Harry Baur
Harry Baur (12 April 1880 – 8 April 1943) was a French actor. Initially a stage actor, Baur appeared in about 80 films between 1909 and 1942. He gave an acclaimed performance as the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in the biopic Beethoven's Great Love (Un grand amour de Beethoven, 1936), directed by Abel Gance, and as Jean Valjean in Raymond Bernard's version of Les Misérables (1934). He also acted in Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset's silent film, Beethoven (1909), and in La voyante (1923), Sarah Bernhardt's last film. In 1942, while in Berlin, to star in his last film Symphone eines Lebens, Baur's wife was arrested by the Gestapo and charged with espionage. His effort to secure her release led to his own arrest and torture. He was being falsely labelled as a Jew but confirmed freemason. He was released in April 1943, but died in Paris shortly after in mysterious circumstances. Academy Award-winning American actor Rod Steiger cited Baur as one of his favorite actors who had exerted a major influence on his craft and career.
Known for
ActingBirthday
April 12, 1880Deathday
April 8, 1943Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
47Place of birth
Montrouge, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], Île-de-France, FranceAlso known as
Henri-Marie Baur, Henri Marie Rodolphe BaurCast credits
Nitchevo
Who Killed Santa Claus?
Gaspard CornusseVolpone
VolponeCrime and Punishment
PorphyreLes Misérables
Jean Valjean / ChampmathieuBehold the Man
HérodeSamson
Jacques BrachartCriminal
Warden BradyThe Secrets of the Red Sea
Paris
A Man's Neck
Commissaire Jules MaigretHatred
le capitaine MollenardLife Dances On
Alain RegnaultThe Red Head
Mr. LepicThe Clairvoyant
Monsieur DetailleDavid Golder
David GolderMoon over Morocco
M. de MarouvelleMoscow Nights
Peter BrioukowThe Golem
L'empereur Rodolphe II, roi de Bohème