Karl Hermann Martell (November 17, 1906 in Tilsit – December 28, 1966 in Hamburg) was a German actor.
Martell was only 14 when he had his first performance in a silent movie, Das große Geheimnis (1920). In subsequent years, he was often seen as a supporting actor. In the 1930s, he reached main billing in romance and adventure films and acted as a partner of Zarah Leander in four movies. During World War II he participated in Alarm, Ohm Krüger, Back Then and Das alte Lied.
After the Second World War, in the 1950s, Martell tried to resume his movie career, but he was given mainly B-movie roles. He also produced documentaries. In his last film, The Blue Moth (1959), he again appeared with Zarah Leander, albeit in a minor role.
Filmography
1920: Das grosse Geheimnis
1921: The Golden Plague
1922: Das goldene Haar
1936: Der Zweck heiligt die Mittel
1937: Dangerous Game
1937: Crooks in Tails
1937: Premiere
1937: La Habanera
1938: The Gambler
1938: Women for Golden Hill
1939: D III 88
1939: Dein Leben gehört mir
1939: New Year's Eve on Alexanderplatz
1939: Die Geliebte
1941: Alarm
1941: Ohm Krüger
1942: With the Eyes of a Woman
1943: Laugh, Pagliacci
1943: Laugh Bajazzo
1943: Back Then
1945: Das alte Lied
1945: Zwischen Herz und Gewissen
1945: Das fremde Leben
1951: Herzen im Sturm
1951: Mathematik der Schönheit (director) 1953: Seenot...---...SOS (director) 1953: Stars Over Colombo 1954: The Prisoner of the Maharaja 1959: The Blue Moth
References
The first version of this entry is a partial translation of the corresponding German website from 1/21/2008.
External links
Karl Martell in zarah-leander.de
Biographie (fr.)