Carl Esmond

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 US 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]

Carl Esmond
Esmond in Sundown (1941)
Born	Karl Simon (1902-06-14)14 June 1902 Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Died	4 December 2004(2004-12-04) (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??)

Esmond fled Germany following the Nazi takeover, first to the UK and finally in January 1938 to the US.^[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)

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