Curd Jürgens
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| Born | Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (1915-12-13)13 December 1915 Solln, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 18 June 1982(1982-06-18) (aged 66) Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935–1982 |
| Spouse(s) | Lulu Basler (1938–1947) Judith Holzmeister (1947–1955) Eva Bartok (1955–1956) Simone Bicheron (1958–1977) Margie Schmitz (m. 1978; his death 1982) |
| Awards | Volpi Cup for Best Actor 1955 Les héros sont fatigués |
Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (13 December 1915 – 18 June 1982) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Partial filmography
5 References
6 External links
Early life
Jürgens was born on 13 December 1915 in the Munich borough of Solln, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire. His father, Kurt, was a trader from Hamburg, and his mother, Marie-Albertine, was a French teacher.[1][2] He began his working career as a journalist before becoming an actor at the urging of his actress wife, Louise Basler. He spent much of his early acting career on the stage in Vienna.
Jürgens was critical of National Socialism in his native Germany. In 1944, he was sent to an internment camp in Hungary as a "political unreliable".[3]
Jürgens became an Austrian citizen after the war.
Career
Jürgens went on to play soldiers in many war films. Notable performances in this vein include his breakthrough screen role in Des Teufels General (1955, The Devil's General), a fictional portrayal of World War I flying ace and World War II Luftwaffe general Ernst Udet, followed by Roger Vadim's film Et Dieu... créa la femme (And God Created Woman) starring Brigitte Bardot.
Jürgens first Hollywood film was The Enemy Below (1957), in which he portrayed a German U-boat commander. In 1962 he played the German general Günther Blumentritt in The Longest Day. Later, in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), he played the villain Karl Stromberg, a sociopathic industrialist seeking to transform the world into an ocean paradise. His last film appearance was as Maître Legraine, beside Alain Delon and Claude Jade in the spy-thriller Teheran 43 (1981). In English-language television he played Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in several episodes of the BBC series Fall of Eagles (1974) and appeared as General Vladimir in the BBC's Smiley's People (1982).
Jürgens' grave in the Zentralfriedhof
Although he appeared in over 100 films, Jürgens considered himself primarily a stage actor.[citation needed] His last stage appearance was with the Vienna State Opera on 9 March 1981 as Bassa Selim in Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail.[4] He also directed a few films with limited success, and wrote screenplays.[citation needed]
He titled his 1976 autobiography ... und kein bißchen weise (And not a Bit Wise).[5]
Personal life
Jürgens maintained a home in France, but frequently returned to Vienna to perform on stage. He died there from a heart attack on 18 June 1982. Jürgens had suffered a heart attack several years before. During this he had a near-death experience where he claimed he died and went to Hell. Jürgens was interred in the Vienna Central Cemetery.
He was 1.92 metres (6 ft 4 in) tall.[6]Brigitte Bardot nicknamed him "the Norman Wardrobe" during their work for Et Dieu... créa la femme.[7]
Jürgens was married to:
- Lulu Basler, actress (15 June 1937 – 8 October 1947) (divorced)
Judith Holzmeister (16 October 1947 – 1955) (divorced)
Eva Bartok (13 August 1955 – 1956) (divorced)[8]
- Simone Bicheron (14 September 1958 – 1977) (divorced)
- Margie Schmitz (21 March 1978 – 18 June 1982) (till his death)
Partial filmography
Königswalzer (1935) as Kaiser Franz Joseph of Austria (Jürgens' first film)
Family Parade (1936) as Graf Erik Stjernenhö
The Unknown (1936) as Hans Wellenkamp
Love Can Lie (1937) as Student Holger Engström
To New Shores (1937) as Bobby Wells' Freund
Tango Notturno (1937) as Ein Freund Jacs, Musiker (uncredited)
Das Mädchen von gestern Nacht (1938) as Die drei Attachés (uncredited)
Salonwagen E 417 (1939) as Prinz Heinrich Karl
Weltrekord im Seitensprung (1940) as Peter Enderlein - Kapellmeisster
Herz ohne Heimat (1940) as Bob (uncredited)
Operetta (1940) as Karl Millöcker
Stimme des Herzens (1942) as Volontär Drews
Whom the Gods Love (1942) as Emperor Joseph II
Women Are No Angels (1943) as Bandini
Ein glücklicher Mensch (1943) as Petersen
Ein Blick zurück (1944) as Dr. Erich Thienwiebel
Eine kleine Sommermelodie (1944) as Wolfgang Schwab
Das singende Haus (1948) as Bandleader Hans Storch
Hin und her (1948) as Prinz Bernardo
The Angel with the Trumpet (1948) as Graf Leopold Thraun
An klingenden Ufern (1948) as Stefan Keller
Der himmlische Walzer (1948) as Clemens M. Weidenauer
Verlorenes Rennen (1948) as George Miller
Das Kuckucksei (1949) as Dr. Kurt Walla
Lambert fühlt sich bedroht (1949) as Roland
Hexen (1949) as Heinz Wagner
Viennese Girls (1949) as Graf Lechenberg
Bonus on Death (1950) as Gunarson, Operntenor
Der Schuß durchs Fenster (1950)
Kissing Is No Sin (1950) as Kammersänger, Felix Alberti
The Disturbed Wedding Night (1950) as Lawrence Vinning
A Rare Lover (1950) as Sascha Borotraz
Ein Lächeln im Sturm (1951) as Jean Langrand
Geheimnis einer Ehe (1951) as Dirigent Felix Adrian
Der schweigende Mund (1951) as Architekt Reinhold
Gangsterpremiere (1951) as Kommissar
House of Life (1952) as Axel Jolander
Knall and Fall as Imposters (1952) as John Vandergold
1. April 2000 (1952) as Capitano Herakles
Rose of the Mountain (1952) as Composer Jack Long
Praterherzen (1953) as Toni Brandstetter
They Call It Love (1953) as Peter Malmö
Music by Night (1953) as Hans Kersten
The Last Waltz (1953) as Rittmeister Graf Sarassow
Everything for Father (1953) as Clemens Haberland
Meines Vaters Pferde I. Teil Lena und Nicoline (1954) as Pat
A Woman of Today (1954) as Heinz Bender
Circus of Love (1954) as Toni
Prisoners of Love (1954) as Willi Kluge
Orient Express (1954) as Bate
The Confession of Ina Kahr (1954) as Paul Kahr
Du bist die Richtige (1955) as Stefan Selby
Des Teufels General (1955) as Gen. Harry Harras
Liebe ohne Illusion (1955) as Walter
Die Ratten (1955) as Bruno Mechelke
Heroes and Sinners (1955) as Wolf Gerke
Du mein stilles Tal (1955) as Gerd
Devil in Silk (1956) as Thomas Ritter
The Golden Bridge (1956) as Balder
Ohne Dich wird es Nacht (1956) as Dr. Robert Kessler
And God Created Woman (1956) as Eric Carradine
The House of Intrigue (Italian: Londra chiama polo Nord) (1956) as Colonel Bernes
Michael Strogoff (1956) as Michel Strogoff
Bitter Victory (1957) as Major Brand
An Eye for an Eye (1957) as Dr. Walter
Les Espions (1957) as Alex
The Enemy Below (1957) as Von Stolberg
Tamango (1958) as Captain John Reinker
This Happy Feeling (1958) as Preston Mitchell
Me and the Colonel (1958) as Colonel Prokoszny
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) as Capt. Lin Nan
Der Schinderhannes (1958) as Johann 'Schinderhannes' Bückler
Le vent se lève (1959) as Eric Muller
Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) as Mark Bertram Conrad
The Blue Angel (1959) as Professor Immanuel Rath
Magnificent Sinner (1959) as Czar Alexander II
I Aim at the Stars (1960) as Wernher von Braun
Brainwashed (1960) as Werner von Basil
Gustav Adolfs Page (1960) as King Gustav Adolf
Bankraub in der Rue Latour (1961) as Cliff MacHardy
Girl in a Suitcase (1961) Rich Guy in Boat. Uncredited
Le Triomphe de Michel Strogoff (1961) as Michel Strogoff
Disorder (1962) as Carlo's Father
The Longest Day (1962) as General Günther Blumentritt
I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra (1962) as Mr. Edmond
Die Dreigroschenoper (1963) as Captain Macheath
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) as Gen. Tellheim
Of Love and Desire (1963) as Paul Beckmann
Nutty, Naughty Chateau (1963) as Hugo Falsen
Hide and Seek (1964) as Hubert Marek
Encounter in Salzburg (1964) as Hans Wilke, General Director
Les Parias de la gloire (1964) as Ludwig Goetz
Psyche 59 (1964) as Eric Crawford
DM-Killer (1965) as Kurt Lehnert
Lord Jim (1965) as Cornelius
Who Wants to Sleep? (1965) as Stefan von Cramer
Zwei Girls vom Roten Stern (1966) as Dave O'Connor
Congress of Love (1966) as Czar Alexander I
Target for Killing (1966) as Gérard van Looch / Giant
The Gardener of Argenteuil (1966) as The Baron
Dirty Heroes (1967) as General Edwin von Keist
The Karate Killers (1967) as Carl von Kessen
Der Lügner und die Nonne (1967) as The cardinal
OSS 117 – Double Agent (1968) as Il Maggiore – il capo dei gangster
The Doctor of St. Pauli (1968) as Dr. Jan Diffring
The Assassination Bureau (1969) as Gen. von Pinck
Battle of the Commandos (1969) as Gen. von Reilow
On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1969) as Hannes Teversen
Battle of Britain (1969) as Baron von Richter
Battle of Neretva (1969) as Lohring
Slap in the Face (1970) as Thomas Nathan Terbanks
Hotel by the Hour (1970) as Kommissar Canisius
The Invincible Six (1970) as Baron
Hello-Goodbye (1970) as Baron De Choisis
The Priest of St. Pauli (1970) as Konrad Johannsen
Cannabis (1970) as Henri Emery
The Mephisto Waltz (1971) as Duncan Mowbray Ely
Käpt’n Rauhbein aus St. Pauli (1971) as Captain Markus Jolly
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) as the German Consul to Switzerland
Fieras sin jaula (1971) as Ronald Marvelling
Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971) as Grueningen
Wie bitte werde ich ein Held? (1972) as Russian general
Der Kommissar (TV) (1972-1973) as Harald Bergmann / Dr. Hochstätter
The Vault of Horror (1973) as Sebastian (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")
Profession: Adventurers (1973) as Alvarez
Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) as General Von Grotjahn
Fall of Eagles (TV, 1974) as Otto von Bismarck
Radiografia di una Svastika (1974)
Cagliostro (1975) as Cardinal Braschi
Derrick – Season 2, episode 4: "Madeira" (1975) as Paul Bubach
Der zweite Frühling (1975) as Fox
Povero Cristo (1976) as Man Engaging Giorgio
Auch Mimosen wollen blühen (1976) as Josef Popov
Ab morgen sind wir reich und ehrlich (1976) as Senator Shelton
The Twist (1976) as Le bijoutier / Jeweller
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) as Karl Stromberg
Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo (1978) as Prince
Breakthrough (1979) as Gen. Hofmann
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident (1979) (also known as Teheran Incident and Cruise Missile) as Baron Marchant
Goldengirl (1979) as Dr. Serafin
La lunga strada senza polvere (1979) as Cameo (uncredited)
La Gueule de l'autre (1979) as Wilfrid
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen (1979) as UFO Commander
The Sleep of Death (1980) as Count St. Alyre
Teheran 43 (1981) as Maître Legraine
Collin (TV film, 1981) as Hans Collin
Smiley's People (BBC TV, 1982) as General Vladimir (final film role)
References
^ "Curt Jurgens, War Films' Star" (Free Preview) The New York Times (subscription required)
^ "The Man You'll Love to Hate" (Free Preview) The New York Times (subscription required)
^ Karney, Robyn (1984). The Movie Stars Story. Outlet..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Die Entführung aus dem Serail, 9 March 1981, Vienna State Opera
^ Jürgens, Curd. ... und kein bißchen weise, Munich, Droemer Knaur (1976).
ISBN 3-85886-054-9.
^ Sill, Oliver (1991). Zerbrochene Spiegel (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 227. ISBN 978-3-11-012697-6. Retrieved 8 May 2009. quoting Holba et al. Reclams deutsches Filmlexikon, Stuttgart 1984, p. 181,
ISBN 978-3-15-010329-6
^ "Curd Jürgens im Porträt" (in German). Hubert Burda. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
^ "Eva Bartok, 72, Actress in Films of 50's and 60's" (obituary), Associated Press in The New York Times, 5 August 1998
External links
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Curd Jürgens on IMDb
Curd Jürgens at the Internet Broadway Database (as Curt Jurgens)
Curd Jürgens at Find a Grave
Curd Jürgens Estate at Deutsches Filminstitut, Frankfurt am Main
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