Herman Bing

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
March 29, 1889 (57 years old)
Died
January 9, 1947
Place of Birth
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Popular Genres
Romance Drama Comedy
Career Span
1927 – 1975

Herman Bing

7 wins
10 nominations
7 Oscars
98 credits

Herman Bing was a German born character actor and voice actor.

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Personal Info

Born
Mar 29, 1889
From
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Known For
Acting
Career
1927 – 1975

Known For

Dumbo
Dumbo
1941
as The Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
1932
as Swiss Postal Clerk (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
as Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
as Costumer
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Waiter
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
1938
as Monsieur Pepinard
Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century
1934
as Beard #1 (uncredited)
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932
as Franz Odenheimer (uncredited)
Lady Killer
Lady Killer
1933
Three on a Match
Three on a Match
1932
as Professor Irving Finklestein (uncredited)
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade
1933
as Fralick

Frequent Collaborators

Cliff Edwards
Cliff Edwards
2 shared projects
in "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
2 shared projects
in "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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Marcelle Corday
Marcelle Corday
2 shared projects
in "The Great Ziegfeld"
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Gino Corrado
Gino Corrado
2 shared projects
in "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans"
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Janet Gaynor
Janet Gaynor
2 shared projects
in "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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Barry Norton
Barry Norton
2 shared projects
in "The Great Ziegfeld"
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William Powell
William Powell
2 shared projects
in "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
2 shared projects
in "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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Fanny Brice
Fanny Brice
2 shared projects
in "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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Edward Brophy
Edward Brophy
1 shared project
in "Dumbo"
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Margaret Wright
1 shared project
in "Dumbo"
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Verna Felton
Verna Felton
1 shared project
in "Dumbo"
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Award Recognition

7
Wins
10
Nominations
7
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage) Award

1946

Breakfast in Hollywood as Herman Award

1945

Where Do We Go from Here? as Hessian Col. / Von Heisel

1942

The Devil with Hitler as Louis

1941

Dumbo as The Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited) Award
I Was a Criminal as Kilian, City Hall Guard

1940

Broadway Melody of 1940 as Silhouettist (uncredited) Award
Bitter Sweet as Market Keeper
Public Deb No. 1 as Dutchman

1938

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife as Monsieur Pepinard Award
The Great Waltz as Dommayer
Sweethearts as Oscar Engel
Four's a Crowd as Barber
Paradise for Three as Mr. Polter
Daffy Duck in Hollywood as Von Hamburger (voice) (uncredited)
Vacation from Love as Oscar Wittlesbach

1937

Beg, Borrow or Steal as Von Giersdorff, aka Count Herman
Maytime as August Archipenko
Oh, What a Knight!
Champagne Waltz as Max Snellinek

1936

The Great Ziegfeld as Costumer Award
Rose Marie as Mr. Daniells
That Girl from Paris as "Hammy" Hammacher
Adventure in Manhattan as Otto
The King Steps Out as Pretzelberger
Tango as Mr. Kluckmeyer, Tango Hosiery
The Music Goes 'Round as Self
Come Closer, Folks as Herman
Blackmailer as Dr. Rosenkrantz - Coroner
Human Cargo as Fritz Schultz
Laughing Irish Eyes as Weisbecher

1935

Hands Across the Table as Barber (uncredited) Award
Vagabond Lady as Spear Department Head (uncredited)
The Night Is Young as Nepomuk
Call of the Wild as Sam
In Caliente as Florist
Here Comes the Band as Hans Bergenspitz (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes as Professor Friedrich Wilhelm Gruber
3 Kids and a Queen as Walter Merkin
The Florentine Dagger as Baker
Redheads on Parade as Lionel Kunkel
Every Night at Eight as Joe Schmidt
Fighting Youth as Luigi
Calm Yourself as Mr. Sam Bromberg
Thunder in the Night as Taxi Driver
His Family Tree as Mr. 'Stony' Stonehill
$1,000 a Minute as Vanderbrocken
The Misses Stooge as Sazarac the Magician
Stage Frights
The Great Hotel Murder as Hans

1934

Twentieth Century as Beard #1 (uncredited) Award
The Merry Widow as Zizipoff Award
One Night of Love as Vegetable Man
Crimson Romance as Himmelbaum
Hide-Out as Jake
Mandalay as Prof. Kleinschmidt
The Mighty Barnum as Farmer Schultz
Manhattan Love Song as Gustave
Embarrassing Moments as Bartender
Melody in Spring as Wirt
I'll Tell the World as Adolph
Love Time as Istvan
I Sell Anything as Dutchman Bidding $1.25 (uncredited)
Trimmed in Furs as Engles the Lodge Owner

1933

Dinner at Eight as Waiter Award
Lady Killer Award
Footlight Parade as Fralick Award
Curtain at Eight as Sam, stage director Award
Blood Money as Butcher Weighing Sausages (uncredited) Award
The Bowery as Max Herman Award
College Coach as Prof. Glantz
Fast Workers as Schultz (Uncredited)
Chance at Heaven as Franklyn's Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Nuisance as Willy
My Lips Betray as Weininger
The Plumber and the Lady as Otto Mauser
Fits in a Fiddle as Heinrich Mickelmeier

1932

A Farewell to Arms as Swiss Postal Clerk (uncredited) Award
Murders in the Rue Morgue as Franz Odenheimer (uncredited) Award
Three on a Match as Professor Irving Finklestein (uncredited) Award
Blessed Event as Emil
Big City Blues as First Waiter (uncredited)
Radio Patrol as Schwabacher, the Funeral Director (uncredited)
The Tenderfoot as Chef (uncredited)
Westward Passage as Otto Hoopengarner, the Dutchman
The Crash as E.F. McSorley
Flesh as Pepi
Hypnotized as Captain Otto Von Stormberg
A Passport to Hell as Barfly

1931

Private Lives as Train Conductor (uncredited) Award
The Guardsman as A Creditor
Men of Chance as Fritz Tannenbaum
The Great Lover as Losseck

1930

Anna Christie as Larry - the Bartender (uncredited)
Show Girl in Hollywood as Bing
The Three Sisters as Von Kosch

1929

Married in Hollywood as German Director

1927

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans as Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Dumbo
A Farewell to Arms
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Great Ziegfeld
Dinner at Eight
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Murders in the Rue Morgue

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