LUDWIG STOSSEL BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Ludwig Stössel was born on February 12th, 1883 in Lockenhaus, Austria. At the age of seventeen he began performing as a stage actor and soon was performing in Germany in a number of stage productions.
It was not until much later in life at the age of forty three that he broke into the film industry and made his first movie appearance in the silent film, "In der Heimat, da gibt's ein Wiedersehn!" (1926) followed by roles in a number of other silent films in Germany such as, "Herkules Maier" (1928), "Serenissimus und die letzte Jungfrau" (1928), "Aus dem Tagebuch eines Junggesellen" (1929) and "Möblierte Zimmer" (1929).
In the 1930's he began working in sound films while still in Europe with his first role being on the film, "Skandal um Eva" (1930). Soon he added more sound film credits to his resume appearing in, "Opernredoute" (1931), "Die Koffer des Herrn O.F" (1931) and "Der Rebell" (1932).
When the Nazi's came to power in 1933, he and his family who were of Jewish heritage had to flee Germany. he returned to Austria to continue working as an actor and also appeared in more stage productions. His final film in Austria was, "Pfarrer von Kirchfeld" in 1937.
He then had to flee to Paris and eventually London when Hitler began to have even more control. In 1939 he took off for Hollywood. Soon he was adding American film credits, "Four Sons" (1940), "Underground" (1942), "Iceland" (1942), "Pride of the Yankees" (1942) starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan and Dan Duryea and "Casablanca" (1942) starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains and Paul Henreid.
Over the course of his career he would appear in over 130 television and film roles. Some of his later film appearances were in, "Hitler's Madman" (1943), "The Strange Death of Adolph Hitler" (1943), "The Climax" (1944), "Dillinger" (1945), "Temptation" (1946), "The Beginning or the End" (1947), "The Great Sinner" (1949) and "Call Me Madame" in 1953 and "G.I. Blues" (1960) starring Elvis Presley.
In addition to film work he appeared in a variety of television series such as, "Cavalcade of America", "Man with a Camera", "The Donna Reed Show", "Perry Mason", "Ramar of the Jungle", "Father Knows Best", "The Public Defender", "The Loretta Young Show", "Passport to Danger", "The Hollywood Palace" and "My Three Sons".
Ludwig Stössel passed away on January 29th, 1973 in Hollywood, California after a bad fall just fourteen days before he turned ninety. His remains were cremated and his ashes were shipped to Austria. He left behind his only wife, actress, Eleanore Stössel.
Filmography
1964 The Hollywood Palace
1963 The New Phil Silvers Show
1961 Window on Main Street
1961 My Three Sons
1961 The Donna Reed Show
1960 Hong Kong
1960 G.I. Blues
1960 Shotgun Slade
1959 The Blue Angel
1958-1959 Man with a Camera
1958-1959 Perry Mason
1958 From the Earth to the Moon
1958 Me and the Colonel
1956-1958 Father Knows Best
1958 Tales of Frankenstein
1957 The Loretta Young Show
1955-1956 Science Fiction Theatre
1956 G.E. True Theater
1955-1956 Lux Video Theatre
1956 Crusader
1956 TV Reader's Digest
1955 Warner Brothers Presents
1955 Passport to Danger
1955-1956 Casablanca
1955 Big Town
1955 December Bride
1953-1954 The Ford Television Theatre
1954 Deep in My Heart
1954 The Public Defender
1954 Lady in the Wings
1954 The Adventures of Falcon
1953-1954 Ramar of the Jungle
1954 Mayor of the Town
1953 Geraldine
1953 Cavalcade of America
1953 The Sun Shines Bright
1953 Call Me Madam
1953 Schlitz Playhouse
1952 No Time for Flowers
1952 The Schaefer Century Theatre
1952 Somebody Loves Me
1952 The Merry Widow
1952 Gruen Guild Theater
1952 Diplomatic Courier
1951 Too Young to Kiss
1951 Corky of Gasoline Alley
1951 As Young as You Feel
1951 The Last Half Hour: The Mayerling Story
1949 The Great Sinner
1948 A Song Is Born
1947 Escape Me Never
1947 This Time for Keeps
1947 Song of Love
1947 The Beginning or the End
1946 Temptation
1946 Cloak and Dagger
1946 Miss Susie Slagle's
1946 Girl on the Spot
1945 House of Dracula
1945 Yolanda and the Thief
1945 Her Highness and the Bellboy
1945 Dillinger
1944 Lake Placid Serenade
1944 Bluebeard
1944 The Climax
1943 The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
1943 Hers to Hold
1943 Hitler's Madman
1943 Above Suspicion
1943 What We Are Fighting For
1943 Action in the North Atlantic
1943 They Came to Blow Up America
1942 Tennessee Johnson
1942 The Great Impersonation
1942 Pittsburgh
1942 Casablanca
1942 Who Done It?
1942 Iceland
1942 The Pride of the Yankees
1942 I Married an Angel
1942 Kings Row
1942 Woman of the Year
1941 All Through the Night
1941 Marry the Bo$$'$ Daughter
1941 Great Guns
1941 Down in San Diego
1941 Underground
1941 Man Hunt
1941 Back Street
1940 Jennie
1940 The Flying Squad
1940 Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 The Man I Married
1940 Four Sons
1940 Dead Man's Shoes
1940 Return to Yesterday
1937 The Pastor from Kirchfeld
1934 A Night in Venice
1934 Nordpol - Ahoi!
1933 Rund um eine Million
1933 Heimkehr ins Glück
1933 Johannisnacht
1933 Hände aus dem Dunkel
1933 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 Der Läufer von Marathon
1933 Dawn
1932 Der Rebell
1932 Spoiling the Game
1932 The Countess of Monte-Christo
1932 The Golden Anchor
1932 Nachtkolonne
1932 Chauffeur Antoinette
1932 Man braucht kein Geld
1931 Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.
1931 Hilfe! Überfall!
1931 Opera Ball
1931 Elisabeth von Österreich
1931 Once I Loved a Girl in Vienna
1931 Queen of the Night
1931 Die Privatsekretärin
1930 Bockbierfest
1930 Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg
1930 Skandal um Eva
1930 Heute nacht - eventuell
1929 Katharina Knie
1929 Favorite of Schonbrunn
1929 Möblierte Zimmer
1929 Aus dem Tagebuch eines Junggesellen
1928 Serenissimus und die letzte Jungfrau
1928 Herkules Maier
1926 In der Heimat, da gibt's ein Wiedersehn!
