Henry Victor
Date of birth: 1892-10-02
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Victor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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To Be or Not to Be
1942-03-06
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's effor
King of the Zombies
1941-05-14
During World War II, a small plane somewhere over the Caribbean runs low on fuel and is blown off co
Topsy and Eva
1927-07-26
Topsy, a Black slave girl who "jes' growed" is auctioned but nobody will bid. A young girl named Eva
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942-11-27
A radio correspondent tries to rescue a burlesque queen from her marriage to a Nazi official.
The Mad Doctor
1940-12-20
A reporter sleuths the mystery behind an oft-married Viennese doctor whose wives met mysterious fate
The White Monkey
1925-06-07
Two hundred fifty thousand have read this startling novel with its revelations on married life-its i
Underground Agent
1942-12-03
In this espionage caper, a government spy must keep enemy agents from spying upon a defense plant. H
The Mummy
1932-12-22
An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds h
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939-12-13
Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter
She
1916-02-01
An explorer is the reincarnated lover of a 2000-year-old queen. First adaptation of H. Rider Haggar
L'Argent
1928-12-25
Adapted from the novel L'Argent by Émile Zola, the film portrays the world of banking and the stock
The White Shadow
1924-05-05
The White Shadow is a British drama film directed by Graham Cutts based on the novel "Children of Ch
Tiger Bay
1934-09-01
Michael is a young Englishman abroad who deliberately visits a tough Chinese district of Tiger Bay t
Luxury Liner
1933-02-03
This drama offers a few slices from the lives of those who live, work, and travel upon a luxurious t
Murder at Monte Carlo
1935-01-01
A professor comes up with a system to win at roulette, and goes to the famous casino at Monte Carlo
Braveheart
1925-12-27
Chief Standing Rock's tribe has a treaty protecting their fishing grounds, but a canning corporation
The Conquest of the Air
1931-12-01
This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archiva
Mystery Sea Raider
1940-10-26
June McCarthy has unwittingly aided an undercover Nazi naval officer with acquiring a "mother ship"
Suicide Fleet
1931-11-20
Three US sailors aboard a decoy ship fight German U-boats in World War I and try to win Sally who wo
Desperate Journey
1942-09-26
During WWII, when an allied bomber is shot down over Germany, the five surviving crew are captured b
Hotel Imperial
1939-05-11
It is the fate of a small frontier town, adjoining the no-man's-land where the Russians and Austrian
The Old Wives' Tale
1921-01-01
A woman leaves her husband to run a Paris boarding house, and reunites with her sister after the war
John Heriot's Wife
1920-07-14
A usurer cancels a woman's debt in return for wresting a financial secret from a minister's wife.
The Beloved Rogue
1927-03-12
François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasiona
One Heavenly Night
1930-12-25
A poor but basically honest flower woman agrees to impersonate a wicked opera star.
The Luck of the Navy
1927-11-22
A spy has his son steal an Admiral's submarine plans.
Crossed Signals
1926-09-28
A federal agent is sent to a small town to bust up a counterfeiting ring, which is apparently headqu
The Fourth Commandment
1927-03-20
Following a reversal in the Graham family fortune, a childhood love affair between Gordon Graham and
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939-05-06
FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
Thunder Afloat
1939-09-15
A tugboat captain serves under his rival as a U-boat chaser in World War I.
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939-08-31
British nurse Edith Cavell is stationed at a hospital in Brussels during World War I. When the son o
Espionage Agent
1939-09-30
When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplo
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939-10-24
Three American soldiers help a young girl deliver a secret message across enemy lines.
Spring Parade
1940-09-27
In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman attends a Viennese fair and buys a card
Fame
1936-03-12
Comedy film...
The Guns of Loos
1928-02-28
Set against the backdrop of the shell crisis of 1915 at home and the Battle of Loos on the Western F
The Scotland Yard Mystery
1934-01-03
A doctor uses his unique medical knowledge to mastermind a lucrative life-insurance scam; in a rare
Blue, White, and Perfect
1942-01-06
In order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and get
Charter Pilot
1940-12-06
US-to-Central-America freight service pilot gets engaged to radio broadcaster and promises to take a
As God Made Her
1920-05-13
A young woman, with her naive lies, causes some troubles marrying into an aristocratic family. At th
Beyond the Dreams of Avarice
1920-08-01
A doctor inherits a fortune, his wife leaves him and he becomes a miser.
I Spy
1934-08-26
Two Americans in England--a wealthy playboy and an actress--join forces to stop international spies.
The Mortal Storm
1940-06-20
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. Aft
Seven Sinners
1940-10-25
Banished from various U.S. protectorates in the Pacific, a saloon entertainer uses her femme-fatale
Escape
1940-11-01
An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. Wi
Our Fighting Navy
1937-09-25
Trouble is brewing in the banana republic of Bianco for both His Excellency, El Presidente, and the
A Bill of Divorcement
1922-08-01
Meg Fairfield secures a divorce from her husband Hilary, and is about to marry Gray Meredith when Hi
Bentley's Conscience
1922-02-01
A secretary takes the blame when his fiancée's father ruins his oil company.
The Sins Ye Do
1924-09-30
A divorced knight nearly becomes the lover of his married daughter.
Slaves of Destiny
1924-03-31
In Africa an Englishman is sold as a slave by a blind beggar who then weds a girl after he has kille
Henry, King of Navarre
1924-03-01
In France the Queen poisons the Huguenot Queen and weds her son to the King's sister as part of an a
His Grace Gives Notice
1924-05-01
A butler inherits a dukedom but stays in service to save a Lord's daughter from eloping with a marri
The Love Story of Aliette Brunton
1924-08-01
A faithless K.C.'s wife elopes with his opponent in a slum murder trial.
Diana of the Crossways
1922-05-01
A sensuous woman trapped in a loveless relationship has an affair with a leading politician which th
A Romance of Old Baghdad
1922-03-01
In nineteenth century Mesopotamia a series of romantic enganglements ensue.
Dangerously They Live
1941-12-24
A New York City doctor tries to rescue a young woman from Nazi agents.
Underground
1941-06-28
A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942-12-25
In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from th
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942-04-28
Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland a
Song of Soho
1930-03-14
An ex-French Foreign Legion soldier comes to Soho and ends up as a singer in a cafe.
After the Verdict
1929-01-01
A British-German silent drama film directed by Henrik Galeen
The Hate Ship
1929-12-01
A police captain poses as the valet of a friend who has been invited on a yacht cruise by a notoriou
Can You Hear Me, Mother?
1935-12-02
A British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
1943-04-06
Don Winslow (titular hero of the serial "Don Winslow of the Navy") is reassigned to the United State
Above Suspicion
1943-05-31
Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.
Mission to Moscow
1943-04-29
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to th
The King's Romance
1914-07-01
Betrayal from the East
1945-04-24
A carnival showman tries to keep Japanese spies from sabotaging the Panama Canal.
A Royal Scandal
1945-03-26
Catherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her.
Zanzibar
1940-03-08
A beautiful young woman organizes an expedition to Africa to search for a sacred skull that is worsh
Freaks
1932-01-01
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his defor
Seas Beneath
1931-01-30
In the waning days of WWI, a U.S. "Mystery Ship," sets sail for the coast of Spain towing a submarin
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1916-06-01
Dorian Gray, a young man who makes a pact with his portrait, allowing it to age and bear the signs o
The Royal Oak
1923-10-01
King Charles flees and hides in a huge oak tree when the troops loyal to Oliver Cromwell close in. T
The Great Barrier
1937-01-02
The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The Way of Youth
1935-05-07
The manager of a gambling club tries to swindle the owner.
Tommy Atkins
1928-05-18
A cleric enlists on learning he loves his brother's sweetheart, saves his life, and finds he is real
Fine Feathers
1937-12-26
A Scottish shop-girl gets mixed up with crooks then has to pose as the mistress of the Crown Prince
The Crimson Circle
1922-09-01
Police battle against a gang of blackmailers known as The Crimson Circle.
Diane - Die Geschichte einer Pariserin
1929-04-23