Werner Pledath (26 April 1898 – 6 December 1965) was a German actor who appeared in many films during a lengthy career. He generally played supporting roles such as in Five from the Jazz Band (1932).[1] Pledath specialized in playing powerful, authority figures. Following the Second World War he appeared in several films made in East Germany.
Werner Pledath | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 April 1898 |
| Died | 6 December 1965 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1923 - 1965 (film) |
Selected filmography edit
- Man by the Wayside (1923)
- The Street Song (1931)
- Who Takes Love Seriously? (1931)
- Dreaming Lips (1932)
- I by Day, You by Night (1932)
- Things Are Getting Better Already (1932)
- Five from the Jazz Band (1932)
- The Invisible Front (1932)
- Scandal in Budapest (1933)
- Today Is the Day (1933)
- Mother and Child (1934)
- The Higher Command (1935)
- The Valiant Navigator (1935)
- Pygmalion (1935)
- The Saint and Her Fool (1935)
- Port Arthur (1936)
- Savoy Hotel 217 (1936)
- Victoria in Dover (1936)
- White Slaves (1937)
- Dangerous Crossing (1937)
- Mother Song (1937)
- The Chief Witness (1937)
- Triad (1938)
- Red Orchids (1938)
- The Night of Decision (1938)
- The Muzzle (1938)
- By a Silken Thread (1938)
- A Prussian Love Story (1938)
- Escape in the Dark (1939)
- Police Report (1939)
- In the Name of the People (1939)
- Robert Koch (1939)
- A Hopeless Case (1939)
- The Governor (1939)
- Our Miss Doctor (1940)
- The Three Codonas (1940)
- Diesel (1942)
- Between Heaven and Earth (1942)
- Circus Renz (1943)
- The Golden Spider (1943)
- Laugh Bajazzo (1943)
- The Degenhardts (1944)
- Street Acquaintances (1948)
- Thank You, I'm Fine (1948)
- The Blue Swords (1949)
- The Appeal to Conscience (1949)
- The Benthin Family (1950)
- The Last Year (1951)
- The Condemned Village (1952)
- Anna Susanna (1953)
- Ernst Thälmann (1954)
References edit
- ^ Youngkin p.465
Bibliography edit
- Youngkin, Stephen. The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre. University Press of Kentucky, 2005.
External links edit
 | This article about a German film actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |