Robert Leffler
Known For
Acting
Born
1866-01-09 in Aschersleben, Germany
Died
1940-03-15
Biography
Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass). Leffler was trained as a singer in Berlin. He began his career in 1889 as a singer and actor at the Basel City Theater, where he stayed until 1891. Leffler initially appeared primarily as a bass singer at various opera houses such as Nuremberg, Meiningen, Lübeck, Riga, Moscow and Düsseldorf, where he was senior director and opera director at the city theater for 17 years. From 1919 to 1936 he appeared in 54 films, including the first silent film adaptation of the Buddenbrooks and alongside Hans Albers in several silent films. He also directed 15 films himself. His older brother Hermann (1864–1929) was also an actor. His brother's wife, his sister-in-law, was the opera singer Martha Leffler-Burkhard (1865–1954).
Most Known For
The Haunted Castle
as Majordomus
Only a Dancing Girl
Schwester Veronica
as Chefarzt
The Blackguard
as Leidner
The Expulsion
as Pfarrer
Crucified Girl
The Circle of Death
Der krasse Fuchs
as Professor Hollerbaum
Rosen blühen auf dem Heidegrab
as Pfarrer
The Buddenbrooks
as Kapitän Kloot
Im Schatten des Glücks
The Old Fritz
as General Krusemarck
Bismarck 1862 - 1898
The Golden Abyss
as Pater Ambrosius, der Missionar
Der Dämon von Kolno
Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend
as Pastor Christoph Moser