Henry Victor

Henry Victor

Birth Date

10/2/1892 (Age 52)

Birth Place

London, England, UK

Death Date

3/15/1945

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Victor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Total Credits

6

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Best Known For

Hercules

Capt. Schultz

The Saxon Warrior (scenes deleted)

Gestapo Official Confiscating Book on Train

Heinrich Schwarzmueller

German Storm Trooper (uncredited)

Frequent Collaborators

Harry Earles

Harry Earles

1 film together

Tod Browning

Tod Browning

1 film together

Leon Gordon

1 film together

Willis Goldbeck

Willis Goldbeck

1 film together

Olga Baclanova

Olga Baclanova

1 film together

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