Stars of British Films

Joseph Schildkraut

No. 2

Joseph Schildkraut

Born Vienna; age 37. Studied for stage in Germany and America. Height 5 ft. 11 ins.; speaks seven languages. Hobbies: breeding dogs and book collecting. British talkies, "Carnival" and "The Blue Danube."

 

Joseph Schildkraut (1895 - 1964). His British films are the least part of his achievement. Most of his best work was done in Hollywood in films such as Orphans of the Storm, The Man in the Iron Mask and The Diary of Ann Frank. He got an Oscar for playing Dreyfus in The Life of Emile Zola.