Hermann Picha

{{short description|German actor}}

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| name = Hermann Picha

| birth_date = 20 March 1865

| birth_place = Charlottenburg, Kingdom of Prussia

| death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|1936|6|7|1865|3|20}}

| death_place = Berlin, Nazi Germany

| birthname = Hermann August Karl Picher

| occupation = Film actor
Stage actor

| yearsactive = 1914–1935

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Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Picha played a mixture of lead and supporting roles during his career. He played the title role in the 1920 film Wibbel the Tailor, directed by Manfred Noa.Usai p.502 He appeared in Fritz Lang's Destiny.Kreimeier p.73

Selected filmography

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Bibliography

  • Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
  • Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933. Berghahn Books, 2005.
  • Usai, Paolo Cherchi. Before Caligari: German cinema, 1895-1920. University of Wisconsin Press, 1991.