Biography
Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass). Leffler was trained as a singer in Berlin. He began his career in 1889 as a singer and actor at the Basel City Theater, where he stayed until 1891.
Leffler initially appeared primarily as a bass singer at various opera houses such as Nuremberg, Meiningen, Lübeck, Riga, Moscow and Düsseldorf, where he was senior director and opera director at the city theater for 17 years.
From 1919 to 1936 he appeared in 54 films, including the first silent film adaptation of the Buddenbrooks and alongside Hans Albers in several silent films. He also directed 15 films himself.
His older brother Hermann (1864–1929) was also an actor. His brother's wife, his sister-in-law, was the opera singer Martha Leffler-Burkhard (1865–1954).
Filmography
all 23
Movies 23
Director 2
Rosen blühen auf dem Heidegrab (1929)
Crucified Girl (1929)
The Old Fritz (1928)
Die Welt ohne Waffen (1927)
The Golden Abyss (1927)
Schwester Veronica (1927)
Bismarck 1862 - 1898 (1927)
Der krasse Fuchs (1926)
Bismarck, 1. Teil (1925)
The Blackguard (1925)
Freies Volk (1925)
Die Buddenbrooks (1923)
Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend (1923)
The Circle of Death (1922)
Die Geschichte des grauen Hauses (1921)
Die Geschichte von Barak Johnson (1921)
Die Furcht vor dem Weibe (1921)
Der Dämon von Kolno (1921)
The Haunted Castle (1921)
Der Todfeind (1920)
Angelo, das Mysterium des Schlosses Drachenegg (1920)
Im Schatten des Glücks (1919)
Der Mut zur Sünde (1918)
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GenderMale
Birthday1866-01-09
Deathday1940-03-15 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceAschersleben, Germany
CitizenshipsGerman Empire
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