List of German actors explained
This is a list of notable German actors from 1895, the year of the first public showing of a motion picture by the Lumière brothers, to the present. Actors are listed in the period in which their film careers began and the careers of most spanned more than just one period. The list currently includes actors that appear in German movies, including those of foreign origin. For the periods corresponding to the era when Germany was divided the list is split into two categories: BRD for West German actors and DEFA for East German actors.
Early silent era (1895–1918)
See also: Silent film.
- Men
- Women
Late silent era (1919–1930)
See also: Silent film.
- Men
- Women
Early sound era (1928–1935)
See also: Sound film.
- Men
- Women
Third Reich (1933–1945)
See also: Universum Film AG and Nazism and cinema.
- Men
- Women
Post-war years and the 1950s
BRD
- Men
- Women
- Men
- Women
The 1960s
BRD
- Men
- Women
DEFA
- Men
- Women
The 1970s
BRD
- Men
- Women
DEFA
- Men
- Women
The 1980s
BRD
- Men
- Women
DEFA
- Men
- Women
The 1990s
- Men
- Women
The 2000s
- Men
- Women
The 2010s
- Men
- Women
See also
Notes
- With DEFA after 1945.
- Silent films only.
- Initially with DEFA.
- Exclusively a television programme actor.
Further reading
- Friedemann Beyer, Die Ufa-Stars im Dritten Reich. Frauen für Deutschland, (Heyne) 1989
- Friedemann Beyer, Die Gesichter der Ufa. Starportraits einer Epoche, (Heyne) 1992
- Ralf Schenk, Vor der Kamera. Fünfzig Schauspieler in Babelsberg, (Henschel) 1995
- Georg Markus, Die ganz Großen. Erinnerungen an die Lieblinge des Publikums, (Amalthea) 2000 (deutschsprachiger Film der 30er bis 60er Jahre)
- Cinzia Romani, Die Filmdiven des dritten Reiches. Stars zwischen Kult und Terror, (Schüren Presseverlag) 2001
- Frank-Burkhard Habel and Volker Wachter, Lexikon der DDR-Stars. Schauspieler aus Film und Fernsehen, (Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf) 2002
- Ulrich Liebe, Verehrt, verfolgt, vergessen. Schauspieler als Naziopfer, (Beltz) 2003
- Manfred Hobsch, Klaus Rathje, Ralf Krämer, Filmszene D. Die 250 wichtigsten jungen deutschen Stars aus Kino und TV, (Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf) 2004
- Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorfs internationales Film-Lexikon. Biographisches Handbuch für das gesamte Filmwesen. Herausgegeben zum 30jährigen Jubiläum des deutschen Tonfilms. 3 Bände. Bad Münder (Deister): Prominent-Filmverlag 1960 – 1961.
- Joachim Reichow ; Michael Hanisch: Filmschauspieler A – Z. Berlin: Henschel, diverse Auflagen von 1971 – 1989.
- Adolf Heinzlmeier and Berndt Schulz: Das Lexikon der deutschen Filmstars, Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, 2003,
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