Hugo Schuster

Hugo Schuster

Actor

Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
November 22, 1886

Biography

Hugo Schuster (22 November 1886 – 10 July 1976) was a German-British actor Born in Aachen, Germany, Schuster began his career acting at Otto Brahm's Berlin Lessing Theater. In the 1920s, he acted in the leading German theatres. After 1945, he had roles in English theatre plays, films, television, and radio - such as the BBC German service. From 1956 to 1963 he lived in Germany, acting in German productions. However, he did not feel at peace in post-war Germany and returned to his home in Golders Green

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Representative Works

The Third Man
The Third Man
7.9
/ English
The Blue Max
The Blue Max
6.8
/ English
Second Childhood
Second Childhood
No Rating Yet
/ English
Hotel Reserve
Hotel Reserve
6.7
/ English
Paid to Kill
Paid to Kill
5.9
/ English
Secret People
Secret People
6.4
/ English
Prelude to Fame
Prelude to Fame
6.8
/ English
Father Brown
Father Brown
6.5
/ English
House of Blackmail
House of Blackmail
6.4
/ English
Burnt Evidence
Burnt Evidence
6.0
/ English
Secret Venture
Secret Venture
6.5
/ English
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
6.3
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Third Man
1949Winner

Best Performance

The Third Man

The Blue Max
1966Nominee

Best Performance

The Blue Max

Second Childhood
1966Nominee

Best Performance

Second Childhood

Career Highlights

Hotel Reserve
1944Highlight

Best Performance

Hotel Reserve

Paid to Kill
1954Highlight

Best Performance

Paid to Kill