Carl Esmond

Carl Esmond
Carl Esmond
	Esmond in Sundown (1941)
Born	Karl Simon; 14 June 1902; Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Died	4 December 2004 (aged 102); Brentwood, Los Angeles, U.S.
Other names	Willy Eichberger; Charles Esmond
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1933–1985
Spouse(s)	Ruth Taub; (m. 19??)

Carl Esmond (born Karl Simon;^[1]^[2] June 14, 1902^[3]^[4]^[2]– December 4, 2004) was an Austrian-born American film and stage actor, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Although his age was given as 33 in the passenger list when he arrived in the USA in January 1938,^[2] in his naturalization petition his birth year is stated as 1902. His stage names were Willy Eichberger and Charles Esmond and finally Carl Esmond. He trained at Vienna's State Academy of Dramatic Arts, and made his film debut in the operetta The Emperor's Waltz (1933).^[4] He was active in the Viennese genre of shallow romantic comedies so popular in the Austria of the interwar period.^[4]

Esmond fled Germany following the Nazi takeover, first to the UK and finally in January 1938 to the USA.^[1] Esmond continued to appear on stage as well as in British and American films.^[5] He appeared in over 50 films and numerous television programs.^[6]^[7]

Death

Esmond died in Brentwood, Los Angeles in 2004 at the age of 102.

Filmography

The Emperor's Waltz (1933) as Viktor Eggersdorf
Liebelei (1933) as Oberleutnant Theo Kaiser
Little Girl, Great Fortune (1933) as Georg Hellwig
Inge and the Millions (1933) as Walter Brink
Blossom Time (1934) as Count Rudi von Hohenberg
Evensong (1934) as Archduke Theodore
Love Conquers All (1934) as Willy Schneider
Invitation to the Waltz (1935) as Carl
Blood Brothers (1935) as Mirko
Die Pompadour (1935) as François Boucher
The Postman from Longjumeau (1936) as Chapelou
The Empress's Favourite (1936) as Fähnrich Alexander Tomsky
Fräulein Veronika (1936) as Paul Schmidt
Der Weg des Herzens [de] (1936) as Fred
Court Theatre (1936) as Josef Rainer
Romance (1936) as Graf Eduard Romanel
The Dawn Patrol (1938) as Hauptmann Von Mueller
Thunder Afloat (1939) as U-boat Captain
Little Men (1940) as Professor Bhaer
Sergeant York (1941) as German Major
Sundown (1941) as Jan Kuypens
Pacific Rendezvous (1942) as Andre Leemuth
Panama Hattie (1942) as Lucas Kefler (uncredited)
The Navy Comes Through (1942) as Richerd Kroner
Seven Sweethearts (1942) as Carl Randall
Margin for Error (1943) as Baron Max von Alvenstor
First Comes Courage (1943) as Maj. Paul Dichter
Address Unknown (1944) as Baron von Freische
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) as Lt. Dirk van Daal
Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944) as Major von Behn (uncredited)
The Master Race (1944) as Dr. Andrei Krystoff
Ministry of Fear (1944) as Willi Hilfe
Experiment Perilous (1944) as Maitland
Without Love (1945) as Paul Carrell
Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945) as Baron Zoltan Faludi
This Love of Ours (1945) as Uncle Bob
The Catman of Paris (1946) as Charles Regnier
Lover Come Back (1946) as Paul Millard
Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947) as Dr. Lorenz
Slave Girl (1947) as El Hamid
Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) as Dr. Ritter von Stolb
The Desert Hawk (1950) as Kibar
Mystery Submarine (1950) as Lt. Heldman
Racket Squad (1951)
Stars Over Hollywood (1951)
The World in His Arms (1952) as Prince Semyon
Gruen Guild Playhouse (1952) as Baron de Sarnac, Chief of Police
Biff Baker, U.S.A. (1952) as Major Morovik
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1952) as Count Borselli
Ford Theatre (1953) as Maurice de Szekely
Love's Awakening (1953) as Michael Rainer
Regina Amstetten (1954) as Prof. Werner Grüter
Lola Montès (1955) as Doctor
Crossroads (1956, TV Series) as Major Zuntz
Lux Video Theatre (1955–1956, TV Series) as Pierre / Victor Laszlo
Jane Wyman Presents: The Fireside Theatre (1956)
Cheyenne (1956) as Col. Picard
Passport to Danger (1955–1956, TV Series) as Fabian
The Joseph Cotten Show (1955–1956, TV Series) as Vail
Soldiers of Fortune (1955–1956, TV Series) as Nicholas Van Loon / Helmut Van Dorn
Climax! (1957) as Paul Ehrenhardt
Meet McGraw (1957) as Baron Von Schekt
From the Earth to the Moon (1958) as Jules Verne
Behind Closed Doors (1959) as Dr. Haas
General Electric Theater (1959) as Nikolas Bethlan
Thunder in the Sun (1959) as Andre Dauphin
77 Sunset Strip (1959) as Kurt von Paulus
Five Fingers (1959, TV Series) as Marcuse
Behind Closed Doors (1959, TV Series) as Dr. Haas^[8]
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1960) as Emile
The Deputy (1960) as Duke Dmitri
Maverick (1961) as Comte deLisle
Hawaiian Eye (1961) as Von Steuben
Brushfire (1962) as Martin
Hitler (1962) as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Kiss of Evil (1963) as Anton (US TV version)
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1964) as Baron Pyrrhos
Morituri (1965) as Busch
Run for Your Life (1965) as Otto Hiltz
Convoy (1965) as Field Marshal Von Spear
Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966) as Professor Jan Stefánik
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966, TV Series) as Baron Freddy de Chasseur
Garrison's Gorillas (1967, TV Series) as German General
Insight (1967, TV Series)
The Big Valley (1967, TV Series) as Marquis de Laccaise
To Rome With Love (1970, TV Series) as Kurt
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1972, TV Series) as August Werner
McMillan & Wife (1972, TV Series) as Zeiss
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977, TV Series) as Kolbe
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985, TV Movie) as General Von Helmuth (final film role)

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b McFarlane, Brian (2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ancestry.com". Ancestry.com.
^ Lentz, Harris M. III (2005). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2004: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786421039. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bergan, Ronald (10 December 2004). "Carl Esmond". theguardian. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
^ League, The Broadway. "Carl Esmond – Broadway Cast & Staff – IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
^ Staff, Times; Reports, Wire (9 December 2004). "Carl Esmond, 97; Vienna Native Acted in More Than 50 Films" – via LA Times.
^ "Carl Esmond". www.aveleyman.com.
^ "Behind Closed Doors'". ctva.biz. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2009.

External links

[ebf-1] McFarlane, Brian (2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

[:0-2] "Ancestry.com". Ancestry.com.

[opa-3] Lentz, Harris M. III (2005). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2004: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786421039. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

[g-4] Bergan, Ronald (10 December 2004). "Carl Esmond". theguardian. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

[5] League, The Broadway. "Carl Esmond – Broadway Cast & Staff – IBDB". www.ibdb.com.

[6] Staff, Times; Reports, Wire (9 December 2004). "Carl Esmond, 97; Vienna Native Acted in More Than 50 Films" – via LA Times.

[7] "Carl Esmond". www.aveleyman.com.

[8] "Behind Closed Doors'". ctva.biz. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2009.

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