Karl Kneidinger

Karl Kneidinger
Karl Kneidinger
Born	30 August 1882; Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Died	14 April 1952 (aged 69); Vienna, Austria
Other names	Carl Kneidinger
Occupation(s)	Actor, theater director
Relatives	Lola Urban Kneidinger (sister); Berta Türk (sister in-law)

Karl Kneidinger (30 August 1882 – 14 April 1952), was an Austrian stage and film actor, and a theater director.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Karl Kneidinger was born 30 August 1882 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), the son of actress Marie Kneidinger (1857–1908),^[3]^[4] and actor Rudolf Kneidinger (1862–1935).^[5] His sister was actress Lola Urban Kneidinger.^[5] His parents had been active in the Raimund Theater, in the Mariahilf district of Vienna.^[3]^[5] By the time he was a teenager, he was acting in stage productions.

In 1944, Kneidinger was included in the Gottbegnadeten list, a list of artists considered crucial to the culture of Nazi Germany by the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.^[1]

Filmography

Konrad Hartls Lebensschicksal [de](1918), directed by Maurice Armand Mondet
The Fourth Commandment (1920 film) [de] (German: Das vierte Gebot), silent film directed by Richard Oswald
The Gold Rats (1923) (German: Die Goldratten), directed by Herr. van der Lye
Befehl zur Ehe (1928), directed by Max Neufeld
Das Mädel aus der Wachau (1928), directed by Franz Hoffermann
Die Jugend am Scheideweg (1929), directed by Conrad Wiene
Wiener Herzen (1930), directed by Fred Sauer
Money on the Street (1930) (German: Geld auf der Straße), directed by Georg Jacoby; (uncredited)
Storm in a Water Glass (1931) (German: Sturm im Wasserglas), directed by Georg Jacoby
Purpur und waschblau (1931), directed by Max Neufeld
Die große Liebe (1931), directed by Otto Preminger
When You're Young, the World Belongs to You (1934) (German: Wenn du jung bist, gehört dir die Welt), directed by Richard Oswald
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (1934), directed by Georg Jacoby
Eva (1935), directed by Johannes Riemann
A Mother's Love (1939 film), directed by Gustav Ucicky; as Lehrer
Linen from Ireland (1939), directed by Heinz Helbig; as accountant^[6]^[7]
A Little Night Music (1939 film) [de], directed by Leopold Hainisch
Love Is Duty Free (1941), directed by E. W. Emo^[8]
Little Brothers Fine (1942) (German: Brüderlein Fein), directed by Hans Thimig
The Freckle (1948), directed by Rudolf Carl; as Rusty, the postman

Stage work

Tschun Tschi (14 April 1930–18 September 1930) at Neues Wiener Schauspielhaus, Vienna^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b Kellenter, Theodor (2020). Die Gottbegnadeten: Hitlers Liste unersetzbarer Künstler (in German). Arndt. p. 316. ISBN 978-3-88741-290-6.
^ Glenzdorf, Johann Caspar (1961). Glenzdorfs Internationales Film-Lexikon: biographisches Handbuch für das gesamte Filmwesen ; hrsg. zum 30jährigen Jubiläum des deutschen Tonfilms. 2 Hed - Peis (in German). Prominent-Filmverl. p. 852.
^ ^a ^b "Selbstmord auf dem Friedhofe" [Suicide in the Cemetery]. Illustrierte Kronen-Zeitung (in German). 17 August 1908. p. 8 – via ANNO.
^ "Der Selbstmord der Schauspielerin Marie Kneidinger" [The suicide of actress Marie Kneidinger]. llustrirtes Wiener Extrablatt (in German). August 18, 1908. p. 6 – via ANNO.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rudolf Kneidinger gestorben" [Rudolf Kneidinger died]. Die Stunde (in German). January 13, 1935. p. 3 – via ANNO.
^ Giesen, Rolf (2015-09-11). Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography. McFarland. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-4766-1269-0.
^ Rockett, Kevin (1996). The Irish Filmography: Fiction Films, 1896-1996. Red Mountain Media. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-9526698-0-7.
^ Hake, Sabine (2001). Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-292-73458-6.
^ Leibfried, Philip; Lane, Chei Mi (2015-05-20). Anna May Wong: A Complete Guide to Her Film, Stage, Radio and Television Work. McFarland. pp. 158–159. ISBN 978-1-4766-0932-4.

External links

Karl Kneidinger at IMDb
Portrait of Karl Kneidinger (1936) from the Theater Museum, Vienna

[Kellenter-1] Kellenter, Theodor (2020). Die Gottbegnadeten: Hitlers Liste unersetzbarer Künstler (in German). Arndt. p. 316. ISBN 978-3-88741-290-6.

[2] Glenzdorf, Johann Caspar (1961). Glenzdorfs Internationales Film-Lexikon: biographisches Handbuch für das gesamte Filmwesen ; hrsg. zum 30jährigen Jubiläum des deutschen Tonfilms. 2 Hed - Peis (in German). Prominent-Filmverl. p. 852.

[KronenZeitung-3] "Selbstmord auf dem Friedhofe" [Suicide in the Cemetery]. Illustrierte Kronen-Zeitung (in German). 17 August 1908. p. 8 – via ANNO.

[4] "Der Selbstmord der Schauspielerin Marie Kneidinger" [The suicide of actress Marie Kneidinger]. llustrirtes Wiener Extrablatt (in German). August 18, 1908. p. 6 – via ANNO.

[DieStunde-5] "Rudolf Kneidinger gestorben" [Rudolf Kneidinger died]. Die Stunde (in German). January 13, 1935. p. 3 – via ANNO.

[6] Giesen, Rolf (2015-09-11). Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography. McFarland. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-4766-1269-0.

[7] Rockett, Kevin (1996). The Irish Filmography: Fiction Films, 1896-1996. Red Mountain Media. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-9526698-0-7.

[8] Hake, Sabine (2001). Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-292-73458-6.

[9] Leibfried, Philip; Lane, Chei Mi (2015-05-20). Anna May Wong: A Complete Guide to Her Film, Stage, Radio and Television Work. McFarland. pp. 158–159. ISBN 978-1-4766-0932-4.

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