Paul Henreid

Biography

Paul Henreid was an Austrian-born actor and filmmaker who became an American citizen, trained for the theater in Vienna, and worked in German-language stage and film productions before moving to Britain and the United States. He appeared in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) and Night Train to Munich (1940), then signed with RKO and moved on to Warner Bros. His best-known roles came in 1942: Jerry Durrance opposite Bette Davis in Now, Voyager (1942) and the resistance leader Victor Laszlo in Casablanca (1942). Other credits included Between Two Worlds (1944) and The Spanish Main (1945). After the war he took mostly independent film roles and worked in Europe, returning to Hollywood in 1954 for Deep in My Heart (1954). He also directed films and television and acted in Operation Crossbow (1965) and The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969), his last screen role being in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977). He received two Hollywood Walk of Fame stars in 1960.

84years old at death

Born January 10, 1908Trieste
Died March 29, 1992Santa Monica
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Paul Georg Julius Freiherr von Hernried Ritter von Wassel-Waldingau (birth name)Also credited as Paul von Hernreid

Movie Career

Films: 16
Career span: 38 years1939 to 1977

Genres

Drama88%, 14 films
Romance31%, 5 films
War25%, 4 films
Thriller19%, 3 films
Adventure13%, 2 films

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Big break
While he was acting in a play at the Akademie, Otto Preminger discovered Henreid. Preminger was working for the director Max Reinhardt at the time, and Henreid went on to join Reinhardt's theater company.
About the name
RKO dropped the "von" from Henreid's name to make it sound less Germanic when he signed with the studio in 1940.

Paul Henreid movies on Netflix

Exorcist II: The Heretic1977IMDb rating 3.8as The Cardinal
The Madwoman of Chaillot1969IMDb rating 5.9as The General
Operation Crossbow1965IMDb rating 6.6as Gen. Ziemann
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse1962IMDb rating 6.5as Etienne Laurier
Never So Few1959IMDb rating 5.8as Nikko Regas
Deep in My Heart1954IMDb rating 6.4as Florenz Ziegfeld
Stolen Face1952IMDb rating 6.1as Dr. Philip Ritter
Rope of Sand1949IMDb rating 6.6as Commandant Paul G. Vogel
Hollow Triumph1948IMDb rating 6.7as John Muller / Dr. Bartok
Deception1946IMDb rating 7.1as Karel Novak
The Spanish Main1945IMDb rating 6.3as Capt. Laurent Van Horn
Between Two Worlds1944IMDb rating 7.1as Henry Bergner
Casablanca1942IMDb rating 8.5as Victor Laszlo
Now, Voyager1942IMDb rating 7.8as Jeremiah (Jerry) Durrance
Night Train to Munich1940IMDb rating 7.2as Karl Marsen
Goodbye, Mr. Chips1939IMDb rating 7.9as Max Staefel

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Casablanca1942 Drama, Romance, Waras Victor Laszlo
IMDb rating 8.5661K votes
Now, Voyager1942 Drama, Romanceas Jeremiah (Jerry) Durrance
IMDb rating 7.821K votes
Exorcist II: The Heretic1977as The Cardinal
IMDb rating 3.831K votes
Goodbye, Mr. Chips1939as Max Staefel
IMDb rating 7.912K votes
Hollow Triumph1948as John Muller / Dr. Bartok
IMDb rating 6.73.6K votes
Night Train to Munich1940as Karl Marsen
IMDb rating 7.26.3K votes
Deception1946as Karel Novak
IMDb rating 7.14.7K votes
The Spanish Main1945as Capt. Laurent Van Horn
IMDb rating 6.32.1K votes

Most often with

Irving Rapper directed two of these films. Claude Rains appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Claude Rains

Bette Davis

Peter Lorre

John Qualen

John Mills

Mike MazurkiIrving RapperDirector, 2 films

Films together

Claude Rains4 films together, 1942 to 1949
Claude Rains's page
- Rope of Sand1949IMDb rating 6.6Henreid as Commandant Paul G. VogelRains as Arthur 'Fred' Martingale
- Deception1946IMDb rating 7.1Henreid as Karel NovakRains as Alexander Hollenius
- Casablanca1942IMDb rating 8.5Henreid as Victor LaszloRains as Captain Louis Renault
- Now, Voyager1942IMDb rating 7.8Henreid as Jeremiah (Jerry) DurranceRains as Dr. Jaquith
Bette Davis2 films together, 1942 to 1946
Bette Davis's page
- Deception1946IMDb rating 7.1Henreid as Karel NovakDavis as Christine Radcliffe
- Now, Voyager1942IMDb rating 7.8Henreid as Jeremiah (Jerry) DurranceDavis as Charlotte Vale
Peter Lorre2 films together, 1942 to 1949
Peter Lorre's page
- Rope of Sand1949IMDb rating 6.6Henreid as Commandant Paul G. VogelLorre as Toady
- Casablanca1942IMDb rating 8.5Henreid as Victor LaszloLorre as Ugarte
John Qualen2 films together, 1942 to 1948
John Qualen's page
- Hollow Triumph1948IMDb rating 6.7Henreid as John Muller / Dr. BartokQualen as Dr. Swangron
- Casablanca1942IMDb rating 8.5Henreid as Victor LaszloQualen as Berger
John Mills2 films together, 1939 to 1965
John Mills's page
- Operation Crossbow1965IMDb rating 6.6Henreid as Gen. ZiemannMills as Gen. Boyd
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips1939IMDb rating 7.9Henreid as Max StaefelMills as Peter Colley as a Young Man
Mike Mazurki2 films together, 1945 to 1949
Mike Mazurki's page
- Rope of Sand1949IMDb rating 6.6Henreid as Commandant Paul G. VogelMazurki as Pierson (guard)
- The Spanish Main1945IMDb rating 6.3Henreid as Capt. Laurent Van HornMazurki as Erik Swaine
Irving RapperDirector, 2 films, 1942 to 1946
All films by Irving Rapper
- Deception1946IMDb rating 7.1Henreid as Karel Novak
- Now, Voyager1942IMDb rating 7.8Henreid as Jeremiah (Jerry) Durrance
Also two films together7 more actors
- Charles BoyerThe Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
- Richard JohnsonOperation Crossbow (1965) and Never So Few (1959)
- Isobel ElsomDeep in My Heart (1954) and Between Two Worlds (1944)
- Sydney GreenstreetBetween Two Worlds (1944) and Casablanca (1942)
- Curt BoisThe Spanish Main (1945) and Casablanca (1942)
- Austin TrevorNight Train to Munich (1940) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
- Edmund BreonRope of Sand (1949) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.