Richard Oswald

Richard Oswald

DirectorWriterProducer
Born
November 5, 1880
Died
September 11, 1963

Director and producer of many German as well as a few American, British and French films, Richard Oswald started making films in 1914 and shortly formed his own production company. After making many successful films and discovering several important performers, he fled his homeland after the Nazi


Biography

Director and producer of many German as well as a few American, British and French films, Richard Oswald started making films in 1914 and shortly formed his own production company. After making many successful films and discovering several important performers, he fled his homeland after the Nazi takeover and eventually settled in the US. He was the father of Gerd Oswald, a well-regarded director of "B" pictures and television shows.

Actor

Eerie TalesEerie Tales(1919)as Self in Prologue
Hoffmanns ErzÀhlungenHoffmanns ErzÀhlungen(1916)as (im Vorspann)
Zouza(1911)as Impressario Goldmar
Halbwelt(1911)as Prokurist

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Richard Oswald