Ludwig Schmitz (January 28, 1884 – June 28, 1954) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than forty films during his career including the 1951 comedy The Heath Is Green.^[1] He was part of the popular comedy duo Tran and Helle along with Joseph Hussels.

Schmitz was a member of the SS from 1 March 1934 and a member of the Nazi Party from May 1937. It was only in the 1950s that the popular comedian was seen again in the West German cinema. He died of a heart attack in 1954.^[2]

• The Unsuspecting Angel (1936)
• A Night in May (1938)
• The Muzzle (1938)
• Hurrah! I'm a Father (1939)
• Wibbel the Tailor (1939)
• The Comedians (1941)
• Opfergang (1944)
• The Heath Is Green (1951)
• Pension Schöller (1952)
• The Land of Smiles (1952)
• At the Well in Front of the Gate (1952)
• Rose of the Mountain (1952)
• A Thousand Red Roses Bloom (1952)
• Three Days of Fear (1952)
• Knall and Fall as Detectives (1952)
• Mikosch Comes In (1952)
• Josef the Chaste (1953)
• When The Village Music Plays on Sunday Nights (1953)
• We'll Talk About Love Later (1953)

• Langford, Michelle. Directory of World Cinema: Germany. Intellect Books, 2012.

• Ludwig Schmitz at IMDb

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