Carl Esmond

Carl Esmond

Actor

Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
June 14, 1902

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).

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Representative Works

Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers
6.0
/ German
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
7.2
/ English
Lola Montès
Lola Montès
6.9
/ French
Morituri
Morituri
6.7
/ English
Slave Girl
Slave Girl
7.5
/ English
The Desert Hawk
The Desert Hawk
5.4
/ English
Without Love
Without Love
7.0
/ English
Ministry of Fear
Ministry of Fear
6.9
/ English
Thunder in the Sun
Thunder in the Sun
5.6
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Sergeant York
1941Nominee

Best Performance

Sergeant York

Lola Montès
1955Nominee

Best Performance

Lola Montès

Morituri
1965Nominee

Best Performance

Morituri

Career Highlights

Slave Girl
1947Highlight

Best Performance

Slave Girl

The Desert Hawk
1950Highlight

Best Performance

The Desert Hawk