Hubert von Meyerink

The son of a Prussian officer. He grew up on his father's estate in the province of Posen . In his youth, he took acting lessons, much to the displeasure of his parents, who counted on his career as a clergyman.

He was called up for military service. The cadet participated in the First World War, but due to lung disease, he was soon dismissed from service.

In 1917 he made his debut on the stage of Konzerthaus (Berlin) . In the years 1918-1920 - actor of the Hamburger Kammerspiele Theater ( Hamburg ). He played in a cabaret , participated in a revue .

Since 1920 - an actor of silent films . Thanks to the characteristic appearance with a high forehead and mustache, he often emphasized his hypnotic facial expression, putting on a monocle , he soon began to play the main roles. With the end of the era of silent cinema, he was able to continue his career in sound films with his unmistakable hoarse voice ^[4] . Role - the role of villains and charlatans.

H. von Meyerink was a homosexual , because of which he risked being imprisoned by the Nazi authorities, however, he continued to appear in numerous entertaining films of the Third Reich .

After the end of World War II, Meyerink remained one of the most sought-after actors in West German cinema. He continued to play in theaters, since 1966 - in the team of the Thalia Theater in Hamburg.

During the period from 1921 to 1970, he starred in more than 275 films.

• 1969 - The Man with the Glass Eye / Der Mann mit dem Glasauge (Germany)
• 1967 - Great times in Spessart / Herrliche Zeiten im Spessart (Germany) - General Tekel / Ritter / Chancellor General
• 1965 - Mage 2 / Neues vom Hexer
• 1962 - Wedding night in paradise / Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies (Austria)
• 1961 - Festival / Festival (Spain, Germany)
• 1961 - The Secret Ways (USA)
• 1961 - Robert und Bertram
• 1961 - One, Two, Three / (One, Two, Three (USA) - Count von Schattenburg, adoptive "father" of Otto Piffle
• 1961 - Adventures of Count Bobby / Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby (Austria)
• 1961 - My husband - an economic miracle / Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder - episode
• 1960 - Ghosts in the castle of Spessart / Das Spukschloß im Spessart - Von Tekkel (duplicated by Vladimir Osenev )
• 1959 - A man walks through a wall / Ein Mann geht durch die Wand (West Berlin) - Pickler
• 1958 - Tavern in Spessart / Wirtshaus im Spessart, Das (Germany) - police major
• 1958 - King of the Czardas / Der Czardas-König
• 1958 - Das Mädchen Rosmarie
• 1957 - Vacation in Ischia / Vacanze a Ischia (Italy, France)
• 1956 - The Strength of the Uniform / Der Hauptmann von Köpenick - episode
• 1956 - Kiss Me Again / Küß mich noch einmal
• 1955 - Save, she loves me! / Hilfe - sie liebt mich
• 1954 - Ten on Each Finger / An jedem Finger zehn - Director Lido
• 1952 - I am waiting for you / Ich warte auf dich
• 1950 - Maharaja involuntarily / Maharadscha wider Willen
• 1949 - Friend / Amico - Schwartz
• 1943 - Münchhausen / Münchhausen - Prince Anton Ulrich of Braunschweig
• 1940 - Maria Stuart / Das Herz der Konigin
• 1940 - Kora Terry / Kora Terry
• 1940 - Retribution | Leidenschaft (Germany)
• 1940 - Angelika
• 1939 - Hello, Ioannina! / Hallo Janine!
• 1939 - Beloved Friend / Bel Ami
• 1938 - From Midnight / Ab Mitternacht
• 1938 - Anna Favetti
• 1936 - You are my happiness / Du bist mein Glück
• 1936 - Stenka Razin - Borodin
• 1935 - Barcarole
• 1934 - World without a mask / Die Welt ohne Maske
• 1932 - The Black Hussar / Der schwarze Husar
• 1929 - Diana - The Story of a Parisian Woman / Diana - Die Geschichte einer Pariserin
• 1927 - Burning Frontiers / Brennende Grenze
• 1926 - Manon Lescaut
• 1921 - Desire / Sehnsucht - uncredited

H. von Meyerink fell ill with pneumonia and on May 13, 1971, died of heart failure in Hamburg .

In 1994, in the Berlin-Charlottenburg district, the square Meyerinkplatz was named after him.

• Bohuslav Drevnyak. Cinema of the Third Reich. M. New literary review. 2019 - Series (“Movie Texts”)

• Hubert von Meyerink on the Internet Movie Database
• Biography (German)