Wolfgang von Schwind

Wolfgang von Schwind
Born(1879-07-04)4 July 1879
Died19 April 1949(1949-04-19) (aged 69)
Vienna, Austria
OccupationActor
Years active1920–1947

Wolfgang von Schwind also spelled Wolfgang von Schwindt (4 July 1879 – 19 April 1949) was an Austrian actor and opera singer. He was born in Elbogen, Austria, and died in Vienna.[1] His career started as an operatic bass at the Royal Opera Berlin and the Court Theatre Karlsruhe.[1]

Starting in 1920, von Schwind appeared in more than eighty films until 1947. He was the grandson of Austrian painter Moritz von Schwind.[1]

  1. ^ a b c H[ubert] Reitterer [in German] (2001). "Schwind, Wolfgang von (1879–1949), Sänger und Schauspieler". Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon ab 1815 (online) (in German). Vol. 12. Austrian Academy of Sciences. pp. 62–63.