# Felix Basch > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Felix_Basch > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Felix_Basch.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Basch > Source revision: 1356937559 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Austrian actor}} {{use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = Felix Basch.jpg | name = Felix Basch | birth_date = {{birth date|1885|9|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [Vienna](/source/Vienna), Austro-Hungarian Empire | death_date = {{death date and age|1944|5|17|1885|9|16|df=y}} | death_place = [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), California, U.S. | other_names = | occupation = [Film actor](/source/Film_actor), [screenwriter](/source/screenwriter), [film director](/source/film_director) | years_active = 1914–1944 | spouse = Gretl Basch }} '''Felix Basch''' (1885–1944) was an American-[Austria](/source/Austria)n actor, [screenwriter](/source/screenwriter) and [film director](/source/film_director). He first acted in [Vienna](/source/Vienna), and he was a producer and director for the German film production company [U. F. A.](/source/UFA_GmbH) Following the [Nazi](/source/Nazi) takeover of power in Germany in 1933, the [Jewish](/source/Jewish) Basch was forced out of films and went into exile, moving to the United States where he appeared in a large number of films acting in [character roles](/source/character_actor). He was married to the actress and singer [Grete Freund](/source/Grete_Freund) and was the father of [Peter Basch](/source/Peter_Basch). According to U.S. immigration entry records, he gained his American citizenship through his father. Basch died May 18, 1944, at [Cedars of Lebanon Hospital](/source/Cedars-Sinai_Medical_Center) in Hollywood, California, after several major operations.{{cite news|title=Felix Basch, Portrayer of Nazis, Dies in Filmland|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7253630/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|agency=United Press|date=May 18, 1944|location=New York, Brooklyn|page=11|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|accessdate = October 30, 2016}} {{Open access}} ==Selected filmography== ===Actor=== {{Div col|content= * ''[My Leopold](/source/My_Leopold_(1914_film))'' (1914) * ''Die Ehe auf Kündigung'' (1914) * ''Der Schuß um Mitternacht'' (1914) * ''Ein Skandal in der Gesellschaft'' (1914) * ''Ein Kindesherz'' (1914) * ''Nelly'' (1914) * ''Nelly - 2. Teil'' (1914) * ''Selbstgerichtet oder Die Gelbe Fratze'' (1914) * ''Heimgekehrt'' (1914) * ''Das Paradies der Frauen'' (1914) * ''[The Iron Cross](/source/The_Iron_Cross)'' (1914) * ''[Laugh Bajazzo](/source/Laugh_Bajazzo)'' (1915) * ''Kehre zurück! Alles vergeben!'' (1915) - Detektiv Wichtig * ''[The Tunnel](/source/The_Tunnel_(1915_film))'' (1915) * ''Der Herr Baron'' (1915) * ''Die letzte Partie'' (1915) * ''Der Onkel aus Amerika'' (1915) * ''Der falsche Schein'' (1915) * ''Talarso'' (1916) * ''Im schwarzen Rössl'' (1916) * ''Fantasie des Aristide Caré'' (1918) * ''[The Rose of Stamboul](/source/The_Rose_of_Stamboul_(1919_film))'' (1919) - Achmed Bei / André Lery * ''Die silberne Fessel'' (1920) - Professor Roden / Prinz von Indien * ''[Patience](/source/Patience_(film))'' (1920) - Edward * ''Menschen von heute'' (1920) - Pseudograf * ''[The Woman in Doctor's Garb](/source/The_Woman_in_Doctor's_Garb)'' (1920) - Dr. George Hill * ''[Mascotte](/source/Mascotte_(1920_film))'' (1920) * ''Die Liebe der Sklavin'' (1920) * ''[Hannerl and Her Lovers](/source/Hannerl_and_Her_Lovers_(1921_film))'' (1921) - Jan Robulja * ''Die Bettlerprinzessin'' (1921) - Hamilton * ''Eines großen Mannes Liebe'' (1921) - Herzog Ernst * ''[The Curse of Silence](/source/The_Curse_of_Silence)'' (1922) * ''[The Stream](/source/The_Stream_(1922_film))'' (1922) * ''Jugendsünden'' (1923) * ''[Pacific Rendezvous](/source/Pacific_Rendezvous)'' (1942) - de Segroff * ''[Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen](/source/Enemy_Agents_Meet_Ellery_Queen)'' (1942) - Helm - Lido Club Manager * ''[Desperate Journey](/source/Desperate_Journey)'' (1942) - Hermann Brahms * ''[Destination Unknown](/source/Destination_Unknown_(1942_film))'' (1942) - Karl Renner * ''[Once Upon a Honeymoon](/source/Once_Upon_a_Honeymoon)'' (1942) - Herr Kelman (uncredited) * ''[Hitler – Dead or Alive](/source/Hitler_%E2%80%93_Dead_or_Alive)'' (1942) - Col. Hecht * ''[Reunion in France](/source/Reunion_in_France)'' (1942) - Pawnbroker (uncredited) * ''[Chetniks](/source/Chetniks_(film))'' (1943) - General von Bauer * ''[Hangmen Also Die!](/source/Hangmen_Also_Die!)'' (1943) - (uncredited) * ''[Mission to Moscow](/source/Mission_to_Moscow)'' (1943) - Dr. Hjalmar Schacht - Banker (uncredited) * ''[The Boy from Stalingrad](/source/The_Boy_from_Stalingrad)'' (1943) - German Colonel (uncredited) * ''[Above Suspicion](/source/Above_Suspicion_(1943_film))'' (1943) - Guide (uncredited) * ''[Appointment in Berlin](/source/Appointment_in_Berlin)'' (1943) - Hoppner (uncredited) * ''[The Falcon in Danger](/source/The_Falcon_in_Danger)'' (1943) - Morley * ''[Bomber's Moon](/source/Bomber's_Moon)'' (1943) - Dr. Hartman - Oflag Medical Officer (uncredited) * ''[Hostages](/source/Hostages_(1943_film))'' (1943) - Dr. Wallerstein * ''[The Cross of Lorraine](/source/The_Cross_of_Lorraine)'' (1943) - German Captain (uncredited) * ''[Women in Bondage](/source/Women_in_Bondage)'' (1943) - Dr. Mensch * ''[The Desert Song](/source/The_Desert_Song_(1943_film))'' (1943) - Heinzelman (uncredited) * ''[None Shall Escape](/source/None_Shall_Escape)'' (1944) - Nazi Official (uncredited) * ''[Uncertain Glory](/source/Uncertain_Glory_(1944_film))'' (1944) - Gestapo Major (uncredited) * ''[The Hitler Gang](/source/The_Hitler_Gang)'' (1944) - Alfred Hugenberg (uncredited) * ''[The Mask of Dimitrios](/source/The_Mask_of_Dimitrios)'' (1944) - Vazoff (uncredited) * ''[Wilson](/source/Wilson_(1944_film))'' (1944) - Minor Role (uncredited) (final film role) }} ===Director=== * ''[The Rose of Stamboul](/source/The_Rose_of_Stamboul_(1919_film))'' (1919) * ''[Patience](/source/Patience_(film))'' (1920) * ''[Mascotte](/source/Mascotte_(1920_film))'' (1920) * ''[Roswolsky's Mistress](/source/Roswolsky's_Mistress)'' (1921) * ''[Hannerl and Her Lovers](/source/Hannerl_and_Her_Lovers_(1921_film))'' (1921) * ''[Miss Julie](/source/Miss_Julie_(1922_film))'' (1922) * ''[The Stream](/source/The_Stream_(1922_film))'' (1922) * ''[The Curse of Silence](/source/The_Curse_of_Silence)'' (1922) * ''[Destiny](/source/Destiny_(1925_film))'' (1925) * ''[Love's Finale](/source/Love's_Finale)'' (1925) * ''[Darling, Count the Cash](/source/Darling%2C_Count_the_Cash)'' (1926) * ''[Her Husband's Wife](/source/Her_Husband's_Wife)'' ({{langx|de|Der Mann seiner Frau}})(1926);{{cite book|last=Hardt|first=Ursula|title=From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars|publisher=[Berghahn Books](/source/Berghahn_Books)|year=1996|location=Providence|page=234|isbn=978-1-57181-930-7|quote=Der Mann seiner Frau (Mestro-Film of Ufa), P:1925, W:Alfred Halm (based on an idea by Hans Ludtke), D:Felix Basch, A:Lucie Doraine}}{{Cite book |last=Lamprecht |first=Gerhard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B8CiUK_jFYoC&q=Der+Mann+seiner+Frau+1926+Felix+Basch+Nils+Asther,+Lucy+Doraine+Erich+Kaiser-Titz. |title=Deutsche Stummfilme |date=1967 |publisher=Deutsche Kinemathek |language=de}}{{Cite web |title=Der Mann seiner Frau {{!}} filmportal.de |url=https://www.filmportal.de/film/der-mann-seiner-frau_8b6b3378572b4b19801a818f83437450 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.filmportal.de}} starring [Nils Asther](/source/Nils_Asther), [Lucy Doraine](/source/Lucy_Doraine), [Erich Kaiser-Titz](/source/Erich_Kaiser-Titz) and [Rudolf Klein-Rogge](/source/Rudolf_Klein-Rogge) * ''[The Girl on a Swing](/source/The_Girl_on_a_Swing_(1926_film))'' (1926) * ''[The Son of Hannibal](/source/The_Son_of_Hannibal_(1926_film))'' (1926) * ''[A Serious Case](/source/A_Serious_Case)'' (1927) * ''[One Plus One Equals Three](/source/One_Plus_One_Equals_Three)'' (1927) * ''[Mascottchen](/source/Mascottchen)'' (1929) * ''{{Ill|Zwei Krawatten|it}}'' (1930) * ''Seine Freundin Annette'' (1931) ==Bibliography== * {{cite book | last = Murray | first = Bruce Arthur | title = Film and the German Left in the Weimar Republic: From Caligari to Kuhle Wampe | location = Austin | publisher = University of Texas Press | year = 1990 | isbn = 978-0-292-72465-5}} * {{cite book | last = Prawer | first = Siegbert Salomon | author-link = Siegbert Salomon Prawer | title = Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933 | publisher = Berghahn Books | year = 2007 | orig-year = 2005 | location = New York | isbn = 978-1-84545-303-9 }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|0059648}} {{Felix Basch}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Basch, Felix}} Category:1885 births Category:1944 deaths Category:Austrian film directors Category:Austrian male film actors Category:Austrian male silent film actors Category:Austrian male screenwriters Category:Male actors from Vienna Category:Jewish Austrian actors Category:Jewish emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss to the United States Category:Emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss to the United States Category:20th-century Austrian male actors Category:20th-century Austrian screenwriters Category:20th-century Austrian male writers {{Austria-film-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Felix Basch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Basch) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Basch?action=history)). 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