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Ludwig Stössel

December 15, 2023

Ludwig Stössel (12 February 1883 – 29 January 1973) was an actor born in Lockenhaus, now Austria, then Hungary. He was one of many Jewish actors and actresses who were forced to flee Germany when the Nazis came to power in 1933.

Ludwig Stössel
Stössel in Bluebeard (1944)
Born(1883-02-12)12 February 1883
Lockenhaus, Austria (then Hungary)[1]
Died29 January 1973(1973-01-29) (aged 89)[2]
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other namesLudwig Stoessel
Ludwig Stossel
Ludwig Strossel
OccupationActor
Years active1900–1963
Spouse
Eleanore Stössel
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(m. 1919)​
RelativesOskar Stössel (brother)

Biography edit

Stössel began performing on the stage in Austria and Germany when he was only 17. He soon became a successful character actor and performed on the most prestigious stages in Germany, among them the Max Reinhardt, the Barnowsky [de] stage and the Künstlertheater [de] in Berlin. Stössel later became a movie actor. His first motion picture was a small role in the silent movie In der Heimat, da gibt's ein Wiedersehn! (We'll Meet Again in the Homeland) in 1926 at the age of 43. He appeared in about a half dozen silent movies in Germany and landed more roles with the arrival of sound.

Stössel's first sound movie was Georg Wilhelm Pabst's Skandal um Eva ((Scandalous Eva)) in 1930. The following year, he appeared in Max Neufeld's Opernredoute (The Opera Ball). Later that year, he appeared as a hotel owner in the German comedy Die Koffer des Herrn O.F. (The Suitcases of Mr. O.F.), starring Peter Lorre and Hedy Lamarr. In 1932, he appeared as Riederer in Der Rebell (The Rebel). In 1933, Stössel had a small part in Fritz Lang's famous mystery thriller Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (The Testament of Dr. Mabuse), a film that was later banned by the Nazi government. His appearance in Carl Boese's 1933 comedy Heimkehr ins Glück (Homecoming to Happiness) would be his last movie in Germany.

When Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, Stössel was forced to leave Germany because of his Jewish background. He returned to Austria and appeared in a few movies, but he concentrated on the theater. In 1934, he appeared in the comedy Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice). His last movie in Austria was in 1937 with Pfarrer von Kirchfeld (The Priest from Kirchfeld). After Hitler's forces took over Austria in the Anschluß of 1938, Stössel was imprisoned several times before he was able to escape Vienna and get to Paris. He and his wife, Lore Birn, eventually reached London. He appeared in Dead Man's Shoes and another British film production before heading to Hollywood in 1939.[3][4]

Stössel made his American movie debut in 1940, playing a pastor in Czechoslovakia during the Nazi takeover in the wartime drama Four Sons, starring Don Ameche. In 1942, he appeared with Ilka Grüning in Underground. Stössel and Grünig were reunited in the Oscar-nominated Kings Row, starring Ronald Reagan, Ann Sheridan and Claude Rains. Stössel and Grünig also appeared together in the Sonja Henie film Iceland. Later that year, Stössel was cast to play Lou Gehrig's father in Pride of the Yankees starring Gary Cooper in the title role. A few months later, at the age of 59, he played Mr. Leuchtag, who is leaving Europe for America with his wife in Casablanca.

Stössel appeared in supporting roles in over 40 movies after Casablanca, most in the following ten years. The next year, he had a small role in another Humphrey Bogart movie, Action in the North Atlantic. He did a couple of anti-Nazi movies, such as Hitler's Madman (1943), in which he portrayed the mayor of a small town that is wiped out by a Nazi mass execution in reprisal for the assassination of SS Commander Reinhard Heydrich. Later that year, he appeared in The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler.

In 1944, he appeared in the Boris Karloff horror movie The Climax. Later in 1944, Stössel teamed up with his movie wife from Pride of the Yankees, Elsa Janssen, to play Mr. and Mrs. Steelman, a German couple loyal to America who drive their traitorous pro-Nazi son, played by George Sanders (who is actually working undercover for the U.S. government), out of their house in the spy drama They Came to Blow Up America. In 1945, they teamed up again to play Mr. and Mrs. Otto in the "B" crime drama Dillinger. Next, he was bitten in the throat by Count Dracula, played by John Carradine, in House of Dracula. Later in 1945, Stössel played a teacher, who along with a llama, is in the opening scene of the Fred Astaire musical Yolanda and the Thief.

When the Second World War ended in 1945, Stössel decided not to return to Germany like many other German actors and actresses, but remained in his adopted country making movies. In 1946, Grünig and Stössel got to play husband and wife again in Temptation starring Merle Oberon, George Brent and Paul Lukas.

In 1947, he had a small role portraying Albert Einstein in The Beginning or the End. In 1948, he portrayed one of the lonely bachelor professors at a musical research institute in the Danny Kaye musical A Song is Born. In 1949, Grünig and Stössel appeared in their last film together when they received roles in the drama The Great Sinner, starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner. In 1953, Stössel played a grand duke in the musical Call Me Madam, starring Ethel Merman and Donald O'Connor. His last film was in 1960, where he had a small role in the Elvis Presley movie G.I. Blues.

 
Stössel in Perry Mason (1958)

Stössel also performed on television. In 1955, he played Ludwig, a Carl the waiter clone, in the television version of Casablanca. He made two guest appearances on Perry Mason during the series' second season, including the role of Adolph Van Beers in "The Case of the Shattered Dream." From 1958 to 1960, Stössel played Charles Bronson's father in ABC's television series Man with a Camera. From 1953 to 1963, Stössel appeared as a guest in a number of television shows, including Cavalcade of America, My Three Sons, The Donna Reed Show, and The New Phil Silvers Show (where he parodied his Gallo wine television commercials). He guest-starred in two Robert Young series, the situation comedy Father Knows Best and the comedy-drama series Window on Main Street.

Stössel became famous for a long series of commercials for Italian Swiss Colony wine producers.[5] Dressed in an Alpine hat and lederhosen, he was their spokesman. His motto was "That Little Old Winemaker, Me!" (they did not use his voice, but had Jim Backus dub the line).

Stössel died on January 29, 1973, in Beverly Hills after a fall just 14 days short of his 90th birthday.[6] He was cremated at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, with the ashes sent to Vienna, Austria.

Complete filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ziegler, Thomas (2015). Der Filmschauspieler Ludwig Stössel - von Burgenland nach Hollywood (Magister der Philosophie thesis) (in German). Wien: Uniwien. p. 12.
  2. ^ Ziegler, Thomas (2015). Der Filmschauspieler Ludwig Stössel - von Burgenland nach Hollywood (Magister der Philosophie thesis) (in German). Wien: Uniwien. p. 47.
  3. ^ Ludwig Stossel, second cabin Passenger List, S/S Vandyke, ex Liverpool, England, 1 September; arrived Port of New York, 13 September 1939.
  4. ^ "Ludwig Lajos Stossel". 12 February 1883. Retrieved 17 November 2021. Immigrated with his Wife Eleanor B. Stossel to New York, aboard the S. S. VANDYCK from Liverpool, 1 September 1939, arriving 11 September 1939. His brother, O. Stossel, was living at Park Chambers, 68. W. 58th Street, New York.
  5. ^ "Caskhead depicting Bacchus at the Italian Swiss Colony". Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection. Retrieved 17 November 2021. Italian Swiss Colony employee in costume (actually "Little Old Winemaker--Me! actor from a series of television commercials, Ludwig Stossel) standing below caskhead.
  6. ^ "Obituary: Ludwig Stossel". Indiana Jewish Post and Opinion. Indianapolis. 9 February 1973. p. 17. Retrieved 17 November 2021 – via Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program.

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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ludwig Stossel 12 February 1883 29 January 1973 was an actor born in Lockenhaus now Austria then Hungary He was one of many Jewish actors and actresses who were forced to flee Germany when the Nazis came to power in 1933 Ludwig StosselStossel in Bluebeard 1944 Born 1883 02 12 12 February 1883Lockenhaus Austria then Hungary 1 Died29 January 1973 1973 01 29 aged 89 2 Hollywood California U S Other namesLudwig StoesselLudwig StosselLudwig StrosselOccupationActorYears active1900 1963SpouseEleanore Stossel m 1919 wbr RelativesOskar Stossel brother Contents 1 Biography 2 Complete filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editStossel began performing on the stage in Austria and Germany when he was only 17 He soon became a successful character actor and performed on the most prestigious stages in Germany among them the Max Reinhardt the Barnowsky de stage and the Kunstlertheater de in Berlin Stossel later became a movie actor His first motion picture was a small role in the silent movie In der Heimat da gibt s ein Wiedersehn We ll Meet Again in the Homeland in 1926 at the age of 43 He appeared in about a half dozen silent movies in Germany and landed more roles with the arrival of sound Stossel s first sound movie was Georg Wilhelm Pabst s Skandal um Eva Scandalous Eva in 1930 The following year he appeared in Max Neufeld s Opernredoute The Opera Ball Later that year he appeared as a hotel owner in the German comedy Die Koffer des Herrn O F The Suitcases of Mr O F starring Peter Lorre and Hedy Lamarr In 1932 he appeared as Riederer in Der Rebell The Rebel In 1933 Stossel had a small part in Fritz Lang s famous mystery thriller Das Testament des Dr Mabuse The Testament of Dr Mabuse a film that was later banned by the Nazi government His appearance in Carl Boese s 1933 comedy Heimkehr ins Gluck Homecoming to Happiness would be his last movie in Germany When Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 Stossel was forced to leave Germany because of his Jewish background He returned to Austria and appeared in a few movies but he concentrated on the theater In 1934 he appeared in the comedy Eine Nacht in Venedig A Night in Venice His last movie in Austria was in 1937 with Pfarrer von Kirchfeld The Priest from Kirchfeld After Hitler s forces took over Austria in the Anschluss of 1938 Stossel was imprisoned several times before he was able to escape Vienna and get to Paris He and his wife Lore Birn eventually reached London He appeared in Dead Man s Shoes and another British film production before heading to Hollywood in 1939 3 4 Stossel made his American movie debut in 1940 playing a pastor in Czechoslovakia during the Nazi takeover in the wartime drama Four Sons starring Don Ameche In 1942 he appeared with Ilka Gruning in Underground Stossel and Grunig were reunited in the Oscar nominated Kings Row starring Ronald Reagan Ann Sheridan and Claude Rains Stossel and Grunig also appeared together in the Sonja Henie film Iceland Later that year Stossel was cast to play Lou Gehrig s father in Pride of the Yankees starring Gary Cooper in the title role A few months later at the age of 59 he played Mr Leuchtag who is leaving Europe for America with his wife in Casablanca Stossel appeared in supporting roles in over 40 movies after Casablanca most in the following ten years The next year he had a small role in another Humphrey Bogart movie Action in the North Atlantic He did a couple of anti Nazi movies such as Hitler s Madman 1943 in which he portrayed the mayor of a small town that is wiped out by a Nazi mass execution in reprisal for the assassination of SS Commander Reinhard Heydrich Later that year he appeared in The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler In 1944 he appeared in the Boris Karloff horror movie The Climax Later in 1944 Stossel teamed up with his movie wife from Pride of the Yankees Elsa Janssen to play Mr and Mrs Steelman a German couple loyal to America who drive their traitorous pro Nazi son played by George Sanders who is actually working undercover for the U S government out of their house in the spy drama They Came to Blow Up America In 1945 they teamed up again to play Mr and Mrs Otto in the B crime drama Dillinger Next he was bitten in the throat by Count Dracula played by John Carradine in House of Dracula Later in 1945 Stossel played a teacher who along with a llama is in the opening scene of the Fred Astaire musical Yolanda and the Thief When the Second World War ended in 1945 Stossel decided not to return to Germany like many other German actors and actresses but remained in his adopted country making movies In 1946 Grunig and Stossel got to play husband and wife again in Temptation starring Merle Oberon George Brent and Paul Lukas In 1947 he had a small role portraying Albert Einstein in The Beginning or the End In 1948 he portrayed one of the lonely bachelor professors at a musical research institute in the Danny Kaye musical A Song is Born In 1949 Grunig and Stossel appeared in their last film together when they received roles in the drama The Great Sinner starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner In 1953 Stossel played a grand duke in the musical Call Me Madam starring Ethel Merman and Donald O Connor His last film was in 1960 where he had a small role in the Elvis Presley movie G I Blues nbsp Stossel in Perry Mason 1958 Stossel also performed on television In 1955 he played Ludwig a Carl the waiter clone in the television version of Casablanca He made two guest appearances on Perry Mason during the series second season including the role of Adolph Van Beers in The Case of the Shattered Dream From 1958 to 1960 Stossel played Charles Bronson s father in ABC s television series Man with a Camera From 1953 to 1963 Stossel appeared as a guest in a number of television shows including Cavalcade of America My Three Sons The Donna Reed Show and The New Phil Silvers Show where he parodied his Gallo wine television commercials He guest starred in two Robert Young series the situation comedy Father Knows Best and the comedy drama series Window on Main Street Stossel became famous for a long series of commercials for Italian Swiss Colony wine producers 5 Dressed in an Alpine hat and lederhosen he was their spokesman His motto was That Little Old Winemaker Me they did not use his voice but had Jim Backus dub the line Stossel died on January 29 1973 in Beverly Hills after a fall just 14 days short of his 90th birthday 6 He was cremated at Hollywood Forever Cemetery with the ashes sent to Vienna Austria Complete filmography editWe ll Meet Again in the Heimat 1926 Freund Herkules Maier 1928 Serenissimus und die letzte Jungfrau 1928 Direktor der Florida Bar Aus dem Tagebuch eines Junggesellen 1929 Herr von Pollak Moblierte Zimmer 1929 Favorite of Schonbrunn 1929 Katharina Knie 1929 Heute nacht eventuell 1930 Scandalous Eva 1930 Dir Rohrbach Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg 1930 Bockbierfest 1930 Livius Heintze Fabrikant Die Privatsekretarin 1931 Personalchef Klapper Konigin einer Nacht 1931 In Wien hab ich einmal ein Madel geliebt 1931 Valentin Rainer Souffleur Elisabeth von Osterreich 1931 Bratfisch Opernredoute 1931 Alarm at Midnight 1931 Der Variete Agent Die Koffer des Herrn O F 1931 Hotelier Brunn Man braucht kein Geld 1931 Chauffeur Antoinette 1932 Baron Kiesel Nachtkolonne 1932 Zum goldenen Anker 1932 Escartefigue Die Grafin von Monte Christo 1932 Strich durch die Rechnung 1932 Der Rebell 1932 Riederer Amtshauptmann von St Vigil Das Testament des Dr Mabuse 1933 Arbeiter Worker Morgenrot 1933 Der Laufer von Marathon 1933 Hande aus dem Dunkel 1933 Generaldirektor Leon Johannisnacht 1933 Theaterdirektor Heimkehr ins Gluck 1933 Pichler Rund um eine Million 1933 Der Hoteldirektor Nordpol Ahoi 1934 Director Eine Nacht in Venedig 1934 Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld 1937 Vetter der Pfarrer von Skt Jakob Return to Yesterday 1940 Capt Angst Dead Man s Shoes 1940 Dr Breithaut Four Sons 1940 Pastor The Man I Married 1940 Dr Gerhardt Dance Girl Dance 1940 Caesar The Flying Squad 1940 Li Yoseph Jenny 1940 Fritz Schermer Back Street 1941 Louis uncredited Man Hunt 1941 Doctor Underground 1941 Herr Muller Down in San Diego 1941 Brock uncredited Great Guns 1941 Dr Schickel Marry the Boss s Daughter 1941 Franz Polgar All Through the Night 1942 Mr Herman Miller Kings Row 1942 Professor Berdorff Woman of the Year 1942 Dr Lubbeck I Married an Angel 1942 Bela uncredited The Pride of the Yankees 1942 Pop Gehrig Iceland 1942 Valtyr s Father uncredited Who Done It 1942 Dr Anton Marek Casablanca 1942 Mr Leuchtag uncredited Tennessee Johnson 1942 Austrian Ambassador uncredited Pittsburgh 1942 Dr Grazlich The Great Impersonation 1942 Dr Schmidt Above Suspicion 1943 Herr Schultz uncredited They Came to Blow Up America 1943 Papa Julius Steelman Action in the North Atlantic 1943 Captain Ziemer uncredited What We Are Fighting For 1943 Short Underground Leader Hitler s Madman 1943 Herman Bauer Hers to Hold 1943 Binns The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler 1943 Graub The Climax 1944 Carl Baumann Bluebeard 1944 Jean Lamarte Lake Placid Serenade 1944 Mayor of Lany Dillinger 1945 Mr Otto Her Highness and the Bellboy 1945 Mr Puft Yolanda and the Thief 1945 School Teacher House of Dracula 1945 Siegfried Girl on the Spot 1946 Popsy Lorenz Miss Susie Slagle s 1946 Otto Cloak and Dagger 1946 The German Temptation 1946 Dr Mueller The Beginning or the End 1947 Dr Albert Einstein Song of Love 1947 Haslinger This Time for Keeps 1947 Peter Escape Me Never 1947 Mr Steinach A Song is Born 1948 Professor Traumer The Great Sinner 1949 Hotel Manager As Young as You Feel 1951 Serge Toulevitsky uncredited Corky of Gasoline Alley 1951 Dr Hammerschlag uncredited Too Young to Kiss 1951 German Piano Accompanist uncredited The Last Half Hour The Mayerling Story 1951 TV Movie Bratfisch Coachman Diplomatic Courier 1952 Watchmaker uncredited The Merry Widow 1952 Major Domo Somebody Loves Me 1952 Mr D J Grauman uncredited No Time for Flowers 1952 Papa Svoboda The Sun Shines Bright 1953 Herman Felsburg Call Me Madam 1953 Grand Duke Otto Geraldine 1953 Professor Berger With This Ring 1954 Short Lady in the Wings 1954 TV Movie Deep in My Heart 1954 Mr Novak uncredited Father Knows Best 1958 TV series episode Betty s Crusade Hanno Me and the Colonel 1958 Dr Szicki From the Earth to the Moon 1958 Aldo Von Metz The Blue Angel 1959 Dr Fritz Heine G I Blues 1960 Owner of Puppet ShowReferences edit Ziegler Thomas 2015 Der Filmschauspieler Ludwig Stossel von Burgenland nach Hollywood Magister der Philosophie thesis in German Wien Uniwien p 12 Ziegler Thomas 2015 Der Filmschauspieler Ludwig Stossel von Burgenland nach Hollywood Magister der Philosophie thesis in German Wien Uniwien p 47 Ludwig Stossel second cabin Passenger List S S Vandyke ex Liverpool England 1 September arrived Port of New York 13 September 1939 Ludwig Lajos Stossel 12 February 1883 Retrieved 17 November 2021 Immigrated with his Wife Eleanor B Stossel to New York aboard the S S VANDYCK from Liverpool 1 September 1939 arriving 11 September 1939 His brother O Stossel was living at Park Chambers 68 W 58th Street New York Caskhead depicting Bacchus at the Italian Swiss Colony Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection Retrieved 17 November 2021 Italian Swiss Colony employee in costume actually Little Old Winemaker Me actor from a series of television commercials Ludwig Stossel standing below caskhead Obituary Ludwig Stossel Indiana Jewish Post and Opinion Indianapolis 9 February 1973 p 17 Retrieved 17 November 2021 via Hoosier State Chronicles Indiana s Digital Historic Newspaper Program External links edit nbsp Biography portalLudwig Stossel at IMDb nbsp Ludwig Stossel at AllMovie nbsp Ludwig Stossel at the TCM Movie Database Ludwig Stossel at the British Film Institute better source needed Italian Swiss Colony Wine commercial featuring Stossel on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ludwig Stossel amp oldid 1181667033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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