Henry Stuart (actor)

Henry Stuart
Born 1 February 1885
Cairo, Egypt
Died 1942
Other names Henry Eduard Hess
Occupation Actor
Years active 1923-1942 (film)

Henry Stuart (1885–1942) was a British-Swiss film actor known for his work in Germany. Stuart was born in Cairo, but educated in Britain. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, intending to become a painter. After moving into the German film industry following the First World War, Stuart played a number of prominent supporting roles in productions such as Joyless Street (1925).[1] Stuart's film career largely ended with the arrival of sound, and he worked increasingly on the stage. His final film appearance was a small role in the Nazi agfacolor epic Münchhausen (1943), released after his death.

Selected filmogragphy

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  1. Isenberg p.142

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