Theo Frenkel
Theo Frenkel | |
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 Theo Frenkel (top) and Coba Kinsbergen performing a dance in 1914 | |
| Born | Theodorus Maurits Frenkel 14 July 1871 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 20 September 1956 (aged 85) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Actor Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1908–1948 |
Theodorus Maurita Frenkel (14 July 1871 – 20 September 1956) was a Dutch film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He worked in Britain under the name Theo Bouwmeester for the Natural Color Kinematograph Company,[1] using the surname of his renowned mother and uncle (both accomplished actors), before working in Germany in 1913 and 1914 and then returning to the Netherlands, a neutral country, before World War I.[2] He directed more than 200 films between 1908 and 1928. He also appeared in 21 films between 1911 and 1948. His nephew Theo Frenkel Jr.[3] (1893–1955) was a film actor.
Selected filmography
- By Order of Napoleon (1910 – director, early feature in Kinemacolor)
- Luchtkastelen (1914 – actor)
- Zijn viool (1914 – actor)
- Fatum (1915)
- Het Wrak in de Noordzee (1915)
- Genie tegen geweld (1916)
- Life's Shadows (1916)
- Pro domo (1918)
- Het proces Begeer (1918)
- De duivel (1918)
- Ray of Sunshine (1919)
- The Devil in Amsterdam (1919)
- Op stap door Amsterdam (1919)
- Helleveeg (1920)
- Aan boord van de 'Sabina' (1920)
- Geeft ons kracht (1920)
- Menschenwee (1921)
- De bruut (1922)
- Judith (1923)
- Frauenmoral (1923)
- Cirque hollandais (1924)
- De cabaret-prinses (1925)
- Bet naar de Olympiade (1928)
References
- ^ McKernan, Luke (1999). A Yank in Britain: The Lost Memoirs of Charles Urban. Projection Box. ISBN 9780952394129.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968.
- ^ "Theo Frenkel Jr". IMDb.
External links
- Theo Frenkel at IMDb