Carl Esmond (born Karl Simon; June 14, 1902 December 4, 2004) was an
Austrian 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). He was active in the Viennese genre of shallow
romantic comedies so popular in the Austria of the interwar
period.Esmond fled Germany following the Nazi takeover, first to the
UK and finally in January 1938 to the USA. Esmond continued to appear
on stage as well as in British and American films. He appeared in over
50 films and numerous television programs.Esmond died in Brentwood,
Los Angeles in 2004 at the age of 102.
Austrian 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). He was active in the Viennese genre of shallow
romantic comedies so popular in the Austria of the interwar
period.Esmond fled Germany following the Nazi takeover, first to the
UK and finally in January 1938 to the USA. Esmond continued to appear
on stage as well as in British and American films. He appeared in over
50 films and numerous television programs.Esmond died in Brentwood,
Los Angeles in 2004 at the age of 102.
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