Otto Wallburg
Otto Wallburg was a German actor and Kabarett performer. He was a prolific film actor during the late silent and early sound era. He was arrested by the Nazis when they occupied the Netherlands and was killed in Auschwitz in October 1944.
Wallburg was born Otto Maximilian Wasserzug in Berlin, the son of a Jewish banker. He drifted into stage acting, but served in the German Army during the First World War and was wounded on the Eastern Front after winning an Iron Cross. From 1926 onwards he worked in the large German film industry, including many productions made by UFA.
When the Nazis came to power in 1933 he left Germany and moved to Austria where he continued to work in film. He later moved to France and then on to the Netherlands. He was arrested following the 1940 German invasion of the Netherlands. He was held for a while at Westerbork transit camp, and later deported to Auschwitz where he was murdered towards the end of October 1944.
Selected filmography
Uneasy Money - Herr FischerChaste Susanne - CharencyDerby - Emil Henschke, Fleischwaren en grosWe'll Meet Again in the Heimat - Feldwebel BaumannLight-Hearted Isabel Heaven on Earth - Louis MartinyGrand Hotel The Transformation of Dr. Bessel - Ein französischer SergeantThe Mistress of the Governor - Der ZarMy Friend Harry - Gen.Dir. Fredy SandersonLove in the Cowshed - Wenzel, SeifenschneiderTheatre - TenasA Modern Casanova The Fourth from the Right The Woman Everyone Loves Is You - HauckeThe Crimson Circle - MarlFoolish Happiness The Merry Widower - Ein ParadegastColumn X Marriage in Trouble - Der StandesbeamteFoolishness of His Love - Bürgermeister BoudierHis Best Friend Trust of Thieves - Kriminalkommissar WarrenMen Without Work The Night Belongs to Us - Vater BangThe Widow's Ball - TeckelmannThere Is a Woman Who Never Forgets You Heute nacht - eventuell - LawyerHocuspocus - Dr. SchülerThe Song Is Ended - Der BaronDer Hampelmann - Clamotte, Direktor des WarenhausesPetit officier... Adieu! - BaronHans in Every Street Her Majesty the Barmaid - Othmar von Wellingen - Freds BruderQueen of the Night - Gaston MolneauHer Grace Commands Seitensprünge - Onkel EmilThat's All That Matters - Klöppel - ein MalerWhen the Soldiers - General von PlessowThe Opera Ball - von Arnolds - Helgas VaterSalto Mortale - PressechefThe Little Escapade - August Wernecke, FabrikantThe Woman They Talk About - G.GrevenBombs on Monte Carlo - Ministerpräsiden / MinisterWho Takes Love Seriously? - Speculator BrunoCongress Dances - Bibikoff, his AdjutantWeekend in Paradise Alarm at Midnight - Karl MatthesDer Hochtourist Ronny - Intendant des HoftheatersYorck - Field Marshal Graf Diebitsch-SabalkanskijDistorting at the Resort - AbelesTwo Hearts Beat as One The Song of Night - PateggThe Beautiful Adventure - Valentin le BarroyerThe Black Hussar - Gouverneur DarmontHow Shall I Tell My Husband? - Hugo BricknerSpoiling the Game - Gottfried ParadiesFrederica - Ewiger Student WagnerWhen Love Sets the Fashion - Philippe GilbertMadame Wants No Children - Herr BalsamThe Big Bluff - Otto Pitt, GeneraldirektorMarion, That's Not Nice - Direktor Satorius - SeifenfabrikantWhat Women Dream - KleinsilberDas häßliche Mädchen - Direktor MönckebergDaughter of the Regiment - Sergeant BullyDie kleine Schwindlerin - Der BräutigamGreetings and Kisses, Veronika - Max Becker, ein GeschäftsfreundTell Me Who You Are - Harry ReimersWays to a Good Marriage - 'Tange Paula', EheberatungKind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen - Der KonsulThe Tsarevich - Graf NarkynInge and the Millions - Conrady, Geschäftsfreund SeemannsFinancial Opportunists - Untermeier, GrundstücksspekulantPeter - Mr. Zöllner, garage-ownerBretter, die die Welt bedeuten - Direktor PetermannBall at the Savoy - Der Verleger HallerEverything for the Company - Emmerich LieblingLittle Mother - Max BerkhoffViereinhalb Musketiere - Bender, pianistHeut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben - Paul KasparCatherine the Last - Sixtus Braun, GroßindustriellerBubi - Taxidriver MuckCrossroads - Le médecin allemand