Walter Rilla


Walter Rilla was a German film actor of Jewish descent. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1922 and 1977. He was born in Neunkirchen, Germany and died in Rosenheim, Germany.

Career

Rilla began his acting career on the German stage, then debuted in film during the silent era. This included an early role for him in Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's The Grand Duke's Finances in 1924. Following the rise of the Nazi Party to power in 1933, he immigrated to Britain and became a regular performer in British films often in villainous or aristocratic roles. Both during and after the Second World War he played Nazi officers or agents.
From the 1950s onwards he returned to West Germany to appear in films and on television, alternating this with continued roles in British cinema. He was the father of film director Wolf Rilla, who directed him in the 1963 film Cairo.

Filmography

  • Hannele's Journey to Heaven as Todesengel
  • The Fall of Jerusalem as Amosa, Captain of the Guard
  • All for Money as Henry von Lauffen
  • The Beautiful Girl as Franz, Sohn der Götts
  • The Grand Duke's Finances as Luis Hernandez
  • In the Name of the King
  • Leap Into Life as Frank - Ideas Partner
  • The Monk from Santarem
  • The Blackguard as Michael Caviol
  • The Doll of Luna Park
  • Fire of Love as Harald von Bodenstein
  • The Ones Down There as Andre
  • Cab No. 13 as Lucien Rebout
  • The Fiddler of Florence as Maler
  • Should We Be Silent? as Dr. Georg Mauthner
  • Maytime as Fred W. Kietz
  • Her Highness Dances the Waltz
  • The Divorcée as Karel van Lysseweghe, Staatssekretär
  • The World Wants To Be Deceived as Dr. Stone, Arzt
  • The Queen of the Baths as Lord Arthur Blythe
  • Wie bleibe ich jung und schön - Ehegeheimnisse
  • The Sporck Battalion as Leutnant von Naugard
  • Children's Souls Accuse You
  • Poor Little Colombine as Ernst Honsel
  • The White Spider as Lord Barrymore
  • That Dangerous Age as Jörgen - Student
  • Orient Express as Allan Wilton
  • Doña Juana as Don Ramon
  • Sajenko the Soviet as Mirow, Sekretär des Handelsbüros
  • The Schorrsiegel Affair as Bernhard Benda
  • Eva in Silk as Dr. Erich Stiereß, Schriftsteller
  • Princess Olala as Prince Boris, the Prince's Son
  • The Last Night as Ernest
  • Honour Thy Mother as Fritz - ihr Sohn
  • The Abduction of the Sabine Women as Emil Groß, genannt Sterneck, sein Sohn
  • The Man with the Frog as Henri Vallencours
  • Inherited Passions as Henry Bourtyne
  • The Monte Cristo of Prague as Fred Born
  • Gentlemen Among Themselves as Heinz Rüdiger, Student der Medizin
  • Incest as Martin Hollman
  • Sin of a Beautiful Woman as Richard Kent
  • Marriage in Trouble as Mann
  • Karriere
  • It Happens Every Day
  • Rendezvous as Armand
  • The Great Longing as Himself
  • Marriage in Name Only as Baron Hans v. Velten
  • Different Morals as Norman
  • Circus Life as Morini. Kunstschütze
  • Checkmate as Georg Holl, Journalist
  • Reckless Youth as Dan O'Bannon, Prosecutor
  • 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman as Sascha Lonay
  • The Men Around Lucy as Robert
  • Hände aus dem Dunkel as Direktor Leermann
  • A Certain Mr. Gran as Pietro Broccardo, Maler
  • Un certain monsieur Grant as Mario Landi
  • Adventures on the Lido as Leonard
  • The Hunter from Kurpfalz as Baron Hans, sein Bruder, Buchhändler
  • The Champion of Pontresina as Peter Tonani, Geigenvirtuose
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel as Armand St. Just
  • Abdul the Damned as Hassan-Bey
  • Lady Windermere's Fan as Lord Windermere
  • Love's Awakening as Robert Lund - Violinvirtuose
  • The Accusing Song as Detlef Ollmer - Bildhauer
  • Victoria the Great as Prince Ernest
  • Mollenard as Frazer
  • Sixty Glorious Years as Prince Ernst
  • The Gang's All Here as Prince Homouska
  • Black Eyes as Roudine
  • Hell's Cargo as Cmndt. Lestailleur
  • At the Villa Rose as Mr. Ricardo
  • The Adventures of Tartu as Inspector Otto Vogel
  • Candlelight in Algeria as Dr. Muller
  • Mr. Emmanuel as Brockenburg
  • Lisbon Story as Karl von Schriner
  • It's Hard to Be Good as Kamerovsky
  • Golden Salamander as Serafis
  • State Secret as General Niva
  • My Daughter Joy as Andreas
  • Shadow of the Eagle as Prince Radziwill
  • I'll Get You for This as Mueller
  • Without a Flag as Spionagechef
  • Venetian Bird as Count Boria
  • Desperate Moment as Col. Bertrand, Dutch consulate
  • Star of India as Van Horst
  • The Green Carnation as Frank Olsen
  • Track the Man Down as Austin Melford
  • The Gamma People as Boronski
  • Confessions of Felix Krull as Lord Kilmarnock
  • Scampolo as Lombardo
  • ' as Michael Fabian
  • For the First Time as Dr. Bessart
  • Love Now, Pay Later as Alexander Woltikoff, Geschäftsmann
  • Beloved Augustin as Baron von Gravenreuth
  • Song Without End as Archbishop
  • The Secret Ways as Jancsi
  • Our House in Cameroon as John Leith
  • ' as Nikanos
  • The Forger of London as Konsul Steensand
  • The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm as Priest
  • Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse as Prof. Pohland
  • Cairo as Kuchuk
  • Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse as Dr. Pohland / 'Dr. Mabuse'
  • as Juror 9
  • Death Drums Along the River as Dr. Schneider
  • Room 13 as Sir Marney
  • The Secret of Dr. Mabuse as Prof. Pohland
  • The River Line as Pierre, Maries Vater
  • Victim Five as Wexler
  • The Seventh Victim as Lord John Mant
  • Frozen Alive as Sir Keith
  • The Face of Fu Manchu as Muller
  • 4 Schlüssel as Bankdirektor Rose
  • Die Rechnung – eiskalt serviert as John M. Clark
  • Once a Greek as Staatspräsident
  • Martin Soldat as Général von Haffelrats
  • Day of Anger as Murph Allan Scott
  • The Girl from Rio as Ennio Rossini
  • Detectives as Krüger
  • Pepe, der Paukerschreck as Ministerialdirektor
  • The Devil Came from Akasava as Lord Kingsley
  • Malpertuis as Eisengott
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