Eduard Franz

Birth Name:

Eduard Franz Schmidt

Birth Place:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Attended Layton School of Art and Design before deciding to pursue an acting career
Had a variety of jobs before going into the theater, including factory work, advertising, commercial art, and working on a chicken farm
He was one of the original members of the Provincetown Players, a theater company in Provincetown, Mass
Quote: "I make it a point to go out every year to take a stage role․ I don't want to lose my touch․"
Best known for his film roles in "The Ten Commandments," "Hatari," and "Madame Bovary․"
Specialized in playing characters of great wisdom or who specialized in scholarly pursuits in his 1940s Hollywood roles
Before going to Hollywood, he often spent his summers working with the St․ Louis Municipal Opera
Performed in two shows with the New Playwrights Theater in the mid-1920s that predicted the stock market crashing

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