Henry Victor
Known For
Acting
Born
1892-10-02 in London, England, UK
Died
1945-03-15
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Henry Victor (2 October 1892 – 15 March 1945) was an English-born character actor. Raised in Germany, Victor is probably best remembered for his portrayal of the strongman Hercules in Tod Browning's 1932 film Freaks. He originally was a leading figure in UK silent films. Later in his career, he mostly portrayed villains or Nazis in both American and British films with his trademark German accent. He died at 52 of a brain tumor. He is buried in Chatsworth, California's at the Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Victor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Braveheart
as Sam Harris
Freaks
as Hercules
Luxury Liner
as Baron von Luden
The Mummy
as The Saxon Warrior (scenes deleted)
L'Argent
as Jacques Hamelin
Escape
as Gestapo Officer with Hooked Nose (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be
as Capt. Schultz
Above Suspicion
as German Office (Uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)
Tommy Atkins
as Victor
The Mortal Storm
as Gestapo Official Confiscating Book on Train
King of the Zombies
as Dr. Miklos Sangre
Desperate Journey
as Heinrich Schwarzmueller
A Royal Scandal
as Russian General (uncredited)
Seven Sinners
as Dutch Police Officer (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as German Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Wildebrandt
Mission to Moscow
as Herr Schufeldt - Hamburg Official (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Col. Bosch
Espionage Agent
as Foreign Official