Hans Joby
Hans Joby | |
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| Born | 3 August 1884 |
| Died | 30 April 1943 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1920–1944 |
Hans Joby (3 August 1884 – 30 April 1943)[1] was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 63 films between 1920 and 1944. He was also billed as "Captain John Peters", and often played aristocratic Prussian-types, memorably in Laurel and Hardy's silent short Double Whoopee. He was born in Kronstadt, Austria-Hungary (now Braşov, Romania) and died in Los Angeles, California.[2]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Ranson's Folly (1926)
- The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
- The Enemy (1927)
- A Dog of the Regiment (1927)
- The Scarlet Lady (1929)
- Double Whoopee (1929)
- I Met Him in Paris (1937)
- Special Agent K-7 (1937)
References
[edit]- ^ Silent Film Necrology, p.269 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana ISBN 0-7864-1059-0
- ^ Who Was Who on Screen, p.239 2nd Edition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt ISBN 0-8352-0914-8
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