History Creator / PaulHenreid

Henreid's acting career suffered from Hollywood [[UsefulNotes/TheHollywoodBlacklist blacklisting]] him when he protested against the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the 1950s. He subsequently began a second career as a director, particularly for television. He died just days before ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' was re-released in honour of its 50th anniversary.

* ''Film/Deception1946'' as Karel Novak

Henreid's acting career suffered from Hollywood [[UsefulNotes/TheHollywoodBlacklist blacklisting]] him when he protested against the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the '50s; he subsequently began a second career as a director, particularly for television. He died just days before ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' was re-released in honour of its 50th anniversary.

Paul Henreid (January 10, 1908 – March 29, 1992) was an Austrian-British-American actor, director, producer, and writer. He is best remembered for his iconic roles in two 1942 films: Jerry Durrance in ''Film/NowVoyager'' and Victor Laszlo in ''Film/{{Casablanca}}''.

Henreid, the son of an aristocratic [[UsefulNotes/{{Vienna}} Viennese]] banker, trained for the theatre in Vienna and made his stage debut under director Max Reinhardt. He left Austria in 1935 and appeared in such British films as ''Film/GoodbyeMrChips'' (1939) and ''Film/NightTrainToMunich'' (1940) before moving to the United States. His acting career suffered from Hollywood [[UsefulNotes/TheHollywoodBlacklist blacklisting]] him when he protested against the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the 1950s; he subsequently began a second career as a director, particularly for television. He died just days before ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' was re-released in honour of its 50th anniversary.

Henreid, the son of an aristocratic [[UsefulNotes/{{Vienna}} Viennese]] banker, trained for the theatre in Vienna and made his stage debut under director Max Reinhardt. He left Austria in 1935 and appeared in such British films as ''Film/GoodbyeMrChips'' (1939) and ''Film/NightTrainToMunich'' (1940) before moving to the United States. His acting career suffered from Hollywood blacklisting him when he protested against the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the 1950s; he subsequently began a second career as a director, particularly for television. He died just days before ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' was re-released in honour of its 50th anniversary.

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Paul Henreid (January 10, 1908 – March 29, 1992) was an Austrian-British-American actor, director, producer, and writer. He is best remembered for two film roles: Victor Laszlo in Film/{{Casablanca}} and Jerry Durrance in ''Film/NowVoyager'', both released between 1942 and 1943.

Henreid, the son of an aristocratic Viennese banker, trained for the theatre in Vienna and made his stage debut under director Max Reinhardt. He left Austria in 1935 and appeared in such British films as ''Film/GoodbyeMrChips'' (1939) and ''Film/NightTrainToMunich'' (1940) before moving to the United States. His acting career suffered from Hollywood blacklisting him when he protested against the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the 1950s; he subsequently began a second career as a director, particularly for television. He died just days before ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' was re-released in honour of its 50th anniversary.

* ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic'' (1977) as The Cardinal (final film role)

Henreid, the son of an aristocratic Viennese banker, trained for the theatre in Vienna and made his stage debut under director Max Reinhardt. He left Austria in 1935 and appeared in such British films as ''Film/GoodbyeMrChips'' (1939) and ''Film/NightTrainToMunich'' (1940) before moving to the United States. His acting career suffered from Hollywood blacklisting when he protested against the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the 1950s; he subsequently began a second career as a director, particularly for television. He died just days before ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' was re-released in honour of its 50th anniversary.

* ''Film/GoodbyeMrchips'' (1939) as Staefel

* ''film/HollowTriumph'' (1948) as John Muller / Dr. Bartok

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* ''Film/RopeOfSand'' (1949) as Commandant Paul Vogel

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