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{{Short description|Austrian actor and director (1889–1950)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Friedrich Feher
| name = Friedrich Feher
| image = Fritz Feher, silent film actor (SAYRE 9826) (cropped).jpg
| image =
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption = Feher in 1920
| birth_name =
| birth_name = Friedrich Weiß
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|3|16}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|3|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]
| birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1950|9|30|1889|3|16}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1950|9|30|1889|3|16|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]
| death_place = [[Stuttgart]], [[West Germany]]
| nationality = [[Germany|German]]
| nationality =
| death_cause =
| death_cause =
| spouse =
| spouse = [[Magda Sonja]]
| children =
| children = [[:de:Hans Feher|Hans Feher]]
| other_names =
| other_names = Friedrich Fehér
| known_for =
| known_for =
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Film director|director]]
| occupation = Actor, director
| years_active =
| years_active = 1913–1950
}}
}}


'''Friedrich Feher''' (16 March 1889 – 30 September 1950) was an [[Austrian-Jewish]]<ref>[[Siegbert Salomon Prawer]], ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', [[Berghahn Books]] (2007), p. 211</ref> [[actor]] and [[film director]].
'''Friedrich Feher''' (born '''Friedrich Weiß''', 16 March 1889 – 30 September 1950) was an [[Austria]]n<ref>[[Siegbert Salomon Prawer]], ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', [[Berghahn Books]] (2007), p. 211</ref> [[actor]] and [[film director]]. He first entered the film business in 1913, starting out as an actor but quickly gravitated toward directing.<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 223.{{ISBN|978-1936168-68-2}}.</ref>


He is perhaps best remembered as Francis, the protagonist of ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]'' (1920). He directed ''The House Without Windows'' that same year (based on a book by [[Thea von Harbou]]), in which his art directors mimicked the Expressionist set designs of ''Caligari''; it is now considered a [[lost film]].<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 223.{{ISBN|978-1936168-68-2}}.</ref>
Feher was born '''Friedrich Weiss''' in [[Vienna]] and died in 1950 in [[Stuttgart]].

Feher died in 1950 in [[Stuttgart]] at age 61.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
'''Actor'''
'''Actor'''
{{Div col}}
⚫
* ''[[The Robber Bride (film)|The Robber Bride]]'' (1916)
* ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]'' (1920)
* ''Kabale und Liebe'' (1913)
* ''Emilia Galotti'' (1913) - Odoardo
* ''Die Räuber'' (1913) - Karl Moor
* ''Die Ehe der jungen Felicitas'' (1913)
* ''Stürme'' (1913)
* ''Die Befreiung der Schweiz und die Sage vom Wilhelm Tell'' (1913) - Hermann Gessler
* ''Theodor Körner'' (1914) - Theodor Körner
* ''Alexandra'' (1915) - Graf Erwin
⚫
* ''[[The Robber Bride (film)|The Robber Bride]]'' (1916, Short)
* ''[[Lebenswogen]]'' (1917)
* ''Das neue Leben'' (1918)
* ''Bergblumen'' (1919) - Kunstler Daniel Thom Suhn
* ''Pro domo, das Geheimnis einer Nacht'' (1919)
* ''Der unsichtbare Gast'' (1919)
* ''Wie das Schicksal spielt'' (1920) - Erwin Freiburg
* ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]'' (1920) - Francis
* ''[[The Three Dances of Mary Wilford]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Three Dances of Mary Wilford]]'' (1920)
* ''Die tote Stunde'' (1920)
⚫
* ''[[Der Rosenkavalier (1926 film)|Der Rosenkavalier]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Ihr Junge]]'' (1931)
* ''Tyrannei des Todes'' (1920) - Toter
* ''Die sieben Gesichter'' (1920)
* ''Marionetten des Teufels'' (1920)
* ''Die rote Hexe'' (1921)
* ''Das Haus des Dr. Gaudeamus'' (1921)
* ''Die Geburt des Antichrist'' (1922)
* ''Die Memoiren eines Mönchs'' (1922) - Oginski
* ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann (1923 film)|The Tales of Hoffmann]]'' (1923)
⚫
* ''[[Der Rosenkavalier (1926 film)|Der Rosenkavalier]]'' (1926) - Valzacchi
* ''[[Ihr Junge]]'' (1931) - Michowski
* ''[[Jive Junction]]'' (1943) - Frederick Feher (final film role)
{{div col end}}


'''Director'''
'''Director'''
* ''[[Diamonds (1920 film)|Diamonds]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Diamonds (1920 film)|Diamonds]]'' (1920)
* ''The House Without Windows'' (1920) aka ''Das Haus des Dr. Gaudeamus''<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 223.{{ISBN|978-1936168-68-2}}.</ref>
* ''[[Confessions of a Monk]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Ssanin]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Ssanin]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Forbidden Love (1927 film)|Forbidden Love]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Forbidden Love (1927 film)|Forbidden Love]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Mary Stuart (film)|Mary Stuart]]'' (1927)
* ''[[That Murder in Berlin]]'' (1929)
* ''[[That Murder in Berlin]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Když struny lkají]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Když struny lkají]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Haunted People]]'' (1932)
* ''[[The Robber Symphony]]'' (1936)
* ''[[The Robber Symphony]]'' (1936)


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.{{ISBN?}}
* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.{{ISBN?}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 30 July 2024

Friedrich Feher
Feher in 1920
Born
Friedrich Weiß

(1889-03-16)16 March 1889
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died30 September 1950(1950-09-30) (aged 61)
Stuttgart, West Germany
Other namesFriedrich Fehér
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1913–1950
SpouseMagda Sonja
ChildrenHans Feher

Friedrich Feher (born Friedrich Weiß, 16 March 1889 – 30 September 1950) was an Austrian[1] actor and film director. He first entered the film business in 1913, starting out as an actor but quickly gravitated toward directing.[2]

He is perhaps best remembered as Francis, the protagonist of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). He directed The House Without Windows that same year (based on a book by Thea von Harbou), in which his art directors mimicked the Expressionist set designs of Caligari; it is now considered a lost film.[3]

Feher died in 1950 in Stuttgart at age 61.

Selected filmography

[edit]

Actor

  • Kabale und Liebe (1913)
  • Emilia Galotti (1913) - Odoardo
  • Die Räuber (1913) - Karl Moor
  • Die Ehe der jungen Felicitas (1913)
  • Stürme (1913)
  • Die Befreiung der Schweiz und die Sage vom Wilhelm Tell (1913) - Hermann Gessler
  • Theodor Körner (1914) - Theodor Körner
  • Alexandra (1915) - Graf Erwin
  • The Robber Bride (1916, Short)
  • Lebenswogen (1917)
  • Das neue Leben (1918)
  • Bergblumen (1919) - Kunstler Daniel Thom Suhn
  • Pro domo, das Geheimnis einer Nacht (1919)
  • Der unsichtbare Gast (1919)
  • Wie das Schicksal spielt (1920) - Erwin Freiburg
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - Francis
  • The Three Dances of Mary Wilford (1920)
  • Die tote Stunde (1920)
  • Tyrannei des Todes (1920) - Toter
  • Die sieben Gesichter (1920)
  • Marionetten des Teufels (1920)
  • Die rote Hexe (1921)
  • Das Haus des Dr. Gaudeamus (1921)
  • Die Geburt des Antichrist (1922)
  • Die Memoiren eines Mönchs (1922) - Oginski
  • The Tales of Hoffmann (1923)
  • Der Rosenkavalier (1926) - Valzacchi
  • Ihr Junge (1931) - Michowski
  • Jive Junction (1943) - Frederick Feher (final film role)

Director

Bibliography

[edit]
  • Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.[ISBN missing]

References

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  1. ^ Siegbert Salomon Prawer, Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933, Berghahn Books (2007), p. 211
  2. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 223.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  3. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 223.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  4. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 223.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
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