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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Felix Bressart (March 2, 1892 – March 17, 1949) was a German-American actor of stage and screen. Felix Bressart (pronounced "BRESS-ert") was born in East Prussia, Germany (now part of Russia) and was already a very experienced stage actor when he had his film debut in 1928. He started off as a supporting actor, e.g. as the Bailiff in the box-office hit Die Drei von der Tankstelle (1930), but had soon established himself in leading roles of minor movies. After the Nazis seized power in 1933, Jewish-born Bressart had to leave Germany and continued his career in German-speaking movies in Austria, where Jewish artists were still relatively safe. After no fewer than 30 films in eight years, he emigrated to the United States. One of Bressart's former European colleagues was Joe Pasternak, now a successful Hollywood producer. Bressart's first American...
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To Be or Not to BeMovie • 1942
The Shop Around the CornerMovie • 1940
NinotchkaMovie • 1939
Ziegfeld GirlMovie • 1941
Portrait of JennieMovie • 1948
A Song Is BornMovie • 1948
The Seventh CrossMovie • 1944
Blossoms in the DustMovie • 1941
Edison, the ManMovie • 1940
Without LoveMovie • 1945
ComradeshipMovie • 1931
Above SuspicionMovie • 1943
It All Came TrueMovie • 1940
CrossroadsMovie • 1942
The Three from the Filling StationMovie • 1930
Comrade XMovie • 1940