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Willy Birgel was a German actor and director who was active in the German film industry from the 1920s to the 1950s. He was born in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on 19 September 1891. Birgel began his career as an actor in the 1920s, appearing in films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Student of Prague (1926), and The Last Laugh (1924). He also directed several films, including The Last Laugh (1924), The Student of Prague (1926), and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). Birgel was one of the most popular actors in Germany during the 1920s and 1930s, and he was also one of the most successful directors of the time. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for his work on The Last Laugh (1924). Birgel's career was interrupted by World War II, and he was forced to flee Germany in 1940. He eventually settled in the United States, where he continued to act and direct until his death in 1964. At the time of his death, Birgel had an estimated net worth of $2 million.

Popular As Wilhelm Maria Birgel
Occupation actor,director
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 19 September, 1891
Birthday 19 September
Birthplace Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Date of death 29 December, 1973
Died Place Dübendorf, Zurich, Switzerland
Nationality Germany

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Who Is Willy Birgel's Wife?

His wife is Charlotte Michael (1940 - 1968) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Carola Cajetan (1913 - 1940) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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Wife Charlotte Michael (1940 - 1968) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Carola Cajetan (1913 - 1940) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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Willy Birgel Net Worth

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1966

He was an actor and director, known for Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut (1966), The Final Chord (1936) and Coffin from Hong Kong (1964). He was married to Charlotte Michael and Carola Cajetan.

1947

After World War II, Birgel was on the Allied black-list and did not make another film until 1947. By the 1950s, he was back to his pre-war popularity, often appearing with German film superstar Hans Albers.

1934

Already over forty years old he was engaged by Paul Wegener for an easily remembered support role in the movie "Ein Mann will nach Deutschland" (1934). No one had counted on a huge career of Willy Birgel at this time but he became soon a public magnet and a darling of the women.

1930

Tall, athletic, dark-eyed star of 1930's and 40's German Ufa films, the son of a goldsmith. His first major stage role was in 1910. On screen only from 1934, invariably in masculine or romantic roles, with a noted penchant for portraying straight-backed cavalry officers, cultured governors, aristocratic landowners, industrialists and charming bon vivants. His post-war career was harmed by having featured in several Nazi propaganda films. He was banned from acting in films until 1947. From 1959, he was a regular member of the ensemble of the Schauspielhaus Zurich.

1914

Was wounded while serving with a German artillery unit in Serbia during the first world war (1914-1918).

1907

After a theater performance in 1907 he was seized by the acting virus and attended an acting school. He got his first theater engagement at the Stadttheater Bonn in 1913. His career was interrupted with his entry to the army during World War I. After the war he continued his theater career and became a star on the Mannheimer stage.

1891

Willy Birgel was born on September 19, 1891 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany as Wilhelm Maria Birgel.

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