Actor
Henry Victor
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, ...

Known For
Acting
1945 -- Betrayal from the East | Brunzman (uncredited)
1945 -- A Royal Scandal | Russian General (uncredited)
1943 -- Above Suspicion | German Office (Uncredited)
1943 -- Mission to Moscow | Herr Schufeldt - Hamburg Official (uncredited)
1943 -- Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | Heilrich
1942 -- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)
1942 -- Underground Agent | Johann Schrode
1942 -- Once Upon a Honeymoon | German Storm Trooper (uncredited)
1942 -- Desperate Journey | Heinrich Schwarzmueller
1942 -- The Wife Takes a Flyer | Col. Bosch
1942 -- To Be or Not to Be | Capt. Schultz
1942 -- Blue, White, and Perfect | Rudolf Hagerman
1941 -- Dangerously They Live | U-Boat Captain Horst (uncredited)
1941 -- Underground | Gestapo Agent
1941 -- King of the Zombies | Dr. Miklos Sangre
1940 -- The Mad Doctor | Furber (Uncredited)
1940 -- Charter Pilot | Faber
1940 -- Escape | Gestapo Officer with Hooked Nose (uncredited)
1940 -- Mystery Sea Raider | Cmdr. Bulow
1940 -- Seven Sinners | Dutch Police Officer (uncredited)
1940 -- Spring Parade | Dutch Officer
1940 -- The Mortal Storm | Gestapo Official Confiscating Book on Train
1940 -- Zanzibar | Mate Simpson
1939 -- Nick Carter, Master Detective | 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 -- Hotel Imperial | Sultanov (uncredited)
1939 -- Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Wildebrandt
1937 -- Fine Feathers | Gibbons
1937 -- Our Fighting Navy | Lt. d'Enriquo
1937 -- The Great Barrier | Bulldog Kelly
1936 -- The Conquest of the Air | Otto Lilienthal
1936 -- Fame | Actor
1935 -- Can You Hear Me, Mother? | Father
1935 -- The Way of Youth | M. Sylvestre
1935 -- Murder at Monte Carlo | Major
1934 -- Tiger Bay | Olaf
1934 -- I Spy | KPO
1934 -- The Scotland Yard Mystery | Floyd
1933 -- Luxury Liner | Baron von Luden
1932 -- The Mummy | The Saxon Warrior (scenes deleted)
1932 -- Freaks | Hercules
1931 -- Suicide Fleet | Captain Von Schlettow
1931 -- Seas Beneath | Baron Ernst von Steuben (U-boat commander)
1930 -- One Heavenly Night | Almady, the Officer
1930 -- Song of Soho | Henry
1929 -- The Hate Ship | Count Boris Ivanoff
1929 -- After the Verdict | Mr. Sabine
1928 -- L'Argent | Jacques Hamelin
1928 -- Tommy Atkins | Victor
1928 -- The Guns of Loos | John Grimlaw
1927 -- The Luck of the Navy | Lt. Clive Stanton
1927 -- Topsy and Eva | Augustine St. Claire
1927 -- The Fourth Commandment |
1927 -- The Beloved Rogue | Thibault d'Aussigny
1926 -- Crossed Signals | Jack McDermott
1925 -- Braveheart | Sam Harris
1925 -- The White Monkey | Wilfrid Desert
1924 -- The Sins Ye Do | Ronald Hillier
1924 -- The Love Story of Aliette Brunton | Ronald Cavendish
1924 -- The White Shadow | Louis Chadwick
1924 -- His Grace Gives Notice | George Berwick
1924 -- Slaves of Destiny | Ralph Warriner
1924 -- Henry, King of Navarre | Duc de Guise
1923 -- The Royal Oak | Charles I / Charles II
1922 -- The Crimson Circle |
1922 -- 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
1921 -- The Old Wives' Tale | Gerald
1920 -- Beyond the Dreams of Avarice | Dr. Lucien Calvert
1920 -- John Heriot's Wife | John Henriot
1920 -- As God Made Her | Seward Pendyne
1916 -- The Picture of Dorian Gray | Dorian Gray
1916 -- She | Leo Vincey
1914 -- The King's Romance |
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