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... leading to questions which may have been asked and answered many times over (but I haven't seen them). Reading through Joseph Wambaugh's new novel, I came across the term _Schreckfanfare_,...
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Apparently, it was his real name. His association with NOSFERATU and the appropriateness of his name for that role has even led to speculation that there was no such actor and that Orlock was really...
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Yep, Max Schreck is listed in the imdb. I think it was his real name. For years I thought it might be Conrad Veidt using an alias for some reason. But, no.
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Max was a real person and it was his real name. You can see 2 pics of him out of makeup here www.vampyres-online.com/max_schreck.html
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Very interesting. He didn't have much of a filmography, did he? But that one picture immortalized him. The origins of the Schreck family name might be worth looking into. ... Reed
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Quote:Very interesting. He didn't have much of a filmography, did he? According to IMBD he is listed as having been in approximately 51 movies...that is more movies than most modern stars have...
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I'm watching him tonight in celebration of FW Murnau's Birthday! (as a kid, I also thought Schreck was possibly Conrad Veight)....
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What is Max Schreck other film name? I read somewhere (I can't remember where..) that Max Schreck was said to have used a pseudonym movie name for a series of comedies so as not to frighten off...
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Quote:According to IMBD he is listed as having been in approximately 51 movies...that is more movies than most modern stars have appeared in. Thanks for the correction. I was using the list given on...
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Quote:What is Max Schreck other film name? I read somewhere (I can't remember where..) that Max Schreck was said to have used a pseudonym movie name for a series of comedies so as not to frighten off...
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Alfred Abel is an entirely different person. He's the man who played Joh Frederson in Metropolis. As hnicolella mentioned above, it's an urban legend that they're the same guy.
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Likewise, English horror king Tod Slaughter's surname really was Slaughter.
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