Hubert von Meyerinck

Acting · 0.6 popularity

Age

129

Movies

262

Born: August 23, 1896 – May 13, 1971
From: Potsdam, Germany

Biography

Hubert von Meyerinck was born in Potsdam on August 23, 1896, the son of a major. After his parents divorced, he was raised by his mother. From an early age he showed a strong interest in acting and began taking lessons as a child, despite his parents’ wish that he pursue a career as a priest. After completing school, he was drafted into military service during World War I but was discharged shortly afterward for health reasons. In 1917, he made his stage debut at the Berliner Schauspielhaus as Lieutenant von Hagen in "Kolberg." Following an engagement at the Hamburger Kammerspiele from 1918 to 1920, he performed at numerous Berlin theatres and variety venues, including the revue "Es liegt was in der Luft" alongside Marlene Dietrich. He earned acclaim both for his cabaret performances at the famed Tingeltangel and for dramatic stage roles such as Mephisto in "Faust" and Mackie Messer in "Die Dreigroschenoper." At the beginning of the 1920s, von Meyerinck transitioned to film. After a significant early role in Georg Jacoby’s serial "Der Mann ohne Namen," he appeared in supporting roles in silent films including Artur Robison’s "Manon Lescaut" (1926) and Wilhelm Dieterle’s "Ich lebe für Dich" (1929). His distinctive appearance—bald head, monocle, thin moustache—quickly made him recognizable, and he became a popular character actor. He was often typecast as aristocrats, bourgeois figures, authoritarian officials, eccentrics, or crooks. With the arrival of sound film, his raspy voice further defined his screen persona. Among his notable early sound films were Max Ophüls’ "Die verliebte Firma" (1931/32), Franz Wenzler’s "Wenn die Liebe Mode macht" (1932), and Kurt Gerron’s "Der weiße Dämon" (1932). During the Nazi era, he remained one of Germany’s most prolific and popular supporting actors, appearing in more than 90 productions between 1933 and 1945. These ranged from comedies such as "Ein falscher Fuffziger" (1935) to Willi Forst’s adaptation of Maupassant’s "Bel Ami" (1939) and Helmut Käutner’s "Kitty und die Weltkonferenz" (1939). He also took smaller roles in propagandistic films including "Ein Volksfeind" (1937) and "Trenck, der Pandur" (1940). Although it was widely known that he was homosexual, he was not prosecuted by the regime. In the 1950s and 1960s, von Meyerinck successfully parodied his established authoritarian image in numerous comedies. In 1957 alone he appeared in 13 films, including the popular "Der tolle Blomberg" and "Das Wirtshaus im Spessart." He received the Prize of the German Film Critics in 1960 for "Ein Mann geht durch die Wand" and again in 1961 for "Das Spukschloß im Spessart." Another highlight was his role as an exuberant aristocrat in Billy Wilder’s Cold War satire "One, Two, Three." Between 1965 and 1969, he regularly appeared as Sir Arthur, head of Scotland Yard, in the Edgar Wallace film series. Despite appearing in around 250 films, von Meyerinck remained committed to the stage and joined the ensemble of Hamburg’s Thalia Theatre in 1966. In 1968, he received a lifetime achievement award at the German Film Prize and published his memoirs. He died in Hamburg on May 13, 1971.

Works

262 films

One, Two, Three

19617.5

People Among Us

19267.3

Keine Angst vor Schwiegermüttern

195410.0

Der große Fall

194910.0

Fanny Elssler

19377.5

The King's Prisoner

19358.0

Women for Golden Hill

19386.5

Stiftungsfest der Fleißigen Biene

1963

Not Afraid of Big Animals

19537.8

Nachruf auf Egon Müller

1965

Das Mädchen Juanita

19459.0

Manöverball

19566.0

Ein Zug fährt ab

19425.8

Das große Ohr

1965

Frühlingsluft

19387.0

I Have Dreamed of You

19447.0

Liebe, Mädchen und Soldaten

19589.0

Mordprozeß Dr. Jordan

19498.0

The Fugitive from Chicago

19345.8

The White Demon

193210.0

Der Lauf des Bösen

1969

Der verkaufte Großvater

19626.0

Love Whispers

19356.5

Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel

195410.0

The Haunted Castle

19606.8

Traumschöne Nacht

19529.0

Träume von der Südsee

195710.0

The Man with the Glass Eye

19695.7

Anna Favetti

193810.0

Der Unwiderstehliche

19374.5

Maria Ilona

19395.7

I'm Waiting for You

195210.0

They're Too Much

19654.8

Der große Mandarin

19497.5

For Once I'd Like to Have No Troubles

19329.0

The Flute Concert of Sans-souci

19307.7

Kampf

19329.0

Last Stop

19356.5

Kora Terry

19405.5

Ein dreifach Hoch dem Sanitätsgefreiten Neumann

19693.7

The Blue Straw Hat

19497.5

Der Millionendieb

1921

Familienparade

19369.0

After Midnight

19388.0

Königstiger

19359.0

Kätchen für alles

194910.0

Thou Art My Joy

19369.0

Hochstaplerin der Liebe

19549.0

Frau Luna

1964

Der große Schatten

19427.0

Schlussakkord

19609.0

Mistress Moon

19417.5

Musik, Musik und nur Musik

19557.0

Gelbe Bestien

1921

Rosemary

19585.8

The Schlemihl

19319.0

All for Veronica

19366.0

Winter Night's Dream

19355.3

Help - She Loves Me

19568.0

The Cuckoo Years

196710.0

Münchhausen

19436.5

Wenn Frauen schwindeln

19579.5

An Invisible Man Goes Through the City

19339.0

Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht

19677.1

Again the Ringer

19656.2

The Zombie Walks

19686.5

In the Temple of Venus

19487.5

Die Hotelratte

19288.0

The Rothschilds

19406.1

Gute Nacht, Mary

19507.0

Trenck, der Pandur

19406.2

Eine seltene Geliebte

19509.0

Das Nachtgespenst

19538.0

Farewell Performance

19558.0

Klettermaxe

19525.7

Amico

194910.0

Fanfaren der Ehe

19537.5

The Man Who Walked Through the Wall

19597.2

My Wife, the Adventuress

19317.5

Liebe auf Eis

195010.0

Under the Lantern

19287.0

The Secret Ways

19615.5

Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies

19626.0

Paul und Pauline

19368.0

The Spessart Inn

19586.9

The Counterfeit Bill

193510.0

They Call It Love

19538.0

Spiel an Bord

19367.0

Liebe im Finanzamt

195210.0

Das späte Mädchen

195110.0

Bel Ami

19395.9

The World's Craziest Army

19587.5

Black-White-Red Four Poster

19628.0

Holiday Island

19576.2

The Thief of Bagdad

19526.7

Ferien auf Immenhof

19577.0

Ten on Every Finger

19545.3

Und ewig knallen die Räuber

19624.5

Glorious Times in the Spessart

19675.9

Zu Befehl, Frau Feldwebel

19567.0

April, April!

19356.3

Der Störenfried

19347.0

The Hunchback of Soho

19666.0

The Heart of a Queen

19406.3

Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone

19556.3

Manon Lescaut

19265.9

Robert und Bertram

19616.5

Junge Leute brauchen Liebe

19614.3

An der schönen blauen Donau

195510.0

The Theft of the Mona Lisa

19316.3

Der bunte Traum

19528.0

Die verschwundene Miniatur

195410.0

Adieu Mascotte

19296.7

Sabine und die hundert Männer

19609.0

The Holy Flames

19318.0

The Gorilla Gang

19685.2

The Burning Heart

19298.0

Der Mann, der sich selber sucht

19509.0

Everything for a Woman

19358.0

Heute blau und morgen blau

19579.7

Tell the Truth

19467.0

The Company's in Love

19326.4

Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone

19607.0

Freddy and the Millionaire

19615.4

Heute nacht passiert’s

195310.0

The Night of the Great Love

19333.0

Kitty and the World Conference

19398.0

So toll wie anno dazumal

19625.5

Davon träumen alle Mädchen

19617.3

Her Private Secretary

194010.0

Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl

19457.3

Wenn die Musik spielt am Wörthersee

19626.3

Ludwig II, King of Bavaria

19306.0

Hangmen, Women, and Soldiers

193510.0

Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?

19387.4

Engel im Abendkleid

19519.0

Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder

19615.9

Wer bist Du, den ich liebe?

195010.0

Die Seeteufel von Angostura

19587.0

Der tolle Bomberg

19578.5

Charleys Onkel

19695.0

Der Weg zu Isabel

19407.0

The Voice of the Heart

19379.0

Frank V. - Die Oper einer Privatbank

19678.0

Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

19396.6

Hallo Janine

19396.7

Weiße Wäsche

19428.0

The Star of Rio

19406.5

Santa Lucia

19566.5

Otto ist auf Frauen scharf

19683.6

Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby

19614.9

The Black Hussar

19326.7

Frühling in Baden-Baden

19677.0

When the Mad Aunts Arrive

19704.8

The Chaste Beloved

19406.0

A Prince's Young Love

193310.0

Salonwagen E 417

19397.0

Barcarole

19358.0

...und abends in die Scala

19585.0

Diesel

19436.5

Lady Juan

192810.0

She and the Three

19357.0

Siebenmal in der Woche

19577.5

… denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol

19635.6

The Old Fritz II

19286.5

Die Sterne lügen nicht

19505.3

Tolle Nacht

19578.0

Das Glück liegt auf der Straße

19577.7

Die gestohlene Hose

19566.5

The Only Girl

19336.2

A Woman Like You

19395.6

Versprich mir nichts!

19375.4

Love '47

19497.7

Der Kaiser von Amerika

1959

Love's Carnival

19306.7

Love, Dance, and 1000 Songs

19556.5

The Secret Courier

19288.0

Her Highness the Saleswoman

193410.0

Bobby Dodd intervenes

19599.0

Knall und Fall als Detektive

19537.0

Von Liebe reden wir später

195310.0

The Deruga Case

19389.0

Salem Aleikum

19595.5

Das Forsthaus in Tirol

19557.0

The Island

19346.7

The Leghorn Hat

19397.5

IA in Oberbayern

19568.0

Ein ganzer Kerl

19357.0

Zwei Bayern im Urwald

19576.0

An Enemy of the People

19375.8

The Happiest Married Couple in Vienna

19377.5

Weißer Holunder

19577.0

Stjenka Rasin

19368.0

Der müde Theodor

19576.4

Das sündige Dorf

19666.5

A Certain Mr. Gran

19337.0

Brennende Grenze

19277.0

Melodie und Rhythmus

19595.8

La Paloma

19595.5

Venus on Trial

19415.6

Der lustige Krieg des Hauptmann Pedro

19599.0

The Women of Mr. S.

19517.5

Maharadscha wider Willen

19507.0

Das Mädchen aus der Südsee

19508.0

Maibritt, the Girl from the Islands

19645.0

Two in a Big City

19426.3

Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin

19697.0

The Adventures of Fridolin

19488.7

Frauen sind keine Engel

1963

Blockierte Signale

19489.0

Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe

19337.5

Nachbarn sind zum Ärgern da

19705.0

The World Without a Mask

19348.0

Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel

19616.5

Leidenschaft

1940

Wenn die Liebe Mode macht

19327.0

Kein Engel ist so rein

195010.0

Der Stern von Santa Clara

19586.5

Unknown Sender

19508.0

Ein Mädel aus guter Familie

193510.0

Angelika

19409.0

Die große Chance

193410.0

Dany, bitte schreiben Sie

19567.0

Brille und Bombe - Bei uns liegen Sie richtig!

196710.0

Weh dem, der liebt!

19519.0

Die Nacht der Entscheidung

19387.0

Was geschah in dieser Nacht?

19416.0

Ball im Savoy

19556.5

Three Around Edith

192910.0

Maxie

19547.0

A Woman Who Knows What She Wants

19349.0

Wibbel the Tailor

19395.5

Die Safeknacker-Suite

1963

Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen

196210.0

Der Traum vom Rhein

193310.0

We're Dancing Around the World

19396.3

If It Were Not for Music

19359.0

Axel an der Himmelstür

1966

Die letzten Tage der Menschheit

19687.0

Skandal um Dodo

19599.0

Leichtes Blut

194310.0

That Can Happen to Anyone

19527.0

The Midnight Venus

19517.0

Die Flammen lügen

19268.0

My Niece Suzanne

19509.0

Die Katz' im Sack

19358.0

Die spanische Fliege

19559.0

Frühlingsmärchen

19348.0

Artistenblut

19498.0

Leben wie die Fürsten

196610.0

Küß mich noch einmal!

19567.0

Die Rache des Jebal Deeks

19638.0

Ich kauf mir lieber einen Tirolerhut

19657.0

Der Czardas-König

19597.0

Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1

19308.0

Befehl ist Befehl

19366.5

Hilfe, ich bin unsichtbar

195110.0

The Turkish Cucumbers

19628.0

Keine Angst Liebling, ich pass schon auf

19704.0

Ich lebe für Dich

19297.0

Palace Scandal

19497.0

Allotria in Zell am See

19636.4