Clemens Scheitz

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Clemens Scheitz
Born(1899-09-02)2 September 1899
Died24 October 1980(1980-10-24) (aged 81)
OccupationActor, inventor, musician
Years active1922–1979

Clemens Scheitz (2 September 1899 – 24 October 1980) was a German musician and actor who appeared in the Werner Herzog films The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), Heart of Glass (1976), Stroszek (1977) and Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979).

Life[]

He was born in Munich where his father was a tailor and he had an interest in physics and was a self-taught pianist. He earned a living through concert performances, piano lessons, small acting roles, and as an inventor. As a young man he appeared in a 1922 silent film directed by Adolf Wenter and starring Victor Colani entitled The Prince Regatta. He also supplied music for the Herzog film Woyzeck (1979).[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Profile at deutsche-filme.com (in German) Retrieved 16 February 2015

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