Oskar Karlweis
Acting
Biography
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Born: June 10, 1894
Place of Birth: Hinterbrühl, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary
Known For
Tonight We Sing
The life story of legendary impresario Sol Hurok. A lover of the arts, young immigrant Hurok despairs when he realizes he has no musical or artistic talents. Thus it is that, despite great personal and financial sacrifice, Hurok devotes his life to discovering and nurturing other performers and bringing them to Broadway.
The men around Lucie
5 Fingers
During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.
Two Hearts in Waltz Time
Nicky and Vicky, two librettists who also happen to be brothers, are presently in collaboration with composer Toni. All too aware of Toni's amorous escapades, Nicky and Vicky try to keep the existence of their pretty sister Hedi a secret. Suffering from an acute case of writers' block (he has yet to find an inspiration for his next production), Toni throws a huge party, which is boycotted by his friends and associates so that he'll keep his mind on his work.
A Tango for You
Jimmy Bolt, a singer and dancer (and occasionally as a waiter) works at a varieté. The man may be talented, but he’s not exactly a big success, and things get complicated when a young orphan girl falls in love with the voice of another singer but then mistakes Bolt for him…
The Juggler
A Holocaust survivor moves to Israel and experiences difficulty adjusting to life.
The Three from the Filling Station
Willy, Kurt and Hans are broke, so they sell their car and open a filling station. Then, they all fall in love with the same girl.
St. Benny the Dip
A gang of con artists disguise themselves as clerics in order to pull off a job, but soon find that even pretending to be religious people is having an effect on them.
Last Love
A middle aged composer returns to Vienna after ten years in America, falls in love with a Japanese student and writes his last opera for her.
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie. However, Marie doesn't like to hold hands with him, at least not in the beginning...
Filmography
as Lotzi
as Schmidtchen
as Willy Schmidt
as Benjamin Golder
as Uncle Besso
as L. C. Moyzisch
as Mr. Kovacs
as Otto Sonndorfer
as Teddy Langhammer
as Franz Waldmüller
as Peter Schlemm
as Leo, der Schornsteinfeger
as Heinz Schaller
as Werner Radke
as Doktor Jura
as Karl
as Der Organist
as Turi Weidinger, Tenor
as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
as Solly Friedländer
as Fred Halton
as Flooch - Impressario
as Nicky Mahler - Librettist
as Wedelski, Oberleutnant a.D.