Walter Janssen

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Biography

Actor

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·director·miscellaneous
  • Nationality
  • Germany
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 07 February 1887
  • Place of birth
  • Krefeld
  • Death date
  • 1976-01-01
  • Death age
  • 89
  • Place of death
  • Munich
  • Education
  • University of Göttingen
  • Knows language
  • German language

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Prolific German supporting actor and occasional director, on stage from 1906. In the 1940s, he served as director of the Vienna Kammerspielen. In films from 1917, his distinguished, serious mien saw him usually cast as composers, musicians or professors.

The aged Walter Janssen played in the 50s most in the popular films with a regional background, but he also appeared in other film genres.

The actor Walter Janssen began his film career in 1917 and continued his career till 1970.

He managed smoothly the transition to the sound film and became a very busy actor.

Walter Janssen also directed movies now and then since 1934.

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