Martin Kosleck

Martin Kosleck
Kosleck in Hitler (1962)
Born
Nicolaie Yoshkin

(1904-03-24)March 24, 1904
Barkotzen, Province of Pomerania, German Empire (now Barkocin, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
DiedJanuary 15, 1994(1994-01-15) (aged 89)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1927–1980
Spouse
Eleonore von Mendelssohn
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(m. 1947)​
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Martin Kosleck (born Nicolaie Yoshkin; March 24, 1904 – January 15, 1994) was a German film actor. Like many other German actors,[2] he fled when the Nazis came to power. Inspired by his deep hatred of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, Kosleck made a career in Hollywood playing villainous Nazis in films.

While in the United States, he appeared in more than 80 films and television shows in a 46-year span. His icy demeanor and piercing stare on screen made him a popular choice to play Nazi villains. He portrayed Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler's propaganda minister, five times, and also appeared as an SS trooper and a concentration camp officer.[3]

  1. ^ "Eleonora von Mendelssohn papers, 1880-1949 ... Biographical/historical information". New York Public Library: Archives and Manuscripts. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. ^ Yarrow, Andrew L. (21 April 1989). "Exhibition on Film Makers Who Fled Nazi Germany". The New York Times. p. C17. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Martin Kosleck; Actor, 89". The New York Times. Associated Press. 30 January 1994. Retrieved 30 August 2024.