{{short description|German actor}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Karl Platen | image = Karl Platen (BerlLeben 1906-11).jpg | caption = Platen in 1906 | birth_name = Carl Platen | birth_date = {{birth date|1877|3|6|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Halle (Saale)|Halle]], [[German Empire]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1952|7|4|1877|3|6|df=y}} | death_place = [[Weimar]], [[East Germany]] | occupation = Actor | image_size = | other_names = | years_active = 1913–1949 | spouse = }}

'''Karl Platen''' (6 March 1877 – 4 July 1952) was a German actor and cinematographer of the [[Silent film|silent]] era and later the [[sound era]] and known for ''[[Girl in the Moon (film)|Girl in the Moon]]'' (1929) and ''[[M (1931 film)|M]]'' (1931).

==Biography== Karl Platen was born as '''Carl Platen''' on March 6, 1877, in [[Halle an der Saale]], [[German Empire|Germany]]. He died on July 4, 1952, in [[Weimar]], [[German Democratic Republic]] at the age of 75.

==Selected filmography==

* ''Ein Ausgestoßener'' (1913, part 1) * ''Der Katzensteg'' (1915) - Pfarrer * ''Die Erben des Geizhalses'' (1915) - Pflegesohn von Riedel Hermann * ''[[The Japanese Woman]]'' (1919) * ''Hängezöpfchen'' (1919) - Prof. Hahnensporn * ''Das rosa Strumpfbändchen'' (1919) * ''[[The Boy in Blue (1919 film)|The Boy in Blue]]'' (1919) - Alter Diener / Old servant * ''[[The Foolish Heart]]'' (1919, Short) * ''[[The Bodega of Los Cuerros]]'' (1919) * ''[[Madame Dubarry (1919 film)|Madame Dubarry]]'' (1919) - Guillaume Dubarry * ''Der rote Sarafan'' (1919) * ''Seine Beichte (Bekenntnisse eines Lebemannes)'' (1919) - Diener Franz * ''[[Irrlicht (film)|Irrlicht]]'' (1919) {{div col |colwidth=20em}} * ''[[The Golden Lie]]'' (1919) * ''Die fremde Frau'' (1919) * ''Der Mitternachtsassessor'' (1919) * ''[[Only a Servant]]'' (1919) * ''Zwischen Lachen und Weinen'' (1919) - Prof. Brodersen * ''[[Love (1919 German film)|Love]]'' (1919) - Erster Sekretär bei Illing * ''[[The Fairy of Saint Ménard]]'' (1919) * ''[[The World Champion]]'' (1919) * ''Der Weiberfeind'' (1919) - Arnold Knutschke * ''[[The Last Sun Son]]'' (1919) - Prinz von Noowara * ''[[The Heart of Casanova]]'' (1919) * ''[[The Secret of the American Docks]]'' (1919) - Williams, Fakturist * ''[[The Commandment of Love]]'' (1919) * ''[[Devoted Artists]]'' (1919) * ''[[All Souls (film)|All Souls]]'' (1919) * ''[[Mary Magdalene (1920 film)|Mary Magdalene]]'' (1920) * ''Graf Sylvains Rache'' (1920) - Kammerdiener Jean * ''[[Patience (film)|Patience]]'' (1920) - Pfarrer * ''Im Wirbel des Lebens'' (1920) * ''[[The Princess of the Nile]]'' (1920) - Dr. Thesaurus * ''[[Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac]]'' (1920) * ''Der Schieberkönig'' (1920) * ''[[The Eyes of the World (1920 film)|The Eyes of the World]]'' (1920) - Prof. Hanous * ''[[Fanny Elssler (1920 film)|Fanny Elssler]]'' (1920) * ''[[The White Peacock (film)|The White Peacock]]'' (1920) * ''Der Henker von Sankt Marien'' (1920) - Stadtschreiber * ''[[Catherine the Great (1920 film)|Catherine the Great]]'' (1920) - Feldmarschall Schwerin * ''[[Anna Boleyn]]'' (1920) - Physician * ''[[President Barrada]]'' (1920) * ''Der langsame Tod'' (1920) * ''Materia - Club der Toten'' (1920) * ''[[The Bull of Olivera]]'' (1921) - De Barrios' Diener Lopez * ''[[Hannerl and Her Lovers (1921 film)|Hannerl and Her Lovers]]'' (1921) * ''[[The Secret of the Mummy]]'' (1921) - Dr. Hollowan * ''[[Count Varenne's Lover]]'' (1921) * ''Susanne Stranzky'' (1921) * ''[[Hazard (1921 film)|Hazard]]'' (1921) * ''Das Opfer der Ellen Larsen'' (1921) - Dr. Hennings, Arzt * ''[[Playing with Fire (1921 German film)|Playing with Fire]]'' (1921) * ''Junge Mama'' (1921) - Kammerherr * ''[[The Inheritance of Tordis]]'' (1921) - Schuster * ''Der Silberkönig'' (1921, part 1-4) * ''Das gestohlene Millionenrezept'' (1921) - Kriminalbeamter * ''[[The Story of a Maid]]'' (1921) - Beamter * ''[[The Story of Christine von Herre]]'' (1921) * ''[[A Debt of Honour (1921 film)|A Debt of Honour]]'' (1921) - Arzt * ''[[Destiny (1921 film)|Destiny]]'' (1921) - the apothecary * ''Baron Bunnys Erlebnisse'' (1921, part 1) * ''[[Lady Hamilton (1921 film)|Lady Hamilton]]'' (1921) - Kammerdiener des Königs * ''Mysteries of India'' (1921, part 1) - Rowlands Diener / Servant (uncredited) * ''[[The Eternal Struggle (1921 film)|The Eternal Struggle]]'' (1921) - Diener * ''[[The Passenger in Compartment Seven]]'' (1921) * ''Fridericus Rex'' (1922-1923, part 2-4) - Kammerdiener \ sFredersdorff * ''[[The Lost House (1922 film)|The Lost House]]'' (1922) * ''[[Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler]]'' (1922) - Diener Tolds (uncredited) * ''Maciste und die Javanerin'' (1922) * ''Im Kampf mit dem unsichtbaren Feind'' (1922) - Professor Curtius * ''Die fünf Frankfurter'' (1922) - Samuel * ''[[Tabitha, Stand Up]]'' (1922) * ''Jussuf el Fanit, der Wüstenräuber'' (1922) * ''Der Kampf ums Ich'' (1922) * ''[[Rivals (1923 film)|Rivals]]'' (1923) * ''[[The Last Battle (1923 film)|The Last Battle]]'' (1923) * ''[[Die Buddenbrooks (film)|Die Buddenbrooks]]'' (1923) - Pokurist * ''[[Tatjana (film)|Tatjana]]'' (1923) * ''[[Warning Shadows]]'' (1923) - 2. Diener * ''[[His Wife, The Unknown]]'' (1923) - Sam * ''Die Radio Heirat'' (1924) * ''Steuerlos'' (1924) * ''[[The Secret Agent (1924 film)|The Secret Agent]]'' (1924) - Baumeister * ''[[Debit and Credit (film)|Debit and Credit]]'' (1924) - Diener des Barons * ''[[Garragan]]'' (1924) * ''[[The Stolen Professor]]'' (1924) * ''[[Husbands or Lovers (1924 film)|Husbands or Lovers]]'' (1924) * ''Deutsche Helden in schwerer Zeit'' (1924) - Marschall Blücher * ''[[Lord Reginald's Derby Ride]]'' (1924) * ''[[The Wig (1925 film)|The Wig]]'' (1925) - Der alte Diener * ''[[If Only It Weren't Love]]'' (1925) * ''[[The Venus of Montmartre]]'' (1925) - Mon. Frossart * ''[[The Flower Girl of Potsdam Square]]'' (1925) - Vorsitzender * ''[[Express Train of Love]]'' (1925) * ''[[What the Stones Tell]]'' (1925) * ''[[The Dice Game of Life]]'' (1925) - Sein Diener * ''[[The Old Ballroom]]'' (1925) * ''[[The Telephone Operator (1925 film)|The Telephone Operator]]'' (1925) - Jeff * ''[[Love Story (1925 film)|Love Story]]'' (1925) * ''[[Shadows of the Metropolis]]'' (1925) - Diener bei Bernard * ''[[The Adventure of Mr. Philip Collins]]'' (1926) * ''[[Two and a Lady]]'' (1926) - Polizeirat Krag * ''[[People to Each Other]]'' (1926) - Gefängnisgeistlicher * ''Die Wiskottens'' (1926) - Vater Wiskotten * ''[[Trude (film)|Trude]]'' (1926) * ''[[I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg (1926 film)|I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg]]'' (1926) - Georg Schröder - Corpsdiener * ''[[The Golden Butterfly]]'' (1926) - Ein Oberkellner * ''[[The Blue Danube (1926 film)|The Blue Danube]]'' (1926) - Florian Staudinger, Schuhmachermeister * ''Des Königs Befehl'' (1926) * ''[[Children of No Importance]]'' (1926) - Polizei * ''[[The Sweet Girl]]'' (1926) * ''[[Fadette]]'' (1926) * ''[[State Attorney Jordan (1926 film)|State Attorney Jordan]]'' (1926) * ''[[A Modern Dubarry]]'' (1926) - Diener * ''Wenn Menschen irren. Frauen auf Irrwegen'' (1926) * ''[[Violantha (film)|Violantha]]'' (1928) - Jeremias Zureich / Kneipenwirt / ihr Onkel * ''[[Love (1927 German film)|Love]]'' (1927) - Diener * ''[[The Man with the Counterfeit Money]]'' (1927) * ''[[The Mistress (1927 film)|The Mistress]]'' (1927) * ''[[Forbidden Love (1927 film)|Forbidden Love]]'' (1927) - Haushofmeister * ''[[Flirtation (1927 film)|Flirtation]]'' (1927) - Franz, Lobmeiers Diener * ''[[A Murderous Girl]]'' (1927) * ''[[On the Banks of the River Weser]]'' (1927) * ''[[Eva and the Grasshopper]]'' (1927) * ''[[My Heidelberg, I Can Not Forget You]]'' (1927) - Georg Schröder, der Vater * ''[[Grand Hotel (1927 film)|Grand Hotel]]'' (1927) * ''[[Storm Tide (film)|Storm Tide]]'' (1927) * ''[[Did You Fall in Love Along the Beautiful Rhine?]]'' (1927) - Dr. Birkel * ''Le roman d'un jeune homme pauvre'' (1927) * ''[[One Plus One Equals Three]]'' (1927) - Diener * ''Wer wirft den ersten Stein?'' (1927) * ''Der alte Fritz'' (1928, part 2) - Kammerhusar Strützky * ''[[Luther (1928 film)|Luther]]'' (1928) - Bruder Franziskus * ''[[Scampolo (1928 film)|Scampolo]]'' (1928) - Hotelportier * ''[[The Runaway Girl]]'' (1928) - Franz, Diener im Hause Thoms * ''[[Cry for Help (film)|Cry for Help]]'' (1928) * ''[[Love's Masquerade (1928 film)|Love's Masquerade]]'' (1928) - Diener * ''In Werder blühen die Bäume... - Die Geschichte zweier lustiger Berliner Jungen'' (1928) - Droschkenkutscher Gustav * ''[[His Strongest Weapon]]'' (1928) - Anders, Mann mit dem Zigarrenladen * ''[[Sir or Madam]]'' (1928) * ''[[Rasputin (1928 film)|Rasputin]]'' (1928) - Sawely, der Diener * ''[[Her Dark Secret]]'' (1929) - Nachtportier * ''[[The Burning Heart (film)|The Burning Heart]]'' (1929) * ''[[Asphalt (1929 film)|Asphalt]]'' (1929) * ''[[Miss Midshipman]]'' (1929) - Hauswart * ''[[The Hero of Every Girl's Dream]]'' (1929) * ''[[Foolish Happiness]]'' (1929) * ''[[Dawn (1929 film)|Dawn]]'' (1929) - Berthold, ein Hauer * ''[[The Black Domino (film)|The Black Domino]]'' (1929) - Jean, Diener * ''Narkose'' (1929) * ''[[Madame Lu]]'' (1929) * ''[[Girl in the Moon (film)|Girl in the Moon]]'' (1929) - Der Mann am Mikrophon * ''Wenn du einmal dein Herz verschenkst'' (1929) * ''[[It's You I Have Loved]]'' (1929) - Kecgber * ''[[Roses Bloom on the Moorland (1929 film)|Roses Bloom on the Moorland]]'' (1929) - Schäfer * ''Nacht vor dem Tode'' (1929) * ''Don Manuel, der Bandit'' (1929) * ''[[The Immortal Vagabond (1930 film)|The Immortal Vagabond]]'' (1930) * ''[[End of the Rainbow (1930 film)|End of the Rainbow]]'' (1930) * ''Die Jugendgeliebte'' (1930) * ''[[Rag Ball]]'' (1930) - Karl * ''[[The Great Longing]]'' (1930) - Fridericus Rex * ''Die Lindenwirtin'' (1930) - Rektor der Universität Bonn * ''[[A Student's Song of Heidelberg]]'' (1930) * ''[[Love's Carnival (1930 film)|Love's Carnival]]'' (1930) * ''Wie werde ich reich und glücklich?'' (1930) * ''[[The Land of Smiles (1930 film)|The Land of Smiles]]'' (1930) - Eine alte Exzellenz / ein alter Chinese in der Operette * ''[[Two People (1930 film)|Two People]]'' (1930) - Der Diener Florian * ''[[Road to Rio (1931 film)|Road to Rio]]'' (1931) * ''[[Student Life in Merry Springtime]]'' (1931) - Der Professor * ''[[Her Grace Commands]]'' (1931) - Kammerdiener * ''[[M (1931 film)|M]]'' (1931) - Damowitz * ''[[The Golden Anchor]]'' (1932) * ''Durchlaucht amüsiert sich'' (1932) - Zeremonienmeister * ''[[The Countess of Monte Cristo (1932 film)|The Countess of Monte Cristo]]'' (1932) - Nachtportier * ''[[The Dancer of Sanssouci]]'' (1932) - Fredersdorff * ''Theodor Körner'' (1932) * ''Eine von uns'' (1932) * ''[[Spell of the Looking Glass]]'' (1932) - Lehmkuhl, Chefarzt im Gefängnislazarett * ''Das Lied der Schwarzen Berge'' (1933) * ''[[Anna and Elizabeth]]'' (1933) - Dorfarzt * ''[[The Testament of Dr. Mabuse]]'' (1933) * ''Glück im Schloß'' (1933) - Haushofmeister Hofbauer * ''Du sollst nicht begehren...'' (1933) - Der Pfarrer * ''[[The Love Hotel]]'' (1933) - Arzt * ''[[The Voice of Love (film)|The Voice of Love]]'' (1934) - Der Korrepetitor * ''[[Elisabeth and the Fool]]'' (1934) - Ein Kanzleischreiber * ''[[Such a Rascal]]'' (1934) - Oertel, Pedell * ''Es tut sich was um Mitternacht'' (1934) - Gastwirt * ''[[The Black Whale]]'' (1934) - Ein alter Schiffer * ''[[The World Without a Mask]]'' (1934) * ''[[My Heart Calls You]]'' (1934) * ''[[Gypsy Blood (1934 film)|Gypsy Blood]]'' (1934) - Zweiter Geiger * ''[[Hanneles Himmelfahrt (film)|Hanneles Himmelfahrt]]'' (1934) - Pleschke * ''[[Music in the Blood (1934 film)|Music in the Blood]]'' (1934) * ''[[Master of the World (1934 film)|Master of the World]]'' (1934) - Diener Josef * ''Schwarzer Jäger Johanna'' (1934) * ''[[Miss Liselott]]'' (1934) - Diener bei Osterloh * ''[[Polish Blood]]'' (1934) - Constanty * ''[[The Last Waltz (1934 film)|The Last Waltz]]'' (1934) - Grischa, Diener * ''Invitation to the Dance'' (1934) - Schneider-Kakadu * ''[[Hearts are Trumps (1934 film)|Hearts are Trumps]]'' (1934) - Ein Diener * ''[[Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!]]'' (1935) * ''Ein falscher Fuffziger'' (1935) - Kampe, Kassierer * ''[[Knockout (1935 film)|Knockout]]'' (1935) - Der Inspizient * ''[[An Ideal Husband (1935 film)|An Ideal Husband]]'' (1935) - Phips, Diener bei Goring * ''[[Dreams of Love (1935 German film)|Dreams of Love]]'' (1935) - Jancsi, Diener bei Duday * ''[[The Young Count]]'' (1935) - Professor Dodereit * ''Der schüchterne Casanova'' (1936) * ''[[Paul and Pauline]]'' (1936) * ''[[The Hour of Temptation]]'' (1936) - Logenschließer in der Oper * ''[[The Beggar Student (1936 film)|The Beggar Student]]'' (1936) - Stefan, Diener der Gräfin * ''Männer vor der Ehe'' (1936) * ''[[Ave Maria (1936 film)|Ave Maria]]'' (1936) - Theaterinspizient * ''[[The Unknown (1936 film)|The Unknown]]'' (1936) - Diener bei Platen * ''[[The Night With the Emperor]]'' (1936) - Intendant des Erfurter Stadttheaters * ''[[Ball at the Metropol]]'' (1937) - Werner, Diener * ''[[Fridericus]]'' (1937) - Fredersdorf * ''[[His Best Friend (1937 film)|His Best Friend]]'' (1937) - Beamter im Inseratenbüro * ''[[Love Can Lie]]'' (1937) - (uncredited) * ''Gabriele: eins, zwei, drei'' (1937) - Konsulatsdiener * ''Manege'' (1937) * ''[[The Irresistible Man]]'' (1937) - Mitarbeiter der Vallier-Werke * ''[[Monika (1938 film)|Monika]]'' (1938) - Diener * ''Das große Abenteuer'' (1938) * ''Petermann ist dagegen'' (1938) - Onkel Ernst' - Steward KdF.-Damper 'Der Deutsche * ''Rätsel um Beate'' (1938) * ''[[Faded Melody]]'' (1938) - Karl, Diener * ''[[The Secret Lie]]'' (1938) - Konzertsaaldiener * ''Grossalarm'' (1938) * ''Frühlingsluft'' (1938) * ''[[People Who Travel (1938 German-language film)|People Who Travel]]'' (1938) - Registrarbeamter * ''[[You and I (1938 film)|You and I]]'' (1938) * ''[[Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything]]'' (1938) - Angestellter im Pariser Theater (uncredited) * ''[[Dance on the Volcano]]'' (1938) - Prinz Louis Philippes Diener Theodor (uncredited) * ''[[Men, Animals and Sensations]]'' (1938)- Briefträger * ''Der grüne Kaiser'' (1939) - (uncredited) * ''Der vierte kommt nicht'' (1939) * ''[[Robert Koch (film)|Robert Koch]]'' (1939) - Herr Kruhlke * ''Brand im Ozean'' (1939) - Diener Pueblo * ''[[We Danced Around the World]]'' (1939) - Werner, Sekretär * ''{{Ill|Die keusche Geliebte|it|L'amante casta}}'' (1940) - Lemoniers Diener * ''Fahrt ins Leben'' (1940) - Pfandleiher * ''[[Mistress Moon]]'' (1941) - Regisseur am Apollo-Theater (uncredited) * ''Tanz mit dem Kaiser'' (1941) * ''[[Sonntagskinder (1941 film)|Sonntagskinder]]'' (1941) - Oberkellner Max * ''[[Rembrandt (1942 film)|Rembrandt]]'' (1942) * ''[[Diesel (1942 film)|Diesel]]'' (1942) - Der Büroangestellte im Vorraum bei Krupp * ''Meine Frau Teresa'' (1942) * ''Du gehörst zu mir'' (1943) * ''[[The Eternal Tone]]'' (1943) - Diener * ''[[Romance in a Minor Key]]'' (1943) - Michael's servant * ''Kollege kommt gleich'' (1943) - Ein bei der Damenwahl erwählter Tänzer * ''[[Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944 film)|Die Feuerzangenbowle]]'' (1944) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Das schwarze Schaf'' (1944) * ''[[The Man in the Saddle (1945 film)|The Man in the Saddle]]'' (1945) - Gastwirt * ''[[Free Land (film)|Free Land]]'' (1946) * ''Der Posaunist'' (1949) - Franz Bittrich, 1. Posaunist (final film role) {{div col end}}

==Bibliography== * Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0686783}}

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