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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

162

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-11-17

Day of Death

1967-03-05 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Also Known As

Mikhail Semyonovich Unskovsky

Mischa Ounskowsky

Misha Auer

Mischa Aver

Михаил Семёнович Унковский

Михаил Унковский

Миша Ауэр

Mischa Auer

Biography

Mischa Auer was a Russian-born American stage, screen, and television actor, in films from 1928.

Known For

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven

Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again

Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

Snow White and the Seven Thieves

Snow White and the Seven Thieves

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Acting

And Then There Were None

1945

And Then There Were None

as

Nikita "Nikki" Starloff

Fame and the Devil

1949

Fame and the Devil

as

Bernard Stork

The Princess Comes Across

1936

The Princess Comes Across

as

Morevitch

You Can't Take It with You

1938

You Can't Take It with You

as

Boris Kolenkhov

King of the Wild

1931

King of the Wild

as

Prince Dakka

My Man Godfrey

1936

My Man Godfrey

as

Carlo

Seven Sinners

1940

Seven Sinners

as

Sasha

Hold That Ghost

1941

Hold That Ghost

as

Gregory

The Flame of New Orleans

1941

The Flame of New Orleans

as

Zolotov

Around the World

1943

Around the World

as

Mischa Auer

Brewster's Millions

1945

Brewster's Millions

as

Mikhail Mikhailovich

East Side of Heaven

1939

East Side of Heaven

as

Nicky

Destry Rides Again

1939

Destry Rides Again

as

Boris

The Rage of Paris

1938

The Rage of Paris

as

Mike, Head Waiter

One Hundred Men and a Girl

1937

One Hundred Men and a Girl

as

Michael

Mr. Arkadin

1955

Mr. Arkadin

as

The Professor

Stamboul Quest

1934

Stamboul Quest

as

Ameel Roberts

Dangerously Yours

1933

Dangerously Yours

as

Kassim

For You I Die

1947

For You I Die

as

Alec Shaw

That Naughty Girl

1956

That Naughty Girl

as

Igor, Ballet Master

What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?

1964

What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?

as

Barone Miscia

Hellzapoppin'

1941

Hellzapoppin'

as

Pepi

The Unwritten Law

1932

The Unwritten Law

as

Abu Eyd

Mannequins of Paris

1956

Mannequins of Paris

as

Yaschlik

Tarzan the Fearless

1964

Tarzan the Fearless

as

High Priest

Tarzan the Fearless

1933

Tarzan the Fearless

as

High Priest

The Unholy Garden

1931

The Unholy Garden

as

Prince Nicolai Poliakoff

A Royal Scandal

1945

A Royal Scandal

as

Captain Sukov

Marquis Preferred

1929

Marquis Preferred

as

Albert

Lady in the Dark

1944

Lady in the Dark

as

Russell Paxton

The Yellow Ticket

1931

The Yellow Ticket

as

Melchior

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet

1955

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet

as

l'écrivain médiocre et alcoolique

The Miller's Saucy Wife

1955

The Miller's Saucy Wife

as

Pascual

Pick a Star

1937

Pick a Star

as

Rinaldo Lopez

Vogues of 1938

1937

Vogues of 1938

as

Prince Muratov

The Monte Carlo Story

1956

The Monte Carlo Story

as

Hector, the Maitre D'

Legends of the West

1992

Legends of the West

as

Boris Callahan in 'Destry Rides Again'

A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik

1958

A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik

as

Professor Papov

Murder at Dawn

1932

Murder at Dawn

as

Henry

Snow White and the Seven Thieves

1949

Snow White and the Seven Thieves

as

Danilo Biruski

Clear All Wires!

1933

Clear All Wires!

as

Arab leader (uncredited)

Up in Mabel's Room

1944

Up in Mabel's Room

as

Boris

Sucker Money

1933

Sucker Money

as

Swami Yomurda

Nathalie

1957

Nathalie

as

Cyril Boran

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

Trail of the Vigilantes

as

Bolo

One Rainy Afternoon

1936

One Rainy Afternoon

as

Stage Actor

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

1935

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

as

Tanaga

School for Love

1955

School for Love

as

Berger

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tough Guy

1936

Tough Guy

as

Chi

The Intruder

1933

The Intruder

as

Wild Man

The Woman Condemned

1934

The Woman Condemned

as

Dr. Wagner

Mystery Woman

1935

Mystery Woman

as

Dmitri

Marry the Girl

1937

Marry the Girl

as

Dimitri Ryeff

The Flaming Signal

1933

The Flaming Signal

as

Manu--High Priest

Service de Luxe

1938

Service de Luxe

as

Bibenko

Spring Parade

1940

Spring Parade

as

Gustav

That Girl from Paris

1936

That Girl from Paris

as

Butch

Merry Go Round of 1938

1937

Merry Go Round of 1938

as

Mischa

Sentimental Journey

1946

Sentimental Journey

as

Gregory Petrovich Rogozhin

We Have Our Moments

1937

We Have Our Moments

as

Enrico Mussetti

It's All Yours

1937

It's All Yours

as

Baron Rene de Montigny

Song of Paris

1952

Song of Paris

as

Comte Marcel de Sarliac

Drifting Souls

1932

Drifting Souls

as

Skeets

Wharf Angel

1934

Wharf Angel

as

Sadik

Le Tombeur !!!

1958

Le Tombeur !!!

as

Pedro Olivaro

No Limit

1931

No Limit

as

Romeo

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as

(archive footage)

The Drums of Jeopardy

1931

The Drums of Jeopardy

as

Peter

The Christmas That Almost Wasn't

1966

The Christmas That Almost Wasn't

as

Jonathan, the Elf Foreman

Inside the Lines

1930

Inside the Lines

as

Amahdi

La Polka des menottes

1957

La Polka des menottes

as

Charles Magne

We're Only Human

1935

We're Only Human

as

Lefty Berger

Shooting Straight

1930

Shooting Straight

as

Frenchie

I Dream Too Much

1935

I Dream Too Much

as

Darcy's Pianist

After Tonight

1933

After Tonight

as

Agent Lehan

Beauty Parlor

1932

Beauty Parlor

as

Herman Bauer

The Lady from Nowhere

1931

The Lady from Nowhere

as

Rigo

Condemned to Live

1935

Condemned to Live

as

Zan

The Two Mafiosi

1964

The Two Mafiosi

as

Mischa

Girl Without a Room

1933

Girl Without a Room

as

Walksky

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

1934

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

as

Hassan

Clive of India

1935

Clive of India

as

Suraj Ud Dowlah

Sandy Is a Lady

1940

Sandy Is a Lady

as

Felix Lobo Smith

Command Performance

1931

Command Performance

as

Duke Charles

Public Deb No. 1

1940

Public Deb No. 1

as

Grisha

The Last of the Mohicans

1932

The Last of the Mohicans

as

Montcalm

I Loved You Wednesday

1933

I Loved You Wednesday

as

Piano Accompanist

Cracked Nuts

1941

Cracked Nuts

as

Boris Kabikoff

Top of the Town

1937

Top of the Town

as

Hamlet

Change of Heart

1934

Change of Heart

as

Smith (uncredited)

College Holiday

1936

College Holiday

as

Ticket Taker at Door

Sinister Hands

1932

Sinister Hands

as

Swami

Storm at Daybreak

1933

Storm at Daybreak

as

Gavrilo Princip (uncredited)

Alias the Deacon

1940

Alias the Deacon

as

Andre

The Crusades

1935

The Crusades

as

Monk

Three Smart Girls

1936

Three Smart Girls

as

Count Arisztid

Murder in the Fleet

1935

Murder in the Fleet

as

Kamchukan Consul (Uncredited)

Little Tough Guys in Society

1938

Little Tough Guys in Society

as

Dr. Trenkle

Arrivederci, Baby!

1966

Arrivederci, Baby!

as

Romeo

Winterset

1936

Winterset

as

Radical

Why Be Good?

1929

Why Be Good?

as

Man Dancing at The Boiler (uncredited)

Beyond the Law

1934

Beyond the Law

as

Tully

Vivere a sbafo

1950

Vivere a sbafo

as

Pippo Berlocco

Here Comes Trouble

1936

Here Comes Trouble

as

Call Her Savage

1932

Call Her Savage

as

Agitator in Restaurant (Uncredited)

The House of a Thousand Candles

1936

The House of a Thousand Candles

as

Victor Demetrius

Prescription for Romance

1937

Prescription for Romance

as

Count Sandor

Margie

1940

Margie

as

Gomez

Unexpected Father

1939

Unexpected Father

as

Boris Bebenko

Moonlight in Hawaii

1941

Moonlight in Hawaii

as

Clipper Canovan

Sing Another Chorus

1941

Sing Another Chorus

as

Stanislaus

My Grandfather's Clock

1934

My Grandfather's Clock

as

Servant (uncredited)

Sweethearts

1938

Sweethearts

as

Leo Kronk

Sofia

1948

Sofia

as

Ali Imagu

The Studio Murder Mystery

1929

The Studio Murder Mystery

as

Grant's Secretary

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1943

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

as

Chief Lukulla

Scarlet Dawn

1932

Scarlet Dawn

as

Sergei (Uncredited)

Don't Get Personal

1942

Don't Get Personal

as

Stanislaus "Charlie" Noodnick

Women of All Nations

1931

Women of All Nations

as

Hassan's Aide

Student Tour

1934

Student Tour

as

Sikh Cop

Delicious

1931

Delicious

as

Mischa

Cleopazza

1964

Cleopazza

as

Produttore Strombic

The Benson Murder Case

1930

The Benson Murder Case

as

Albert Brecker (uncredited)

The Mighty

1929

The Mighty

as

Hood

Gabriel Over the White House

1933

Gabriel Over the White House

as

Mr. Thieson (uncredited)

Arsène Lupin

1932

Arsène Lupin

as

Louvre Tour Guide (uncredited)

Sons o' Guns

1936

Sons o' Guns

as

German Spy

Paramount on Parade

1930

Paramount on Parade

as

Thug (Murder Will Out) (uncredited)

Viva Villa!

1934

Viva Villa!

as

Military Attaché (uncredited)

Just Imagine

1930

Just Imagine

as

B-36

The Western Code

1932

The Western Code

as

Chapman

Corruption

1933

Corruption

as

Volkov

Three of the Canebière

1955

Three of the Canebière

as

Garopoulos

Infernal Machine

1933

Infernal Machine

as

Klein

The Monster Walks

1932

The Monster Walks

as

Hanns Krug

Sacred Youth

1958

Sacred Youth

as

Professor Koranoff

Twin Beds

1942

Twin Beds

as

Nicolai Cherupin

She Wrote the Book

1946

She Wrote the Book

as

Joe

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

as

Mr. Rabinowitz (uncredited)

These Mad, Mad Women

1964

These Mad, Mad Women

as

Psychiatrist

Mata Hari

1931

Mata Hari

as

Firing Squad Victim (uncredited)

The Gay Desperado

1936

The Gay Desperado

as

Diego

Rasputin and the Empress

1932

Rasputin and the Empress

as

Butler Pouring Drinks at Party (uncredited)

Working Girls

1931

Working Girls

as

Elsie's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Per amore... per magia...

1967

Per amore... per magia...

as

il Granduca di Forilarì

Cradle Song

1933

Cradle Song

as

Village Priest

We Joined the Navy

1963

We Joined the Navy

as

Colonel & President

Ladies First

1963

Ladies First

as

Le baron Lionel de Balconi

The King's Breakfast

1963

The King's Breakfast

as

The Master of the King's Music

Frou-Frou

1955

Frou-Frou

as

Grand-Duc Alexis

Almost Married

1932

Almost Married

as

Russian Policeman (uncredited)

The Spy

1931

The Spy

as

Man in Cafe

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

as

Captured Afridi (uncredited)

Tabarin

1958

Tabarin

as

Boris

The Midnight Patrol

1932

The Midnight Patrol

as

Dummy Black

Something Always Happens

1928

Something Always Happens

as

Clark

Thirteen at the Table

1955

Thirteen at the Table

as

Badabof

Studio One

Studio One

as

Cosmo

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

as

Count Hager

Studio One

Studio One

as

Production

Crew

Directing