Constantine Romanoff

Constantine Romanoff

Nascimento : 1881-08-21, Dielingen, Germany

Morte : 1969-02-08

História

German born Constantine Romanoff (born Friedrich William Heinrich August Meyer) was, in America, initially a professional wrestler, then became also a screen actor, appearing usually in uncredited roles.

Perfil

Constantine Romanoff

Filmes

Spaceship To The Unknown
Monkey-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spaceship to the Unknown is a condensed version of the original serial, compressing the original twelve episodes into an efficient 97 minute feature. Flash Gordon (Buster Crabbe) heads into space with brilliant scientist Dr. Zarkoff (Frank Shannon) and his sweetheart Dale Arden (Jean Rogers) in an effort to throw the planet Mongo off course; it is expected to crash into the Earth within a matter of days. However, once Flash and his crew arrive on Mongo, they have to deal with the supremely evil Ming the Merciless (Charles B. Middleton) and his wicked minions.
Do Céu Caiu Uma Estrela
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Com tanto problemas a atormentá-lo, George Bailey está decidido em acabar com tudo de vez, embora seja véspera Natal. Enquanto os Anjos conversam sobre George, a sua vida passa em retrospectiva. Mas quando George está prestes a saltar de uma ponte, é salvo por Clarence, o seu Anjo da Guarda, que lhe mostra como seria a cidade se ele não tivesse feito tantas coisas boas. Será que Clarence consegue convencer George a regressar à sua família e esquecer o suicídio?
The Vampire's Ghost
Sailor
In a small African port, a tawdry bar is run by a old man named Webb Fallon. Fallon is actually a vampire, but he is becoming weary of his "life" of the past few hundred years.
Missão em Moscou
Accused Member of O.G.P.U. (uncredited)
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to America as an advocate of Stalinism.
O Cisne Negro
Pirate (uncredited)
Quando o notório pirata Henry Morgan é nomeado governador da Jamaica, ele pede a ajuda de alguns de seus ex-parceiros para livrar o Caribe dos Bucaneiros. Quando um deles aparentemente seqüestra a linda filha do governador anterior e se junta aos rebeldes, as coisas estão prontas para uma briga. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Maré Cheia
Barfly
After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.
Four Jacks and a Jill
Noodle's Henchman (uncredited)
Karanina "Nina" Novak, is befriended by Nifty, the leader of a four-piece orchestra, and in return, secures an engagement for them at the Little Aregal Cafe, with herself as the vocalist, by pretending she once knew the King or Aregal back in the old country. Steve shows up pretending to be the King of Aregal, and complicates the growing romance between Nina and Nifty. When Steve runs off with Opa, the real King of Aregal (also Steve) appears and complicates things again.
Correspondente Especial
Romanoff - Masseur
Newsman Mitch and teletype operator Jennifer, whose job is to see he doesn't send inappropriate stuff out of the country, dodge bombs during the blitz of London while falling in love.
A Longa Viagem de Volta
Big Frank
A bordo do cargueiro Glencairn, a vida da tripulação é vivida com medo, solidão, suspeita e camaradagem. Os homens contrabandeiam bebida e mulheres para bordo, lutam uns com os outros, espionam uns aos outros, confortar uns aos outros quando a morte se aproxima, e ajudam o outro quando em perigo. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
The Green Archer
West
Columbia's 12th serial of 57 total (following 1940's "Deadwood Dick" and ahead of 1941's "White Eagle") is another of director's James Horne's "classics" where he evidently figured that the same reactions that served him well in Laurel and Hardy films would work well in action serials where he has all hands, heroes and villains alike, doing some kind of over-the top "take", no matter the situation. This loose adaptation of an Edgar Wallace story finds Michael Bellamy (Kenne Duncan in his Kenneth Duncan period) inheriting Garr Castle, but his brother, Abel Bellamy (James Craven, as usual making Oil-Can Harry look smooth), has him imprisoned unjustly and moves into the castle himself. When Michael's wife, Elaine Bellamy (Dorothy Fay), fails to return after visiting Abel, her sister Valerie Howett (Iris Meredith), accompanied by their father,
Captain Caution
Sailor
When her father dies, a young girl helps a young man take command of the ship to fight the British during the war of 1812.
Deadwood Dick
Butch
Columbia's 11th serial and the first western serial that James W. Horne solo-directed.
Florian
Russian
Set against the backdrop of WWI Europe, a man and woman of different classes are brought together by their love of Lippizan horses.
Marujos Improvisados
Horn Factory Workman
Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues.
Terry e os Piratas
Henchman Krench
Dr. Herbert Lee, an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his son Terry, Terry's pal Pat Ryan, and Normandie Drake. Jungle pirate and warlord Fang (Dick Curtis) plots to kill The Dragon Lady, Queen of the Temple of Mara, and seize the treasures of her ancestors. Both Fang and The Dragon Lady have sworn death for any foreign intruders.
O Sombra
Harvey
The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible and is trying to take over the world with his death ray.
Balalaika
(uncredited)
A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary activities fall in love.
Ninotchka
Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Nina Yakushova (Greta Garbo), comissária do governo soviético, é mandada a Paris para averiguar o comportamento de três representantes do governo que têm como missão negociar uma jóia. Aos poucos sucumbe ao capitalismo e a Leon d'Algout (Melvyn Douglas), um galanteador francês que está apaixonado por ela.
O Hotel dos Acusados
Tall Father in Derby (uncredited)
O Coronel Burr MacFay suspeita que um jovem queira assassina-lo. Ele liga para Nick e Nora (com o novo bebê) para ajudá-lo.
Kid Nightingale
Bald Wrestler (uncredited)
A waiter becomes a singing prizefighter.
$1,000 a Touchdown
Duke (uncredited)
A couple inherits a college and to generate revenue offers a thousand dollars to players for each touchdown they score.
Daughter of the Tong
Henchman
A detective matches wits with the female leader of a crime ring.
I Stole a Million
Wrestler (uncredited)
A cabbie and petty thief dreams of the big heist that will end his thieving ways.
Let Freedom Ring
Russian (uncredited)
A Harvard man fights a railroad baron with a disguise and the power of the press.
Meet the Girls
Tiny
Entertainers lose their jobs and their fares from Honolulu back to San Francisco so they must become stowaways.
No Mundo da Lua
Man Cutting In at Dance (uncredited)
Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast over the radio. The problem is that John Quinn is the club's ruthless, scheming manager who will do anything to keep Vincente under his thumb. John's assistant, Toni Blake, falls for Vincente, complicating the escalating war.
Filhos do Desprezo
Spectator at Accident (uncredited)
Public Defender Gary Franklin, frustrated by being unable to save criminal Dutch Adams from a death sentence by blaming the slums environment as the cause of Dutch's crimes, enlists the aid of Dutch's sister, Marcia Adams, to get the slum dwellers at appeal for public monies to provide recreational places for the slum kids.
Professor Beware
Bearded Man
Egyptologist, Dean Lambert, accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to join a group in New York headed for Egypt. With the police close on his trail he gets in and out of scrapes along the way.
The Canary Comes Across
Convict (uncredited)
A prisoner with a good singing voice escapes, only to grow jealous when an opera singer who looks like him is delivered back to the prison and receives attention, especially from Ann, the warden's daughter who leads the prison glee club.
The Soldier and the Lady
Executioner (Uncredited)
In the face of rebellion in Russia, Czar Alexander II sends soldier Michael Strogoff 2,000 miles away, with a critical message for Grand Duke Vladimir. On the train journey, Michael befriends a traveler and comes into contact with a mysterious spy, who both unexpectedly aid him in his quest. Once behind enemy lines, Michael is near his hometown and his mother, whom he must avoid in order to fulfill his mission.
Man Of The People
Hobo (uncredited)
An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.
A Comédia dos Acusados
Wrestler at Party (uncredited)
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.
Flash Gordon: No Planeta Mongo
Monkey Man (uncredited)
Flash Gordon, Dale Arden e Dr. Alexis Zarkov visitam o planeta Mongo para frustrar os planos malignos do Imperador Ming, o Impiedoso, que colocou seu planeta em rota de colisão com a Terra.
Road Gang
Tangle-Eye - Convict at Farm (uncredited)
A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a crime and sentenced to serve five years at a prison farm.
Give Us This Night
Fisherman
After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman (Swarthout) whose guardian is a noted composer (Philip Merivale). They met when the fisherman evaded the police by seeking refuge in the village church. While there, they are each captivated by hearing the other singing Mass. The beautiful woman falls in love with the fisherman with the wonderful voice.
Sutter's Gold
Bald Tallest Seaman - Slave Ship
Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.
If You Could Only Cook
Lefty - Rossini's Driver (uncredited)
An auto engineer and a professor's daughter pose as married servants in a mobster's mansion.
Broadway Hostess
Man in Gym (uncredited)
Melodrama about the professional and romantic problems of an aspiring singer.
Don't Bet on Blondes
Gangster (Uncredited)
Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His first client is Colonel Youngblood who insures his daughter, Marilyn, against marriage.
The Nitwits
Singing Prisoner
A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher.
People Will Talk
Prettyboy Plotsky
Henry and Clarice Wilkins have been married twenty-three years and are a model suburban couple who have never had a quarrel. But when their daughter, Peggy, and her husband, Bill Trask, have a squabble, Clarice has a plan to show the daughter just how distasteful domestic bickering appears; She enters into an agreement with Henry that they will fake a fuss to serve as an object lesson. Clarice's will to play the game and her sense of humor play out at about the same time when Henry's remarks become more pointed as the charade goes on. Their fake fight is soon a real barn-burner.
Mulher Satânica
Man Blowing Smoke (uncredited)
In the carnival in Spain in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the exiled republican Antonio Galvan comes from Paris masquerade to enjoy the party and visit his friend Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar. However, he flirts with the mysterious Concha Perez and they schedule to meet each other later. When Antonio meets Pasqualito, his old friend discloses his frustrated relationship with the promiscuous Concha and her greedy mother and how his life was ruined by his obsession for the beautiful demimondaine. Pasqualito makes Antonio promise that he would not see Concha. However, when Antonio meets Concha, she seduces him and the long friendship between Antonio and Pasqualito is disrupted
Stolen Harmony
Piccolo Player (uncredited)
Band leader Jack Conrad is impressed by prison inmate Ray Ferrera on saxophone. Conrad hires Ray to join his band and tour upon his release. Ray hooks up with Jean, a dancer in the show, and the two become a successful dance act. However, when an ex-inmate buddy of Ray's robs the tour bus, Ray is suspected of wrongdoing by Jack and the others in the group. After a gang of thugs hijacks the tour bus, Ray tries to use his street smarts to redeem his reputation.
Naughty Marietta
Pirate (uncredited)
A French princess flees an arranged marriage and sails for New Orleans, where she is rescued from pirates by a dashing mercenary.
As Aventuras de Cellini
Executioner (uncredited)
The 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke.
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
Kargas - Tall Crewman
A sponge diver hopes to make enough money to buy his own boat and marry his girlfriend. A rival diver, however, has other plans for him.
O Filho de King Kong
Bill, a Sailor
A história começa aproximadamente um mês após o dramático final de King Kong, no filme original de 1933. As aventuras do filmmaker Carl Denham (interpretado novamente por Robert Armstrong), agora com graves problemas jurídicos pela destruição feita por Kong. Denham sai de New York no navio Venture, do capitão Englehorn. Um marinheiro (Nils Helstrom) vendeu para Denham um mapa com a localização da Ilha da Caveira (Skull Island), onde acreditam existir um tesouro escondido. Também no navio viaja uma bela jovem (Hilda Peterson), que treinou macacos para um show de circo. Eles retornam a Ilha da Caveira, encontram um filhote albino de King Kong (Kiko - nome usado pela produção, mas não citado no filme), que os salva, tornando-se assim amigos. Foi produzido e lançado ainda em 1933, para aproveitar o sucesso estrondoso de King Kong. Porém, não alcançou o mesmo sucesso.
Perils of Pauline
Tyrone
A famous scientist and his beautiful daughter travel to Indochina to find an ivory disc that has the formula for a deadly gas engraved on it. An evil doctor and his gang are also looking for it.
Médica e Mulher
Dynamite Schultz (uncredited)
A woman doctor decides to have a baby without benefit of marriage.
Whistling in the Dark
Cossack (uncredited)
A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist their help in devising the perfect crime.
Island of Lost Souls
Beast (uncredited)
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
Too Busy to Work
Axel
A hobo searches the countryside for the daughter he lost when his wife left him...
Cinemaníaco
Duval (Uncredited)
After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and goes off to Hollywood.
Chandu, O Mágico
One of Roxor's Henchmen (uncredited)
When delusional madman Roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray to achieve world dominance, he is opposed by Chandu, a powerful hypnotist and yogi.
The Promoter
Strangler
Benny Rubin promotes a wrestling show but ends up wrestling Constantine "Strangler" Romanoff himself.
Scarface: A Vergonha de uma Nação
Henchman (uncredited)
Tony "Scarface" Camonte trabalha para Johnny Lovo, um ambicioso gangster que deseja criar um império do crime em Chicago. Nesta guerra pelo comando, o chefe da quadrilha rival fora assassinado por Tony e a polícia suspeita que Lovo o tenha pago para tal feito. Tony logo ganha respeito na quadrilha pelo feito e espera pacientemente pelo momento exato de liquidar com seu chefe e assumir o comando do bando. No comando, Tony ganha dinheiro como jamais sonhou e passa viver tranqüilo e luxuosamente. Mas sua tranqüilidade duraria pouco tempo, pois sua irmã Cesca Camonte, por quem tem paixões secretas, envolve-se com Guino Rinaldo, seu "braço direito", obrigando-o a tomar medidas drástic.
A Fera da Cidade
Identifying Witness (uncredited)
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his corrupt brother Ed to watch over Daisy who was associated with Belmonte.
Monstros
Man bringing Friedas Horse (uncredited)
Em um circo de atrações bizarras, a linda trapezista Cleopatra é cortejada pelo anão Hans, mas o rejeita até descobrir que este herdou uma fortuna. Seu plano, forjado com o amante Hercules, é casar para depois envenenar o pequeno, mas logo a armação é descoberta e os diferentes se unem pela vingança.
Devil on Deck
Swede
John Moore, a young sea captain has a romance with Kay Wheeler, daughter of a trusted trader, "Pop" Wheeler, on a Pacific island. He also acquire the enmity of "Shanghai" Morgan, a notorious sea captain who shanghais his crew and his women.
Ambassador Bill
Sniper on Balcony
An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue and civil unrest. He befriends the young boy who is to be the country's king, to ensure that the boy is prepared to take on the role and also to see that he lives long enough to assume the crown.
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Scratch-As-Catch-Can is a 1932 American short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Comedy).
The Yellow Ticket
Reveller / Prison Guard
A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a British journalist find their lives endangered when she reveals to him information regarding the social crimes rampant in her country.
Ships of Hate
Hans
A cruel sea captain (Charles Middleton) oversees a rough crew.
Condemned
Brute Convict
Suave thief Colman is sent to Devil's Island, where he becomes romantically involved with the wife of sadistic warden Digges.
Eternal Love
Villager
In the Swiss Alps of the early 19th century, a couple forced into loveless marriages struggle to find happiness with one another.
Wolf Song
Rube Thatcher
In 1840, Sam Lash heads west for adventure. He meets up with some Mountain Men, and they head for the Rockies to trap beavers and cats. In Taos he meets Lola, a beautiful Mexican girl from a proud and rich family. They fall in love and he persuades her to elope with him. After they get married, Sam is torn between his love for Lola and his yearn for traveling.
Fazil
Executioner
An Arab prince born and raised in the desert and a beautiful Frenchwoman from Paris fall in love and marry, but the tremendous differences in their backgrounds and the cultural differences between their two different societies put strains on their marriage that may well prove irreparable.
Sharp Shooters
Swedish Captain (uncredited)
A "love-'em-and-leave-'em" sailor hooks up with a dance-hall girl in Paris while waiting for his ship to sail. She falls in love with him, and when his ship leaves port she decides to show up at its next stop and reunite with her lover. However, when she arrives at the ship's next destination, she discovers that her "lover" has already found another local girl to spend his time with. Complications ensue.
The Tender Hour
Gorki
This romantic drama was released in 1927.
O Caçula
Sandoni
Harold está interessado em Mary, mas ele precisa vencer sua timidez para isso. Durante uma viagem, ele a convida para ficar na sua casa. Mais tarde, quando acontece um roubo na cidade e o pai de Harold é acusado, é Mary quem lhe dá forças de correr atrás dos culpados.
Terra de Todos
Duras Henchman (uncredited)
Em um baile de máscaras em Paris, Robledo Manuel, jovem arquiteto argentino, conhece Elena, a Marquesa e Torre Blanca. Mais tarde, a jovem é acusada de causar infortúnios e de dilapidar a fortuna de Fontenoy, que se apaixonara por ela. Para escapar dos mexericos, o Marquês de Torre Blanca transfere residência para a Argentina. Lá, Elena reencontra Manuel...
O Milionário Gaiato
Mug (uncredited)
An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.