Harry Baur

Harry Baur

Acting
Born 1880-04-12 Died 1943-04-08 Montrouge, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], Île-de-France, France 48 credits
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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. 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.
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Filmography
Acting 41 credits
Rothchild
Rothchild
1934 · Rothchild
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978 · Self (archive footage)
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
1935 · Porphyre
Golgotha
Golgotha
1935 · Hérode
Hatred
Hatred
1938 · le capitaine Mollenard
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
1934 · ★ 7.9 · Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
The New Men
The New Men
1936 · Bourron
Samson
Samson
1936 · Jacques Brachart
Volpone
Volpone
1941 · Volpone
Who Killed Santa Claus?
Who Killed Santa Claus?
1941 · Gaspard Cornusse
The Postmaster's Daughter
The Postmaster's Daughter
1938 · Virine, le maitre de poste
Sarati the Terrible
Sarati the Terrible
1937 · Cesar Sarati
L'Évasion de Vidocq
L'Évasion de Vidocq
1910 · Vidocq
President Haudecoeur
President Haudecoeur
1940 · President Haudecoeur
Life Dances On
Life Dances On
1937 · Alain Regnault
The Life and Loves of Beethoven
The Life and Loves of Beethoven
1937 · Ludwig van Beethoven
Flower of Paris
Flower of Paris
1916 · Harry Podge
The Red Head
The Red Head
1932 · Mr. Lepic
Rasputin
Rasputin
1938 · Rasputin
The Golem
The Golem
1936 · L'empereur Rodolphe II, roi de Bohème
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba
1936 · Tarass Boulba
A Man and His Woman
A Man and His Woman
1934 · Papon
Polish Jew
Polish Jew
1931 · Mathias
David Golder
David Golder
1931 · David Golder
Moscow Nights
Moscow Nights
1934 · Piotr Brioukow
The Clairvoyant
The Clairvoyant
1924 · Monsieur Detaille
The Lost Course
The Lost Course
1931 · Le Capitaine Kell
A Man's Head
A Man's Head
1933 · Commissaire Jules Maigret
Moscow Nights
Moscow Nights
1934 · Peter Brioukow
Dark Eyes
Dark Eyes
1935 · Ivan Ivanovitch Petroff
The Rebel Son
The Rebel Son
1938 · Taras Bulba
The Old Devil
The Old Devil
1933 · Guillaume Vautier
African Diary
African Diary
1940 · Docteur Bourdet
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1932 · M. de Tréville
Moon over Morocco
Moon over Morocco
1931 · M. de Marouvelle
The Patriot
The Patriot
1938 · Tsar Paul 1st
Criminal
Criminal
1933 · Warden Brady
Symphonie eines Lebens
Symphonie eines Lebens
1943 · Stefan Melchior, Dorfkantor
Sins of Youth
Sins of Youth
1941 · Monsieur Lacalade
La Jeunesse de Vidocq ou Comment on devient policier
La Jeunesse de Vidocq ou Comment on devient policier
1909 · Vidocq
Stars Never Die
Stars Never Die
1957 · Self (archive footage)
Other credits 7 credits
Monsieur Lecoq
Monsieur Lecoq
1914
L'Assommoir
L'Assommoir
1908
Paris
Paris
1937
Nitchevo
Nitchevo
1936
The Gold Chignon
The Gold Chignon
1916
The Secrets of the Red Sea
The Secrets of the Red Sea
1937
Le Roman de Carpentier
Le Roman de Carpentier
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