein
    • 1943
  • Annabella, George Montgomery, Otto Reichow, and Kent Taylor in Bomber's Moon (1943)
    Bomber's Moon
    6.2
    • Dr. Hartman - Oflag Medical Officer (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, and Elaine Shepard in The Falcon in Danger (1943)
    The Falcon in Danger
    6.2
    • Morley
    • 1943
  • George Sanders, Felix Basch, Marguerite Chapman, and Niels Bagge in Appointment in Berlin (1943)
    Appointment in Berlin
    6.3
    • Hoppner (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray in Above Suspicion (1943)
    Above Suspicion
    6.5
    • Guide (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • The Boy from Stalingrad (1943)
    The Boy from Stalingrad
    6.2
    • German Colonel (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Mission to Moscow (1943)
    Mission to Moscow
    5.4
    • Dr. Hjalmar Schacht - Banker (uncredited)
    • 1943

Director

  • Seine Freundin Annette
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Zwei Krawatten (1930)
    Zwei Krawatten
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Mascottchen
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Eins + Eins = Drei
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Die Dollarprinzessin und ihre sechs Freier
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Da hält die Welt den Atem an (1927)
    Da hält die Welt den Atem an
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Ein schwerer Fall
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Der Sohn des Hannibal
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Schatz, mach' Kasse
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Das Mädel auf der Schaukel
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Der Mann seiner Frau
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Ihr Weg zum Erfolg
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Finale der Liebe
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Lucy Doraine and Conrad Veidt in Schicksal (1925)
    Schicksal
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Jugendsünden
    • Director
    • 1923

Writer

  • Ein schwerer Fall
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Der Sohn des Hannibal
    • Writer
    • 1926
  • Schatz, mach' Kasse
    • Writer
    • 1926
  • Lucy Doraine and Conrad Veidt in Schicksal (1925)
    Schicksal
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • Mascotte
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • Die letzte Partie
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • Um ihres Kindes Glück
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • Der Herr Baron
    • Writer
    • 1915

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 16, 1885
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • May 17, 1944
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Gretl Basch? - May 17, 1944 (his death, 1 child)
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    • 1 Article

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    He emigrated together with Grete Freund to the USA in 1933.

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