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Preben Rist


1885 - 1965

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The actor and director Preben Rist began his professional life as an insurance salesman, beside it he wrote first works as a writer. Afterwards he travelled around the world and experiences numerous adventures.

When he returned to Denmark he was able to gain a foothold as a movie actor and he appeared in the movies "Ned Med Vaabnene (14), "Nattens gaade" (15) and "Den Vanaerede" (15).

Finally he got an engagement in Germany where he also became a demanded actor soon.
In the next years he took part in numerous movies, however not all movies can be verified because he sometimes impersonated small roles.
To his well-known movies of the next years belong "Der Mann ohne Kopf" (16), "Ein Detektiv-Duell" (17), "Der grüne Vampyr" (18), "Maria Magdalena" (18), "Der Klabautermann" (19), "Die Prostitution" (19) and "Das Schicksal des Edgar Morton" (19).

In Germany he was also able to realise first movies as a director like "Und das Blatt wendet sich" (16), "Die Schokoladenbräute" (17) and "Maria Magdalena" (18).

At the beginning of the 20s Preben Rist impersonated again many roles in German silent movies, among them "Nirvana" (20), "Manolescus Memoiren" (20), "Das Gehemnis der sechs Spielkarten" (20), "Ferréol" (20), "Der tote Gast" (21), "Die Ratten" (21), "Das Geheimnis der sieben Ringe" (22) and "Der grosse Sensationsprozess" (23).

He also continued his activity as a movie director and he shot "Karlchen auf der Wanderschaft" (22), "Mignon" (22) and "Gobseck" (24).

Afterwards Preben Rist retired from the film business and he returned to Denmark where he earned his living as a businessman.


Other movies with Preben Rist (Actor):
Eventyrersken (14) Et Laereaar (14) Revolutionsbryllup (15) Gezeichnet (15) Die Rache der Bajadere (15) Und das Blatt wendet sich (16) Der Tod auf Zeche Silva (16) Der Regisseur (16) Der Amateur (16) Unter heisser Zone (16) Sonnen (16) Der weisse Schrecken (17) Die Grubenkatastrophe (17) Das Hexlein von Gross Tornau (18) Mamsell Unnütz (18) Der lachende Tod (18) Nur ein Zahnstocher (19) Die Dame im Auto (19) Wehrlose Opfer (19) Die Menschen, die nennen es Liebe (19) Die sich verkaufen (19) Das Glashausmädchen (19) Das Erbe vom Lilienhof (19) Dämon der Welt (19) Verlorene Töchter (20) Die Augen als Ankläger (20) Satans Peitsche (20) Apachenrache (20) Der Falschspieler (20) Die Diktatur des Lebens (21) Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore (21) Verbrechen in der Wallstreet 13 (21) Aus dem Schwarzbuch eines Polizeikommissars (21) Aus den Akten einer anständigen Frau (21) Der Eisenbahnkönig (21) Die Schreckensmühle (21) Das Komplott im Bankviertel (21) Mignon (22)

Director:
Lene Fröhlich G.m.b.H. (17) Die Heimatlosen (23)

 
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