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Friedrich Gustav Maximilian Schreck [1] (6 September 1879 – 20 February 1936), [2] [3] [4] known professionally as Max Schreck, was a German actor, best known for his lead role as the vampire Count Orlok in the film Nosferatu (1922).
Max Schreck(1879-1936) Actor. Additional Crew. IMDbProStarmeter. Max Schreck was born in Berlin. He worked in an apprenticeship until his father's death before enrolling into a school for acting. He toured the country with his peers and was a member of several theaters until he became a part of Max Reinhardt's group of innovative German actors.
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- Berlin, Germany
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- Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Max Schreck was a German actor, best known for his lead role as the vampire Count Orlok in the film Nosferatu (1922). He was married to actress Fanny Normann, who appeared in a few films, often credited as Fanny Schreck. Schreck was born in Berlin-Friedenau, on 6 September 1879. His father did not approve of Schreck's ever-growing enthusiasm ...
- September 6, 1879
- February 20, 1936
Nov 28, 2023 · Berlin-born Max Schreck began acting in the late 1910s and early 1920s, with his role as Count Orlok in "Nosferatu" being among his first few roles. He once again collaborated with director F. W ...
Feb 17, 2022 · The repulsively cadaverous Count Orlok stalked into cinema history in FW Murnau’s 1922 silent horror classic Nosferatu thanks to a performance by Max Schreck bearing not the slightest trace of humanity. The German actor. managed to emanate pure evil from an all-but expressionless, skull-gaunt face, dark eyes devoid of soul, long fangs ...
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In 2000, E Elias Merhige's behind-the-scenes fantasy, Shadow of the Vampire, proposed that Schreck (Willem Dafoe) was so convincing as an on-screen vampire simply because he was a vampire off ...
This entry into the Pantheon is that of the original fright master, Max Schreck and his famous character, Count Orlok, from Nosferatu.
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