Eugen Neufeld
Eugen Neufeld ( born December 6, 1882 in Goding, † October 18, 1950 in Vienna ) was an Austrian actor. He had his career highlight as a character actor in silent films. He was the brother of actor and director Max Neufeld.
Life and work
He received first acting roles in 1900 at provincial theaters. Soon, however, he came to Vienna, where he worked in der Josefstadt in the theater. Shortly before the outbreak of the First World War, he came to the film, where he played alongside his brother Max the page, such as in sub false flag (1913) and The Vicar of Church Field (1914 ). Like his brother, he also presented mostly persons of high rank, such as military veteran, established names citizens, nobles or priests, dar. In most cases, there were minor roles, for which he was employed. However, in the first half of the 1920s, he played supporting roles in several films as well. About as "Kronprinz Rudolf" in Mayerling drama personal coachman Bratfisch (1919), as " Don Fernando" in the Heine- poem - film adaptation The Dead Wedding Guest ( 1921), the title role of Geza von Cziffras unfinished gebliebenem directorial debut Gulliver's Travels (1923 ) or even as a Russian Grand Duke in arsonists Europe ( 1926).
From 1927 he lived in Berlin, where he worked both in film and in the theater, most recently in 1933 at the Metropol, drove him to the seizure of power by the National Socialists from the country. He returned to Austria, where he was because of his anti-Nazi sentiments after the annexation of Austria to Germany between 1938 and 1945 largely " frozen out ". On July 1, 1938, he came under the pretext of alleged " anti-state remarks " temporarily in "protective custody". In September 1939, he was officially cautioned for allegedly " false statements about aircraft losses in the Polish campaign ." Moreover, he was accused to be active by the NSDAP as a spy against Nazi policemen.
He is buried at the Protestant Cemetery Vienna - Simmering (X, 1.9 ) in Vienna.