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name: "Henry Victor"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/henry-victor"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 October 1892"
died: "15 March 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:14:19.968095+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."
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# Henry Victor

Actor. Born 2 October 1892 in London, England, UK. Died 15 March 1945.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 October 1892, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 15 March 1945

## Biography

Henry Victor (2 October 1892 – 15 March 1945) was an English character actor. Born in London, he was raised in Germany and began his film career in 1914. He appeared in numerous British silent films, including lead roles in literary adaptations such as *The Picture of Dorian Gray* (1916).

Victor is best known for his portrayal of the strongman Hercules in Tod Browning's *Freaks* (1932). After emigrating to the United States in 1939, he worked in Hollywood and frequently played villains or Nazi characters, including Capt. Schultz in Ernst Lubitsch's *To Be or Not to Be* (1942). He died in Los Angeles of a brain tumour at the age of 52 and is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, California.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *To Be or Not to Be* (1942), Fi1m 87, as Capt. Schultz — [page](https://film.one/film/to-be-or-not-to-be.md)

## Also known for

- *Freaks* (1932), Hercules
- *The Mummy* (1932), The Saxon Warrior (scenes deleted)
- *Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon* (1942), Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)
- *The Mortal Storm* (1940), Gestapo Official Confiscating Book on Train
- *King of the Zombies* (1941), Dr. Miklos Sangre
- *Once Upon a Honeymoon* (1942), German Storm Trooper (uncredited)
- *L'Argent* (1928), Jacques Hamelin

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