Deceased
How Did Lionel Royce Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 55Also known asLeon Moriz Reiss, Leo Reuss, Leo Reuß, Kaspar BrandhoferGenderMaleNationalityAustriaBorn29/03/1891Born inDolina, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Dolyna, Ukraine]Died01/04/1946Died inManilaCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1818718 ↗TMDb#120706 ↗
Lionel Royce was an Austrian-American actor of stage and screen, also known during his European career as Leo Reuss. He began his career in theater in Vienna, Austria, in 1919, before moving to Berlin in 1925. Being Jewish, his work began to be restricted in the 1930s in Nazi Germany. Fleeing the Nazis he returned to Austria in 1936, where to hide his heritage, he created the persona of Kaspar Brandhofer, a Tyrolian peasant, and became a sensation as a natural actor on the stage in Vienna.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | GildaMovie | German Man (uncredited) | 55 |
| 1945 | Tarzan and the AmazonsMovie | Basov (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1943 | Mission to MoscowMovie | Herr Schmidt (uncredited) | 52 |
| 1943 | Hitler's MadmanMovie | — | 52 |
| 1943 | Secret Service In Darkest AfricaMovie | Baron von Rommler / Sultan Abou Ben Ali | 52 |
| 1943 | Above SuspicionMovie | Officer at Border (Uncredited) | 52 |
| 1943 | Assignment in BrittanyMovie | Col. von Steffan | 52 |
| 1942 | The Lady Has PlansMovie | Guard | 51 |
| 1942 | My Favorite BlondeMovie | Karl | 51 |
| 1942 | My Favorite SpyMovie | Winters | 51 |
| 1942 | Half Way to ShanghaiMovie | Otto Brinker aka Otto von Schact | 51 |
| 1942 | Once Upon a HoneymoonMovie | Marshall Mocha (uncredited) | 51 |
| 1941 | So Ends Our NightMovie | Barnekrogg | 50 |
| 1940 | The Son of Monte CristoMovie | Col. Zimmerman | 49 |
| 1940 | Charlie Chan in PanamaMovie | Dr. Rudolph Grosser | 49 |
| 1939 | Nurse Edith CavellMovie | Gen. von Ehrhardt | 48 |
| 1939 | Let Freedom RingMovie | German (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1939 | Pack Up Your TroublesMovie | General | 48 |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi SpyMovie | Hintze | 48 |
| 1939 | Espionage AgentMovie | Hoffmeyer | 48 |
| 1938 | Marie AntoinetteMovie | Guillaume (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1938 | What Price Safety!Movie | Morris Zuto | 47 |
| 1930 | The Pursuit of HappinessMovie | Leo Royce | 39 |
| 1923 | I.N.R.I. – A Film of HumanityMovie | Bartholomäus | 32 |