Karl Platen

Born March 5, 1877· Halle an der Saale, Germany

† Died July 4, 1952

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Emerging from Halle an der Saale, the German actor and cinematographer entered the silent-film world in the early 1910s, appearing in productions such as “Ein Ausgestoßener” (1913) and taking character roles like a pastor in “Der Katzensteg” (1915) and a servant in “The Boy in Blue” (1919). Over the next decade he built a reputation for versatile supporting parts, featuring as Professor Hahnenspor…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources