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Alexander Murski


1869 - 1943

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The actor Alexander Murski began his stage career in his home country Russia where he first appeared on smaller stages. Finally he also acted in Moscow for several years.

Because of the October Revolution in 1917 he had to leave Russia and Alexander Murski went to Germany. There he was able to continue his stage career, among others he also went on tour through France.

Soon Alexander Murski entered the film business and he impersonated numerous roles in the next years, often respected characters.
As his first movie is sometimes "Der Hund von Baskerville, 3. Teil: Das unheimliche Zimmer" (15) but his appearance in German movies from 1923 are assured.

To his well-known movies of the 20s belong "Michael" (24), "Die Prinzessin und der Geiger" (25), "Die freudlose Gasse" (25), "Sein grosser Fall" (26), "Staatsanwalt Jordan" (26), "Dagfin" (26), "Mata Hari, die rote Tänzerin" (27), "Gehetzte Frauen" (27), "Luther" (28), "Eva in Seide" (28), "Rasputins Liebesabenteuer" (28), "Der Mann mit dem Laubfrosch" (29), "Fräulein Else" (29) and "Der Hund von Baskerville" (29).
 
His last cinematical works came at the beginning of the 30s into being. To these works belong "Der weisse Teufel" (30), "Cyankali" (30), "Das Flötenkonzert von Sans-souci" (30), "Der ungetreue Eckehart" (31), "Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen" (32) and "Tausend für eine Nacht" (33).

With the rise of the National Socialists the Jew Alexander Murski had to leave Germany and he emigrated to France. There he was able to work again at the theater and he was active in this environment till 1940.
But this occupation ended as well when the German troops invaded France. Alexander Murski had to hide himself in France. He died at the age of 73 in Toulouse in 1943. 

 
Other movies with Alexander Murski:
Zaida, die Tragödie eines Modells (23) Komödie des Herzens (24) Zwei Kinder (24) Die Insel der Träume (25) Die gefundene Braut (25) Das Fräulein vom Amt (25) Der Kampf gegen Berlin (26) Herrn Filip Collins Abenteuer (26) Liebe macht blind (26) Der Sohn des Hannibal (26) Die glühende Gasse (27) Ein Mordsmädel (27) Die Lindenwirtin am Rhein (27) Pique Dame (27) Die heilige Lüge (27) Heimweh (27) Die berühmte Frau (27) Der falsche Prinz (27) Die Geliebte des Gouverneurs (27) Parisiskor (28) Die geheime Macht (28) Zwei rote Rosen (28) Manege (28) Die Republik der Backfische (28) Die Zirkusprinzessin (29) Der Leutnant Ihrer Majestät (29) Flucht in die Fremdenlegion (29) Der Mann, der nicht liebt (29) Es flüstert die Nacht (29) Der Günstling von Schönbrunn (29) Spielereien einer Kaiserin (30) Mein Herz gehört Dir... (30) Die Jagd nach de Glück (30) Der Fall des Generalstabs-Oberst Redl (31) Im Geheimdienst (31) Jeder fragt nach Erika (31) So lang' noch ein Walzer von Strauss erklingt (31)


 
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