Henry Stuart (actor)

Henry Stuart
Born	1 February 1885 Cairo, Egypt
Died	26 January 1948 Zollikon, Switzerland
Other names	Court Eduard Henry Hess
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1923-1943 (film)

Henry Stuart (1 February 1885 – 26 January 1948) was a Swiss film actor known for his work in Germany. Stuart was born in Cairo as son of a Swiss doctor, but educated in Britain. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, intending to become a painter. After moving into the German film industry following the First World War, Stuart played a number of prominent supporting roles in productions such as Joyless Street (1925).^[1] Stuart's film career largely ended with the arrival of sound, and he worked increasingly on the stage. His final film appearance was a small role in the Nazi agfacolor epic Münchhausen (1943).