Walter Rilla
Date of birth: 1894-08-22
Place of birth: Neunkirchen, Germany
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Вальтер Рилла, Walter Wilhelm Karl Ernst Rilla
Biography
Walter Rilla (22 August 1894 – 21 November 1980) was a German film actor of Jewish descent. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1922 and 1977. He was born in Neunkirchen, Germany and died in Rosenheim, Germany. He was the father of the director Wolf Rilla, who directed him in Cairo.
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The Face of Fu Manchu
1965-08-06
Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility that fiendis
The Racetrack Murders
1964-11-07
The son of a British racehorse owner conspires with a bookie to ruin the odds of his father's thorou
Jerry Cotton: Tip Not Included
1966-08-24
An elaborate bank robbery takes place and the gangsters succeed although the FBI had been warned. Je
She Walks by Night
1959-10-22
Based on an actual post-war murder in Frankfurt, this standard docudrama by Rudolf Jugert is a serio
Pepe, der Paukerschreck
1969-06-26
Mommsen Gymnasium director Taft secretly places his nephew as a spy with the difficult class of Pepe
The Devil Came from Akasava
1971-03-05
A mineral is discovered which can turn metal to gold or humans into zombies. When the mineral is sto
The Forger of London
1961-08-15
A ring of counterfeiters is flooding the country with phony money, and suspicion falls upon a wealth
Code 7, Victim 5
1964-07-10
The first victim is the butler of South African millionaire Wexler, who hires hard-hitting private e
The Girl from Rio
1969-03-14
Sumuru, the beautiful leader of the all-female kingdom of Femina, plans to use her women to take ove
The Gamma People
1956-12-01
An American reporter smells a story when he is stranded in an Iron Curtain country where the local d
The Secret Ways
1961-04-01
Vienna, 1956. After Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian uprising, soldier-of-fortune Michael Reynolds i
Malpertuis
1972-06-02
A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with
The Green Buddha
1954-11-01
Yankee charter pilot Morris inadvertently finds himself in the midst of thieves who have purloined a
Entscheidung
1959-11-15
Room 13
1964-02-20
A serial-killer is murdering the ladies of a night club. Detective Gray is seeking for the killer bu
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
1964-09-17
The evil Dr. Mabuse develops a death ray with which he threatens the world.
The Adventures of Tartu
1943-10-01
British Captain Terence Stevenson (Robert Donat) accepts an assignment even more dangerous than his
The Gang's All Here
1939-03-04
John Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns that
Day of Anger
1967-12-19
A scruffy garbage boy becomes the pupil of famed gunfighter Talby, and the stage for confrontation i
Venetian Bird
1952-10-01
Private eye Edward Mercer travels to Venice to locate a man due a reward for his aid in the war. Sho
Death Drums Along the River
1963-12-20
A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river.
A Certain Mr. Gran
1933-08-15
An Italian engineer who had made a strategically important invention to ward off enemy aircraft is k
Golden Salamander
1950-02-01
An archaeologist stumbles into the territory of an evil crime syndicate and struggles to set things
Song Without End
1960-08-11
The romantic story of Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt, whose scandalous love affair forced him to aban
Once a Greek
1966-09-16
An extravagant comedy with Heinz Rühmann.
Soldier Martin
1966-09-28
A troupe of French actors on tour in Normandy become involved in the events of WWII.
Frozen Alive
1964-12-01
A scientist experimenting with suspended animation decides to use himself as a test subject. Before
My Daughter Joy
1950-08-21
A financier plots to become the richest man in the world by marrying off his daughter to the son of
I'll Get You for This
1951-01-24
Nick, an American gambler, arrives in San Paolo and falls in love with Colleen, an American tourist,
Candlelight in Algeria
1944-03-19
Candlelight in Algeria is a 1944 British war film directed by George King and starring James Mason,
For the First Time
1959-02-26
In this musical, a tempermental opera singer falls in love with a hearing-impaired young woman.
Track the Man Down
1955-06-06
A newspaper reporter finds himself drawn into the aftermath of a racetrack robbery.
The River Line
1964-03-26
France 1944: American pilot Philip Sturgess is shot down but found by a resistance group. In the nei
Mr. Emmanuel
1944-08-02
An elderly Jewish man from Manchester, travels to Nazi Germany to seek the mother of a young German
All for Money
1923-11-04
Rupp (Jannings) is a former butcher, made rich in the meat packing industry as a result of the rever
4 Schlüssel
1966-01-14
Bank director Ernst Rose, owner of the Hamburg bank Traven & Co., is asked to go to the airport earl
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1931-10-11
After the tragic death from malaria of her beloved husband his rich widow Helga Vanroh travels restl
Confessions of Felix Krull
1957-04-24
Thomas Mann's witty and intimate story of a irresistible scoundrel.
Lady Windermeres Fächer
1935-10-24
Unser Haus in Kamerun
1961-12-21
A young man living in Africa is send to Hamburg by his parents to learn about business. There, he f
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962-08-07
The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have
Der Fall Klaus Fuchs
1965-05-03
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1962-09-06
Dr. Mabuse has been locked away for years in an insane asylum. Suddenly crimes start occurring and n
Should We Be Silent?
1926-04-05
A melodrama about a painter who is infected with syphilis, refuses treatment, turns to the use inste
Der liebe Augustin
1960-01-21
The Last Night
1928-10-11
The fate of a French aristocrat is revealed in this historical costume drama, who, in 1792, finds he
Adventure on the Lido
1933-10-26
The already successful tenor Mattei is discovered after he already retired into private life. Der Wi
Detective
1969-05-22
Andy and Sebastian want to make a lot of money in a quick and easy way. Inspired by the movies, they
Der Jäger aus Kurpfalz
1933-12-20
Frivolous youth
1931-07-18
Lydia is a spoiled young woman who thinks she can get anything for money. One day she causes an acci
Ein Lied klagt an
1936-08-27
Liebeserwachen
1936-04-23
The men around Lucie
1931-11-03
Es kommt alle Tage vor...
1930-04-29
German silent film
Abdul the Damned
1935-08-05
In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by t
...und nichts als die Wahrheit
1958-08-07
Dr. Stefan Donat, a doctor from Frankfurt, unexpectedly becomes the sole heir to his wife Agnes' est
Cab No. 13
1926-03-06
The film starts with a woman on the run from her millionaire husband giving birth to a daughter in t
Abends Kammermusik
1965-07-07
Hatred
1938-01-26
Captain Justin Mollenard works for a company that sells armaments to the Far East. After an eventful
Ehe in Not
1929-12-06
Komm' zu mir zum Rendezvous
1930-08-29
A musical-comedy directed by Carl Boese
Waffen für Amerika
1976-06-29
Based on the play by Lion Feuchtwanger.
The Great Passion
1930-08-24
This is a real curiosity; at best a reasonable film, but also a charming little gem. There is a stor
Auf neutralem Boden
1971-07-08
Victoria the Great
1937-09-01
The film biography of Queen Victoria focusing initially on the early years of her reign with her mar
Der Springer von Pontresina
1934-05-22
Pontresina, Switzerland, at the beginning of the 20th century. A ski jumping competition is about to
Sixty Glorious Years
1938-11-18
Continuing the story of 'Victoria the Great'.
The Blackguard
1925-09-04
A French violinist saves his beloved princess from the Russian revolution..
Black Eyes
1939-04-08
Ivan Petrov has one weakness in his life, and one love: his little black-eyed daughter, Tania. In fa
Hell's Cargo
1939-12-16
Adventure film directed by Harold Huth.
Riviera-Story
1961-12-07
Relations between middle-aged businessman Arthur Dahlberg and his young wife Anja are not at their b
The Finances of the Grand Duke
1924-01-07
The likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service
Marriage in Name Only
1930-11-26
a movie by Heinz Paul
Das schöne Mädel
1923-04-30
Der Mann mit dem Laubfrosch
1929-02-04
Zweierlei Moral
1931-01-05
Un certain monsieur Grant
1933-08-12
Children's Souls Accuse You
1927-03-24
Children's Souls Accuse You is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and star
Star of India
1954-01-02
Squire Pierre St. Laurent returns from wars in India to 17th-century provincial France to find his e
Cairo
1963-07-17
An assortment of international criminals plans to steal priceless Egyptian artifacts from a Cairo mu
The Twelve Jurors
1963-10-25
Did an 18-year-old immigrant from the slums murder his father in cold blood? The twelve jurors must
At the Villa Rose
1940-03-02
A gang of clever thieves kill a wealthy woman in hopes of stealing her gems. But the thieves aren't
Die Königin des Weltbades
1926-12-10
Shadows of the Arena
1931-02-20
Artonis is an acrobat employed in the circus owned by Elvira Starke. Apparently he confines his acro
Examen des Lebens
1958-02-14
Scampolo
1958-02-26
Scampolo is a young, poor girl who lives on the island of Ischia. She falls in love with a young arc
Hände aus dem Dunkel
1933-04-24
Film by Waschneck.
Eva in Seide
1928-08-13
Die venezianische Tür
1966-04-04
Impetuous Youth
1926-03-10
Girl dressed up as a boy falls in love with a painter.
Der Befehl
1967-01-20
Die Sporck'schen Jäger
1927-01-10
Madame Legros
1968-10-22
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
1963-09-20
The spirit of the evil Dr. Mabuse takes over the body of a famous professor. The professor/Dr. Mabus
Die da unten
1926-01-01
Shadow of the Eagle
1950-09-11
During the eighteenth century the Empress of Russia sends her lover to kidnap her rival for the thro
Arme kleine Colombine
1927-04-06
Die fidele Herrenpartie
1929-09-30
Gentlemen Among Themselves (German: Die fidele Herrenpartie or Herren unter sich) is a 1929 German s
Der Raub der Sabinerinnen
1928-11-23
Die weiße Spinne
1927-10-26
The Dangerous Age
1927-11-17
The gorgeous 40-year-old Elsie Lindtner lives in a beautiful house, and is married to a respectable
Orientexpress
1927-12-01
Wie einst im Mai
1926-08-18
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
1965-04-21
Ehegeheimnisse
1927-01-18
Der Monte Christo von Prag
1929-05-03
Fires of Love
1925-11-11
In a small town, the dancer Inge Maria Torselli is very popular with the theater audience. Her fathe
Die Sache mit Schorrsiegel
1928-04-06
Leap Into Life
1924-04-01
A young intellectual falls in love with a circus performer and decides to cultivate her into a lady
Hannele's Ascension
1922-04-09
A young woman is abused or abandoned by the men in her life.
Die Reisegesellschaft
1968-02-13
Helm
1967-04-01
Überfahrt
1963-01-13
Alles zum Guten
1967-02-16
Checkmate
1931-06-01
Die Puppe vom Lunapark
1925-07-07
Die Welt will belogen sein
1926-10-28
State Secret
1950-09-11
While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious Ea
Inherited Passions
1929-05-03
Hoheit tanzt Walzer
1926-01-01
Die geheime Macht
1928-03-19
"The Secret Power" - Hardly anyone who strays into the emigrant's restaurant "Strange Bird" would su
Lisbon Story
1946-05-20
A musical cabaret singer meets a British agent and goes with him to Nazi occupied France to save an
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934-12-20
18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the
Incest
1929-10-16
Martin Hollmann, a young gardener meets his significantly older wife's daughter from her first marri
Lady Juan
1928-01-24
A Spanish nobleman raises his only daughter as a boy, similarly to Greta Garbo in Queen Christina (1
Im Namen des Königs
1924-01-01
The Sins of Love
1929-10-25
The troubled situation of a provincial actor and his actress wife who come to the city. The actor is
Art of Love
1928-09-05
Nachtzug D 106
1964-06-16
'Please help me!' the young GDR refugee begs the passengers of the interzonal train 'D 106'. He has
Desperate Moment
1953-03-17
Story of a Dutchman's flight across post-war Germany trying to locate the man who alone can clear hi
Honour Thy Mother
1928-10-05
German produced silent drama made by the German subsidiary of First National Pictures with sets desi