Hubert von Meyerinck
262 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 23, 1896
- Died
- May 13, 1971 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Potsdam, Germany
- Also known as
- Губерт фон Маеринк · Хуберт фон Майеринк · Губерт фон Майеринк · Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck
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."
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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.
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Acting (265)
- 1971
- 1970 Nachbarn sind zum Ärgern da
as Notar
- 1970 When the Mad Aunts Arrive
as Herr Storz
- 1970 Keine Angst Liebling, ich pass schon auf
as Portier vom Hotel Central
- 1969 Der Lauf des Bösen
as Kardinal
- 1969 Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin
as General von Kottwitz
- 1969 Charleys Onkel
as Mr. Most
- 1969 Ein dreifach Hoch dem Sanitätsgefreiten Neumann
as Oberstabsarzt Dr. Treppwitz
- 1969 The Man with the Glass Eye
as Sir Arthur
- 1968 The Gorilla Gang
as Sir Arthur
- 1968 Otto ist auf Frauen scharf
as Dr. Zwyfalt
- 1968 Die letzten Tage der Menschheit
as Wilhelm II.
- 1968 The Zombie Walks
as Sir Arthur
- 1967 Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht
as von Below
- 1967 The Cuckoo Years
as Ernst Francken
- 1967 Frühling in Baden-Baden
as Hubert von Kalkofen
- 1967 Glorious Times in the Spessart
as General Teckel
- 1967
- 1967 Frank V. - Die Oper einer Privatbank
as Frank V.
- 1967 Brille und Bombe - Bei uns liegen Sie richtig!
as Der Hoteldirektor
- 1966 Axel an der Himmelstür
as Direktor Scott / Richter
- 1966 The Hunchback of Soho
as General Edward Perkins
- 1966 Das sündige Dorf
as Attorney
- 1966 Leben wie die Fürsten
as Anton
- 1965 Nachruf auf Egon Müller
as Tod
- 1965 Ich kauf mir lieber einen Tirolerhut
as Hubert Krempe
- 1965 Again the Ringer
as Judge Matthews
- 1965 Das große Ohr
as Dupont
- 1965 They're Too Much
as Oberstaatsanwalt
- 1964 Frau Luna
as Kaiser
- 1964 Maibritt, the Girl from the Islands
as Direktor Dingelmeyer
- 1963 Die Rache des Jebal Deeks
as Sykes
- 1963 … denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol
as Oskar Ortshaus
- 1963 Die Safeknacker-Suite
as Gustav
- 1963 Allotria in Zell am See
as Hauptmann Hans Hajo von Gestern
- 1963 Frauen sind keine Engel
as Charles
- 1963 Stiftungsfest der Fleißigen Biene
as Hoteldirektor
- 1963
- 1962 Und ewig knallen die Räuber
as Herr von Merlyn
- 1962 Black-White-Red Four Poster
as Oberst Pusslitz
- 1962 Wenn die Musik spielt am Wörthersee
as Axel Bender, Evelyns Vater
- 1962 So toll wie anno dazumal
as Mandler
- 1962 Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen
as Freiherr von Mumpitz
- 1962 Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
as Gustav Säuerling
- 1962 Der verkaufte Großvater
as Friedrich Wilhelm Dünkelberg
- 1962 The Turkish Cucumbers
as Rubin y Soliman
- 1961 Freddy and the Millionaire
as Walloschek
- 1961 One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg
- 1961 Robert und Bertram
as Kriminalkommissar Wolff
- 1961 Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel
as Rechtsanwalt
- 1961 Davon träumen alle Mädchen
as Schulrat
- 1961 Junge Leute brauchen Liebe
as Monsieur Terrier
- 1961 Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby
as Mr. Cower
- 1961 The Secret Ways
as Sheffler
- 1961
- 1960
- 1960 Sabine und die hundert Männer
as Herzog
- 1960 The Haunted Castle
as Von Teckel
- 1960
- 1959 Salem Aleikum
as Polizeichef Pierre Duval
- 1959 Der Czardas-König
as Szegedy
- 1959 The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
as Pickler - Der Bürochef
- 1959 Der lustige Krieg des Hauptmann Pedro
as Moritz von Persipan, Kriegsminister
- 1959 Melodie und Rhythmus
as Orlando
- 1959 La Paloma
as Direktor Bauer
- 1959 Bobby Dodd intervenes
as Versicherungsagent
- 1959 Der Kaiser von Amerika
as Premierminister Proteus
- 1959 Skandal um Dodo
as Graf Udo von Pleitenstein
- 1958 Liebe, Mädchen und Soldaten
as Major von Siebenstern
- 1958 The World's Craziest Army
as Fürst Paul XIII. von Krakelsburg-Kummerstein
- 1958 Der Stern von Santa Clara
as Manager Freddy
- 1958 Rosemary
as Kleye
- 1958 ...und abends in die Scala
as Alfons Spadolini
- 1958 The Spessart Inn
as Von Teckel
- 1958
- 1957 Wenn Frauen schwindeln
as Wuttke
- 1957 Heute blau und morgen blau
as Dr. Schlucker
- 1957 Holiday Island
as Colonel Manfredi
- 1957 Träume von der Südsee
as Kapitän
- 1957 Ferien auf Immenhof
as Dr. Weskamp
- 1957 Weißer Holunder
as Taddäus von Zylinski
- 1957 Der tolle Bomberg
as Pastor
- 1957 Siebenmal in der Woche
as Füllkrug
- 1957 Das Glück liegt auf der Straße
as Generaldirektor Kartzer
- 1957 Der müde Theodor
as Wilhelm Schulze
- 1957 Zwei Bayern im Urwald
as Jawassis
- 1957 Tolle Nacht
as Herr Lemke, Schauspieler
- 1956 Manöverball
as Hauptmann Brothusen
- 1956 Zu Befehl, Frau Feldwebel
as Kriegsgerichtsrat Kronberg
- 1956 Santa Lucia
as Tutu
- 1956 Küß mich noch einmal!
as Direktor Landinger
- 1956 Help - She Loves Me
as Direktor der "Elysée-Bar
- 1956 Die gestohlene Hose
as Signore Ricoli
- 1956 Dany, bitte schreiben Sie
as Geschäftsführer Schnattke
- 1956 IA in Oberbayern
as Fritz
- 1955 Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone
as Weckenberg
- 1955 Das Forsthaus in Tirol
as von Langer, Staatsanwalt
- 1955 Love, Dance, and 1000 Songs
as Direktor Weber
- 1955 Ball im Savoy
as Max
- 1955
- 1955 Farewell Performance
as Philipp, Duc de Gramont
- 1955 Musik, Musik und nur Musik
as Bieberich
- 1955 An der schönen blauen Donau
as Baron Philipp
- 1954 Die verschwundene Miniatur
as Räuber
- 1954 Hochstaplerin der Liebe
as Meister Philippe
- 1954 Ten on Every Finger
as Director des Lido
- 1954
- 1954 Maxie
as Felix, Diener
- 1954 Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
as Polizeipräsident a. D. von Regwitz
- 1953 Das Nachtgespenst
as Hoteldirektor
- 1953 Not Afraid of Big Animals
as Kunstreiter
- 1953 They Call It Love
as Balancourt
- 1953 Knall und Fall als Detektive
as Stapler
- 1953 Heute nacht passiert’s
as Textilkaufmann Schulz
- 1953 Von Liebe reden wir später
as Herr Wilmar, Inhaber Kosmetik-Salon
- 1953 Fanfaren der Ehe
as Hornisse
- 1952 Traumschöne Nacht
as Maroni
- 1952 I'm Waiting for You
as Studienrat Schwarze
- 1952 Liebe im Finanzamt
as Herr vom Empfang
- 1952 That Can Happen to Anyone
as Walputzke
- 1952 Klettermaxe
as Dobnika
- 1952 The Thief of Bagdad
as Hussa Hussa
- 1952 Der bunte Traum
as Brandini
- 1951 Das späte Mädchen
as Buchhändler
- 1951 The Women of Mr. S.
as Korinthischer General
- 1951 Hilfe, ich bin unsichtbar
as Professor Orsini
- 1951 Engel im Abendkleid
as Dr. Paulicke
- 1951 Weh dem, der liebt!
as Neumann
- 1951 The Midnight Venus
as Director Meyer
- 1950 Eine seltene Geliebte
as Poule, Verlege
- 1950 Gute Nacht, Mary
as Frank Betterton
- 1950 Wer bist Du, den ich liebe?
as Zauberer
- 1950 Die Sterne lügen nicht
as Baron v. Malachowsky alias Emil Branske
- 1950
- 1950 Der Mann, der sich selber sucht
as Direktor Cattoni
- 1950 Liebe auf Eis
as Hoteldirektor
- 1950 Maharadscha wider Willen
as Knirps - Generalsekretärs des Wunderfriseurs
- 1950 My Niece Suzanne
as Oscar
- 1950 Kein Engel ist so rein
as Mohrbutter
- 1950 Unknown Sender
as Schmoll, Lehrer
- 1949 Der große Fall
as Ein dunkler Ehrenmann
- 1949 The Blue Straw Hat
as Ciapollini
- 1949 Love '47
as Direktor Engelbrecht
- 1949 Mordprozeß Dr. Jordan
as Wedekind
- 1949 Kätchen für alles
as Ein Herr
- 1949 Artistenblut
as Ricardo Pisetti - Manager
- 1949
- 1949 Amico
as Schwarz, Oberkellner
- 1949 Der große Mandarin
as Beamter
- 1948 Blockierte Signale
as Der Baron
- 1948 The Adventures of Fridolin
as Der falsche Biedermann
- 1948 In the Temple of Venus
as Raimondo
- 1946
- 1945 Das Mädchen Juanita
as Verwandter des Konsul Henselings
- 1945 Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl
as Max Vieregg
- 1944 I Have Dreamed of You
as Empfangschef
- 1943 Leichtes Blut
as Möllendorf
- 1943 Münchhausen
as Prinz Anton Ulrich
- 1943 Diesel
as Herr von Lorrenz
- 1942 Ein Zug fährt ab
as Frisör Schön
- 1942 Der große Schatten
as Schauspieler Voß
- 1942
- 1942 Two in a Big City
as Spießer Karl Eberhard Knopp
- 1941 Was geschah in dieser Nacht?
as Werner Gebhardt
- 1941 Mistress Moon
as Rat Haschke
- 1941 Venus on Trial
as Dr.Knarre, Sachverständiger
- 1940 The Chaste Beloved
as Ballettmeister Petit
- 1940
- 1940 The Heart of a Queen
as Sir John
- 1940 Trenck, der Pandur
as Herr von Sazenthal
- 1940 The Rothschilds
as Vitrolles
- 1940 The Star of Rio
as Monsieur Louis Borinage
- 1940 Angelika
as Kabarett-Direktor
- 1940 Her Private Secretary
as Auktionator
- 1940 Leidenschaft
as Graf Christian
- 1940 Der Weg zu Isabel
as Bü-Bü
- 1939 Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes
as Fähnrich Graf
- 1939 We're Dancing Around the World
as 2. Theaterdirektor in Stockholm
- 1939 Maria Ilona
as Pizzi
- 1939 A Woman Like You
as Verkäufer im Sportgeschäft
- 1939 Kitty and the World Conference
as Carter
- 1939 Wibbel the Tailor
as Knillich
- 1939 Hallo Janine
as Diener Jean
- 1939 Salonwagen E 417
as Kuhlemanns Komplize
- 1939 The Leghorn Hat
as Herzog von Rosalba
- 1939 Bel Ami
as Varenne
- 1938 Women for Golden Hill
as Tanzmanager
- 1938 Die Nacht der Entscheidung
as Chef des Modesalons
- 1938 Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?
as Reporter Droste
- 1938 The Deruga Case
as Riedmüller
- 1938 Anna Favetti
as Hotelgast
- 1938 Frühlingsluft
as Graf Rasumirksi
- 1938 After Midnight
as Ricin
- 1937 Fanny Elssler
as Polizeipräfekt
- 1937 An Enemy of the People
as Redakteur Fink
- 1937 Der Unwiderstehliche
as Marquis de Rossignol
- 1937 Versprich mir nichts!
as Dr. Elk
- 1937 The Happiest Married Couple in Vienna
as Oskar Brenner
- 1937 The Voice of the Heart
as Kammerdiener der Prinzessin
- 1936 Befehl ist Befehl
as Rittmeister von Schlackberg
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Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1951 German Film Award
1 episode
- 1948 Bambi
1 episode