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Alexander Granach
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Actor Born: April 18, 1890 in Werbowitz, Poland Death: March 14, 1945 in New York City Biography:Polish actor "Alexander Granach" rose to theatrical prominence at the Volksbeinen in Berlin. Granach entered films in 1922; among the most widely exhibited of his silent efforts was Murnau's "Nosferatu", in which the actor was cast as Knock, the lunatic counterpart to "Dracula"'s Renfield. He was co-starred in such major early German talkies as "Kameradschaft" (1931), then fled to the Soviet Union when Hitler came to power. When Russia also proved too inhospitable, he settled in Hollywood, where he made his first American film appearance as Kopalski in Lubitsch's "Ninotchka." Granach proved indispensable to big-studio filmmakers during the war years, effectively portraying both dedicated Nazis (he was Julius Streicher in "The Hitler Gang") and loyal anti-fascists. His last film appearance was in MGM's "The Seventh Cross" (1944), in which virtually the entire supporting cast was comprised of prominent... Full Biography
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