Personal Info
Birth date
1901-02-18 (124 Years)
Day of death
1968-12-01
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Also known as
Гуго Хаас
Хуго Хаас
Hugo Haas
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hugo Haas (18 February 1901 – 1 December 1968) was a Czech film actor, director and writer. He appeared in over 60 films between 1926 and 1962, as well as directing 20 films between 1933 and 1962.He was born in Brno, Moravia (now in the Czech Republic), and died in Vienna, Austria from complications of asthma. His brother Pavel Haas (1899–1944) was a noted composer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hugo Haas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Adventures in Paradise
5.7
Overview:
Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III, which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. USA Network aired reruns of this series between 1984 and 1988. The plots deal with the romantic and detective stories of Korean War veteran Troy. The supporting cast, varying from season to season, features George Tobias, Guy Stockwell, and Linda Lawson.Telephone Time
6.3
Overview:
Telephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from 1957 to 1958. The series features plays by John Nesbitt who hosted the first season. Frank C. Baxter hosted the 1957 and 1958 seasons. The program was directed by Arthur Hiller.Screen Director's Playhouse
6.5
Overview:
Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well-known performers. The stories ranged from musicals to comedies and dramas.King Solomon's Mines
6.5
Overview:
Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.The Fighting Kentuckian
5.9
Overview:
John Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette's exiles plan to settle on and aims to foil it.The Princess and the Pirate
6.854
Overview:
Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man her father has betrothed her to. On the high seas, her ship is attacked by pirates who know her identity and plan to kidnap her and hold her for a king's ransom.Dakota
5.1
Overview:
In 1871, professional gambler John Devlin elopes with Sandra "Sandy" Poli, daughter of Marko Poli, an immigrant who has risen to railroad tycoon. Sandy, knowing that the railroad is to be extended into Dakota, plans to use their $20,000 nest egg to buy land options to sell to the railroad at a profit. On the stage trip to Ft. Abercrombie, their fellow passengers are Jim Bender and Bigtree Collins, who practically own the town of Fargo and Devlin is aware that they are prepared to protect the little empire... trying to drive out the farmers by burning their property, destroying their wheat, and blaming the devastation on the Indians. Continuing their journey north on the river aboard the "River Bird', Sandy and John meet Captain Bounce, an irascible old seafarer. Two of Bendender's henchmen, Slagin and Carp, board the boat and relieve John of his $20,000 at gunpoint. Captain Bounce, chasing the robber's dinghy..Summer Storm
5.3
Overview:
It's a tale of power and passions when a Russian siren, who wants the finer things in life, sinks her hooks into a judge, a decadent aristocrat and an estate superintendent, with surprising results.Mrs. Parkington
6.1
Overview:
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.My Girl Tisa
NYR
Overview:
1905 was a period of heavy immigration from Europe to America before laws were passed restricting the flow of immigrants. Almost every character in this movie is a recent arrival. Tisa has been in America only four months, yet she is holding four jobs to save enough money to pay for her father's boat passage to America. She works in a garment factory in Greenwich Village owned by Mr. Grumbach, who is studying to pass his citizenship test. Denek, a brash young man, tries to help her but gets her into trouble and her deportation is ordered by an immigration judge.A Bell for Adano
5.7
Overview:
Major Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano. He has to manage getting supplies into town without interfering with troop movements, all the while dealing with colorful citizens of the town. One of his quests is to replace the bell which orders the town's life.Casbah
5.8
Overview:
Pepe Le Moko leads a gang of jewel thieves in the Casbah of Algiers, where he has exiled himself to escape imprisonment in his native France.Hit and Run
5.1
Overview:
A garage owner marries a much younger woman. Trouble begins when he becomes friends with a man who has his eyes on his former-showgirl wife.The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
6.364
Overview:
A self-serving journalist uses influential women in late-1800s Paris and denies the one who truly loves him.Bait
5.5
Overview:
A man looking for his fortune in a mine decides to tempt his partner with his much younger wife. The goal? To catch them "in the act" and kill him without consequence.Days of Glory
5.635
Overview:
A heroic guerilla group fights back against impossible odds during the 1941 Nazi invasion of Russia.Lizzie
6.9
Overview:
A psychiatrist treats a woman of three faces: neurotic Elizabeth, wanton Lizzie, and charming Beth.Strange Affair
6.2
Overview:
Eminent psychiatrist Dr. Brenner invites cartoonist Bill Harrison and his wife, Jack, to a banquet honoring war refugees. Bill volunteers to pick up fellow psychiatrist Dr. Baumler at the train station, but the man vanishes when he has Bill stop so he can use a pay phone. At the dinner, Bill and Jack are seated with Brenner's daughter, Freda, and, to Bill's surprise, another man is introduced as Baumler -- who dies moments later.Fiesta
4.7
Overview:
When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring.What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
2
Overview:
An Army corporal and his con-man sidekick take a shortcut to heroism in World War II France.The Foxes of Harrow
6.1
Overview:
An Irish rascal and inveterate gambler uses his considerable skills at the gaming tables of New Orleans to become fabulously rich.For the Love of Mary
5.8
Overview:
Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.Two Smart People
6.4
Overview:
Con woman Ricki Woodner and detective Bob Simms follow a prison-bound swindler Ace Connors on his five-day gourmet binge.Holiday in Mexico
6.2
Overview:
Christine Evans, the fifteen-year-old daughter of the widowed American ambassador to Mexico Jeffrey Evans, believes that she is no longer a young girl and that she has fully matured into adulthood. Eager to make her mark in the sophisticated world of foreign diplomats living in Mexico, Christine appoints herself as organizer of her father's social activities and takes over the planning of a big garden party he will be hosting. Because he loves his daughter,Pickup
6
Overview:
Jan Horak is a middle-aged railroad dispatcher stationed at a forsaken spot in the desert, within driving distance of the nearest town. A widower, he has saved his money and goes to town to buy a dog, meets Betty, a flashy blonde who gains his confidence and marries him to acquire his $7,000 "fortune."Merton of the Movies
6.8
Overview:
In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract. Disillusioned, he haunts the casting offices, where he meets and is consoled by Phyllis Montague, bit player and stunt-woman. When Merton finally gets his "break," though, it's not quite what he envisioned.Hold Back Tomorrow
6.3
Overview:
A condemned murderer, scheduled to hang in the morning, asks for the company of a woman in his final hours.One Girl's Confession
6.1
Overview:
Cleo Moore stars as Mary Adams, whose first step on the road to ruin is a $25,000 robbery. Mary hides the money, then confesses to the crime, secure in the belief that she can dig up the loot upon her release from prison.Vendetta
NYR
Overview:
The daughter of a slain man pushes her brother toward vengeance in 19th-century Corsica.Northwest Outpost
NYR
Overview:
US cavalry officer James Laurence (Nelson Eddy) arrives at one of the Russian colonies to pave the way for the eventual American takeover of the territory. He faces resistance in the form of Prince Nikolai Balinin (Hugo Haas), who has no intention of weakening his despotic hold over the local peasants. The plot thickens when Laurence falls in love with Natalie Alanova (Ilona Massey), the wife of disgraced nobleman Count Igor Savin (Joseph Schildkraut).Acting
1962Paradise Alley as Mr. Agnus
1959Adventures in Paradise (1 Episode) as Hugo Zagreb
1959Born to Be Loved as Prof. Brauner
1957Lizzie as Walter Brenner
1957Hit and Run as Gus Hilmer / Twin Brother
1956Edge of Hell as Valentine
1956Telephone Time (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1954The Other Woman as Walter Darman
1954Bait as Marco
1953Thy Neighbor's Wife as Town Judge Raphael Vojnar
1953One Girl's Confession as Dragomie Damitrof
1952Strange Fascination as Paul Marvan
1951The Girl on the Bridge as David Toman
1951Pickup as Jan 'Hunky' Horak
1950Vendetta as Brando, a bandit
1950King Solomon's Mines as Van Brun
1949The Fighting Kentuckian as Gen. Paul De Marchand
1948For the Love of Mary as Gustav Heindel
1948Casbah as Omar
1948My Girl Tisa as Tescu
1947Leben des Galilei as Cardinal Barberini (Later Pope Urban VIII)
1947Merton of the Movies as Von Strutt - Director
1947The Foxes of Harrow as Otto Ludenbach
1947Northwest Outpost as Prince Nickolai Balinin
1947Fiesta as Maximino Contreras
1947The Private Affairs of Bel Ami as Monsieur Walter
1946Holiday in Mexico as Angus
1946Two Smart People as Mr. Rodriguez
1945Dakota as Marko Poli
1945What Next, Corporal Hargrove? as Mayor Quidoc
1945Jealousy as Hugo Kral
1945A Bell for Adano as Father Pensovecchio
1945Secret Documents as Morenius
1944The Princess and the Pirate as Owner of the 'Bucket of Blood'
1944Mrs. Parkington as Balkan King (uncredited)
1944Strange Affair as Domino
1944Summer Storm as Anton Urbenin
1944Days of Glory as Fedor
1938Andula vyhrála as Pavel Haken
1938Co se šeptá as Vilém Gregor
1938The World Where One Goes Begging as Josef Dostál
1938The Illusion Factory as Self
1937The White Disease as Dr. Galén
1937Girls, Stand Fast! as profesor Emanuel Pokorný
1937Morality Above All Else as Professor Antonín Karas
1937Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle as žebrák Josef Pesta
1936Švadlenka as François Lorraine
1936Ulička v ráji as pohodný Tobiáš
1936Tři muži ve sněhu as továrník Eduard Bárta
1935Jedenácté přikázání as notář Jiří Voborský
1935Long Live with Dearly Departed as Petr Suk
1934Poslední muž as Alois Kohout
1934Mazlíček as vězeňský knihovník Dr. Alois Pech
1933Její lékař as Pavel Hodura
1933Life Is a Dog as Viktor Honzl / Alfred Rokos
1933Dům na předměstí as úředník zastavárny Zajíček
1933Madla from the Brickworks as Jan Dolanský
1933Okénko as Jakub Johánek
1932Sister Angelika as Unknown
1932Zapadlí vlastenci as Adam Hejnů
1932Conversion of Ferdys Pistora as Unknown
1931Naceradec, King of Kibitzer as Richard Načeradec
1931Career of Pavel Camrda as Vokoun
1931Men on the Offsides as Richard Načeradec
1930Her Boy as Unknown
1930The Good Soldier Schweik as Unknown
1926Josef Kajetán Tyl as Unknown
1925Z českých mlýnů as Unknown
1925Jedenácté přikázání as Unknown
Directing
1962Paradise Alley ... Director
1959Born to Be Loved ... Director
1959Night of the Quarter Moon ... Director
1957Lizzie ... Director
1957Hit and Run ... Director
1956Edge of Hell ... Director
1956The Dream ... Director
1956Telephone Time (2 Episodes) ... Director
1955Hold Back Tomorrow ... Director
1955Screen Director's Playhouse (1 Episode) ... Director
1954The Other Woman ... Director
1954Bait ... Director
1953Thy Neighbor's Wife ... Director
1953One Girl's Confession ... Director
1952Strange Fascination ... Director
1951The Girl on the Bridge ... Director
1951Pickup ... Director
1938Co se šeptá ... Director
1937The White Disease ... Director
1937Mother-Hen ... Director
1937Girls, Stand Fast! ... Director
1937Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle ... Director
Writing
1962Paradise Alley ... Writer
1959Born to Be Loved ... Writer
1957Hit and Run ... Screenplay
1956Edge of Hell ... Writer
1955Hold Back Tomorrow ... Writer
1954The Other Woman ... Writer
1953Thy Neighbor's Wife ... Writer
1953One Girl's Confession ... Screenplay
1952Strange Fascination ... Writer
1951The Girl on the Bridge ... Screenplay, Story
1951Pickup ... Screenplay
1938Co se šeptá ... Screenplay, Story
1938The World Where One Goes Begging ... Screenplay
1937The White Disease ... Screenplay
1937Mother-Hen ... Screenplay
1937Girls, Stand Fast! ... Screenplay, Story
1937Morality Above All Else ... Screenplay
1937Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle ... Screenplay
1936A Little Street in Paradise ... Writer
1936Ulička v ráji ... Screenplay, Story, Lyricist
1935Long Live with Dearly Departed ... Story, Screenplay
1934Mazlíček ... Story, Screenplay
1933Life Is a Dog ... Story, Screenplay
1933Dům na předměstí ... Screenplay
1932Sister Angelika ... Lyricist
Production
1962Paradise Alley ... Producer
1959Born to Be Loved ... Producer
1957Hit and Run ... Producer
1956Edge of Hell ... Producer
1955Hold Back Tomorrow ... Producer
1954The Other Woman ... Producer
1954Bait ... Producer
1953Thy Neighbor's Wife ... Producer
1953One Girl's Confession ... Producer
1952Strange Fascination ... Producer
1951The Girl on the Bridge ... Producer
1951Pickup ... Producer
Crew
1954Bait ... Additional Dialogue