1931Nominee
Best Performance
Mary
Paul Graetz
Actor
Glogów, Poland
July 2, 1890
Biography
Paul Graetz was German-born comedian and actor of Jewish ancestry. He was born in Glogau, Schlesia (today Głogów in Poland) in 1890, and was very active on stage and in German cinema from 1911 to 1932. When the Nazis came to power in February 1933, he fled to the United Kingdom, where he learned English and had roles in several films. He continued to Hollywood at the end of 1935, where he only had a couple of roles in B movies before dying in 1937 at the age of 46.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1936Nominee
Best Performance
Isle of Fury
1921Nominee
Best Performance
The House on the Moon
Career Highlights
1935Highlight
Best Performance
Murder at Monte Carlo
1927Highlight
Best Performance
The Great Leap
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Isle of Fury