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.)