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My Take
What strikes me about Paul Henreid is how much weight he carried in films I still love. He's the Victor Laszlo of Casablanca, the resistance hero who makes Rick's sacrifice mean something, and the romantic lead lighting two cigarettes at once in Now, Voyager. Born in Trieste in 1908 and standing a commanding 191 cm, he later moved behind the camera as a director too. I find it telling that he's remembered mostly through those wartime-era roles rather than a flashy persona. The Hollywood Walk of Fame star feels earned. He's one of those character actors who quietly anchors a classic.
Overview
Paul Henreid (January 10, 1908 – March 29, 1992) was an Austrian-American actor, director, producer, and writer. He is best remembered for several film roles during the Second World War, including Capt. Karl Marsen in Night Train to Munich (1940), Victor Laszlo in Casablanca (1942) and Jerry Durrance in Now, Voyager (1942).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paul Henreid
- Name (Japanese)
- ポール・ヘンリード
- Reading
- ぽーる・へんりーど
- Born
- January 10, 1908 – March 29, 1992
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
- Origin
- Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Kingdom of Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 191 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / stage actor / film actor / television actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Film director — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from Kingdom of Italy →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.