Karl Platen
Platen in 1906
Born	Carl Platen (1877-03-06)6 March 1877 Halle, Germany
Died	4 July 1952(1952-07-04) (aged 75) Weimar, German Democratic Republic
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1913–1949

Karl Platen (6 March 1877 – 4 July 1952) was a German actor and cinematographer known for Girl in the Moon (1929) and M (1931).

Biography

Karl Platen was born as Carl Platen on March 6, 1877, in Halle an der Saale, Germany. He died on July 4, 1952, in Weimar, German Democratic Republic at the age of 75.

Selected filmography

• Ein Ausgestoßener (1913, part 1)
• Der Katzensteg (1915) - Pfarrer
• Die Erben des Geizhalses (1915) - Pflegesohn von Riedel Hermann
• The Japanese Woman (1919)
• Hängezöpfchen (1919) - Prof. Hahnensporn
• Das rosa Strumpfbändchen (1919)
• The Boy in Blue (1919) - Alter Diener / Old servant
• The Foolish Heart (1919, Short)
• The Bodega of Los Cuerros (1919)
• Madame Du Barry (1919) - Guillaume Dubarry
• Der rote Sarafan (1919)
• Seine Beichte (Bekenntnisse eines Lebemannes) (1919) - Diener Franz
• Irrlicht (1919)