Cast
Hubert von Meyerinck
Acting
Cast
Hubert von Meyerinck
Known for
Acting
Born
1896-08-23
From
Potsdam, Germany
Died
1971-05-13
Also known as Губерт фон Маеринк, Хуберт фон Майеринк, Губерт фон Майеринк
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.
One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg
Charleys Onkel
as Mr. Most
Mistress Moon
as Rat Haschke
Die Hotelratte
as 3. Ehemann
Diesel
as Herr von Lorrenz
Keine Angst vor Schwiegermüttern
Frau Luna
as Kaiser
Frühlingsluft
as Graf Rasumirksi
Anna Favetti
as Hotelgast
The Rothschilds
as Vitrolles
Help - She Loves Me
as Direktor der "Elysée-Bar
The Schlemihl
as Baron Stechling
Again the Ringer
as Judge Matthews
The Secret Ways
as Sheffler
Manöverball
as Hauptmann Brothusen
Manon Lescaut
as Der Junge de Bli
Familienparade
as Vetter Max
Der Störenfried
Maxie
as Felix, Diener
Ein dreifach Hoch dem Sanitätsgefreiten Neumann
as Oberstabsarzt Dr. Treppwitz
Musik, Musik und nur Musik
as Bieberich
Mordprozeß Dr. Jordan
as Wedekind
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria
Das Nachtgespenst
as Hoteldirektor
Münchhausen
as Prinz Anton Ulrich
Gorilla Gang
as Sir Arthur
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
as Pickler - Der Bürochef
The Man with the Glass Eye
as Sir Arthur
Amico
as Schwarz, Oberkellner
Love '47
as Direktor Engelbrecht
Not Afraid of Big Animals
as Kunstreiter
The Spessart Inn
as Von Teckel
Barcarole
as Lopuchin
The Hunchback of Soho
as General Edward Perkins
Frühlingsmärchen
as Karlchen Wolf
April, April!
as Müller, Reisender
Hallo Janine
as Diener Jean
Under the Lantern
as Nevin
Weißer Holunder
as Taddäus von Zylinski
Schlussakkord
Bel Ami
as Varenne
Das sündige Dorf
as Attorney
Blockierte Signale
as Der Baron
Kora Terry
Santa Lucia
as Tutu
Kampf
as Schneckendorf
They're Too Much
as Oberstaatsanwalt
Ein falscher Fuffziger
as Wallner, Betrüger
Lady Juan
as Poet Don Alfonso
The Midnight Venus
as Director Meyer
Otto ist auf Frauen scharf
as Dr. Zwyfalt
Rosemary
as Kleye
An Invisible Man Goes Through the City
as Gast
The Cuckoo Years
as Ernst Francken
Klettermaxe
as Dobnika
La Paloma
as Direktor Bauer
Davon träumen alle Mädchen
as Schulrat
Engel im Abendkleid
as Dr. Paulicke
Ich kauf mir lieber einen Tirolerhut
as Hubert Krempe
Träume von der Südsee
as Kapitän
Paul und Pauline
as Apotheker Knullingen
The Fugitive from Chicago
as Werner Dux
Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht
as von Below
When the Mad Aunts Arrive
as Herr Storz
Traumschöne Nacht
as Maroni
Holiday Island
as Colonel Manfredi
I'm Waiting for You
as Studienrat Schwarze
Fanny Elssler
as Polizeipräfekt
The Zombie Walks
as Sir Arthur
A Woman Who Knows What She Wants
as Banker Lyngel
Ferien auf Immenhof
as Dr. Weskamp
The Voice of the Heart
as Kammerdiener der Prinzessin
Königstiger
as Vicomte d'Aubert
Fanfaren der Ehe
as Hornisse
After Midnight
as Ricin
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
as Gustav Säuerling
Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes
as Fähnrich Graf
The Holy Flames
as Pastor
The King's Prisoner
as Von Beichlingen
The Haunted Castle
as Von Teckel
Her Private Secretary
as Auktionator
Allotria in Zell am See
as Hauptmann Hans Hajo von Gestern
Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe
as Der Kellner im Hotel Ritz
An Enemy of the People
as Redakteur Fink
The Black Hussar
as Darmont's Cook
The Heart of a Queen
as Sir John
Das große Ohr
as Dupont
Die gestohlene Hose
as Signore Ricoli
Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder
Freddy and the Millionaire
as Walloschek
Maria Ilona
as Pizzi
They Call It Love
as Balancourt
Two in a Big City
as Spießer Karl Eberhard Knopp
Robert und Bertram
as Kriminalkommissar Wolff
Salem Aleikum
as Polizeichef Pierre Duval
Das Mädchen aus der Südsee
A Certain Mr. Gran
as Hauptmann Gordon
The Theft of the Mona Lisa
as Museumsführer
The Flute Concert of Sans-souci
as Attché
The White Demon
as Marquis d'Esquillon
The World Without a Mask
as E.W. Costa
Heute blau und morgen blau
as Dr. Schlucker
Und ewig knallen die Räuber
as Herr von Merlyn
People Among Us
as Man on Party
Kitty and the World Conference
as Carter
Hochstaplerin der Liebe
as Meister Philippe
All for Veronica
as Theo
Winter Night's Dream
as Degenfels
Venus on Trial
as Dr.Knarre, Sachverständiger
Tolle Nacht
as Herr Lemke, Schauspieler
Brennende Grenze
as Heino
Bobby Dodd intervenes
as Versicherungsagent
...und abends in die Scala
as Alfons Spadolini
Eine seltene Geliebte
as Poule, Verlege
Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen
as Freiherr von Mumpitz
The Leghorn Hat
as Herzog von Rosalba
In the Temple of Venus
as Raimondo
Junge Leute brauchen Liebe
as Monsieur Terrier
Der Stern von Santa Clara
as Manager Freddy
Frauen sind keine Engel
as Charles
If It Were Not for Music
as Kusjmitsch von Prschitschkin
Her Highness the Saleswoman
as Paul
Skandal um Dodo
as Graf Udo von Pleitenstein
Wenn Frauen schwindeln
as Wuttke
For Once I'd Like to Have No Troubles
as Görner
Kätchen für alles
as Ein Herr
My Niece Suzanne
as Oscar
Adieu Mascotte
as Schaffner
Das Glück liegt auf der Straße
as Generaldirektor Kartzer
Leidenschaft
as Graf Christian
Nachbarn sind zum Ärgern da
as Notar
Sabine und die hundert Männer
as Herzog
Heute nacht passiert’s
as Textilkaufmann Schulz
Die spanische Fliege
Maibritt, the Girl from the Islands
as Direktor Dingelmeyer
Glorious Times in the Spessart
as General Teckel
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1
as Count
Der Traum vom Rhein
as Conny
Maharadscha wider Willen
as Knirps - Generalsekretärs des Wunderfriseurs
Gute Nacht, Mary
as Frank Betterton
The Burning Heart
Frank V. - Die Oper einer Privatbank
as Frank V.
Der lustige Krieg des Hauptmann Pedro
as Moritz von Persipan, Kriegsminister
Liebe auf Eis
as Hoteldirektor
Farewell Performance
as Philipp, Duc de Gramont
Der Unwiderstehliche
as Marquis de Rossignol
Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin
as General von Kottwitz
Artistenblut
as Ricardo Pisetti - Manager
An der schönen blauen Donau
as Baron Philipp
Liebe im Finanzamt
as Herr vom Empfang
Love, Dance, and 1000 Songs
as Direktor Weber
Ein Zug fährt ab
as Frisör Schön
Siebenmal in der Woche
as Füllkrug
Ein ganzer Kerl
as Baron von Petersen
Das Forsthaus in Tirol
as von Langer, Staatsanwalt
Ten on Every Finger
as Director des Lido
Was geschah in dieser Nacht?
as Werner Gebhardt
Die verschwundene Miniatur
as Räuber
I Have Dreamed of You
as Empfangschef
Wenn die Liebe Mode macht
as Mr. Farell
… denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol
as Oskar Ortshaus
Zwei Bayern im Urwald
as Jawassis
Love Whispers
as Lenoir
The Night of the Great Love
as Konsulatssekretär
Dany, bitte schreiben Sie
as Geschäftsführer Schnattke
Die Nacht der Entscheidung
as Chef des Modesalons
Thou Art My Joy
as Dr.Hofreuter - Rechtsanwalt
Die Katz' im Sack
as Louis Grevenelle
Die Seeteufel von Angostura
Nachruf auf Egon Müller
as Tod
IA in Oberbayern
as Fritz
Women for Golden Hill
as Tanzmanager
The Company's in Love
as Fritz Willner - Filmautor
Der große Fall
as Ein dunkler Ehrenmann
The Turkish Cucumbers
as Rubin y Soliman
Last Stop
as Marcel Steiner, Direktor des Salon 'Flora'
Salonwagen E 417
as Kuhlemanns Komplize
Salonwagen E 417
Wibbel the Tailor
as Knillich
Der große Mandarin
as Beamter
Stiftungsfest der Fleißigen Biene
as Hoteldirektor
Küß mich noch einmal!
as Direktor Landinger
Brille und Bombe - Bei uns liegen Sie richtig!
as Der Hoteldirektor
The Island
as Graf Squeelen, erster Botschaftsrat
Das Mädchen Juanita
as Verwandter des Konsul Henselings
The World's Craziest Army
as Fürst Paul XIII. von Krakelsburg-Kummerstein
Von Liebe reden wir später
as Herr Wilmar, Inhaber Kosmetik-Salon
Der tolle Bomberg
as Pastor
The Women of Mr. S.
as Korinthischer General
Die Sterne lügen nicht
as Baron v. Malachowsky alias Emil Branske
Knall und Fall als Detektive
as Stapler
Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?
as Reporter Droste
Tell the Truth
We're Dancing Around the World
as 2. Theaterdirektor in Stockholm
A Prince's Young Love
as Graf von Syringen
Der Lauf des Bösen
as Kardinal
Hilfe, ich bin unsichtbar
as Professor Orsini
Trenck, der Pandur
as Herr von Sazenthal
Melodie und Rhythmus
as Orlando
Zu Befehl, Frau Feldwebel
as Kriegsgerichtsrat Kronberg
Love's Carnival
as Benno von Klewitz - Leutnant
Wenn die Musik spielt am Wörthersee
as Axel Bender, Evelyns Vater
Leichtes Blut
as Möllendorf
Die große Chance
as Georg
A Woman Like You
as Verkäufer im Sportgeschäft
Der bunte Traum
as Brandini
Weh dem, der liebt!
as Neumann
Die Flammen lügen
as Ein Liebhaber
Palace Scandal
The Only Girl
as Flügeladjutant
Sie und die Drei
as André Nicol
The Chaste Beloved
as Ballettmeister Petit
Der verkaufte Großvater
as Friedrich Wilhelm Dünkelberg
Liebe, Mädchen und Soldaten
as Major von Siebenstern
Stjenka Rasin
as Borodin
Leben wie die Fürsten
as Anton
Kein Engel ist so rein
as Mohrbutter
Black-White-Red Four Poster
as Oberst Pusslitz
Angelika
as Kabarett-Direktor
That Can Happen to Anyone
as Walputzke
Versprich mir nichts!
as Dr. Elk
Unknown Sender
as Schmoll, Lehrer
Ball im Savoy
as Max
Der Millionendieb
Hangmen, Women, and Soldiers
as Rittmeister Lensberg
Der müde Theodor
as Wilhelm Schulze
Weiße Wäsche
Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel
as Rechtsanwalt
The Deruga Case
as Riedmüller
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone
Gelbe Bestien
Spiel an Bord
as Marquis de la Tours, ein Betrüger
Wer bist Du, den ich liebe?
as Zauberer
Der Kaiser von Amerika
as Premierminister Proteus
My Wife, the Adventuress
Axel an der Himmelstür
as Direktor Scott / Richter
Der Weg zu Isabel
as Bü-Bü
The Old Fritz II
as Graf Cobenzl
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
as Polizeipräsident a. D. von Regwitz
Three Around Edith
as Scherbe
Frühling in Baden-Baden
as Hubert von Kalkofen
Befehl ist Befehl
as Rittmeister von Schlackberg
The Thief of Bagdad
as Hussa Hussa
Ich lebe für Dich
Der Mann, der sich selber sucht
as Direktor Cattoni
Der große Schatten
as Schauspieler Voß
The Star of Rio
as Monsieur Louis Borinage
Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone
as Weckenberg
So toll wie anno dazumal
as Mandler
Die Safeknacker-Suite
as Gustav
Der Czardas-König
as Szegedy
Die Rache des Jebal Deeks
as Sykes
The Happiest Married Couple in Vienna
as Oskar Brenner
The Secret Courier
as Duc d'Orléans
Die letzten Tage der Menschheit
as Wilhelm II.
Everything for a Woman
as Maxwell, ein dunkler Ehrenmann
Ein Mädel aus guter Familie
as Direktor Hollmann
Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby
as Mr. Cower
Das späte Mädchen
as Buchhändler
The Blue Straw Hat
as Ciapollini
The Adventures of Fridolin
as Der falsche Biedermann
Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl
as Max Vieregg
Keine Angst Liebling, ich pass schon auf
as Portier vom Hotel Central