Paul Joseph Verhoeven (23 June 1901 – 22 March 1975) was a German actor and director.
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Early life
Verhoeven was born in the town of Unna. He had 13 siblings. The family lived in modest circumstances.
Career
He directed and acted in over 50 films. He wrote over 20 film scripts, the first of which was Das kleine Hofkonzert in 1935, an operetta with music by Edmund Nick based on a comedy by Verhoeven and Toni Impekoven.
From 1945 to 1948 he was artistic director at the Residenz Theatre/Staatsschauspiel in Munich.
Personal life and death
Verhoeven was married to the actress Doris Kiesow, with whom he had three children: Lis Verhoeven, who became an actress and was the first wife of Mario Adorf; Michael Verhoeven, who became a film director and married Senta Berger; and Monika Verhoeven.
From his relationship with the actress Edith Schultze-Westrum, he had a son, Thomas Schultze-Westrum, who became a zoologist and maker of animal documentaries.
Paul Verhoeven died on stage of a heart attack in 1975 while delivering the eulogy for the recently deceased actress Therese Giehse at the Munich Kammerspiele. He was buried in the Munich Waldfriedhof next to his wife.
Selected filmography
Actor
1936: Der Kaiser von Kalifornien (dir. Luis Trenker), as Barmixer Billy
1938: The Stars Shine (dir. Hans H. Zerlett), as Gebauer
1940: The Three Codonas (dir. Arthur Maria Rabenalt), as Juwelen-Max
1959: People in the Net (dir. Franz Peter Wirth), as Karel
1961: Hamlet (dir. Franz Peter Wirth, TV film), as Gravedigger
1965: Bernhard Lichtenberg (dir. Peter Beauvais, TV film), as Bernhard Lichtenberg
1967: The Dance of Death (dir. Michael Verhoeven), as Edgar
1968: Ein Mann namens Harry Brent (dir. Peter Beauvais, TV miniseries, based on Francis Durbridge), as Samuel Fielding
1968: Babeck (dir. Wolfgang Becker, TV miniseries), as Körner
1969: The Rats (dir. Peter Beauvais, TV film), as Harro Hassenreuter, former theatrical manager
1973: Oh Jonathan – oh Jonathan! (dir. Franz Peter Wirth), as Monsignore Berghammer
Director
Film
1937: Die Fledermaus
1938: The Day After the Divorce
1938: Unsere kleine Frau (German-language version)
1938: Mia moglie SK diverte (Italian-language version)
1939: Salonwagen E 417
1939: Renate in the Quartet
1939: Gold in New Frisco
1940: Aus erster Ehe
1942: The Night in Venice
1942: The Rainer Case
1942: Der große Schatten
1943: Ein glücklicher Mensch
1944: Das Konzert
1944: Philharmonic
1948: The Court Concert
1949: Du bist nicht allein
1950: This Man Belongs to Me
1950: Heart of Stone
1951: Eva im Frack
1951: The Guilt of Doctor Homma
1951: A Heidelberg Romance
1952: A Very Big Child
1952: That Can Happen to Anyone
1953: Praterherzen
Screenwriter
1936: The Court Concert (dir. Douglas Sirk)