Felix Basch (1885–1944) was an American-Austrian actor, screenwriter and film director. He first acted in Vienna, and he was a producer and director for the German film production company U. F. A. Following the Nazi takeover of power in Germany in 1933, the Jewish Basch was forced out of films and went into exile, moving to the United States where he appeared in a large number of films acting in character roles. He was married to the actress and singer Grete Freund and was the father of Peter Basch. Richard Tauber was a second cousin of his . According to U.S. immigration entry records, he gained his American citizenship through his father. Basch died May 18, 1944, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood, California, after several major operations. Selected filmography Actor Director The Rose of Stamboul (1919) Patience (1920) Mascotte (1920) Roswolsky's Mistress (1921) Hannerl and Her Lovers (1921) Miss Julie (1922) The Stream (1922) The Curse of Silence (1922) Destiny (1925) Love's Finale (1925) Darling, Count the Cash (1926) Her Husband's Wife (1926) The Girl on a Swing (1926) The Son of Hannibal (1926) A Serious Case (1927) One Plus One Equals Three (1927) Mascottchen (1929) (1930) Seine Freundin Annette (1931) Bibliography References External links 1880s births 1944 deaths Austrian film directors Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors Austrian male screenwriters Male actors from Vienna Austrian Jews Jewish emigrants from Austria to the United States after the Anschluss 20th-century Austrian male actors 20th-century Austrian screenwriters 20th-century Austrian male writers