1866-01-09 Aschersleben, Germany
Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass). Leffler was trained as a singer in Berlin. He began his career in 1889 as a singer and actor at the Basel City Theater, where he stayed until 1891. Leffler initially appeared primarily as a bass singer at various opera houses such as Nuremberg, Meiningen, Lübeck, Riga, Moscow and Düsseldorf, where he was senior director and opera director at the city theater for 17 years. From 1919 to 1936 he appeared in 54 films, including the first silent film adaptation of the Buddenbrooks and alongside Hans Albers in several silent films. He also directed 15 films himself. His older brother Hermann (1864–1929) was also an actor. His brother's wife, his sister-in-law, was the opera singer Martha Leffler-Burkhard (1865–1954).
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Mädchen am Kreuz | 1929-08-26 | |
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Rosen blühen auf dem Heidegrab | Pfarrer | 1929-12-25 |
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Der Alte Fritz - 1. Friede | General Krusemarck | 1928-01-20 |
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Der goldene Abgrund | Pater Ambrosius, der Missionar | 1927-09-26 |
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Bismarck 1862 - 1898 | 1927-01-07 | |
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Schwester Veronica | Chefarzt | 1927-02-12 |
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Nur eine Tänzerin | 1926-11-04 | |
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Die Prinzessin und der Geiger | Leidner | 1925-09-04 |
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Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend | Pastor Christoph Moser | 1923-03-26 |
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Die Buddenbrooks | Kapitän Kloot | 1923-08-30 |
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Der Todesreigen | 1922-04-04 | |
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Der Dämon von Kolno | 1921-05-06 | |
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Die Furcht vor dem Weibe | 1921-06-23 | |
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Schloß Vogelöd | Majordomus | 1921-04-07 |
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Im Schatten des Glücks | 1919-01-01 |
