Georg Alexander
Georg Alexander; actually Louis Werner Georg Lüddeckens ( born April 3, 1888 in Hannover, † October 30, 1945 in Berlin) was a German actor, director and producer.
Life
George Alexander was the son of actor George Lüddeckens and his wife Martha Amalie, born Bohde. After his training as an actor, he had his first appointments in theaters in Halberstadt, Hamburg, Hanover, and from 1914 in Berlin. In 1915, he starred in his first film. In 1917 he founded, together with his wife, actress Aud Egede the Norwegian -Nissen, the production company " Egede -Nissen - film Comp. mbH ", published about 30 films until 1919. Here, Alexander led mostly self- directed. Their son, Georg Richter was a well known actor and even in Norway.
In 1919 he founded his own film company " Alexander -Film GmbH " to produce sports movies. Alexander himself was active in sports and in 1921 presented a record in the high jump with 1.85 meters on horseback.
Georg Alexander appeared in Detective and other filmed entertainment. He was very popular with contemporary audiences. His roles were often distinguished gentlemen or noblemen, as in Reinhold Schünzel comedy The English Marriage (1934 ), where he appears alongside Adele Sandrock.
Georg Alexander starred in over 160 films. From 1928 he was married to his second wife, the film Agent Ilse fallow. His tomb in the cemetery in Berlin- Wilmersdorf, Berlin Street, was dissolved in 1960.