Biographies: Paul Askonas - Actor

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Austrian actor, born on November 13, 1872, in Teplice, Austria-Hungary. He made his cinematic debut in Trilby (1912). He was the first actor to play Dracula in a movie. He began his acting career at the Stadttheater St. Pölten in 1896. In the next years followed engagements at other theaters, including the Deutsches Theater in Berlin in 1904. His real film career began in 1920 and he took on several roles in well-known silent films. His film career ended with the advent of sound films. He participated in the short film Eine Dirne ist ermordet worden (1930). After that, he dedicated himself to the theater again. He became a permanent member of the Deutsches Volkstheater in Vienna from 1907 to 1920. He died on November 26, 1935, in Vienna, Austria. He is known for The Hands of Orlac (1924) and Dracula's Death (1921).

• 2 October 2022
• farah ashraf