Biography
Renatus Heinrich Deltgen (30 April 1909 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg – 29 January 1979 in Cologne, West Germany) was a Luxembourgian stage and film actor, who spent most of his career in Germany. Deltgen was the son of the chemist Mathias Deltgen and his wife Katharina, née Pütz. After graduating from high school, he went to Cologne in 1927 to attend the drama school there. From 1931 to 1934 he gained stage experience at the Städtische Bühnen Köln. He had his first successes in the play Der Graue by Friedrich Forster. After a one-year engagement at the Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt, he got his first film role at UFA in 1935 in Das Mädchen Johanna, a film about Joan of Arc.
Until 1944 he played on various stages in Berlin and appeared in numerous films. His parade roles were those of the charming lover or the unscrupulous adventurer. German cultural policy in Luxembourg, which was annexed by Germany, attempted to represent Deltgen during the Second World War as a type of Luxembourgian who had established himself in the Reich; in 1939 he was appointed a state actor. In 1944, Deltgen was on the Gottbegnadeten list of the Reich Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda. Posters on which he promoted the entry of Luxembourg youth into the Hitler Youth offended the population's former pride in Luxembourg's best-known actor. Even in the post-war years, his compatriots did not forgive him for collaborating with the Germans. In 1945/46, therefore, there was a much-publicized trial against Deltgen in Luxembourg for treason. The sentence was two years in prison, a fine of 100,000 francs and the loss of his Luxembourg nationality, which was, however, restored to him in 1952. He had to serve only part of the prison sentence.
Filmography
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Movies 86
TV Shows 8
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Le retour de heidi (2011)
Wo die Liebe hinfällt (1979)
Black and White Like Day and Night (1978)
Ein Tisch zu viert (1977)
Scrounged Meals (1977)
Die Affäre Lerouge (1976)
Die Herausforderung (1975)
Trotski in Coyoacan (1975)
Eine geschiedene Frau (1974)
Mein Onkel Benjamin (1973)
Sonderdezernat K1 (1972)
Das Messer (1971)
Die Auferstehung des Stefan Stefanow (1971)
Dalli Dalli (1971)
Klassenkampf (1971)
Nicht nur zur Weihnachtszeit (1970)
Dem Himmel näher (1970)
Slap in the Face (1970)
Der Kommissar (1969)
The Doctor Speaks Out (1966)
Die eigenen vier Wände (1965)
Alle meine Söhne (1965)
Again the Ringer (1965)
Der Sündenbock (1965)
Golden Goddess of Rio Beni (1964)
The Mysterious Magician (1964)
Umbruch (1964)
Blick zurück im Film (1963)
Das Kriminalmuseum (1963)
Die blonde Frau des Maharadscha (1962)
Golden Boy (1962)
Ein verdienter Staatsmann (1962)
Schau heimwärts, Engel (1961)
Die Friedhöfe (1960)
Journey to the Lost City (1960)
The Indian Tomb (1959)
The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)
Königin Luise (1957)
The House of Intrigue (1956)
Ohne Dich wird es Nacht (1956)
Hotel Adlon (1955)
Special Delivery (1955)
Phantom of the Big Tent (1954)
Little Friends (1954)
Der letzte Sommer (1954)
The House on the Coast (1954)
Der Mann meines Lebens (1954)
Circus Girl (1954)
Stars Over Colombo (1953)
No Way Back (1953)
Tobias Knopp, Adventure of a Bachelor (1953)
Under the Thousand Lanterns (1952)
Desires (1952)
Torreani (1951)
Eyes of Love (1951)
Deutscher Filmpreis (1951)
Export in Blond (1950)
Nachtwache (1949)
Tromba (1949)
Amazon Quest (1949)
The Mozart Story (1948)
The Silent Guest (1945)
Wir beide liebten Katharina (1945)
Das Hochzeitshotel (1944)
Sommernächte (1944)
When the Young Wine Blossoms (1943)
Zirkus Renz (1943)
12 Minuten UFA (1943)
Whom the Gods Love (1942)
Doctor Crippen (1942)
Fronttheater (1942)
Anschlag auf Baku (1942)
The Big Game (1942)
Das leichte Mädchen (1941)
Spähtrupp Hallgarten (1941)
My Life for Ireland (1941)
The Three Codonas (1940)
Achtung! Feind hört mit! (1940)
Brand im Ozean (1939)
Kongo-Express (1939)
Zwölf Minuten nach zwölf (1939)
Der grüne Kaiser (1939)
Kautschuk (1938)
Nordlicht (1938)
Schwarzfahrt ins Glück (1938)
Geheimzeichen LB 17 (1938)
Ab Mitternacht (1938)
Furlough on Parole (1938)
Starke Herzen im Sturm (1937)
Unter heißem Himmel (1936)
Port Arthur (1936)
Savoy-Hotel 217 (1936)
One Too Many on Board (1935)
Joan of Arc (1935)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1909-04-30
Deathday1979-01-29 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceEsch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
ChildrenFlorian Deltgen
CitizenshipsLuxembourg
Also Known AsРене Дельтген, Renatus Heinrich Deltgen
AwardsGerman Film Award, Staatsschauspieler
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