Theodor Loos

Theodor Loos
Theodor August Konrad Loos (18 May 1883 – 27 June 1954) was a German actor.
The son of a watchmaker and instruments manufacturer, he left secondary school prematurely and worked for three years at an export firm for music instruments in Leipzig, and after that for his uncle, an art dealer in Berlin. He decided though to become an actor.
His theater engagements led him to Leipzig, Danzig and Frankfurt am Main, then to Berlin where he acted from 1912 to 1945 at different theaters. In the 1930s he could be seen performing in classic theater, on over 400 occasions in Peer Gynt alone.
From 1913 he performed in more than 170 feature films, initially silent films. He remains perhaps best-known for his numerous roles in the films of Fritz Lang. During the Third Reich Loos was a member of the Advisory Council (Präsidialrat) of the president of the Reichsfilmkammer.
After the end of the war, Loos returned to the theater. From August 1949 he was a member of the Staatstheater Stuttgart. His two sons both died in the Second World War.
Selected filmography
Das goldene Bett (1913)
Die Eisbraut (1913)
Im Schützengraben (1913)
Das Hochstapler-Trio (1914)
Das Haus ohne Tür (1914)
Thora West (1915)
Maria Niemand und ihre zwölf Väter (1915)
Doch die Liebe fand einen Weg (1915)
Der geheimnisvolle Wanderer (1915)
Frau Eva (1916)
Abseits vom Glück (1916) – Tonio
Homunculus (1916–1917, part 1–5) – Sven Friedland
Friedrich Werders Sendung (1916) – Father / Son
Die Richterin von Solvigsholm (1916)
Die grüne Phiole (1916)
Das Wunder der Madonna (1916) – Bildhauer
Das Haus der Leidenschaften (1916)
Das letzte Spiel (1917) – Prince / Actor
Christa Hartungen (1917) – Reginald Dickens
Die Sündenkette (1917)
Das Gewissen des Andern (1917)
Das Buch des Lasters (1917) – Horst von Franken
Frau Eva (1917)
...und führe uns nicht in Versuchung (1917) – Laienbruder Franziskus
Die schwarze Loo (1917)
Der geigende Tod (1917) – Jord
Das Licht in der Nacht (1917) – Percy Wiggins
Let There Be Light (1917)
Robin Morris (1918) – Robin Morris
Es werde Licht! (1918, part 2, 3) – Professor Wolfgang Sandow/ Hans
Precious Stones (1918, Short) – Pieter Swandam
Die Singende Hand (1918) – Leonid Heller
Der Letzte Gang (1919) – Bildhauer Hell
Treu der Jugend (1919) – Paul Günther
Stiefkinder des Glücks (1919) – Hans von Holm
Spiele eines Milliardärs (1919)
Nach dem Gesetz (1919) – Albert Holm,Artzt
Die Toten kehren wieder – Enoch Arden (1919) – Enoch Arden
Die Launen eines Milliardärs (1919)
Das Lied der Nornen (1919) – Eldar Asselder
Figures of the Night (1920)
Die Nacht der Prüfung (1920)
The Merry-Go-Round (1920) – Fritz Peters
Die Frau ohne Dienstag (1920) – Poet
Der Menschheit Anwalt (1920) – Mönch – Novice Severin
Kurfürstendamm (1920) – Raoul Hasenzwing
Christian Wahnschaffe (1920–1921, part 1, 2) – Amadeus Voß
Helmsman Holk (1920) – Jacon Siebensee
Sehnende Liebe (1920)
Im Banne der Suggestion (1920)
Die Spielerin (1920)
Die Geheimnisse von New York (1920)
Das Wüstengrab (1920)
Dämmernde Nächte (1920) – Sverre
Die Geschwister Barelli (1921)
The House in Dragon Street (1921) – Funke, Lias Bräutigam
Der zeugende Tod (1921) – Sylvester Sender, Maler
The Solemn Oath (1921) – Count Horst
Betrogene Betrüger (1921)
Die kleine Dagmar (1921) – Maler Hennecke
Treasure of the Aztecs (1921)
Lady Hamilton (1921) – George Romney
Die Schuldige (1921) – Pastor Behrens
Der rätselhafte Tod (1921)
Schuld und Sühne (1922)
Othello (1922) – Cassio
Hannele's Journey to Heaven (1922) – Lehrer Gottwald
Youth (1922) – Kapellan Schigorski
Macht der Versuchung (1922)
It Illuminates, My Dear (1922) – Count Biron
Der Kampf ums Ich (1922)
Das blinde Glück (1922)
Friedrich Schiller (1923) – Friedrich Schiller
The Vice of Gambling (1923)
Das Kabinett des Dr. Segato (1923)
Die Nibelungen (1924) – King Gunther
Debit and Credit (1924) – Freiherr von Rothensattel
Claire (1924)
Aufstieg der kleinen Lilian (1925)
What the Stones Tell (1925)
Our Heavenly Bodies (1925)
Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand (1925) – Franz von Sickingen
Manon Lescaut (1926) – Tiberge
Women of Passion (1926) – Mr. von Golitzki
The Violet Eater (1926) – Officer Eckhoff
Sword and Shield (1926) – Mr. von Golitzki
Das Lebenslied (1926)
Metropolis (1927) – Josaphat / Joseph
Liebeshandel (1927)
The Impostor (1927) – Prof. Gehrsdorf
Prinz Louis Ferdinand (1927) – Ernst Moritz Arndt
Lord of the Night (1927) – Dr. Lanz
The Weavers (1927) – Bäcker
Queen Louise (1927–1928, part 1, 2) – Count Hardenberg
Bigamie (1927) – Lawyer
Petronella (1927) – Pfarrer Imboden
Luther (1928) – Melanchthon
Spies (1928) – Handelsminister (uncredited)
Sensations-Prozess (1928)
The Schorrsiegel Affair (1928) – Mr. van der Wal
Cry for Help (1928)
Homecoming (1928)
Anastasia, the False Czar's Daughter (1928) – Grand Duke Michael
Diana (1929)
The Night of Terror (1929) – Jegorow
§ 173 St.G.B. Blutschande (1929) – Pastor
Atlantik (1929) – Pastor Wagner
Napoleon at Saint Helena (1929) – Capt. Pionkowski
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1929) – Dr. von Gudden
The Great Longing (1930) – Regisseur Hall
Boycott (1930) – Dr.Hermann
The Flute Concert of Sanssouci (1930) – Menzel
Two People (1930) – Prior
1914 (1931) – Paléologue
Ariane (1931) – Dr. Hans Adameit
The Case of Colonel Redl (1931) – General Alfred Redl
I Go Out and You Stay Here (1931) – Konstantin von Haller
Vertauschte Gesichter (1931) – Peter van Diemen
M (1931) – Inspector Groeber
In the Employ of the Secret Service (1931) – Dubbin
The Other Side (1931) – Lieutenant Osborne
Yorck (1931) – Roder
Holzapfel Knows Everything (1932) – Konsul van Doeren
Under False Flag (1932) – Rakowski
Rasputin, Demon with Women (1932) – Pope
A Shot at Dawn (1932) – Bachmann
The Eleven Schill Officers (1932) – Officer Hans Küffer
Eight Girls in a Boat (1932) – Baumeister Engelhardt
The Heath Is Green (1932) – Lüder Lüdersen
Death Over Shanghai (1932) – James Biggers
Trenck (1932) – Frederick II
Marshal Forwards (1932) – King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
Secret of the Blue Room (1932) – Robert von Hellberg
Sacred Waters (1932) – Landowner
The Invisible Front (1933) – Henrik Thomsen
Was wissen denn Männer (1933)
Die blonde Christl (1933) – Benekdikt Oberbucher
Spies at Work (1933) – Davila
The Peak Scaler (1933) – Man in the hotel
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) – Dr. Kramm
Ways to a Good Marriage (1933) – Dr. von Bergen
A Certain Mr. Gran (1933)
The Judas of Tyrol (1933) – Commissioner
Höllentempo (1933) – Mr. von Dermor
William Tell (1934) – Werner Stauffacher
Elisabeth and the Fool (1934) – Thomas
The Girlfriend of a Big Man (1934) – Dr. Nordegg
A Woman With Power of Attorney (1934) – Holsten
Hanneles Himmelfahrt (1934) – Lehrer Gottwald
The Sporck Battalion (1934) – Oberförster Rüdiger
The Old and the Young King (1935) – Von Rochow
Joan of Arc (1935) – Dunois
Stradivari (1935) – Lazarettkommandant
The Green Domino (1935) – Mr. von Falck
The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1935) – Richter
Victoria (1935) – Chambellan
The Student of Prague (1935) – Dr. Carpis
Henker, Frauen und Soldaten (1935)
The Higher Command (1935) – Meneckes Mitarbeiter
The Paris Adventure (1936) – Sir Henry Vinston
Schlußakkord (1936) – Professor Obereit
The Hour of Temptation (1936) – Professor Rüdiger
The Traitor (1936) – Dr. Auer
White Slaves (1937) – Governor
The Ruler (1937) – Pastor Immoos
The Glass Ball (1937) – Dr. Sylten
The Mystery of Betty Bonn (1938) – Prosecutor Trevor
Monika (1938) – Professor Waldeck
The Muzzle (1938) – Prosecutor General
Comrades at Sea (1938) – Admiral Brackhusen
Secret Code LB 17 (1938) – Police Prefect
Shadows Over St. Pauli (1938) – John Carstens
Parkstrasse 13 (1939) – Dr. Elken
Robert Koch (1939) – Dr. Georg Gaffky
Roman eines Arztes (1939) – Steffen
Jud Süß (1940) – Franz Joseph Freiherr von Remchingen
Counterfeiters (1940) – Professor Bassi
Kora Terry (1940)
Alarm (1941) – Rentner Ophagen
Heimaterde (1941)
The Thing About Styx (1942) – Lenski
Rembrandt (1942) – Jan Six
Andreas Schlüter (1942) – Frederick III.
Die Entlassung (1942) – Kaiser Wilhelm I.
Titanic (1943) – Privy Councillor Bergmann (uncredited)
Reise in die Vergangenheit (1943) – Dr. Fritz Elmers
Gabriele Dambrone (1943) – Dr. Christopher
Philharmoniker (1944) – Herbert Hartwig
Shiva und die Galgenblume (1945) – Commissioner Pattberg
Der Fall Molander (1945)
The Millionaire (1947) – Schreyegg
The Murder Trial of Doctor Jordan (1949)
Stars Over Colombo (1953) – Religious
The Prisoner of the Maharaja (1954) – Religious
Roses from the South (1954) – Minister (final film role)
References
External links
Photographs and literature
1883 births
1954 deaths
German male film actors
German male silent film actors
Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
20th-century German male actors