German actors who died due to Leukemia
Here are 2 famous actors from Germany died in Leukemia:
Felix Bressart
Felix Bressart (March 2, 1892 Chernyshevskoye-March 17, 1949 Los Angeles) was a German actor.
He appeared in over 70 films during his career, many of them in Hollywood after fleeing Nazi Germany. Bressart was the son of a Jewish cantor in what is now Ukraine, and he began his acting career in Germany in the 1920s. He was known for playing humorous, often bumbling, characters in both comedies and dramas. In Hollywood, he appeared in films such as "Ninotchka" and "To Be or Not to Be," and worked with stars such as Greta Garbo and Jack Benny. He continued to act in the US until his death in 1949.
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Hans Nielsen
Hans Nielsen (November 30, 1911 Hamburg-October 11, 1965 Berlin) otherwise known as Hans Albert Nielsen or Harold Nielsen was a German actor and voice actor.
He began his acting career in theater during the 1930s and eventually moved on to work in film and television. He appeared in over 75 films throughout his career in a variety of genres, including drama, comedy, and war films. One of his most notable roles was in the 1958 film "Der Prozeß" (The Trial), directed by Orson Welles.
In addition to his acting work, Nielsen was also a prolific voice actor, lending his voice to numerous animated films and television shows. He was the German dubbing voice of actor John Wayne in many of his Western films.
Nielsen was married to fellow actress Eva Ingeborg Scholz from 1953 until his death in 1965 from a heart attack at the age of 53.
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