Oskar Homolka

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.78

Gender

Male

Birthday

11-Aug-1898

Age

(127 years old)

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Also Known As
  • Oscar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

Biography

Oskar Homolka (August 12, 1898 – January 27, 1978) was an Austrian film and theatre actor. Homolka's strong accent, stocky appearance, bushy eyebrows and Slavic-sounding name led many to believe he was Eastern European or Russian, but he was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oskar Homolka, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Credits

Brennende Grenze Brennende Grenze (1927) Character: Der Matrose
The story of Brennende Grenze (= Burning Border) starts after the end of WWI. Polish franctireurs invade the German bordering regions which are to be given to Poland as agreed on in the post-war peace treaties. Luise von Willkühnen's manor is invaded by Ladislaus von Zeremski, his lover Nadja and their gang. They treaten the inhabitants until Luise's son kills Zeremski.
Les Nuits de Port Said Les Nuits de Port Said (1932) Character: N/A
The niece of a shady tavern-keeper of Port Said, surrounded by dangerous men who haunt the ports, meets a man whom she will love and with whom she flees.
Zwischen Nacht und Morgen Zwischen Nacht und Morgen (1931) Character: Anton
An aging prostitute develops a motherly affection for a kind young man, but her pimp does not approve.
Im Geheimdienst Im Geheimdienst (1931) Character: Lanskoi
During WWI a German agent receives an order to find out when the Russian army will carry out its expected attack against the German lines.
Die Rothausgasse Die Rothausgasse (1928) Character: Dr. Horner
An ill-fated love affair between a brothel waitress and a doctor's son.
Der Weg nach Rio Der Weg nach Rio (1931) Character: Ricardo Gabiano
A young woman causes a fatal accident. She flees the country, only to get caught in the net of Brasilian traffickers.
Moral und Liebe Moral und Liebe (1933) Character: Robert Keßler
Film by Georg Jacoby.
Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines (1926) Character: Director Haniel
Anna receives her first weekly wage: a ten-mark note with the no. K 13513. She gives it to her mother, who hides it in her Bible. Anna's brother Robert steals the note and uses it to buy a knife with which he becomes a murderer.
Das Mädchen ohne Heimat Das Mädchen ohne Heimat (1927) Character: N/A
Eva Bennet, a young mysterious widow appears at Pension Sanssouci in Berlin during the Weimar era. She attracts a lot of attention from everybody, especially from Georg Raval.
The Cafeteria The Cafeteria (1974) Character: Father
An eccentric Jewish writer is drawn into the world of an apparantly delusional young woman and her invalid father
Hokuspokus Hokuspokus (1930) Character: Gerichtspräsident Grandt
Hokuspokus is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch and Oskar Homolka. It was an adaptation of the play Hokuspokus by Curt Goetz.
Rhodes of Africa Rhodes of Africa (1936) Character: Ohm Paul Kruger
Rhodes of Africa is a 1936 British biographical film charting the life of Cecil Rhodes. It was directed by Berthold Viertel and starred Walter Huston, Oskar Homolka, Basil Sydney and Bernard Lee.
One of Our Own One of Our Own (1975) Character: Dr. Helmut Von Schulthers
Dr Jake Goodwin is the chief neurosurgeon at a busy city hospital. As he makes his rounds, Goodwin becomes involved in a vast array of medical cases. Problems arise when a top doctor is brought in seriously injured after a car crash, and Goodwin must deal with the doctor's own personal physician who wants to avoid a scandal. At the same time Goodwin's own son is brought in with a life threatening condition. This film was the pilot for the TV series Doctor's Hospital.
Berlin: Part 1 Berlin: Part 1 (2016) Character: Verlac (archive footage)
A spirtual successor to Manny Velazquez's underground independent cult horror film Savage High (2015) that is a prequel and a sequel together taking place before and after the events of 'Savage High' exploding now involving a b-movie actress's cousin Kamila Sanchez (played by Angie Velazquez) is kidnapped by a madman who will not stop until he get's his revenge upon the actress Delia Fox (played by Adriana Carradero).
1914, die letzten Tage vor dem Weltbrand 1914, die letzten Tage vor dem Weltbrand (1931) Character: Sergei Dmitrijewitsch Sasonow
The film focuses on the leadership of the Great Powers of Europe in the days leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.
Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness (1958) Character: The Doctor
A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul.
Play of the Week: Rashomon Play of the Week: Rashomon (1960) Character: Ghoul
Several different accounts of the same incident tell quite different stories about what happened.
The Plot to Kill Stalin The Plot to Kill Stalin (1958) Character: Khrushchev
In late 1952, an aging and increasingly paranoid Stalin puts in motion a purge against his doctors, with antisemitic overtones. His lackeys, including Khrushchev, Molotov and Beria, fear it will spread to the Politburo, and plan to strike first.
Billion Dollar Brain Billion Dollar Brain (1967) Character: General Stok
A former British spy stumbles into in a plot to overthrow Communism with the help of a supercomputer. But who is working for whom?
Assignment to Kill Assignment to Kill (1968) Character: Inspector Ruff
A private eye is hired by an insurance company to investigate a shipping magnate suspected of deliberately sinking his own ships for the insurance money. He finds himself involved in a web of deception, double-crossing and murder.
A Farewell to Arms A Farewell to Arms (1957) Character: Dr. Emerich
An English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them test their romance to the limit.
Song of Norway Song of Norway (1970) Character: Engstrand
Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic Norwegian national music. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg and features an international cast including Florence Henderson, Christina Schollin, Robert Morley, Harry Secombe, Oskar Homolka, Edward G. Robinson and Frank Porretta (as Rikard Nordraak). Filmed in Super Panavision 70 by Davis Boulton and presented in single-camera Cinerama in some countries, it was an attempt to capitalise on the success of The Sound of Music.
Boys' Night Out Boys' Night Out (1962) Character: Dr. Prokosch
Fred, George, Doug and Howie are quickly reaching middle-age. Three of them are married, only Fred is still a bachelor. They want something different than their ordinary marriages, children and TV-dinners. In secret, they get themselves an apartment with a beautiful young woman, Kathy, for romantic rendezvous. But Kathy does not tell them that she is a sociology student researching the sexual life of the white middle-class male.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) Character: Stryker
In this Dan Curtis production of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, Jack Palance stars as Dr. Henry Jekyll, a scientist experimenting to reveal the hidden, dark side of man, who, in the process of his experiment, releases a murderer from within himself.
Dirnentragödie Dirnentragödie (1927) Character: Anton - Pimp
Auguste is an aging prostitute who falls in love with Felix, a younger student. While Felix has strayed away from his parents, Auguste starts taking care of him and spends her life savings into a cake shop to move further away from prostitution, but trouble comes when another woman enters the picture.
Anna Lucasta Anna Lucasta (1949) Character: Joe Lucasta
A prostitute is thrown out of her house by her alcoholic father, and her scheming brother-in-law tries to devise a plan to marry her off and make some money in the process.
The White Tower The White Tower (1950) Character: Andreas (as Oscar Homolka)
Mountain climbers in the Swiss Alps mull over past problems while trying to conquer a perilous peak.
Mission to Moscow Mission to Moscow (1943) Character: Maxim Litvinov
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.
Joy in the Morning Joy in the Morning (1965) Character: Stan Pulaski
Carl Brown and Annie McGairy are in love. Their Irish immigrant parents knew each other in the old country - and Carl's parents want better for their son than Annie, who was raised in the slums. When Annie runs away to marry Carl while he's at college, they have many difficulties, including a college Dean that frowns upon married couples, Carl's angry parents, Carl's jealousy, and Annie's own problems with her sexuality.
Van der Valk und das Mädchen Van der Valk und das Mädchen (1974) Character: Hoofdcommissaris Samson
Dutch police inspector Piet Van der Valk finds himself repeatedly crossing paths wiht the beautiful yet troubled Lucienne Englebert, the daughter of a famous conductor recently killed in a car accident. Whern the maverick inspector investigates the seemingly senseless killing of a man in Amsertdam, will Lucienne turn up again?
The Madwoman of Chaillot The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) Character: The Commissar
An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the traditional beliefs of others. The story is set in a 20th-century society endangered by power and greed and imagines the rebellion of the "little people" against corrupt and soulless authority.
In the Presence of Mine Enemies In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) Character: Josef Chinik
Rod Serling's teleplay depicting the struggles of Jews living in the Warsaw Ghetto in the months before the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Ball of Fire Ball of Fire (1941) Character: Prof. Gurkakoff
A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
The Executioner The Executioner (1970) Character: Racovsky
A British intelligence agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.
War and Peace War and Peace (1956) Character: Field Marshal Kutuzov
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) Character: The Duke ('The Dream')
The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write something entertaining amongst the sea of dry, non-fiction books they write and he sets about collecting oral-tradition fairy tales to put into print. Their life story is countered with reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."
The Invisible Woman The Invisible Woman (1940) Character: Blackie
Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that will make her invisible so that she can use her invisibility to exact revenge on her ex-boss.
Funeral in Berlin Funeral in Berlin (1966) Character: Colonel Stok
Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to smuggle him out of East Germany.
The Tamarind Seed The Tamarind Seed (1974) Character: General Golitsyn
During a Caribbean holiday, a British civil servant finds herself falling in love with a Russian agent.
Hostages Hostages (1943) Character: Lev Pressinger
After the mysterious disappearance of a German soldier from a Prague cafe, the staff and customers are held captive by the Nazis accused of murder and collusion with the Czech resistance.
La tempesta La tempesta (1958) Character: Savelic
A young officer in the army of Empress Catherine of Russia is on his way to his new duty station at a remote outpost. During a blinding snowstorm he comes upon a stranger who was caught in the storm and is near death from freezing. He rescues the man and eventually brings him back to health. When the man is well enough to travel, the two part company and the man vows to repay the officer for saving his life. Soon after he arrives at his new post, a revolt by the local Cossacks breaks out and the fort is besieged by the rebels. The young officer is astonished to find out that the leader of the rebellious Cossacks is none other than the stranger whose life he had saved during the storm.
Rage in Heaven Rage in Heaven (1941) Character: Dr. Rameau
A jealous man frames his wife's suspected lover for murder.
Sabotage Sabotage (1937) Character: Karl Verloc - Her Husband
Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.
The Happening The Happening (1967) Character: Sam
A group of young drifters kidnap wealthy businessman Roc Delmonico just for kicks. They keep him captive, demanding a ransom for his safe release. However there is no one - wife, Mafia associates or mother - willing to part with the $200,000 ransom. Demonico is dismayed that no one appears unduly concerned about his fate and joins forces with the kidnappers to plot his revenge, blackmailing his once nearest and dearest into parting with $3,000,000 in hush money.
Ebb Tide Ebb Tide (1937) Character: Capt. Jakob Therbecke
In 1890, two British expatriates, Robert Herrick and Huish, and German Captain Jakob Thorbecke, are commissioned to sail a Yankee schooner called The Golden State , whose captain and crew have died of smallpox. From Tehua in the South Seas to Australia, they are to deliver a cargo of champagne. Thorbecke decides to head for Peru, however, so he can sell the merchandise and pocket the money. While sailing, Faith Wishart, daughter of the deceased captain, comes out of her hiding place on board and, by briefly holding Thorbecke at gunpoint, demands he make the delivery.
Mooncussers Mooncussers (1962) Character: Urias Hawke
A young boy discovers the existence of a group called the Mooncussers - a gang of pirates that work at night and sends out false homing signals to ships at sea. The ships then crash on the shore, where they are looted by the gang.
The Key The Key (1958) Character: Van Dam
In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives to captain one of these tugs. He's given a key by a fellow tugboat-man -- a key to an apartment and its pretty female resident. Should something happen to the friend, Ross can use the key.
Comrade X Comrade X (1940) Character: Commissar Vasiliev
An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.
Dreyfus Dreyfus (1930) Character: Major Ferdinand Walsin-Esterházy
In late nineteenth century Alfred Dreyfus, a French army officer of Jewish heritage, is falsely accused of espionage. Found guilty of treason he is drummed out of the army and sent to prison on Devil's Island.
Top Secret Top Secret (1952) Character: Zekov
A British Sanitary Engineer, goes on holiday with a set of plans for a new secret weapon which he has mistaken for his new plumbing invention. Everyone is hunting for him, including the Russians. The Russians find him and offer him a job in the Kremlin doing research (on plumbing he believes). He accepts, arrives in Russia and falls in love with Tania, a secret agent. And then discovers the true nature of the plans he is carrying...
Seven Sinners Seven Sinners (1940) Character: Antro
Banished from various U.S. protectorates in the Pacific, a saloon entertainer uses her femme-fatale charms to woo politicians, navy personnel, gangsters, riff-raff, judges and a ship's doctor in order to achieve her aims.
The House of the Arrow The House of the Arrow (1953) Character: Inspector Hanaud
A London solicitor and a French detective investigate the mysterious death of an elderly woman suspected of being poisoned.
Mr. Sardonicus Mr. Sardonicus (1961) Character: Krull
In 1880, Sir Robert Cargrave, a London physician known for his experimental work in paralysis treatment, is summoned to Gorslava by the mysterious Baron Sardonicus—who is now married to Cargrave's former wife, Maude—to treat his disfigurement. When Cargrave arrives, he finds the masked baron is a cruel sadist who has threatened to harm Maude if he is not successfully cured.
Prisoner of War Prisoner of War (1954) Character: Col. Nikita I. Biroshilov
American soldiers, captured by North Korean's, are periodically brainwashed into giving up their capitalist ways to join the communist movement.
I Remember Mama I Remember Mama (1948) Character: Uncle Chris
Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin.
The Long Ships The Long Ships (1964) Character: Krok
Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother of Voices." Viking explorer Rolfe also becomes intent on finding the mythical treasure, and sails with his crew from Scandinavia to Africa to track it down. Reluctantly working together, El Mansuh and Rolfe, along with their men, embark on a quest for the prized object, but only one leader will be able to claim the bell as his own — if it even exists at all.
The Shop at Sly Corner The Shop at Sly Corner (1947) Character: Desius Heiss
The French owner of an antique shop, Desius Heiss, has become disillusioned with society since his torture as a prisoner on Devil's Island, since when he has allowed his shop to become a front for criminal activity, and he himself is a receiver of stolen goods.
The Seven Year Itch The Seven Year Itch (1955) Character: Dr. Brubaker
With his family away for their annual summer holiday, a publishing executive decides to live a bachelor's life. The beautiful but ditzy blonde from the apartment above catches his eye and they soon start spending time together—maybe a little too much time!
Everything Is Thunder Everything Is Thunder (1936) Character: Detective Schenck Gotz
The story, starring Constance Bennett and Douglass Montgomery, involves a Canadian POW being hidden by a German citizen during World War I.



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