{{Short description|German actor (1903–1985)}} {{Infobox person | name = Josef Dahmen | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = 21 August 1903 | birth_place = [[Solingen]], [[German Empire]] | death_date = {{death date and age|18 January 1985|21 August 1903}} | death_place = [[Hamburg]], [[West Germany]] | other_names = Josef Jakob Dahmen | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1931-1983 (film & TV) }} '''Josef Dahmen''' (21 August 1903 – 18 January 1985) was a German [[stage actor|stage]], [[film actor|film]] and [[television actor]].<ref>Youngkin p. 462.</ref>
Dahmen was married to the actress [[Gisela von Collande]], with whom he had a daughter [[Andrea Dahmen]]. His granddaughter [[Julia Dahmen]] is also an actress. Dahmen had a vague resemblance to Hungarian actor [[Peter Lorre]].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
==Selected filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''[[Wibbel the Tailor (1931 film)|Wibbel the Tailor]]'' (1931) - Sohn des Wirts * ''[[M (1931 film)|M]]'' (1931) - (uncredited) * ''[[A Tremendously Rich Man]]'' (1932) * ''[[The Hymn of Leuthen]]'' (1933) - Georg - Soldier * ''[[The Lake Calls]]'' (1933) - Besatzung der 'Carola' * ''[[Typhoon (1933 film)|Typhoon]]'' (1933) - Werkdetektiv * ''[[The Testament of Dr. Mabuse]]'' (1933) * ''[[Refugees (1933 film)|Refugees]]'' (1933) - Man with red hair * ''{{Ill|Zwischen zwei Herzen|de}}'' (1934) - Müller, Chauffeur bei Sonnekamp * ''[[Pappi (film)|Pappi]]'' (1934) - Fred * ''[[Heinz in the Moon]]'' (1934) * ''[[Between Two Hearts]]'' (1934) * ''[[Decoy (1934 film)|Decoy]]'' (1934) - Bandit * ''La Paloma. Ein Lied der Kameradschaft'' (1934) * ''[[Love, Death and the Devil]]'' (1934) - Macco * ''[[Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!]]'' (1935) - Kurvenkarl * ''Carmen Loura'' (1935) * ''[[Pygmalion (1935 film)|Pygmalion]]'' (1935) * ''Anschlag auf Schweda'' (1935) - Ein Bühnenarbeiter * ''[[The Last Four on Santa Cruz]]'' (1936) - Cocteau * ''Der müde Theodor'' (1936) - Felix Rieger * ''[[The Traitor (1936 German film)|The Traitor]]'' (1936) - Ein Helfer * ''[[City of Anatol]]'' (1936) - Arbeiter bei Gregor * ''[[Under Blazing Heavens]]'' (1936) - Polizeiarzt * ''[[My Son the Minister]]'' (1937) - Ein revolutionärer Zwischenrufer * ''[[Unternehmen Michael]]'' (1937) - Ein Defätist * ''Manege'' (1937) * ''[[Mother Song]]'' (1937) - Inspizient * ''[[Urlaub auf Ehrenwort (1938 film)|Urlaub auf Ehrenwort]]'' (1938) - Zweiter Gauner * ''Grossalarm'' (1938) * ''[[Capriccio (1938 film)|Capriccio]]'' (1938) - Brautwerber und Zechkumpane Barberousses * ''[[Pour le Mérite (film)|Pour le Mérite]]'' (1938) - Zuschlag * ''[[The Immortal Heart]]'' (1939) - Matrose * ''[[New Year's Eve on Alexanderplatz]]'' (1939) - Anton Lingenfelder * ''Salonwagen E 417'' (1939) - Zimmerkellner im 'Deutschen Kaiser' * ''[[Renate in the Quartet]]'' (1939) - Musiker am Konservatorium * ''[[The Sensational Casilla Trial]]'' (1939) - Vergifteter Co-Pilot * ''[[Legion Condor (film)|Legion Condor]]'' (1939) - Unteroffizier * ''[[Above All Else in the World]]'' (1941) - Uffz. Weber * ''[[Ohm Krüger]]'' (1941) - Englischer Soldat im Frauenkonzentrationslager * ''[[Stukas (film)|Stukas]]'' (1941) - Feldwebel Traugott * ''Sechs Tage Heimaturlaub'' (1941) - Chauffeur * ''[[People in the Storm]]'' (1941) - Serbischer Soldat * ''[[Two in a Big City]]'' (1942) - Gesang (uncredited) * ''Schicksal'' (1942) - Diener * ''[[A Gust of Wind]]'' (1942) - Herr Galassi * ''[[Die goldene Stadt]]'' (1942) - Ein Bauer * ''[[Diesel (1942 film)|Diesel]]'' (1942) - Maschinist bei Buz * ''Ein glücklicher Mensch'' (1943) * ''[[The Crew of the Dora]]'' (1943) - Feldwebel Otto Roggenkamp * ''Gefährlicher Frühling'' (1943) - Dr. Oskar Neugefeldt * ''{{Ill|Eine kleine Sommermelodie|de}}'' (1944) - Feldwebel * ''[[Kolberg (film)|Kolberg]]'' (1945) - Franz * ''Der Erbförster'' (1945) * ''[[The Last Night (1949 film)|The Last Night]]'' (1949) - Rostard, Kellner * ''[[Thirteen Under One Hat]]'' (1950) - Herr Fleischer * ''[[Blondes for Export]]'' (1950) - Armand * ''[[Harbour Melody]]'' (1950) - Barmixer * ''[[The Shadow of Herr Monitor]]'' (1950) - Hafenarbeiter * ''[[The Rabanser Case]]'' (1950) - Herr Imhoff * ''[[Third from the Right]]'' (1950) - Diener Josef * ''[[The Lost One]]'' (1951) - Lieske, canteen bartender (uncredited) * ''Kommen Sie am Ersten'' (1951) - Gregory * ''[[Roses Bloom on the Moorland (1952 film)|Roses Bloom on the Moorland]]'' (1952) - Der schwedische Leutnant * ''[[Shooting Stars (1952 film)|Shooting Stars]]'' (1952) - Eisenbahner * ''[[Don't Forget Love]]'' (1953) * ''Das singende Hotel'' (1953) * ''[[Not Afraid of Big Animals]]'' (1953) - Schwerer Junge * ''Eine Liebesgeschichte'' (1954) * ''[[The Man of My Life (1954 film)|The Man of My Life]]'' (1954) * ''[[Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel]]'' (1954) * ''[[They Were So Young]]'' (1954) - Dr. Perez * ''[[Operation Sleeping Bag]]'' (1955) - Major Fercher * ''Zwei blaue Augen'' (1955) - Professor Wittmann * ''Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz'' (1956) - Regierungsrat * ''{{Ill|Skandal um Dr. Vlimmen|de}}'' (1956) - Schlachtermeister Van Heusden * ''[[A Heart Returns Home]]'' (1956) - Dr. Brandel * ''Für zwei Groschen Zärtlichkeit'' (1957) - Paul Müller * ''[[The Heart of St. Pauli]]'' (1957) - Polizeibeamter * ''[[Heart Without Mercy]]'' (1958) * ''[[Man in the River (film)|Man in the River]]'' (1958) - Bergungsinspektor Garms * ''[[The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1958 film)|The Girl from the Marsh Croft]]'' (1958) - Vater Nilsson * ''[[The Muzzle (1958 film)|The Muzzle]]'' (1958) - Bankier (uncredited) * ''[[Thirteen Old Donkeys]]'' (1958) - Dr. Köster * ''[[The Magliari]]'' (1959) - Herr Mayer * ''[[The Buddenbrooks (1959 film)|The Buddenbrooks]]'' (1959) - Rektor Wulicke * ''[[The Terrible People (1960 film)|The Terrible People]]'' (1960) - Henker (uncredited) * ''[[Pichler's Books Are Not in Order]]'' (1961) - Manager * ''[[Treasure of Silver Lake]]'' (1962) - Hartley (voice, uncredited) * ''[[Tim Frazer (TV series)|Tim Frazer]]'' (1963, TV miniseries) - Edgar Tupper {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Bibliography== * Youngkin, Stephen. ''The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre''. University Press of Kentucky, 2005.
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0197211}}
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