Fritz Delius (actor)

Fritz Delius was a German film actor and theater artist. He played leading parts opposite Henny Porten and Fern Andra in several silent films. After the advent of talkies he shifted his focus to theater. When Adolf Hitler came to power and several restrictions began to be imposed on Jews, Delius emigrated to Switzerland where he continued his theater and film career.

The actor Fritz Delius was born onSeptember 1890 as Friedrich Wilhelm Diamant in Berlin. He made his theater debut in 1909 at the Meiningen Court Theatre and later acted frequently at the Reinhardt theaters in Berlin and Vienna. When the production of silent films began during the First World War, Delius started his film acting career. He played the leading actor opposite actress Henny Porten in several films. Some of his early films include Das groe Schweigen , Ihr bester Schu , Der Gefangene von Dahomey . Fern Andra was another actress opposite whom he starred in several films. He was also credit as writer of two films Abseits vom Glck and Der Ruf der Liebe . He also acted in the 1930 Spanish language film Dona Mentiras .

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