Julius Brandt

Born in Olmütz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Olomouc, Czech Republic] on March 5, 1873 — died December 26, 1949 (aged 76)

Veteran Austrian character actor, on stage from 1890. In films from 1912, with occasional forays into writing and directing. Mostly used for supporting roles, with the exception of a starring role in Haydns letzter Besucher (1939). The sound movie didn't constitute a problem for the experiences theater actor and he continued his successful career with Alfred Hitchcock's "Mary - Sir John greift ein!" (1930).