Norbert Schiller

Norbert Schiller, Born in Vienna, Austria on November 24, 1899, Norbert Schiller embarked on a successful acting career that spanned across continents and mediums. Schiller's early life is shrouded in some mystery. We know he was born in Vienna and entered the world of acting at a young age, captivating audiences with his natural stage presence and expressive voice. He honed his skills in the vibrant Viennese theater scene, eventually graduating to prominent roles in both Austria and Germany. The allure of Hollywood beckoned in the 1920s, leading Schiller to relocate to Los Angeles and pursue opportunities in American film. He quickly found success, appearing in numerous films throughout the silent and early sound eras. His versatility allowed him to portray a wide range of characters, from charming heroes to cunning villains, captivating audiences with his nuanced performances. Schiller's career continued to flourish throughout the mid-20th century. He divided his time between film and television, appearing in popular shows like "The Twilight Zone" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." He also continued to work in theater, both on Broadway and in regional productions.

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Berlin Express (1948)

Robert Ryan leads a group of Allied agents fighting an underground Nazi group in post-war Europe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Tourneur
CAST:  Merle Oberon  •  Robert Ryan  •  Charles Korvin  •  Paul Lukas

Robert Ryan leads a group of Allied agents fighting an underground Nazi group in post-war Europe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Tourneur
CAST:  Merle Oberon  •  Robert Ryan  •  Charles Korvin  •  Paul Lukas

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kramer
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Richard Widmark  •  Marlene Dietrich

In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kramer
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Richard Widmark  •  Marlene Dietrich

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Charles Laughton  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Maureen O'Hara

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Charles Laughton  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Maureen O'Hara

The Thing from Another World (1951)

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Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks  •  Christian Nyby
CAST:  Margaret Sheridan  •  Kenneth Tobey  •  Robert Cornthwaite  •  Douglas Spencer

Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks  •  Christian Nyby
CAST:  Margaret Sheridan  •  Kenneth Tobey  •  Robert Cornthwaite  •  Douglas Spencer

Thieves' Highway (1949)

Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that his father was recently beaten and burglarized by mob-connected trucker Mike Figlia, and Nick resolves to get even. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules Dassin
CAST:  Richard Conte  •  Valentina Cortese  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Barbara Lawrence

Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that his father was recently beaten and burglarized by mob-connected trucker Mike Figlia, and Nick resolves to get even. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules Dassin
CAST:  Richard Conte  •  Valentina Cortese  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Barbara Lawrence

Torn Curtain (1966)

During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution, but the plan goes awry when his fiancee, unaware of his motivation, follows him across the border.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Julie Andrews  •  Lila Kedrova  •  Hansjörg Felmy

During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution, but the plan goes awry when his fiancee, unaware of his motivation, follows him across the border.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Julie Andrews  •  Lila Kedrova  •  Hansjörg Felmy

Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969)

During the latter days of WWII an American Lieutenant accidentally falls out of an airplane into German territory. He is taken in by a Baroness who becomes smitten with him and doesn't want him to leave, so she doesn't tell him that the war has ended...for five years!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Nelson
CAST:  Ken Berry  •  Eva Gabor  •  Werner Klemperer  •  Danielle De Metz

During the latter days of WWII an American Lieutenant accidentally falls out of an airplane into German territory. He is taken in by a Baroness who becomes smitten with him and doesn't want him to leave, so she doesn't tell him that the war has ended...for five years!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Nelson
CAST:  Ken Berry  •  Eva Gabor  •  Werner Klemperer  •  Danielle De Metz

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Marlene Dietrich  •  Charles Laughton  •  Elsa Lanchester

When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Marlene Dietrich  •  Charles Laughton  •  Elsa Lanchester

Young Frankenstein (1974)

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A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Brooks
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Marty Feldman  •  Madeline Kahn  •  Cloris Leachman

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Brooks
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Marty Feldman  •  Madeline Kahn  •  Cloris Leachman

The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)

Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking Charlie with his outrageousness and irreverence about aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished when, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Maximilian Schell  •  Lois Nettleton  •  Lawrence Pressman  •  Luther Adler

Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking Charlie with his outrageousness and irreverence about aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished when, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Maximilian Schell  •  Lois Nettleton  •  Lawrence Pressman  •  Luther Adler

Morituri (1965)

A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for Germany carrying a large supply of rubber for tyres. His mission is to disable the scuttling charges so the captain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernhard Wicki
CAST:  Marlon Brando  •  Yul Brynner  •  Janet Margolin  •  Trevor Howard

A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for Germany carrying a large supply of rubber for tyres. His mission is to disable the scuttling charges so the captain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernhard Wicki
CAST:  Marlon Brando  •  Yul Brynner  •  Janet Margolin  •  Trevor Howard

Sealed Verdict (1948)

John Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of World War II. Sentenced to death, the general appeals to the American investigating Major (Ray Milland), claiming mitigating circumstances, and providing the names of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Allen
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Florence Marly  •  John Hoyt  •  Norbert Schiller

John Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of World War II. Sentenced to death, the general appeals to the American investigating Major (Ray Milland), claiming mitigating circumstances, and providing the names of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Allen
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Florence Marly  •  John Hoyt  •  Norbert Schiller

The Racers (1955)

An Italian daredevil turns Grand Prix driver and works his way up to Le Mans with his ballerina lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  Bella Darvi  •  Gilbert Roland  •  Cesar Romero

An Italian daredevil turns Grand Prix driver and works his way up to Le Mans with his ballerina lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  Bella Darvi  •  Gilbert Roland  •  Cesar Romero

Hitler (1962)

Richard Basehart stars as one of the most influential and one of the most reviled men in history in this probing psychological study of a man who nearly gained dominance over the entire western world--at the cost of millions of lives--Hitler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Heisler
CAST:  Richard Basehart  •  Cordula Trantow  •  Maria Emo  •  Martin Kosleck

Richard Basehart stars as one of the most influential and one of the most reviled men in history in this probing psychological study of a man who nearly gained dominance over the entire western world--at the cost of millions of lives--Hitler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Heisler
CAST:  Richard Basehart  •  Cordula Trantow  •  Maria Emo  •  Martin Kosleck

Escape to Glory (1940)

The Grand Hotel formula that was so overworked in the 1930s made an encore appearance in 1940's Escape to Glory. The story is given timeliness by placing the characters on a British merchant ship on the very day that World War II is declared. The ship is attacked ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Brahm
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Constance Bennett  •  John Halliday  •  Alan Baxter

The Grand Hotel formula that was so overworked in the 1930s made an encore appearance in 1940's Escape to Glory. The story is given timeliness by placing the characters on a British merchant ship on the very day that World War II is declared. The ship is attacked ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Brahm
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Constance Bennett  •  John Halliday  •  Alan Baxter

Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979)

Based on a popular 1931 play, the film tells the fate of a naive young woman named Marianne, who breaks off her reluctant engagement with Oskar the butcher after falling in love with a fop named Alfred who, however, has no serious interest in returning her love. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maximilian Schell
CAST:  Helmut Qualtinger  •  Birgit Doll  •  Hanno Pöschl  •  Jane Tilden

Based on a popular 1931 play, the film tells the fate of a naive young woman named Marianne, who breaks off her reluctant engagement with Oskar the butcher after falling in love with a fop named Alfred who, however, has no serious interest in returning her love. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maximilian Schell
CAST:  Helmut Qualtinger  •  Birgit Doll  •  Hanno Pöschl  •  Jane Tilden

The Return of Dracula (1958)

After a vampire leaves his native Balkans, he murders a Czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in with the dead man's American cousins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Landres
CAST:  Francis Lederer  •  Norma Eberhardt  •  Ray Stricklyn  •  Virginia Vincent

After a vampire leaves his native Balkans, he murders a Czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in with the dead man's American cousins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Landres
CAST:  Francis Lederer  •  Norma Eberhardt  •  Ray Stricklyn  •  Virginia Vincent

Underground (1941)

A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken, whom are SS officers in the Nazi party. Kurt learns and exposes the evils of the system to Erik and tries to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Jeffrey Lynn  •  Philip Dorn  •  Kaaren Verne  •  Ludwig Stössel

A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken, whom are SS officers in the Nazi party. Kurt learns and exposes the evils of the system to Erik and tries to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Jeffrey Lynn  •  Philip Dorn  •  Kaaren Verne  •  Ludwig Stössel

End of the Game (1975)

Hans Baerlach is a Swiss police detective who has dedicated much of his career to pursuing powerful and allegedly murderous businessman Richard Gastmann. Though Baerlach's partner meets his demise while investigating Gastmann, his replacement, Walter Tschanz, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maximilian Schell
CAST:  Jon Voight  •  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Martin Ritt  •  Robert Shaw

Hans Baerlach is a Swiss police detective who has dedicated much of his career to pursuing powerful and allegedly murderous businessman Richard Gastmann. Though Baerlach's partner meets his demise while investigating Gastmann, his replacement, Walter Tschanz, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maximilian Schell
CAST:  Jon Voight  •  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Martin Ritt  •  Robert Shaw

Dynasty (1976)

The story of a pioneer family in the early 1800s that seeks its fortunes on the Ohio frontier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Phillips
CAST:  Stacy Keach  •  Harris Yulin  •  Sarah Miles  •  Amy Irving

The story of a pioneer family in the early 1800s that seeks its fortunes on the Ohio frontier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Phillips
CAST:  Stacy Keach  •  Harris Yulin  •  Sarah Miles  •  Amy Irving
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