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Harry Baur
Actor

Harry Baur

12 Apr 1880Born
8 Apr 1943Died
62Age at death
46Credits

Biography

Harry Baur (12 April 1880 – 8 April 1943) was a French actor.

Initially a stage actor, Baur appeared in about 80 films between 1909 and 1942. He gave an acclaimed performance as the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in the biopic Beethoven's Great Love (Un grand amour de Beethoven, 1936), directed by Abel Gance, and as Jean Valjean in Raymond Bernard's version of Les Misérables (1934). He also acted in Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset's silent film, Beethoven (1909), and in La voyante (1923), Sarah Bernhardt's last film.

In 1942, while in Berlin, to star in his last film Symphone eines Lebens, Baur's wife was arrested by the Gestapo and charged with espionage.

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His effort to secure her release led to his own arrest and torture. He was being falsely labelled as a Jew but confirmed freemason. He was released in April 1943, but died in Paris shortly after in mysterious circumstances.

Academy Award-winning American actor Rod Steiger cited Baur as one of his favorite actors who had exerted a major influence on his craft and career.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBALe Roman de CarpentierFilm
  2. 1943Symphonie eines LebensFilm: Stefan Melchior, Dorfkantor
  3. 1941Sins of YouthFilm: Monsieur Lacalade
  4. 1941Who Killed Santa Claus?Film: Gaspard Cornusse
  5. 1941VolponeFilm: Volpone
  6. 1940African DiaryFilm: Docteur Bourdet
  7. 1940President HaudecoeurFilm: President Haudecoeur
  8. 1938The PatriotFilm: Tsar Paul 1st
  9. 1938The Postmaster's DaughterFilm: Virine, le maitre de poste
  10. 1938The Rebel SonFilm: Taras Bulba
  11. 1938RasputinFilm: Rasputin
  12. 1938HatredFilm: le capitaine Mollenard
  13. 1937Life Dances OnFilm: Alain Regnault
  14. 1937The Secrets of the Red SeaFilm
  15. 1937Sarati the TerribleFilm: Cesar Sarati
  16. 1937ParisFilm
  17. 1937The Life and Loves of BeethovenFilm: Ludwig van Beethoven
  18. 1936NitchevoFilm
  19. 1936Taras BulbaFilm: Tarass Boulba
  20. 1936SamsonFilm: Jacques Brachart
  21. 1936The New MenFilm: Bourron
  22. 1936The GolemFilm: L'empereur Rodolphe II, roi de Bohème
  23. 1935Dark EyesFilm: Ivan Ivanovitch Petroff
  24. 1935Crime and PunishmentFilm: Porphyre
  25. 1935GolgothaFilm: Hérode
  26. 1934Moscow NightsFilm: Peter Brioukow
  27. 1934Moscow NightsFilm: Piotr Brioukow
  28. 1934A Man and His WomanFilm: Papon
  29. 1934RothchildFilm: Rothchild
  30. 1934Les MisérablesFilm: Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
  31. 1933A Man's HeadFilm: Commissaire Jules Maigret
  32. 1933CriminalFilm: Warden Brady
  33. 1933The Old DevilFilm: Guillaume Vautier
  34. 1932The Three MusketeersFilm: M. de Tréville
  35. 1932The Red HeadFilm: Mr. Lepic
  36. 1931Moon over MoroccoFilm: M. de Marouvelle
  37. 1931Polish JewFilm: Mathias
  38. 1931The Lost CourseFilm: Le Capitaine Kell
  39. 1931David GolderFilm: David Golder
  40. 1924The ClairvoyantFilm: Monsieur Detaille
  41. 1916The Gold ChignonFilm
  42. 1916Flower of ParisFilm: Harry Podge
  43. 1914Monsieur LecoqFilm
  44. 1910L'Évasion de VidocqFilm: Vidocq
  45. 1909La Jeunesse de Vidocq ou Comment on devient policierFilm: Vidocq
  46. 1908L'AssommoirFilm

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