Adolf Lantz (30 November 1882 – 19 August 1949) was an Austrian screenwriter. Lantz went into exile following the Nazi takeover of power in Germany, and died in London.
Juliane "Liane" Haid was an Austrian actress and singer. She has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star.
Olga Engl was an Austrian-German stage and motion picture actress who appeared in nearly 200 films.
Hans Behrendt was a German-Jewish actor, screenwriter and film director. He was murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942.
Jakob Karl Heinrich Wilhelm Tiedtke was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1914 and 1955.
Louis Ralph was an Austrian film actor and director.
Hans Ferdinand Junkermann was a German actor. He was married to the Austrian actress Julia Serda.
Philipp Manning was a British-born German actor. He was born in Lewisham to a British father and a German mother. He was sent to Germany for his education and settled there. He often played British characters in German films, including in Nazi propaganda ones. He died in Waldshut-Tiengen.
Anton Pointner was an Austrian stage and film actor. Pointner's career began on the stages of Austria and he performed in both silent and sound films in his native Austria, as well as in Germany and the United States.
Paul Biensfeldt was a German-Jewish stage and film actor.
Leopold von Ledebur was a German stage and film actor.
John Mylong, also known as Jack Mylong-Münz, was an Austrian actor, who later settled in the United States.
Frida Richard was an Austrian actress. She was a prolific actress in both the silent and sound eras.
Margarete Kupfer was a German actress.
Ferdinand von Alten was a Russian-born German actor.
Paul Anton Heinrich Rehkopf was a German actor.
Robert Liebmann was a German screenwriter. Being of Jewish ancestry, he was one of the many that were murdered by the Nazis in 1942. During the occupation of France by the Nazis, Liebmann was arrested and sent to the Drancy internment camp. From there, the Nazis deported him to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where he was probably murdered immediately after his arrival.
Jaro Fürth was an Austrian stage and film actor.
Hermann Picha was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Picha played a mixture of lead and supporting roles during his career. He played the title role in the 1920 film Wibbel the Tailor, directed by Manfred Noa. He appeared in Fritz Lang's Destiny.
Albert Paulig was a German film actor who was popular during the silent era. Paulig made his first film in 1914. The following year he appeared in one of Ernst Lubitsch's first directorial attempts, A Trip on the Ice (1915). Paulig was in a number of Harry Piel, thrillers including The Man Without Nerves (1924).
Franz Schroedter was a German art director.