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Karl Scheydt | |
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| Born | Karl Emil Scheydt February 5, 1940 |
| Died | April 30, 2009 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–1990 |
| Known for | Title role in The American Soldier (1970) |
Karl Emil "Charly" Scheydt (5 February 1940 – 30 April 2009) was a German actor and frequent collaborator of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He played the title role in Fassbinder’s The American Soldier (1970) and appeared in at least fifteen of the director’s films, including The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971), Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974), Fox and His Friends (1975) and In a Year with 13 Moons (1978).[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Scheydt made his screen debut in Fassbinder’s experimental pageant Die Niklashauser Fahrt (1970) and won immediate critical notice in Der amerikanische Soldat, where reviewers described him as a “fedora-clad angel of death.”[4] Through the 1970s he became a fixture of Fassbinder’s ensemble, appearing in Händler der vier Jahreszeiten (1971), Angst essen Seele auf (1973), Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975), In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978) and the television epic Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980).[1]
During the 1980s he shifted toward television and independent German features, with his final screen credit in Staub vor der Sonne (1990).[5]
Scheydt died on 30 April 2009 at the age of 69.[1]
Selected filmography
[edit]- The American Soldier (1970) – title role (Ricky)
- Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)
- The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971) – Anzell
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) – Albert Kurowski
- Fox and His Friends (1975) – Klaus
- In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) – Christoph
- World on a Wire (TV, 1973)
- Berlin Alexanderplatz (TV, 1980)
- Querelle (1982)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Karl Scheydt". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ Stephens, Chuck (4 June 2015). "Bitter Harvest". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Der amerikanische Soldat (1970)". BFI. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ Uhlich, Keith (29 January 2009). "Immediate Impressions #4: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's The American Soldier". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Karl Scheydt". Filmdienst (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2025.