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Henry Victor

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Acting credits

64

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

0.7

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Movies: 64Series: 0

TMDB ID: 1510

IMDb ID: nm0896109

Known for: Acting

Born: October 2, 1892

Died: March 15, 1945

Age: 52

Place of birth: London, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1920 - 1945

Years active: 26

Average TMDB rating: 6.51

Wikidata: Q382045

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Henry Victor (2 October 1892 – 15 March 1945) was an English-born character actor. Raised in Germany, Victor is probably best remembered for his portrayal of the strongman Hercules in Tod Browning's 1932 film Freaks. He originally was a leading figure in UK silent films. Later in his career, he mostly portrayed villains or Nazis in both American and British films with his trademark German accent. He died at 52 of a brain tumor. He is buried in Chatsworth, California's at the Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.

Movies

Movies

Movie credits linked with Henry Victor.

Movie poster for Betrayal from the East (1945)

as Brunzman (uncredited)

Betrayal from the East

1945 Movie
Movie poster for A Royal Scandal (1945)

as Russian General (uncredited)

A Royal Scandal

1945 Movie
Movie poster for Above Suspicion (1943)

as German Office (Uncredited)

Above Suspicion

1943 Movie
Movie poster for Mission to Moscow (1943)

as Herr Schufeldt - Hamburg Official (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow

1943 Movie
Movie poster for Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943)

as Heilrich

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

1943 Movie
Movie poster for Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

as Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942 Movie
Movie poster for Underground Agent (1942)

as Johann Schrode

Underground Agent

1942 Movie
Movie poster for Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)

as German Storm Trooper (uncredited)

Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942 Movie
Movie poster for Desperate Journey (1942)

as Heinrich Schwarzmueller

Desperate Journey

1942 Movie
Movie poster for The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)

as Col. Bosch

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942 Movie
Movie poster for To Be or Not to Be (1942)

as Capt. Schultz

To Be or Not to Be

1942 Movie
Movie poster for Blue, White and Perfect (1942)

as Rudolf Hagerman

Blue, White and Perfect

1942 Movie
Movie poster for Dangerously They Live (1941)

as U-Boat Captain Horst (uncredited)

Dangerously They Live

1941 Movie
Movie poster for Underground (1941)

as Gestapo Agent

Underground

1941 Movie
Movie poster for King of the Zombies (1941)

as Dr. Miklos Sangre

King of the Zombies

1941 Movie
Movie poster for The Mad Doctor (1940)

as Furber (Uncredited)

The Mad Doctor

1940 Movie
Movie poster for Charter Pilot (1940)

as Faber

Charter Pilot

1940 Movie
Movie poster for Escape (1940)

as Gestapo Officer with Hooked Nose (uncredited)

Escape

1940 Movie
Movie poster for Mystery Sea Raider (1940)

as Cmdr. Bulow

Mystery Sea Raider

1940 Movie
Movie poster for Seven Sinners (1940)

as Dutch Police Officer (uncredited)

Seven Sinners

1940 Movie
Movie poster for Spring Parade (1940)

as Dutch Officer

Spring Parade

1940 Movie
Movie poster for The Mortal Storm (1940)

as Gestapo Official Confiscating Book on Train

The Mortal Storm

1940 Movie
Movie poster for Zanzibar (1940)

as Mate Simpson

Zanzibar

1940 Movie
Movie poster for Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)

as Hammil - tall spy boss

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939 Movie