Emil Heyse

Birth : 1875-05-17, St Petersburg, Russian Empire

Death : 1949-04-28

History

Heyse, a son of the industrialist and St. Petersburg honorary citizen Ludwig Heyse and his wife Wilhelmine, née Keller, received his acting training probably before the turn of the century . At the beginning of the 20th century he was engaged at German provincial theaters, including the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus under the direction of Louise Dumont and the Municipal Theater of Leipzig under the artistic directorship of Max Martersteig.

Movies

The Other
The Other
Polizeikommissar
The Other (Der Andere) is a psychological drama based on the popular Jekyll and Hyde theme.
The Ship of Lost Men
The Ship of Lost Men
A young doctor gets stuck on a ship after treating an injured first mate. Later, he rescues a woman from plane wreckage, and with the help of the cook, he hides her away from the rowdy and dangerous crew.
Eine Frau von Format
Eine Frau von Format
The Old Fritz
The Old Fritz
Marquis d'Argens
Silent epic on the final years of Frederick II.
Der Mann ohne Schlaf
Der Mann ohne Schlaf
Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein
Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein
Moon of Israel
Moon of Israel
Khi, the High Priest
A Jewish slave girl falls in love with the Pharaoh's son during the Exodus.
Die Buddenbrooks
Die Buddenbrooks
Kesselmeyer
Four-generation story-saga dealing with the decline of a middle-class Lübeck family. The first adaptation of a Thomas Mann book was also Gerhard Lamprecht’s first major film.
The Stone Rider
The Stone Rider
Befreundete Burgherr
In a distant Teutonic village, people dance and drink merrily celebrating a wedding feast. However, an elderly man tells the villagers that the valley where they live wasn't always happy but sorrowful. This was due to the tyranny of the master of the mountains who ruled the valley despotically.
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
Cardinal Richelieu gives the order that the twin brother of France's King Louis XIV should be removed from the court and taken to the country. There he is educated, without knowledge of his true ancestry, and kept as a prisoner.
Gräfin Walewska
Gräfin Walewska
The Death in the Greenstreet
The Death in the Greenstreet
A little girl falls into the hands of a hypnotist the morning after the assassination of a jeweler. A visitor of the uncomfortable host confesses himself as the perpetrator, the girl can testify and delivers the two villains of the police.
Zirkus des Lebens
Zirkus des Lebens
Agapit
Playing with fire
Playing with fire
A method actress likes living out the roles she is playing in real life. To prepare for her new play, she enters the criminal underworld and ends up being implicated in a burglary of a Duke who is one of her suitors. The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and tragedy.
Die Tophar-Mumie
Die Tophar-Mumie
Dr. Morris, chief of police
A vengeful antique dealer targets a dancer.