---
name: "Francis Lederer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/francis-lederer"
fi1m_id: "francis-lederer"
imdb_id: "nm0496473"
tmdb_id: 13906
wikidata_id: "Q78825"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 November 1899"
died: "25 May 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T00:17:36.584759+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Francis Lederer

## Identity

Francis Lederer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/francis-lederer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** francis-lederer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0496473
- **TMDB ID:** 13906
- **Wikidata ID:** Q78825
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Lederer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78825, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496473/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13906

Actor. Born 5 November 1899 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. Died 25 May 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 November 1899, Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
- **Died:** 25 May 2000
- **Also known as:** Franz Lederer, František Lederer
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Lederer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78825, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496473/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13906

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Pandora's Box*](https://film.one/film/pandoras-box.md) (88)

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## Biography

Francis Lederer was a Czech-born actor who worked in European theatre and film before moving to the United States. Credited early as Franz Lederer, he played Alwa Schön in G. W. Pabst's *Pandora's Box* (1929).

He appeared in American films including *Midnight* (1939) and *Confessions of a Nazi Spy* (1939), and later took roles in television series such as *Mission: Impossible* (1966) and *Night Gallery* (1970). Lederer also continued stage work and taught acting.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Pandora's Box* (1929), Fi1m 88, as Alwa Schön — [page](https://film.one/film/pandoras-box.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dracula in the Movies* (1992), as (archive footage)
- *Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook* (1991), as Count Dracula (archive footage)
- *Night Gallery* (1970), series, Actor
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Senko Brobin — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *That Girl* (1966), series, as Vittorio Barrini
- *Blue Light* (1966), series, Actor
- *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Dr. Jeremias Lipp
- *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor
- *Terror Is a Man* (1959), as Dr. Charles Girard
- *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, Director
- *Behind Closed Doors* (1958), series, as Brauer
- *The Return of Dracula* (1958), as Count Dracula
- *Maracaibo* (1958), as Miguel Orlando
- *Lisbon* (1956), as Seraphim
- *The Ambassador's Daughter* (1956), as Prince Nicholas Obelski
- *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Actor
- *Stolen Identity* (1953), as Claude Manelli
- *Adventures in Vienna* (1952), as Claude Manelli
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, Actor
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Charles
- *Surrender* (1950), as Henry Vaan
- *A Woman of Distinction* (1950), as Paul Simone
- *Captain Carey, U.S.A.* (1950), as Baron Rocco de Greffi
- *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, as Baron
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Rene d'Arcy
- *Million Dollar Weekend* (1948), as Alan Marker
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, Actor
- *The Madonna's Secret* (1946), as James Harlan Corbin
- *The Diary of a Chambermaid* (1946), as Joseph
- *Voice in the Wind* (1944), as Jan Volny / El Hombre
- *The Bridge of San Luis Rey* (1944), as Esteban / Manuel
- *Puddin' Head* (1941), as Prince Karl
- *The Man I Married* (1940), as Eric Hoffman
- *Confessions of a Nazi Spy* (1939), as Kurt Schneider
- *Midnight* (1939), as Jacques Picot
- *The Lone Wolf in Paris* (1938), as Michael Lanyard
- *It's All Yours* (1937), as Jimmy Barnes
- *My American Wife* (1936), as Count Ferdinand von und zu Reidenach
- *One Rainy Afternoon* (1936), as Philippe Martin
- *The Gay Deception* (1935), as Sandro
- *Romance in Manhattan* (1934), as Karel Novak
- *The Pursuit of Happiness* (1934), as Max Christmann
- *Man of Two Worlds* (1934), as Aigo
- *Her Majesty Love* (1933), as Fred von Wellingen
- *The Fate of Renate Langen* (1931), as Gerd
- *Susie Cleans Up* (1930), as Robert
- *Fundvogel* (1930), as Jan Bergwall
- *The emperor's detective* (1930), as Dr. Wolfgang Crusius
- *The Road to Dishonour* (1930), as Boris Borrisoff
- *Atlantic* (1929), as Peter
- *Mother Hummingbird* (1929), as Georges de Chambry
- *Meineid* (1929), as Karl Fenn
- *The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna* (1929), as Lt. Michael Rostof
- *Pandora's Box* (1929), as Alwa Schön — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/pandoras-box.md)
- *Die seltsame Nacht der Helga Wangen* (1928), as Werner Hilsoe
- *Refuge* (1928), as Martin Falkhagen

## Gallery

- ![Portrait of Francis Lederer during the hearing of the plagiarism lawsuit filed against him and R.K.O Pictures by Jack Quartaro, writer. Mr. Lederer eventually w (1935)](https://film.one/media/person/3851274/gallery-1bddfb7843c9.jpg) Portrait of Francis Lederer during the hearing of the plagiarism lawsuit filed against him and R.K.O Pictures by Jack Quartaro, writer. Mr. Lederer eventually w (1935) — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Francis_Lederer_at_plagiarism_hearing.jpg/1280px-Francis_Lederer_at_plagiarism_hearing.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Francis Lederer wears a pin-striped suit at Easter services in Canoga Park, Los Angeles. (1936)](https://film.one/media/person/3851274/gallery-51dca4185947.jpg) Francis Lederer wears a pin-striped suit at Easter services in Canoga Park, Los Angeles. (1936) — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Francis_Lederer%2C_1936.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Louise Brooks and Francis Lederer in a publicity photo for Pandora's Box (1929).](https://film.one/media/person/3851274/gallery-561b8d0a9244.jpg) Louise Brooks and Francis Lederer in a publicity photo for Pandora's Box (1929). — AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Louise_Brooks_and_Francis_Lederer_in_Pandora%27s_Box_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Francis Lederer & Ida Lupino in One Rainy Afternoon - publicity still (cropped) (1936)](https://film.one/media/person/3851274/gallery-50a1334f7289.jpg) Francis Lederer & Ida Lupino in One Rainy Afternoon - publicity still (cropped) (1936) — unknown (United Artists), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/One_Rainy_Afternoon_%281936%29_still_1.jpg/1280px-One_Rainy_Afternoon_%281936%29_still_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Francis Lederer](https://film.one/media/person/3851274/gallery-5cf0d089e8ad.jpg) Francis Lederer — Image via TMDB
- ![Francis Lederer](https://film.one/media/person/3851274/gallery-e4f4f31e5943.jpg) Francis Lederer — Image via TMDB
- ![Francis Lederer](https://film.one/media/person/3851274/gallery-59d2f7ebe0ff.jpg) Francis Lederer — Carl van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Francislederer_crop.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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