Francis Lederer

Francis Lederer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Francis Lederer (November 6, 1899 – May 25, 2000) was a Czech-born film and stage actor with a successful career, first in Europe, then in the United States. His original name was František Lederer. Lederer's first American movies were Man of Two Worlds (1934), Romance in Manhattan (1934), with Ginger Rogers, The Gay Deception (1935), with Frances Dee, and One Rainy Afternoon (1936). He was cast as the lead with Katharine Hepburn in the 1935 film Break of Hearts, but the producers replaced him with Charles Boyer. It was Irving Thalberg's plan to make Lederer "the biggest star in Hollywood" but the death of Thalberg ended this possibility. Although he continued to play leads occasionally – notably when he was a playboy in Mitchell Leisen's Midnight with Claudette Colbert and John Barrymore in 1939 – in the late 1930s Lederer began to expand his character parts, even playing villains. Edward G. Robinson praised Lederer's performance as a German American Bundist in Confessions of a Nazi Spy in 1939, and he earned plaudits for his portrayal of a fascist in The Man I Married (1940) with Joan Bennett. He also played Count Dracula for The Return of Dracula in 1958. Throughout his career, Lederer, who studied with Elia Kazan at the Actors Studio in New York City, continued to take stage acting seriously, and he performed often both in New York and elsewhere. He appeared in stage productions of Golden Boy (1937), Seventh Heaven (1939), No Time for Comedy (1939), in which he replaced Laurence Olivier, The Play's the Thing (1942), A Doll's House (1944), Arms and the Man (1950), The Sleeping Prince (1956) and The Diary of Anne Frank (1958). Although he took a break from making films in 1941, in order to concentrate on his stage work, he returned to the silver screen in 1944, appearing in Voice in the Wind and The Bridge of San Luis Rey, and in films such as Jean Renoir's The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946) and Million Dollar Weekend (1948). He took another break from Hollywood in 1950, after making Surrender (1950), and returned in 1956 with Lisbon and the light comedy The Ambassador's Daughter. His final film appearance was in Terror Is a Man in 1959. During the 1950s, he served as honorary mayor of Canoga Park. He would continue to make television appearances for the next 10 years in such shows as Sally, The Untouchables, Ben Casey, Blue Light, Mission: Impossible and That Girl. His final television appearance occurred in a 1971 episode of Rod Serling's Night Gallery called "The Devil Is Not Mocked". In it, he reprised his role as Dracula from The Return of Dracula.

  • Izenburua: Francis Lederer
  • Ospea: 2.58
  • Ezaguna: Acting
  • Urtebetetzea: 1899-11-05
  • Jaioterria: Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
  • Orri nagusia:
  • Ezaguna ere: Franz Lederer, František Lederer
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Francis Lederer Filmak

  • 1929
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    Die Büchse der Pandora

    Die Büchse der Pandora

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  • 1939
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    Midnight

    Midnight

    7.4 1939 HD

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  • 1930
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    Susanne macht Ordnung

    Susanne macht Ordnung

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1944
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    Voice in the Wind

    Voice in the Wind

    5.2 1944 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Madonna's Secret

    The Madonna's Secret

    5.9 1946 HD

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  • 1953
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    Stolen Identity

    Stolen Identity

    4.6 1953 HD

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  • 1948
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    Million Dollar Weekend

    Million Dollar Weekend

    5.5 1948 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Diary of a Chambermaid

    The Diary of a Chambermaid

    6.2 1946 HD

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  • 1991
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    Der andere Blick

    Der andere Blick

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  • 1958
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    The Return of Dracula

    The Return of Dracula

    5.5 1958 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Gay Deception

    The Gay Deception

    6.429 1935 HD

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  • 1986
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    Vincent Price's Dracula

    Vincent Price's Dracula

    7.9 1986 HD

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  • 1959
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    Terror is a Man

    Terror is a Man

    4.2 1959 HD

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  • 1939
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    Confessions of a Nazi Spy

    Confessions of a Nazi Spy

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1929
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    Maman Colibri

    Maman Colibri

    4 1929 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Lone Wolf in Paris

    The Lone Wolf in Paris

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1950
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    Captain Carey, U.S.A.

    Captain Carey, U.S.A.

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  • 1950
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    A Woman of Distinction

    A Woman of Distinction

    6.2 1950 HD

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  • 1991
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    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    10 1991 HD

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  • 1929
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    Die wunderbare Lüge der Nina Petrowna

    Die wunderbare Lüge der Nina Petrowna

    7 1929 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Pursuit of Happiness

    The Pursuit of Happiness

    5.8 1934 HD

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  • 1936
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    One Rainy Afternoon

    One Rainy Afternoon

    4.6 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    My American Wife

    My American Wife

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1935
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    Romance in Manhattan

    Romance in Manhattan

    8.1 1935 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Man I Married

    The Man I Married

    6.3 1940 HD

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  • 1934
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    Man of Two Worlds

    Man of Two Worlds

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1958
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    Maracaibo

    Maracaibo

    5.2 1958 HD

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  • 1956
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    Lisbon

    Lisbon

    6.4 1956 HD

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  • 1937
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    It's All Yours

    It's All Yours

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1929
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    Meineid

    Meineid

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1937
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    Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

    Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1930
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    Fundvogel

    Fundvogel

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1941
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    Puddin' Head

    Puddin' Head

    5 1941 HD

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  • 1930
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    Die große Sehnsucht

    Die große Sehnsucht

    6 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Der Weg zur Schande

    Der Weg zur Schande

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1933
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    Ihre Majestät die Liebe

    Ihre Majestät die Liebe

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Ambassador's Daughter

    The Ambassador's Daughter

    4.3 1956 HD

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  • 1950
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    Surrender

    Surrender

    4.8 1950 HD

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  • 1952
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    Abenteuer in Wien

    Abenteuer in Wien

    8.3 1952 HD

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  • 1930
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    Der Detektiv des Kaisers

    Der Detektiv des Kaisers

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1928
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    Die seltsame Nacht der Helga Wangen

    Die seltsame Nacht der Helga Wangen

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1931
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    Das Schicksal der Renate Langen

    Das Schicksal der Renate Langen

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1935
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    Starlit Days at the Lido

    Starlit Days at the Lido

    5 1935 HD

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  • 1976
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    Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture

    Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1996
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    A Century of Science Fiction

    A Century of Science Fiction

    6.9 1996 HD

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  • 1928
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    Zuflucht

    Zuflucht

    1 1928 HD

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  • 2009
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    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    7.5 2009 HD

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  • 1929
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    Atlantic

    Atlantic

    6.5 1929 HD

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  • 1963
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    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    5.3 1963 HD

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  • 1966
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    That Girl

    That Girl

    6.1 1966 HD

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

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  • 1970
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    Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

    7.807 1970 HD

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  • 1966
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    Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

    7.597 1966 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1951
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1955
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    Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

    4.6 1955 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1961
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    Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

    5.7 1961 HD

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  • 1950
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    Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    5.167 1950 HD

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  • 1958
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    Behind Closed Doors

    Behind Closed Doors

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1966
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    Blue Light

    Blue Light

    5 1966 HD

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  • 1975
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    Filmemigration aus Nazideutschland

    Filmemigration aus Nazideutschland

    9 1975 HD

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  • 1970
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    Filmemigration aus Nazideutschland

    Filmemigration aus Nazideutschland

    6.7 1970 HD

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