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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-06-14

Day of Death

2004-12-04 (102 years old)

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)

Also Known As

Willy Eichberger

Charles Esmond

Willy Eichberger-Esmond

Карл Эсмонд

Karl Simon

Carl Esmond

Biography

Carl Esmond (born Karl Simon June 14, 1902 – December 4, 2004) was an Austrian-born American film and stage actor, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Although his age was given as 33 in the passenger list when he arrived in the USA in January 1938, in his naturalization petition his birth year is stated as 1902. His stage names were Willy Eichberger and Charles Esmond and finally Carl Esmond. He trained at Vienna's State Academy of Dramatic Arts, and made his film debut in the operetta The Emperor's Waltz (1933).

Known For

Acting

Ministry of Fear

1944

Ministry of Fear

as

Willi Hilfe

Experiment Perilous

1944

Experiment Perilous

as

John Maitland

Agent for H.A.R.M.

1966

Agent for H.A.R.M.

as

Professor Jan Stefánik

Without Love

1945

Without Love

as

Paul Carrell

Walk a Crooked Mile

1948

Walk a Crooked Mile

as

Dr. Ritter von Stolb

Margin for Error

1943

Margin for Error

as

Baron Max von Alvenstor

Liebelei

1933

Liebelei

as

Oberleutnant Theo Kaiser

Sergeant York

1941

Sergeant York

as

German Major

The Dawn Patrol

1938

The Dawn Patrol

as

Hauptmann Von Mueller

All for Veronica

1936

All for Veronica

as

Paul Schmidt

Burg Theatre

1936

Burg Theatre

as

Josef Rainer

The World in His Arms

1952

The World in His Arms

as

Prince Semyon

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944

The Story of Dr. Wassell

as

Lt. Dirk Van Daal

Sundown

1941

Sundown

as

Jan Kuypens

The Catman of Paris

1946

The Catman of Paris

as

Charles Regnier

Thunder Afloat

1939

Thunder Afloat

as

U-Boat Captain

Hitler

1962

Hitler

as

Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

Pacific Rendezvous

1942

Pacific Rendezvous

as

Andre Leemuth

First Comes Courage

1943

First Comes Courage

as

Maj. Paul Dichter

The Navy Comes Through

1942

The Navy Comes Through

as

Richard 'Dutch' Kroner

Address Unknown

1944

Address Unknown

as

Baron von Friesche

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

1944

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

as

Maj. von Behn - Nazi Commandant

Thunder in the Sun

1959

Thunder in the Sun

as

Andre Dauphin

The Desert Hawk

1950

The Desert Hawk

as

Kibar

Mystery Submarine

1950

Mystery Submarine

as

Heldman

Slave Girl

1947

Slave Girl

as

El Hamid

This Love of Ours

1945

This Love of Ours

as

Uncle Bob

Lover Come Back

1946

Lover Come Back

as

Paul Millard

The Master Race

1944

The Master Race

as

Andrei

Blossom Time

1934

Blossom Time

as

Count Rudi von Hohenberg

Evensong

1934

Evensong

as

Count Ehrenburg / Archduke Theodore

Die Liebe siegt

1934

Die Liebe siegt

as

Willy Schneider

The Postman from Longjumeau

1936

The Postman from Longjumeau

as

Chapelou, der Postillon von Lonjumeau

Brushfire

1962

Brushfire

as

Martin

The Empress's Favourite

1936

The Empress's Favourite

as

Fähnrich Alexander Tomsky

Prater

1936

Prater

as

Fred

Little Men

1940

Little Men

as

Professor Bhaer

Blood Brothers

1935

Blood Brothers

as

Mirko, der Herr

Romance

1936

Romance

as

Graf Eduard Romanel

Morituri

1965

Morituri

as

Busch

Liebeserwachen

1953

Liebeserwachen

as

Michael Rainer

Inge and the Millions

1933

Inge and the Millions

as

Walter Brink

Kaiserwalzer

1933

Kaiserwalzer

as

Viktor Eggersdorf

Regina Amstetten

1954

Regina Amstetten

as

Prof. Werner Grüter

Panama Hattie

1942

Panama Hattie

as

Lucas Kefler (uncredited)

Lola Montès

1955

Lola Montès

as

Doctor

Her Highness and the Bellboy

1945

Her Highness and the Bellboy

as

Baron Zoltan Faludi

Seven Sweethearts

1942

Seven Sweethearts

as

Carl Randall

Maverick

Maverick

as

Comte de Lisle

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as

Baron Freddy De Chasseur

Production

Crew

Directing