Arnold Korff: Biography, Facts and Career

Arnold Korff (2 August 1870 – 2 June 1944) was an Austrian-born American actor and director. He was educated as a mechanical engineer in his native city of Vienna, and moved to the United States at the age of 18 where he worked as an engineer and a cowboy prior to transitioning into a career as an actor. He made his stage debut in Denver, Colorado in 1892 and was active on the American stage until going back to Europe in 1894. He worked at theaters in Opatija and Olomouc prior to returning to Vienna where he was a leading actor at the first the Carltheater (1897–1899) and then the Burgtheater (1899–1913). He began working as a director at the latter theater in 1905. Korff was committed to a German-language repertory theatre in New York City in 1915–1916, and then worked at theaters in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland into the early 1930s. He also returned periodically to the New York stage in the 1920s for performances in English language plays, including starring opposite Katharine Cornell as Julius Beaufort in Margaret Ayer Barnes's hit play The Age of Innocence, which had a long run in 1928 and 1929. He simultaneously worked as a silent film actor in Germany and Austria prior to moving permanently to the United States in 1931. From 1932 to 1935, he worked as a character actor in Hollywood films. He remained active as a stage actor on Broadway until his death in 1944.

Quick facts about Arnold Korff

• Full name: Arnold Korff
• Born: 1870-08-02
• Nationality: Austria
• Known as: Actor
• Wikidata ID: Q89060

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