---
name: "Roland Varno"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/roland-varno"
fi1m_id: "roland-varno"
imdb_id: "nm0890131"
tmdb_id: 2907
wikidata_id: "Q3142135"
roles: []
born: "15 March 1908"
died: "24 May 1996"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-25T02:49:29.878780+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."
---

# Roland Varno

## Identity

Roland Varno

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/roland-varno
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** roland-varno
- **IMDb ID:** nm0890131
- **TMDB ID:** 2907
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3142135
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Varno, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3142135, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0890131/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2907

Actor. Born 15 March 1908 in Utrecht, Netherlands. Died 24 May 1996.

## Details

- **Born:** 15 March 1908, Utrecht, Netherlands
- **Died:** 24 May 1996
- **Also known as:** Jacob Frederik Vuerhard
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 74 (2), 1940s 87 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, War 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Drama 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Varno, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3142135, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0890131/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2907

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Blue Angel*](https://film.one/film/the-blue-angel.md) (81)

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## Biography

Roland Varno, born Jacob Frederik Vuerhard, was a Dutch actor who appeared in German and American films. He was born on 15 March 1908 in Utrecht and spent much of his childhood in Java before returning to the Netherlands as a teenager. He later moved to Berlin in the late 1920s.

Varno made his film debut in the late 1920s and gained notice for his supporting role as a pupil in *The Blue Angel* (1930). He moved to Hollywood in 1930 and appeared in dozens of films through the 1940s, including *As You Desire Me* (1932), *Gunga Din* (1939), *To Be or Not to Be* (1942), *The Return of the Vampire* (1943) and *My Name Is Julia Ross* (1945), often in uncredited or minor roles. He also worked in television in the 1950s before retiring from acting in 1959.

After retirement Varno moved to Mexico, where he directed for an English-language theatre company in Ajijic. He died on 24 May 1996 in Lancaster, California.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (1)

- *The Blue Angel* (1930), Fi1m 81, as Pupil — [page](https://film.one/film/the-blue-angel.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *To Be or Not to Be* (1942), Fi1m 87, as Pilot (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/to-be-or-not-to-be.md)
- *Gunga Din* (1939), Fi1m 68, as Lt. Markham (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/gunga-din.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

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

- *Istanbul* (1957), as Mr. Florian
- *The Mad Magician* (1954), as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
- *Act of Violence* (1949), as German (voice) (uncredited)
- *Scared to Death* (1947), as Ward Van Ee
- *Flight to Nowhere* (1946), as James Van Bush
- *Follow That Woman* (1945), as Undetermined Role
- *My Name Is Julia Ross* (1945), as Dennis Bruce
- *Betrayal from the East* (1945), as Kurt Guenther
- *The Master Key* (1945), as Arnold Hoffman
- *Our Hearts Were Young and Gay* (1944), as Pierre Cambouille (uncredited)
- *The Unwritten Code* (1944), as Cpl. Karl Richter
- *The Return of the Vampire* (1943), as John Ainsley
- *Hostages* (1943), as Jan Pavel
- *Action in the North Atlantic* (1943), as Gunnery Captain (uncredited)
- *Edge of Darkness* (1943), as German Lieutenant (uncredited)
- *Valley of Hunted Men* (1942), as Nazi posing as Paul Schiller
- *Eagle Squadron* (1942), as Aide-de-camp
- *To Be or Not to Be* (1942), as Pilot (uncredited) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/to-be-or-not-to-be.md)
- *Nazi Agent* (1942), as Bauer (uncredited)
- *The Corsican Brothers* (1942), as De Revenau's Friend at Opera (Uncredited)
- *Devil Pays Off* (1941), as Ship's Doctor
- *Our Wife* (1941), as Steward (uncredited)
- *Underground* (1941), as Ernst Demmler
- *Mystery Sea Raider* (1940), as Lt. Schmidt
- *Three Faces West* (1940), as Dr. Eric Von Scherer
- *The Fighting 69th* (1940), as German Officer (uncredited)
- *Balalaika* (1939), as Lieutenant Nikitin
- *Gunga Din* (1939), as Lt. Markham (uncredited) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/gunga-din.md)
- *The Emperor's Candlesticks* (1937), as Czar's Officer (uncredited)
- *The Woman I Love* (1937), as (uncredited)
- *Quality Street* (1937), as Ens. Blades
- *Sins of Man* (1936), as Consul Clerk
- *The Girl in the Blue Hat* (1934), as Daantje
- *Malle gevallen* (1934), as Boy de Wit
- *Private Jones* (1933), as Lt. Brinkerhoff (uncredited)
- *As You Desire Me* (1932), as Albert
- *Arsène Lupin* (1932), as Jean Moucante (uncredited)
- *The Man in Search of His Murderer* (1931), Actor
- *The Blue Angel* (1930), as Pupil — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-blue-angel.md)
- *Zwischen vierzehn und siebzehn* (1929), Actor
- *De sensatie der toekomst*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Roland Varno](https://film.one/media/person/324206/gallery-e2c6fd60c6a0.jpg) Roland Varno — film screenshot (Golden Gate Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Roland_Varno_in_Flight_to_Nowhere.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Roland Varno in Het meisje met de blauwe hoed (1934)](https://film.one/media/person/324206/gallery-f26a9ca226cd.jpg) Roland Varno in Het meisje met de blauwe hoed (1934) — FILMA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Roland_Varno%2C_Het_meisje_met_de_blauwe_hoed_%286135531115%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Roland Varno, Enny Meunier in Malle Gevallen (1934)](https://film.one/media/person/324206/gallery-41cfa6798a00.jpg) Roland Varno, Enny Meunier in Malle Gevallen (1934) — Loet C. Barnstijn Film, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Roland_Varno%2C_Enny_Meunier_in_Malle_Gevallen_%282596815909%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Enny Meunier and Roland Varno in Malle gevallen (1934)](https://film.one/media/person/324206/gallery-404760b00d19.jpg) Enny Meunier and Roland Varno in Malle gevallen (1934) — Loet C. Barnstijn Film, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Enny_Meunier_and_Roland_Varno_in_Malle_gevallen_%281934%29_%283308694070%29.jpg/1280px-Enny_Meunier_and_Roland_Varno_in_Malle_gevallen_%281934%29_%283308694070%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Roland Varno](https://film.one/media/person/324206/gallery-611e43e826de.jpg) Roland Varno — Image via TMDB
- ![Tony van den Berg, Roland Varno, in Het meisje met de blauwe hoed (1934)](https://film.one/media/person/324206/gallery-225af5299fdc.jpg) Tony van den Berg, Roland Varno, in Het meisje met de blauwe hoed (1934) — FILMA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Tony_van_den_Berg%2C_Roland_Varno%2C_Het_meisje_met_de_blauwe_hoed_%286115406444%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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