Carl Esmond (born Karl Simon June 14, 1902 – December 4, 2004) was an Austrian-born American film and stage actor, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Although his age was given as 33 in the passenger list when he arrived in the USA in January 1938, in his naturalization petition his birth year is stated as 1902. His stage names were Willy Eichberger and Charles Esmond and finally Carl Esmond. He trained at Vienna's State Academy of Dramatic Arts, and made his film debut in the operetta The Emperor's Waltz (1933).
Known For
Sergeant York
(1941)
German Major
Ministry of Fear
(1944)
Willi Hilfe
Lola Montès
(1955)
Doctor
Thunder Afloat
(1939)
U-Boat Captain
Morituri
(1965)
Busch
Full Filmography
Acting
Kleines Mädel, großes Glück
(1933)
Georg Hellwig
Inge and the Millions
(1933)
Walter Brink
Liebelei
(1933)
Oberleutnant Theo Kaiser
Kaiserwalzer
(1933)
Viktor Eggersdorf
Evensong
(1934)
Count Ehrenburg / Archduke Theodore
Die Liebe siegt
(1934)
Willy Schneider
Blossom Time
(1934)
Count Rudi von Hohenberg
Invitation To The Waltz
(1935)
Carl
Blood Brothers
(1935)
Mirko, der Herr
The Empress's Favourite
(1936)
Fähnrich Alexander Tomsky
Prater
(1936)
Fred
All for Veronica
(1936)
Paul Schmidt
Burg Theatre
(1936)
Josef Rainer
Romance
(1936)
Graf Eduard Romanel
The Postman from Longjumeau
(1936)
Chapelou, der Postillon von Lonjumeau
The Dawn Patrol
(1938)
Hauptmann Von Mueller
Thunder Afloat
(1939)
U-Boat Captain
Little Men
(1940)
Professor Bhaer
Sergeant York
(1941)
German Major
Sundown
(1941)
Jan Kuypens
Panama Hattie
(1942)
Lucas Kefler (uncredited)
The Navy Comes Through
(1942)
Richard 'Dutch' Kroner
Seven Sweethearts
(1942)
Carl Randall
Pacific Rendezvous
(1942)
Andre Leemuth
First Comes Courage
(1943)
Maj. Paul Dichter
Margin for Error
(1943)
Baron Max von Alvenstor
Address Unknown
(1944)
Baron von Friesche
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
(1944)
Maj. von Behn - Nazi Commandant
The Story of Dr. Wassell
(1944)
Lt. Dirk Van Daal
Experiment Perilous
(1944)
John Maitland
Ministry of Fear
(1944)
Willi Hilfe
The Master Race
(1944)
Andrei
Without Love
(1945)
Paul Carrell
Her Highness and the Bellboy
(1945)
Baron Zoltan Faludi
This Love of Ours
(1945)
Uncle Bob
The Catman of Paris
(1946)
Charles Regnier
Lover Come Back
(1946)
Paul Millard
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
(1947)
Dr. Lorenz
Slave Girl
(1947)
El Hamid
Walk a Crooked Mile
(1948)
Dr. Ritter von Stolb
Mystery Submarine
(1950)
Heldman
The Desert Hawk
(1950)
Kibar
The World in His Arms
(1952)
Prince Semyon
Liebeserwachen
(1953)
Michael Rainer
Regina Amstetten
(1954)
Prof. Werner Grüter
Lola Montès
(1955)
Doctor
From the Earth to the Moon
(1958)
Jules Verne
Thunder in the Sun
(1959)
Andre Dauphin
Brushfire
(1962)
Martin
Hitler
(1962)
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Morituri
(1965)
Busch
Agent for H.A.R.M.
(1966)
Professor Jan Stefánik
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
(1985)
General Von Helmuth