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Alwin Neuß

German actor (1879-1935) · Germany · On the map · Actors · Died at 56

Carl Alwin Heinrich Neuß was a German film director and actor, noted for playing Sherlock Holmes in a series of silent films during the 1910s. He also played the dual role of Jekyll and Hyde in the 1910 Danish silent film version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, directed by August Blom.

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1935Died30 October 19351930Old SongFilmThe dance to happinessFilm, 1930Richard Grothe1929Známosti z uliceFilm, Director1928Am Rüdesheimer Schloss steht eine LindeFilm, Wangen1924Auf Befehl der PompadourFilm, Abel Fernay1919Bettler GmbHFilm, Director1918Clown CharlyFilm, Director1917Der Klub der NeunFilm, Director1916DynamiteFilm, Director1915Der Hund von Baskerville, 3. Teil - Das unheimliche ZimmerFilm, Sherlock Holmes1914A Strange CaseFilm, Siles1911HamletFilm, HamletThe Cossack DukeFilm, 19111910Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm, Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde1879Born17 June 1879

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He played Jekyll and Hyde again in the 1914 German silent film Ein Seltsamer Fall, scripted by Richard Oswald.

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Germany
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
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Lived 1879 to 1935 · aged 56

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