Personal Info
Birth date
1905-11-17 (119 Years)
Day of death
1967-03-05
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Also known as
Mikhail Semyonovich Unskovsky
Mischa Ounskowsky
Misha Auer
Mischa Aver
Михаил Семёнович Унковский
Михаил Унковский
Миша Ауэр
Mischa Auer
Biography
Mischa Auer was a Russian-born American stage, screen, and television actor, in films from 1928.
Filmography
Studio One
5
Overview:
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.8
Overview:
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958 and 1960. Two of its 48 episodes served as pilots for the 1950s television series The Twilight Zone and The Untouchables.Pick a Star
4.8
Overview:
A Cinderella story of a young country girl who comes to Hollywood and achieves movie stardom with the help of a publicity man.One Rainy Afternoon
4.818
Overview:
Suave French actor Philippe Martin provokes a scandal when, in a darkened theater, he mistakes young Monique for his mistress, Yvonne, and tries to kiss her. Charged with assault, the quick-thinking Philippe claims it's French tradition to do as he did, and is let go. To his surprise, Philippe learns that Monique has paid his fine. As the tabloids exploit the situation, Monique dates Philippe, until a photo appears of him kissing Yvonne.My Man Godfrey
7.6
Overview:
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.The Intruder
4.2
Overview:
A murder is committed aboard a cruise ship just before it sinks in a storm. The survivors, including the killer, land on a mysterious jungle island.And Then There Were None
7.058
Overview:
Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of the guests. Soon they start being murdered, one by one. As the survivors try to keep their wits, they reach a disturbing conclusion: one of them must be the killer.The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
2.833
Overview:
Sam Whipple, an attorney in once-upon-a-time-land, is startled to receive a visit from Santa Claus shortly before Christmas. It seems that when he was a child, Sam wrote a letter thanking Santa for the presents he'd received, and offering to return the favor someday. That day is now - a mean old soul named Phineas Prune, who holds the deed to the North Pole, is demanding back rent. Otherwise, he's going to evict Santa, Mrs. Claus and the elves and take all the Christmas toys. It's up to Sam and Santa to find a way to pay off Prune and prevent Christmas from being canceled.You Can't Take It with You
7.5
Overview:
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.For You I Die
5.714
Overview:
A convict is forced to participate in a prison break even though he only has a year left on his sentence.Brewster's Millions
6.614
Overview:
Monty Brewster is a pennyless, former U.S. Army soldier back from World War II Europe who learns that he has inherited $8 million from a distant relative. But there's a catch: he must spend $1 million of that money in less than two months before his 30th birthday in order to inherit the rest.Tarzan the Fearless
3.882
Overview:
Mary Brooks' father, who has been studying ancient tribes, falls into the hands of "the people of Zar, god of the Emerald Fingers." Tarzan helps Mary locate her father, rescues everyone from the High Priest of Zar, and takes Mary to his cave.Mr. Arkadin
6.9
Overview:
Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.Destry Rides Again
7.177
Overview:
Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the crooked Kent.Condemned to Live
5.107
Overview:
After a series of murders, a man finds out that his mother was bitten by a vampire bat during her pregnancy, and he believes that he may be the vampire committing the murders.Clive of India
4.727
Overview:
Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals beyond the wildest dreams, and try to gain the favor of the local kings, Robert Clive (1725-1774), a frustrated but talented clerk who works for the East Indian Company and struggles to earn his fortune, makes a bold decision that will change his life forever.The Dennis O'Keefe Show
5
Overview:
The Dennis O'Keefe Show is a 1959-1960 sitcom produced by United Artists Television which aired on CBS for sponsor General Motors' Oldsmobile division. It was not a ratings success during its original run, and was largely forgotten until a "Best Of" DVD release by Alpha Video during 2004. Certain episodes of the show can also be seen at the Internet Archive. It appears the series has entered the public domain.Viva Villa!
6.192
Overview:
In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death.The Rage of Paris
5.778
Overview:
Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution to her problems is to try and snare a rich husband. Enlisting the help of her friend Gloria and the maitre'd at a ritzy New York City hotel, the trio plot to have Gloria catch the eye of Bill Duncan, a millionaire staying at the hotel. The plan works and the two quickly become engaged. Nicole's plan may be thwarted by Bill's friend, Jim Trevor, who's met Nicole before and sees through her plot.Spring Parade
6.727
Overview:
In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman attends a Viennese fair and buys a card from a gypsy fortune teller. It says that she will meet someone important and is destined for a happy marriage. Afterward she gets a job as a baker's assistant. She then meets a handsome army drummer who secretly dreams of becoming a famous composer and conductor. Unfortunately the military forbids the young corporal to create his own music. But then Ilonka secretly sends one of the drummer's waltzes to the Austrian Emperor with his weekly order of pastries. Her act paves the way toward the tuneful and joyous fulfillment of the gypsy's prediction.Sucker Money
4.7
Overview:
A phony spiritualist hypnotizes the daughter of a wealthy banker in a scheme to swindle the banker out of his money. A reporter investigating the swami discovers the plot, determines to expose it.I Dream Too Much
5
Overview:
Opera student Annette Monard meets composer Jonathan Street, and in a buoyant, alcohol-fueled evening, the couple marries. Sincerely falling in love, Jonathan encourages the talented Annette to sing — yet when his own attempt at an opera fails, Jonathan lashes out at Annette's success. Despite her husband's jealousy, Annette embarks on a successful career that allows her to secretly fund Jonathan's opera, bringing their marriage to a crisis.The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
6.573
Overview:
In the Northwest Frontier of India, the 41st Bengal Lancers leaded by the harsh Colonel Tom Stone are having trouble with the rebellious leader Mohammed Khan. After two casualties, the experienced but insubordinate Lieutenant Alan McGregor receives as replacement, the arrogant Lieutenant Forsythe and the immature son of Colonel Stone, Lieutenant Donald Stone. With the intention to prove that he will not have any privilege in the troop, the reception of Colonel Stone to his son is absolutely cold, but he becomes the protégé of McGregor. When Lieutenant Stone is kidnapped by Mohammed Khan, McGregor and Forsythe disobey the direct order of their commander, disguise as Indian peddlers and go to Khan's fortress to attempt to rescue their friend.Mata Hari
6.2
Overview:
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.Stamboul Quest
5.4
Overview:
In 1915, German Counter-Intelligence Chief Von Sturm learns that someone is providing the British with critical strategic planning for the Turkish theater. He suspects Ali Bey, Turkish commander for the Dardanelles, and dispatches Annemarie to Constantinople to secure the proof. En route, she becomes involved with Douglas Beall, a footloose American. Complications ensue, requiring Annemarie to engage in some dangerous improvisations.Murder in the Fleet
5
Overview:
A traitor is lurking somewhere aboard the USS Carolina, and Lt. Tom Randolph is determined to find the offender. First a revolutionary new piece of technology -- an electric firing device -- is sabotaged. Then one of the cruiser's crew is murdered. In order to catch the killer, the captain locks down the ship. With foreign dignitaries, corporate goons and even Tom's girlfriend, Betty, trapped on the vessel, there is no shortage of suspects.Hellzapoppin'
7.1
Overview:
Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.The Unholy Garden
6.333
Overview:
At a hotel in the middle of the Sahara, an old man and his daughter try to keep the location of a hidden treasure from a collection of thieves and criminals staying at the hotel who are determined to get it. A suave gentleman thief arrives at the hotel one day with his own plan to get the loot, but complications ensue when he begins to fall for the daughter.The Monte Carlo Story
5.6
Overview:
Stylish, sophisticated and absolutely broke, Dino and Maria pursue a romance until they realize neither of them has any money, which forces the gold diggers to turn their attention to a wealthy widower and his daughter. A compulsive gambler who owes several anxious investors a small fortune, Dino has trouble cutting his losses, no matter how bad the losing streak.Acting
1992Legends of the West as Boris Callahan in 'Destry Rides Again'
1984Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967Per amore... per magia... as il Granduca di Forilarì
1966Arrivederci, Baby! as Romeo
1966The Christmas That Almost Wasn't as Jonathan, the Elf Foreman
1964What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? as Barone Miscia
1964These Mad, Mad Women as Psychiatrist
1964The Two Mafiosi as Mischa
1964Tarzan the Fearless as High Priest
1964Cleopazza as Produttore Strombic
1963We Joined the Navy as Colonel & President
1963Ladies First as Le baron Lionel de Balconi
1963The King's Breakfast as The Master of the King's Music
1959The Dennis O'Keefe Show (1 Episode) as Count Hager
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik as Professor Papov
1958Sacred Youth as Professor Koranoff
1958Le Tombeur !!! as Pedro Olivaro
1958Tabarin as Boris
1957Nathalie as Cyril Boran
1957La Polka des menottes as Charles Magne
1956The Monte Carlo Story as Hector, the Maitre D'
1956Mannequins of Paris as Yaschlik
1956That Naughty Girl as Igor, ballet master
1955Thirteen at the Table as Badabof
1955Three of the Canebière as Garopoulos
1955The Miller's Saucy Wife as Pascual
1955Mr. Arkadin as The Professor
1955The Impossible Mr. Pipelet as l'écrivain médiocre et alcoolique
1955Frou-Frou as Grand-Duc Alexis
1955School for Love as Berger
1952Song of Paris as Comte Marcel de Sarliac
1950Vivere a sbafo as Pippo Berlocco
1949Fame and the Devil as Bernard Stork
1949Snow White and the Seven Thieves as Danilo Biruski
1948Studio One (1, 1 Episode) as Cosmo, Unknown
1948Sofia as Ali Imagu
1947For You I Die as Alec Shaw
1946She Wrote the Book as Joe
1946Sentimental Journey as Gregory Petrovich Rogozhin
1945And Then There Were None as Nikita "Nikki" Starloff
1945Brewster's Millions as Mikhail Mikhailovich
1945A Royal Scandal as Captain Sukov
1944Up in Mabel's Room as Boris
1944Lady in the Dark as Russell Paxton
1943Around the World as Mischa Auer
1943Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as Chief Lukulla
1942Twin Beds as Nicolai Cherupin
1942Don't Get Personal as Stanislaus "Charlie" Noodnick
1941Hellzapoppin' as Pepi
1941Moonlight in Hawaii as Clipper Canovan
1941Sing Another Chorus as Stanislaus
1941Hold That Ghost as Gregory
1941The Flame of New Orleans as Zolotov
1941Cracked Nuts as Boris Kabikoff
1940Trail of the Vigilantes as Bolo
1940Seven Sinners as Sasha
1940Spring Parade as Gustav
1940Public Deb No. 1 as Grisha
1940Margie as Gomez
1940Sandy Is a Lady as Felix Lobo Smith
1940Alias the Deacon as Andre
1939Destry Rides Again as Boris
1939Unexpected Father as Boris Bebenko
1939East Side of Heaven as Nicky
1938Sweethearts as Leo Kronk
1938Little Tough Guys in Society as Dr. Trenkle
1938Service de Luxe as Bibenko
1938You Can't Take It with You as Boris Kolenkhov
1938The Rage of Paris as Mike, Head Waiter
1937Prescription for Romance as Count Sandor
1937Merry Go Round of 1938 as Mischa
1937One Hundred Men and a Girl as Michael
1937It's All Yours as Baron Rene de Montigny
1937Vogues of 1938 as Prince Muratov
1937Marry the Girl as Dimitri Ryeff
1937Pick a Star as Rinaldo Lopez
1937Top of the Town as Hamlet
1937We Have Our Moments as Enrico Mussetti
1936That Girl from Paris as Butch
1936Three Smart Girls as Count Arisztid
1936College Holiday as Ticket Taker at Door
1936Winterset as Radical
1936The Gay Desperado as Diego
1936My Man Godfrey as Carlo
1936The Princess Comes Across as Morevitch
1936One Rainy Afternoon as Stage Actor
1936Sons o' Guns as German Spy
1936The House of a Thousand Candles as Victor Demetrius
1936Here Comes Trouble as Unknown
1936Tough Guy as Chi
1935We're Only Human as Lefty Berger
1935I Dream Too Much as Darcy's Pianist
1935Condemned to Live as Zan
1935The Adventures of Rex and Rinty as Tanaga
1935The Crusades as Monk
1935Murder in the Fleet as Kamchukan Consul (Uncredited)
1935Clive of India as Suraj Ud Dowlah
1935The Lives of a Bengal Lancer as Captured Afridi (uncredited)
1935Mystery Woman as Dmitri
1935Biography of a Bachelor Girl as Mr. Rabinowitz (uncredited)
1934My Grandfather's Clock as Servant (uncredited)
1934Student Tour as Sikh Cop
1934Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back as Hassan
1934Beyond the Law as Tully
1934Stamboul Quest as Ameel Roberts
1934Change of Heart as Smith (uncredited)
1934Viva Villa! as Military Attaché (uncredited)
1934The Woman Condemned as Dr. Wagner
1934Wharf Angel as Sadik
1933Girl Without a Room as Walksky
1933Cradle Song as Village Priest
1933After Tonight as Agent Lehan
1933Tarzan the Fearless as High Priest
1933The Flaming Signal as Manu--High Priest
1933Corruption as Volkov
1933I Loved You Wednesday as Piano Accompanist
1933Storm at Daybreak as Gavrilo Princip (uncredited)
1933Infernal Machine as Klein
1933Gabriel Over the White House as Mr. Thieson (uncredited)
1933The Intruder as Wild Man
1933Sucker Money as Swami Yomurda
1933Dangerously Yours as Kassim
1933Clear All Wires! as Arab leader (uncredited)
1932Rasputin and the Empress as Butler Pouring Drinks at Party (uncredited)
1932The Unwritten Law as Abu Eyd
1932Call Her Savage as Agitator in Restaurant (Uncredited)
1932Scarlet Dawn as Sergei (Uncredited)
1932The Western Code as Chapman
1932Drifting Souls as Skeets
1932Almost Married as Russian Policeman (uncredited)
1932Beauty Parlor as Herman Bauer
1932The Last of the Mohicans as Montcalm
1932The Midnight Patrol as Dummy Black
1932Arsène Lupin as Louvre Tour Guide (uncredited)
1932Sinister Hands as Swami
1932Murder at Dawn as Henry
1932The Monster Walks as Hanns Krug
1931Delicious as Mischa
1931Mata Hari as Firing Squad Victim (uncredited)
1931Working Girls as Elsie's Boyfriend (uncredited)
1931The Yellow Ticket as Melchior
1931The Unholy Garden as Prince Nicolai Poliakoff
1931The Lady from Nowhere as Rigo
1931Women of All Nations as Hassan's Aide
1931The Spy as Man in Cafe
1931King of the Wild as Prince Dakka
1931The Drums of Jeopardy as Peter
1931Command Performance as Duke Charles
1931No Limit as Romeo
1930Just Imagine as B-36
1930Shooting Straight as Frenchie
1930Inside the Lines as Amahdi
1930Paramount on Parade as Thug (Murder Will Out) (uncredited)
1930The Benson Murder Case as Albert Brecker (uncredited)
1929The Mighty as Hood
1929The Studio Murder Mystery as Grant's Secretary
1929Why Be Good? as Man Dancing at The Boiler (uncredited)
1929Marquis Preferred as Albert
1928Something Always Happens as Clark