Carl Esmond

Carl Esmond
Born	Willy Eichberger June 14, 1902 Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Died	December 4, 2004 (aged 102) Brentwood, California, USA
Years active	1933–85
Spouse(s)	Ruth Taub (1911-2015)

Carl Esmond (June 14, 1902 – December 4, 2004) was an Austrian stage actor, born in Vienna, Austria. His birth name was Willy Eichberger which he later anglicized to Charles Esmond and finally to Carl Esmond. He was highly active in the Viennese genre of shallow romantic comedies so popular in the Austria of the interwar period. Like many of his fellow actors, Esmond fled Germany to England following the German takeover in 1938. Esmond continued to appear on stage as well as in British and American films. He appeared in over 50 films and numerous television programs. He died in Brentwood, California in 2004 at the age of 102.

Filmography

(1933) Kaiserwalzer as Viktor Eggersdorf (1933) Liebelei as Lt. Theo Kaiser (1933) Kleines Mädel - großes Glück as Georg Hellwig (1933) Inge und die Millionen as Walter Brink (1934) Blossom Time as Count Rudi von Hohenberg (1934) Evensong as Archduke Theodore (1934) Die Liebe siegt as Willy Schneider (1935) Invitation to the Waltz as Carl (1935) Blutsbrüder as Mirko (1935) Die Pompadour as François Boucher (1936) The Postman from Longjumeau as Chapelou (1936) Der Favorit der Kaiserin as Alexander Tomsky (1936) Fräulein Veronika as Paul Schmidt (1936) Der Weg des Herzens as Fred (1936) Burgtheater as Josef Rainer (1936) Romanze as Graf Eduard Romanel (1938) The Dawn Patrol as Von Mueller (1939) Thunder Afloat as U-boat Captain (1940) Little Men as Professor Bhaer (1941) Sergeant York as German Major (1941) Sundown as Jan Kuypens (1942) Pacific Rendezvous as Andre Leemuth (1942) Panama Hattie as Lucas Kefler (1942) The Navy Comes Through as Richerd Kroner (1942) Seven Sweethearts as Carl Randall (1943) Margin for Error as Baron Max von Alvenstor (1943) First Comes Courage as Maj. Paul Dichter (1944) Address Unknown as Baron von Freische (1944) The Story of Dr. Wassell as Lt. Dirk van Daal (1944) Resisting Enemy Interrogation as Major von Behn (1944) The Master Race as Dr. Andrei Krystoff (1944) Ministry of Fear as Willi Hilfe (1944) Experiment Perilous as Maitland (1945) Without Love as Paul Carrell (1945) Her Highness and the Bellboy as Baron Zoltan Faludi (1945) This Love of Ours as Uncle Bob (1946) The Catman of Paris as Charles Regnier (1946) Lover Come Back as Paul Millard (1947) Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman as Dr. Lorenz (1947) Slave Girl as El Hamid (1948) Walk a Crooked Mile as Dr. Ritter von Stolb (1950) The Desert Hawk as Kibar (1950) Mystery Submarine as Lt. Heldman (1951) Racket Squad (1951) Stars Over Hollywood (1952) Gruen Guild Playhouse as Baron de Sarnac, Chief of Police (1952) The World in His Arms as Prince Semyon (1952) Biff Baker, U.S.A. as Major Morovik

(1952) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Count Borselli (1953) Ford Theatre (1953) Liebeserwachen as Michael Rainer (1954) Regina Amstetten as Prof. Werner Grüter (1955) Lola Montès as Doctor (1956) Crossroads as Major Zuntz (1955–56) Lux Video Theatre as Victor Laszlo (1955–56) Jane Wyman Presents: The Fireside Theatre (1956) Cheyenne as Col. Picard (1955–56) Passport to Danger as Fabian (1956) The Joseph Cotten Show as Vail (1956) Soldiers of Fortune as Helmut van Dorn (1957) Climax! as Paul Ehrenhardt (1957) Meet McGraw (1958) From the Earth to the Moon as Jules Verne (1959) Behind Closed Doors as Dr. Haas (1959) General Electric Theater as Nikolas Bethlan (1959) Thunder in the Sun as Andre Dauphin (1959) 77 Sunset Strip as Kurt von Paulus (1959) Five Fingers as Marcuse (1959) Behind Closed Doors as Dr. Haas[1] (1960) Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond as Emile (1960) The Deputy as Duke Dmitri (1961) Maverick as Comte deLisle (1961) Hawaiian Eye as Von Steuben (1962) Hitler as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel (1962) Brushfire as Martin (1963) Kiss of Evil as Anton (1964) The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters as Baron Pyrrhos (1965) Morituri as Busch (1965) Run For Your Life as Otto Hiltz (1965) Convoy as Field Marshal Von Spear (1966) Agent for H.A.R.M. as Professor Jan Stefánik (1966) The Man From U.N.C.L.E. as Baron Freddy de Chasseur (1967) Garrison's Gorillas as German General (1967) Insight (1967) The Big Valley as Marquis de Laccaise (1970) To Rome With Love as Kurt (1972) O'Hara, U.S. Treasury as August Werner (1972) McMillan & Wife as Zeiss (1977) The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries as Kolbe (1985) My Wicked, Wicked Ways...The Legend of Errol Flynn as General Von Helmuth

References

1. "Behind Closed Doors’". ctva.biz. Retrieved September 2, 2009.

External links

• Carl Esmond at the Internet Movie Database
• Photographs of Carl Esmond