About

Known credits:
48
Birthday:
1880-04-12
Place of birth:
Montrouge, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], Île-de-France, France
Website:
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Harry Baur

Overview

Harry Baur (12 April 1880 – 8 April 1943) was a French actor.

Initially a stage actor, Baur appeared in about 80 films between 1909 and 1942. He gave an acclaimed performance as the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in the biopic Beethoven's Great Love (Un grand amour de Beethoven, 1936), directed by Abel Gance, and as Jean Valjean in Raymond Bernard's version of Les Misérables (1934). He also acted in Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset's silent film, Beethoven (1909), and in La voyante (1923), Sarah Bernhardt's last film.

In 1942, while in Berlin, to star in his last film Symphone eines Lebens, Baur's wife was arrested by the Gestapo and charged with espionage. His effort to secure her release led to his own arrest and torture. He was being falsely labelled as a Jew but confirmed freemason. He was released in April 1943, but died in Paris shortly after in mysterious circumstances.

Academy Award-winning American actor Rod Steiger cited Baur as one of his favorite actors who had exerted a major influence on his craft and career.

Known for

Acting
1957 Stars Never Die Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1943 Symphonie eines Lebens Actor Stefan Melchior, Dorfkantor N/A
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1941 Sins of Youth Actor Monsieur Lacalade 59
Average
1941 Who Killed Santa Claus? Actor Gaspard Cornusse 59
Average
1941 Volpone Actor Volpone 59
Average
1940 African Diary Actor Docteur Bourdet 58
Average
1940 President Haudecoeur Actor President Haudecoeur 58
Average
1938 Le Patriote Actor Le Tsar N/A
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1938 The Postmaster's Daughter Actor Virine, le maitre de poste N/A
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1938 The Rebel Son Actor Taras Bulba N/A
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1938 Rasputin Actor Rasputin 58
Average
1938 Hatred Actor le capitaine Mollenard 59
Average
1937 Life Dances On Actor Alain Regnault 59
Average
1937 The Secrets of the Red Sea Actor N/A
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1937 Sarati the Terrible Actor Cesar Sarati 59
Average
1937 Paris Actor N/A
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1937 The Life and Loves of Beethoven Actor Ludwig van Beethoven 59
Average
1936 Nitchevo Actor N/A
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1936 Taras Bulba Actor Tarass Boulba N/A
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1936 Samson Actor Jacques Brachart 59
Average
1936 The New Men Actor Bourron 59
Average
1936 The Golem Actor L'empereur Rodolphe II, roi de Bohème 58
Average
1935 Moscow Nights Actor Peter Brioukow 59
Average
1935 Dark Eyes Actor Ivan Ivanovitch Petroff 58
Average
1935 Crime and Punishment Actor Porphyre 59
Average
1935 Golgotha Actor Hérode 58
Average
1934 Moscow Nights Actor Piotr Brioukow 58
Average
1934 A Man and His Woman Actor N/A
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1934 Rothchild Actor Rothchild 59
Average
1934 Les Misérables Actor Jean Valjean / Champmathieu 60
Fair
1934 Les Misérables Actor Champmathieu, Jean Valjean N/A
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1933 A Man's Neck Actor Commissaire Jules Maigret 58
Average
1933 Criminal Actor Warden Brady N/A
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1933 The Old Devil Actor Guillaume Vautier 59
Average
1932 The Three Musketeers Actor M. de Tréville 59
Average
1932 The Red Head Actor Mr. Lepic 59
Average
1931 Moon over Morocco Actor M. de Marouvelle 59
Average
1931 Polish Jew Actor Mathias N/A
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1931 The Lost Course Actor Le Capitaine Kell N/A
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1931 David Golder Actor David Golder 59
Average
1924 The Clairvoyant Actor Monsieur Detaille N/A
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1916 The Gold Chignon Actor N/A
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1916 Flower of Paris Actor Harry Podge N/A
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1914 Monsieur Lecoq Actor N/A
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1910 L'Évasion de Vidocq Actor Vidocq N/A
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1909 La jeunesse de Vidocq ou Comment on devient policier Actor Vidocq N/A
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1908 L'Assommoir Actor 58
Average
Le Roman de Carpentier Actor N/A
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