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Hermann Thimig(1890-1982)

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Hermann Thimig
Aspiring singer Susanne takes over for ham actor Viktor at a small cabaret in Berlin where he works a woman impersonator and per chance she's discovered by an agent, who thinks that she really is a man. She becomes famous, but her situation becomes troublesome when she falls in love with Robert.
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Hermann Thimig was born on 3 October 1890 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for The Doll (1919), Victor and Victoria (1933) and The Threepenny Opera (1931). He was married to Vilma Degischer and Hanna Wisser. He died on 7 July 1982 in Vienna, Austria.
BornOctober 3, 1890
DiedJuly 7, 1982(91)
BornOctober 3, 1890
DiedJuly 7, 1982(91)
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Known for

Ossi Oswalda and Hermann Thimig in The Doll (1919)
The Doll
7.4
  • Lancelot - Neffe von Baron - the Baron's Nephew
  • 1919
Franz Doelle, Hilde Hildebrand, Renate Müller, Fritz Odemar, Friedel Pisetta, Reinhold Schünzel, Hermann Thimig, Anton Walbrook, Aribert Wäscher, and Alfred Zeisler in Victor and Victoria (1933)
Victor and Victoria
6.9
  • Viktor Hempel
  • 1933
The Threepenny Opera (1931)
The Threepenny Opera
7.2
  • Pasteur
  • 1931
Pola Negri in The Wildcat (1921)
The Wildcat
6.9
  • Pepo
  • 1921

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Actor

  • Der Arzt wider Willen
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Thibaut
    • 1967
  • Háry János
    TV Movie
    • Kaiser
    • 1964
  • Der falsche Prinz
    TV Movie
    • 1963
  • Das Hemd des Glücklichen
    TV Short
    • 1963
  • Ann Smyrner in Romanze in Venedig (1962)
    Romanze in Venedig
    4.2
    • Pfarrer
    • 1962
  • Soiree im Schönbrunner Schloßtheater
    TV Movie
    • 1962
  • Der fidele Bauer
    TV Movie
    • Matheus Reuther
    • 1962
  • Die vergessenen Jahre
    • 1962
  • Frau Irene Besser (1961)
    Frau Irene Besser
    8.8
    • 1961
  • Das Gespenst von Canterville
    TV Movie
    • Ghost
    • 1960
  • Das weite Land (1960)
    Das weite Land
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Rosenstock
    • 1960
  • Willy Birgel and Ellen Schwiers in Wenn die Glocken hell erklingen (1959)
    Wenn die Glocken hell erklingen
    5.5
    • Dr. Mersmann
    • 1959
  • Eine Reise ins Glück (1958)
    Eine Reise ins Glück
    4.6
    • Padre Filippo - Pfarrer von Nipozzano
    • 1958
  • Der Verschwender
    TV Movie
    • Azur, dienstbarer Geist und Bettler
    • 1957
  • Die Magd von Heiligenblut (1956)
    Die Magd von Heiligenblut
    4.6
    • Schneider-Naz
    • 1956

Soundtrack

  • Heaven on Earth (1935)
    Heaven on Earth
    5.7
    • performer: "Waren Sie schon mal in Lindenau?", "So verliebt ist man auf der Welt nur einmal", "Mein Himmel auf Erden bist du"
    • 1935
  • Käthe Haack, Karin Hardt, Walter Ladengast, Richard Schneider-Edenkoben, Rolf Wanka, and Lotte Werkmeister in The Foolish Virgin (1935)
    The Foolish Virgin
    • performer: "Ein weiches Bett", "Muss es denn muss es denn gleich die Grosse Liebe sein"
    • 1935
  • Mártha Eggerth in The Blue from the Sky (1932)
    The Blue from the Sky
    6.8
    • performer: "Einen Tag möcht ich bei dir sein", "Ich könnte jetzt zu Ihnen sagen: I love you"
    • 1932

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  • Born
    • October 3, 1890
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • July 7, 1982
    • Vienna, Austria(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Vilma Degischer1939 - July 7, 1982 (his death, 2 children)

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    Acted in silent films, frequently opposite actresses Henny Porten and Ossi Oswalda. With the advent of sound, he tended to appear in musical comedy and operettas, various times in tandem with star Renate Mueller.

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