Fritz Kortner

Biography

Fritz Kortner was a renowned Austrian-born stage and film actor and theatre director. After graduating from the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he joined Max Reinhardt in Berlin and later Leopold Jessner, making his first appearance in a silent film in 1916. As one of Germany's best-known character actors, Kortner played sinister roles with great energy, including a notable title role in the 1930 film Dreyfus.