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Henry Victor (2 October 1892 – 15 March 1945) was an English-born character actor. Raised in Germany, Victor is probably best remembered for his portrayal of the strongman Hercules in Tod Browning's 1932 film Freaks. He originally was a leading figure in UK silent films. Later in his career, he mostly portrayed villains or Nazis in both American and British films with his trademark German accent. He died at 52 of a brain tumor. He is buried in Chatsworth, California's at the Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Born
Sunday, 02 October 1892
Died
Thursday, 15 March 1945
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Hercules | 2007 |
Horrible Horror | Dr. Miklos Sangre, In clips from 'King of the Zombies' / Dr. Miklos Sangre in 'King of the Zombies' | 1986 |
Betrayal from the East | Brunzman | 1945 |
A Royal Scandal | Russian General | 1945 |
The Cross of Lorraine | Minor Role | 1943 |
Nazty Nuisance | Kapitan von Popoff | 1943 |
Above Suspicion | German Officer / German Office (Uncredited) | 1943 |
Mission to Moscow | Herr Schufeldt - Hamburg Official | 1943 |
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | Heilrich | 1943 |
They Got Me Covered | Staeger | 1943 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Hercules | 2007 |
Horrible Horror | Dr. Miklos Sangre, In clips from 'King of the Zombies' / Dr. Miklos Sangre in 'King of the Zombies' | 1986 |
Betrayal from the East | Brunzman | 1945 |
A Royal Scandal | Russian General | 1945 |
The Cross of Lorraine | Minor Role | 1943 |
Nazty Nuisance | Kapitan von Popoff | 1943 |
Above Suspicion | German Officer / German Office (Uncredited) | 1943 |
Mission to Moscow | Herr Schufeldt - Hamburg Official | 1943 |
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | Heilrich | 1943 |
They Got Me Covered | Staeger | 1943 |
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | Professor Frederic Hoffner | 1942 |
Underground Agent | Johann Schrode | 1942 |
Once Upon a Honeymoon | German Storm Trooper | 1942 |
Desperate Journey | Heinrich Schwarzmueller | 1942 |
The Wife Takes a Flyer | Col. Bosch | 1942 |
To Be or Not to Be | Captain Schultz / Capt. Schultz | 1942 |
All Through the Night | Meeting Receptionist | 1942 |
Blue, White and Perfect | Rudolf Hagerman | 1942 |
Dangerously They Live | U-Boat Captain Horst | 1941 |
Underground | Gestapo Agent | 1941 |
King of the Zombies | Dr. Miklos Sangre | 1941 |
Charter Pilot | Faber | 1940 |
The Mad Doctor | Furber / Furber (Uncredited) | 1940 |
Escape | Gestapo Officer with Hooked Nose | 1940 |
Seven Sinners | Dutch Police Officer | 1940 |
Spring Parade | Dutch Officer | 1940 |
Mystery Sea Raider | Cmdr. Bulow | 1940 |
The Mortal Storm | Gestapo Official Confiscating Book on Train | 1940 |
Enemy Agent | Karl | 1940 |
Zanzibar | Mate Simpson | 1940 |
Nick Carter, Master Detective | J. Lester Hammil / Hammil - tall spy boss | 1939 |
Pack Up Your Troubles | Col. Schlager | 1939 |
Espionage Agent | Foreign Official | 1939 |
Thunder Afloat | German U-Boat Officer | 1939 |
Nurse Edith Cavell | Jaubec | 1939 |
Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Wildebrandt | 1939 |
Hotel Imperial | Sultanov | 1939 |
Fine Feathers | Gibbons | 1937 |
Torpedoed | Lt. d'Enriquo | 1937 |
Silent Barriers | Bulldog Kelly | 1937 |
Holiday's End | Major Zwanenberg | 1937 |
The Conquest of the Air | Otto Lilienthal | 1936 |
Can You Hear Me, Mother? | Father | 1936 |
The Secret Voice | Brandt | 1936 |
Fame | Actor | 1936 |
Handle with Care | Count Paul | 1935 |
Murder at Monte Carlo | Major | 1935 |
The Way of Youth | M. Sylvestre (as M. Syvestre) / M. Sylvestre | 1935 |
Tiger Bay | Olaf | 1934 |
The Scotland Yard Mystery | Floyd | 1934 |
Luxury Liner | Baron von Luden | 1933 |
The World and the Flesh | Revolutionary | 1932 |
Freaks | Hercules | 1932 |
The Mummy | The Saxon Warrior / The Saxon Warrior (scenes deleted) | 1932 |
Suicide Fleet | Captain Von Schlettow / Capt. Von Schlettow | 1931 |
Seas Beneath | Baron Ernst von Steuben (U-boat commander) | 1931 |
One Heavenly Night | Almady, the Officer / Almady - Officer | 1931 |
Are You There? | 1930 | |
Song of Soho | Henry | 1930 |
The Hate Ship | Count Boris Ivanoff | 1929 |
Diane - Die Geschichte einer Pariserin | Oberst Guy de Lasalle | 1929 |
Tommy Atkins | Victor | 1929 |
After the Verdict | Mr. Sabine - der fremde Mann / Mr. Sabine | 1929 |
L'Argent | Jacques Hamelin | 1928 |
Guns of Loos | John Grimlaw | 1928 |
The Luck of the Navy | Lt. Clive Stanton | 1927 |
Topsy and Eva | Augustine St. Claire | 1927 |
The Fourth Commandment | Gordon Graham | 1927 |
The Beloved Rogue | Thibault d'Aussigny | 1927 |
Crossed Signals | Jack McDermott | 1926 |
Braveheart | Sam Harris | 1925 |
The White Monkey | Wilfrid Desert | 1925 |
A Romance of Mayfair | Jack Dinneford | 1925 |
The Sins Ye Do | Ronald Hillier | 1924 |
The Love Story of Aliette Brunton | Ronald Cavendish | 1924 |
White Shadows | Louis Chadwick | 1924 |
His Grace Gives Notice | George Berwick | 1924 |
Henry, King of Navarre | Duc de Guise | 1924 |
Slaves of Destiny | Ralph Warriner | 1924 |
The Royal Oak | Charles I / Charles II | 1923 |
The Prodigal Son | Oscar Stephenson | 1923 |
A Bill of Divorcement | Grey Meredith | 1922 |
Diana of the Crossways | Hon. Percy Dacier | 1922 |
A Romance of Old Baghdad | Horne Jerningham | 1922 |
Bentley's Conscience | Fletcer | 1922 |
The Old Wives' Tale | Gerald | 1921 |
Beyond the Dreams of Avarice | Dr. Lucien Calvert | 1920 |
John Heriot's Wife | John Heriot | 1920 |
As God Made Her | Seward Pendyne | 1920 |
A Lass o' the Looms | Jack Brown | 1919 |
The Secret Woman | Jesse Redvers | 1918 |
Ora Pro Nobis | Lord Osborne | 1917 |
The Picture of Dorian Gray | Dorian Gray | 1916 |
She | Leo Vincey | 1916 |
The Revolutionist | Prince Andreas | 1914 |