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Franz Porten

German actor and film director (1859–1932)
Person human Q112632

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
August 23, 1859
Date of death
May 21, 1932
Place of birth
Zeltingen-Rachtig
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Germany[12]
Occupation
film director, stage actor, film actor, actor, film screenwriter, opera singer, singer, theatre manager, screenwriter, director, musician[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Field of work
acting, film direction, film screenwriting, opera, singing[19][20][21][22][23]
Child
Rosa Porten, Henny Porten[10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[29]
Family name
Porten[26]
Given name
Franz[27]
Instrument
voice[28]
Name in native language
Franz Porten[30]
P14536
401399[31]
P14750
C8B3-B363-EF8E-A744-70C5[32]
Voice type
baritone[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Franz Porten fa فرانز پورتن ru Франц Портен
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000071190199
VIAF cluster ID
100521569
GND ID
139229582
DDB person (GND) ID
139229582
Danish National Filmography person ID
264305
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
139229582
Filmportal ID
da3343d6435243518ae012c4b7bf2155
FranceArchives agent ID
18439427
Freebase ID
/m/0gyc9fk
Geni.com profile ID
6000000015952533131
IMDb ID
nm0691994
Kinobox person ID
1424611
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Kinopoisk person ID
957583
LdiF person ID
249413
NL CR AUT ID
pna20181010445
Prabook ID
2445962
Rodovid ID
767734
TMDB person ID
1712885
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJymrdpG87HYbB9DHk94bd
ČSFD person ID
483443

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
actor, film director, film actor, opera singer, stage actor
Field of work 4
opera, singing, acting, film direction
Child 2
Henny Porten, Rosa Porten
Children (paternal) 2
Henny Porten, Rosa Porten
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Given name 1
Franz
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Zeltingen-Rachtig
Place of death 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
Voice type 1
baritone
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Summary

Franz Porten was born on August 23, 1859[1], in Zeltingen-Rachtig[2]. He died on May 21, 1932[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as a film director[5], stage actor[6], film actor[7], actor[8], and film screenwriter[9].

FAQs

Where was Franz Porten born?

Franz Porten was born in Zeltingen-Rachtig[2].

Where did Franz Porten die?

Franz Porten passed away in Berlin[4].

What did Franz Porten do for work?

Franz Porten worked as a film director[5], stage actor[6], film actor[7], actor[8], and film screenwriter[9].

Related Entities

Germany Henny Porten

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → C8B3-B363-EF8E-A744-70C5
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  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Voice type → baritone
    Aliases → —
    Sex or gender → male
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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