Alfred Abel
German actor (1879-1937) · Germany · On the map · Actors · Died at 58
Alfred Peter Abel was a German film actor, director, and producer. He appeared in more than 140 silent and sound films between 1913 and 1938. His best-known performance was as Joh Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film, Metropolis.
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1937Died12 December 1937
DuetFilm, 1937Großindustrieller William Liners1936A Strange GuestFilm, Bruneaux, Kunsthändler1934Eine SiebzehnjährigeFilm, Werner von Schlettow, sein Sohn1933
Manolescu, der Fürst der DiebeFilm, Jan Hendriks1931
1914: The Last Days Before the WarFilm, Leopold Graf Berchtold1929
CagliostroFilm, Prince of Rohan1928
L'ArgentFilm, Alphonse Gunderman1927
MetropolisFilm, Johann 'Joh' Fredersen1926
People Among UsFilm, Helmuth Köhler1924
The Finances of the Grand DukeFilm, Philipp Collin, alias Professor Pelotard1922
Dr. Mabuse, the GamblerFilm, Count Told1921Lotte LoreFilm1919
KameradenFilm, Axel1914The Silent MillFilm, Johann1879Born12 March 1879
DuetFilm, 1937Großindustrieller William Liners1936A Strange GuestFilm, Bruneaux, Kunsthändler1934Eine SiebzehnjährigeFilm, Werner von Schlettow, sein Sohn1933Manolescu, der Fürst der DiebeFilm, Jan Hendriks19311914: The Last Days Before the WarFilm, Leopold Graf Berchtold1929CagliostroFilm, Prince of Rohan1928L'ArgentFilm, Alphonse Gunderman1927MetropolisFilm, Johann 'Joh' Fredersen1926People Among UsFilm, Helmuth Köhler1924The Finances of the Grand DukeFilm, Philipp Collin, alias Professor Pelotard1922Dr. Mabuse, the GamblerFilm, Count Told1921Lotte LoreFilm1919KameradenFilm, Axel1914The Silent MillFilm, Johann1879Born12 March 1879Known for
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Metropolis 1927
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler 1922
Phantom 1922
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Thea von Harbou Wrote Dr. Mabuse the Gambler and Phantom
Richard Oswald Directed Let There Be Light and Cagliostro
Erich Pommer Produced Metropolis and Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Julius Falkenstein Also in Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)
Fritz Alberti Also in Metropolis, Mary and 1914
F. W. Murnau Directed Phantom and The Grand Duke's Finances
Kurt Gerron Directed The White Demon and My Wife
Gerhard Lamprecht Directed The Buddenbrooks and A Strange Guest
Frederic Zelnik Directed Dancing Vienna (1927)
Elsa Wagner Also in The Burning Soil and Wandering Souls- Johannes Guter Directed Princess Suwarin and Comrades
Bruno Ziener Also in 1914 and A Day of Roses in August
Lil Dagover Also in Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)
Karl Platen Also in A Modern Dubarry (1927)
Bernhard Goetzke Also in Dr. Mabuse the Gambler and 1914
Heinrich Schroth Also in 1914 and Let There Be Light
Hans Steinhoff Directed The False Dimitri (1922)
Lydia Potechina Also in Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)
Fritz Lang Directed Metropolis and Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Hans Albers Also in A Modern Dubarry and The False Dimitri
Rudolf Klein-Rogge Also in Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)
Eugen Burg Also in Mary, A Modern Dubarry and 1914
Frida Richard Also in Phantom, The Flame and Intoxication
Kurt Vespermann Also in Let There Be Light (1917)
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About this person
Country
Germany
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1937 · aged 58
