
Georg H. Schnell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 11, 1878
- Died
- March 31, 1951
- Birthplace
- Tschifu (now Yantai), China
Georg Heinrich Schnell (11 April 1878 – 31 March 1951) was a German actor who remains perhaps best-known for his role as shipowner Harding in Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922). Georg appeared in over one hundred films. He was born in Yantai, China. He died in West Berlin, West Germany. Georg is sometimes credited as G.H. Schnell, Georg Heinrich Schnell, Georg Schnell, and George Snell.
Filmography
- ScreenPlaza presents: Nosferatu
ScreenPlaza presents: Nosferatu TBA
as Harding

Radiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror 2025
as Harding - ein Reeder

Synthwave Horror: Nosferatu 2023
as Harding

Nora 1944
as Bankpräsident

The Punch Bowl 1944
as Mitglied der Bowlenrunde

Titanic 1943
as Shareholder Morrison (uncredited)

The Rothschilds 1940
Actor

Ein Mann auf Abwegen 1940
Actor

Das Gewehr über 1939
as Großkaufmann Thomson

Das Recht auf Liebe 1939
as Oberst v. Kettler
- In letzter Minute
In letzter Minute 1939
as Kriminalbeamter

Der Polizeifunk meldet 1939
Actor

Die Frau ohne Vergangenheit 1939
Actor

Die Nacht der Entscheidung 1938
as Vorsitzender des Londoner Syndikats
- Liebelei und Liebe
Liebelei und Liebe 1938
as Direktor der Technischen Hochschule

Stärker als die Liebe 1938
Actor
- Am seidenen Faden
Am seidenen Faden 1938
as Dr. Klipper

Die kleine und die große Liebe 1938
as Der amerikanische Flugpassagier

The Impossible Mr. Pitt 1938
as Chiron

Das Mädchen von gestern Nacht 1938
as Parker

Under Sealed Orders 1938
as Resa Khan

The Coral Princess 1937
as Fliegerkommandant

An Enemy of the People 1937
as Ministerialdirektor Prof. Köster

Der Mustergatte 1937
Actor
- When Women Keep Silent
When Women Keep Silent 1937
as Conti
- Heimweh
Heimweh 1937
as Ein amerikanischer Staatsanwalt

Seven Slaps 1937
as Dr. Lorenz

Alarm in Peking 1937
as Gesandter

Madame Bovary 1937
as Marquis de Andervillier

Die Kronzeugin 1937
as Gerichtsvorsitzender

A Castle in Flanders 1936
as Regiments-Adjutant
- Moral
Moral 1936
as Großherzog

Heiteres und Ernstes um den großen König 1936
as Baron Warkotsch

Hot Blood 1936
Actor

The Valley of Love 1935
as Herr von Geldern

The Girl from the Marsh Croft 1935
Actor

Stradivari 1935
Actor

Top Sergeant Schwenke 1935
Actor
- Der interessante Fall
Der interessante Fall 1935
as Uncle

Vacationing from Oneself 1934
as Dr. Hartung

Die Reiter von Deutsch-Ostafrika 1934
as Colonel Black, englischer Generalstabsoffizier

The Island 1934
as Hollen
- The Champion of Pontresina
The Champion of Pontresina 1934
as I.P. Moore, Bankier
- William Tell
William Tell 1934
as Kaiserlicher Statthalter

Police Report 1934
as Staatsanwalt

Her Majesty Love 1933
Actor

Kampf 1932
as Kurt Harder

Tannenberg 1932
as General der Kavallerie Shilinski

My Wife, the Adventuress 1931
Actor

In the Employ of the Secret Service 1931
as Nikolajewski

Circus Life 1931
as 1. Kriminalkommissar

Danton 1931
as Der Herzog von Coburg
- Kaiserliebchen
Kaiserliebchen 1931
as Hauptmann Erlaa

The Twelfth Hour 1930
as Hartung (Archive footage)

The Road to Dishonour 1930
as Pawel

The Flame of Love 1930
as Grand Duke

Das Donkosakenlied 1930
as Fürst Gagarin

Hurrah! I'm Alive! 1928
as Joe Jefferson
- Moderne Piraten
Moderne Piraten 1928
as Kapitän der Sultana

The Old Fritz II 1928
as Großkanzler Fürst
- Hast Du geliebt am schönen Rhein?
Hast Du geliebt am schönen Rhein? 1927
as Mr. Shiffer
- The Eighteen Year Old
The Eighteen Year Old 1927
Actor

Crooks in Tails 1927
as Lennoys Sekretär
- Der gute Ruf
Der gute Ruf 1926
Actor
- Der Stolz der Kompagnie
Der Stolz der Kompagnie 1926
as Der Hauptmann

Die Mühle von Sanssouci 1926
as General Seydlitz
- Marcco, der Bezwinger des Todes
Marcco, der Bezwinger des Todes 1925
Actor

Liebet das Leben 1924
Actor

Um eines Weibes Ehre 1924
Actor

Napoleon’s Daughter 1922
as Bertin

Marie Antoinette - Das Leben einer Königin 1922
as Lafayette

Nosferatu 1922
as Harding

Miss Julie 1922
Actor

Die Dreizehn aus Stahl 1921
Actor

Panic in the House of Ardon 1920
Actor
- The Tarantula
The Tarantula 1920
Actor

Die Tragödie eines Großen 1920
Actor

Das rote Plakat 1920
Actor
- Dolls of Death
Dolls of Death 1920
as Lorenzo
- Die Arche. 2. Teil: Die letzten Menschen
Die Arche. 2. Teil: Die letzten Menschen 1919
Actor
- Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo 1919
as Werner Burghoff
- The Arc
The Arc 1919
Actor

Die Schuld 1919
as Jürgen Halström
- Die rollende Kugel
Die rollende Kugel 1919
Actor

Her Sport 1919
as Rudolf Walters
- Der verführte Heilige
Der verführte Heilige 1919
Actor
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