Hans Josef Schumm (né Johann Josef Eugen Schumm; 2 April 1896
Stuttgart â€" 2 February 1990 Los Angeles) was a
German-born-turned-American actor, notably, a prolific and critically
acclaimed Hollywood screen character actor who appeared in some 95
films â€" including a co-starring villainous role in a 12-episode
serial. He also appeared in 15 TV productions and several stage
productions, including one on Broadway. Except for about ten cinema
productions, Schumm's body of work in cinema and television was filmed
in the United States. On stage and in film, he is credited as Hans
Josef Schumm or simply Hans Schumm; but in seven films, he is credited
under the pseudonym André Pola â€" three in 1948, one in 1949, one in
1954, and one 1956.[a] In his private life, he was known as Joseph
Schumm and Johann J.E. Schumm.Schumm was born April 2, 1896, in
Stuttgart, Germany. Schumm served in the German Army during World War
I.While living in Stuttgart, Schumm first visited New York as a
merchant at age 27, arriving January 1, 1924. There are at least two
attributions for his acting debut, one in 1925 in Meissen, Germany,
and one around 1925 in Stuttgart, performing in The Merchant of Venice
with Staatstheater Stuttgart. Schumm visited New York again, arriving
November 30, 1926, and performed with a German stock company in
Milwaukee and Chicago.Schumm returned a third time to New York,
arriving August 26, 1929, to work in German-language theater as a
permanent United States resident.
Stuttgart â€" 2 February 1990 Los Angeles) was a
German-born-turned-American actor, notably, a prolific and critically
acclaimed Hollywood screen character actor who appeared in some 95
films â€" including a co-starring villainous role in a 12-episode
serial. He also appeared in 15 TV productions and several stage
productions, including one on Broadway. Except for about ten cinema
productions, Schumm's body of work in cinema and television was filmed
in the United States. On stage and in film, he is credited as Hans
Josef Schumm or simply Hans Schumm; but in seven films, he is credited
under the pseudonym André Pola â€" three in 1948, one in 1949, one in
1954, and one 1956.[a] In his private life, he was known as Joseph
Schumm and Johann J.E. Schumm.Schumm was born April 2, 1896, in
Stuttgart, Germany. Schumm served in the German Army during World War
I.While living in Stuttgart, Schumm first visited New York as a
merchant at age 27, arriving January 1, 1924. There are at least two
attributions for his acting debut, one in 1925 in Meissen, Germany,
and one around 1925 in Stuttgart, performing in The Merchant of Venice
with Staatstheater Stuttgart. Schumm visited New York again, arriving
November 30, 1926, and performed with a German stock company in
Milwaukee and Chicago.Schumm returned a third time to New York,
arriving August 26, 1929, to work in German-language theater as a
permanent United States resident.
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