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Luis van Rooten is a Actor American born on 29 november 1906 at Mexico City (Mexique)

Luis van Rooten

Luis van Rooten
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Birth name Luis d'Antin van Rooten
Nationality USA
Birth 29 november 1906 at Mexico City (Mexique)
Death 17 june 1973 (at 66 years) at Chatham (USA)

Luis van Rooten, (November 29, 1906 - June 17, 1973) was an American film actor. He was christened Luis d'Antin van Rooten.

Van Rooten earned his BA at the University of Pennsylvania and worked as an architect before deciding to pursue film work in Hollywood during World War II. His facility with languages made van Rooten an in-demand military radio announcer during the war, and he conducted a variety of broadcasts in Italian, Spanish, and French. This led into film work, often in roles requiring an accent or skill with dialects.

Best films

Cinderella (1950)
(Actor)

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Filmography of Luis van Rooten (21 films)

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Fury River
Fury River (1961)
, 1h14
Directed by Alan Crosland Jr., Jacques Tourneur, George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Historical, Western
Actors Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Philip Tonge, Rayford Barnes, Luis van Rooten, Harry Lauter
Roles Mr. Duren
Rating52% 2.6057952.6057952.6057952.6057952.605795
Les aventures du Major Rogers et de ses hommes pendant la Guerre de la Conquête.
Curse of the Faceless Man, 1h7
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Horror
Actors Richard Anderson, Adele Mara, Luis van Rooten, Morris Ankrum, George Sawaya
Roles Dr. Carlo Fiorillo
Rating48% 2.4125852.4125852.4125852.4125852.412585
The petrified body of a gladiator is discovered at Pompeii, wearing a bronze medallion with Etruscan writing on it. An Italian archeologist, Maria Fiorillo (Adele Mara), believes that the robust body is still alive, but Dr. Paul Mallon (Richard Anderson) does not believe her. Every time someone is left alone with the body, they die, with their skulls crushed. Tina Enright (Elaine Edwards) begins to have strange visions and believes that what she knows about the "faceless man" is true.
Fraulein
Fraulein (1958)
, 1h35
Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Dana Wynter, Mel Ferrer, Dolores Michaels, Margaret Hayes, Theodore Bikel, Luis van Rooten
Roles Fritz Graubach
Rating64% 3.2423853.2423853.2423853.2423853.242385
In Berlin near the end of World War II, American prisoner of war Foster MacLain (Mel Ferrer) escapes and is sheltered by Professor Julius Angermann (Ivan Triesault). Angermann's daughter Erika (Dana Wynter) is not so welcoming, but hides the American from the soldiers looking for him. MacLain leaves when it is safe.
The Unholy Wife, 1h34
Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Diana Dors, Jonathan Latimer, Rod Steiger, Tom Tryon, Beulah Bondi, Marie Windsor
Roles Ezra Benton
Rating55% 2.7956752.7956752.7956752.7956752.795675
The film begins with Phyllis (Diana Dors) telling her story in flashbacks. It begins how she meets rich vintner Paul Hochen (Rod Steiger) from Napa Valley in a bar and marries him soon after.
The Sea Chase, 1h57
Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, La bataille de l'Atlantique, Political films
Actors John Wayne, Lana Turner, David Farrar, Lyle Bettger, Tab Hunter, James Arness
Roles Matz
Rating63% 3.1976853.1976853.1976853.1976853.197685
Captain Karl Ehrlich (John Wayne) is the master of the elderly German steam freighter Ergenstrasse, in port at Sydney, Australia on the eve of the Second World War. Ehrlich is depicted as a patriot, a former career naval officer who lost his rank and position after falling out of favour with the current regime and refusing to support the Nazi Party. As his ship prepares for sea (or to be interned if war is declared) he meets with an old friend, British Commander Jeff Napier (David Farrar) and his fiancée Elsa Keller (Lana Turner).
The Great Adventure, 1h34
Directed by Arne Sucksdorff
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Documentary, Adventure
Actors Gunnar Sjöberg, Luis van Rooten, Arne Sucksdorff, Norman Shelley
Roles Narrator (Anders as an adult) (U.S. version) (voice)
Rating70% 3.5233353.5233353.5233353.5233353.523335
Quatre saisons dans la campagne et la forêt suédoises. Du côté des animaux. Du côté des hommes aussi.
Lydia Bailey, 1h29
Directed by Jean Negulesco, Robert D. Webb
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Dale Robertson, Anne Francis, Charles Korvin, William Horace Marshall, Luis van Rooten, Robert Evans
Roles General Charles LeClerc
Rating63% 3.1904553.1904553.1904553.1904553.190455
Albion Hamlin, a farmer and lawyer from Maine, defends a Boston publisher from prosecution under the Alien and Sedition Acts and falls in love with his daughter Lydia after seeing a painting of her. He looks for her in revolution-torn Haiti and the two eventually become involved in the American action against the Barbary pirates.
Detective Story, 1h43
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Gladys George
Roles Joe Feinson
Rating74% 3.7446853.7446853.7446853.7446853.744685
The story begins with the arrest of a shoplifter (Lee Grant) and her booking at the 21st police precinct in New York City. Outside, Det. Jim McLeod (Kirk Douglas) is sharing a romantic moment with his wife Mary (Eleanor Parker), and they discuss the children they are planning to have. McLeod returns to the precinct to process a young embezzler named Arthur Kindred (Craig Hill).
My Favorite Spy, 1h33
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Films set in Africa, Spy films
Actors Bob Hope, Hedy Lamarr, Francis L. Sullivan, Arnold Moss, John Archer, Luis van Rooten
Roles Rudolf Hoenig
Rating64% 3.245593.245593.245593.245593.24559
A comedian poses as an international spy to recover mysterious microfilm.
Cinderella
Cinderella (1950)
, 1h14
Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about the labor movement, Les fées, Musical films, Political films, Children's films, Films about marriage, Films about royalty
Actors Ilene Megan Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Rhoda Williams, Jimmy MacDonald, Luis van Rooten
Roles King / Grand Duke (voice)
Rating72% 3.645343.645343.645343.645343.64534
Cinderella is the beloved child of a widowed aristocrat. Anxious for his daughter to have a mother's love, he remarries to Lady Tremaine, with two daughters: Drizella and Anastasia. After her father dies unexpectedly, Lady Tremaine is revealed to be a cruel and selfish woman, and Cinderella is abused and mistreated by her stepfamily, who take over the estate and ultimately reduce her to being a scullery maid in her own home. Despite this, Cinderella grows into a kind and gentle young woman, befriending the animals in the barn and the mice and birds who live around the chateau.
Champion
Champion (1949)
, 1h39
Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, John Arthur Kennedy, Ruth Roman, Paul Stewart, Lola Albright
Roles Harris
Rating72% 3.6420953.6420953.6420953.6420953.642095
The drama charts the story of Midge Kelly (Kirk Douglas), a boxer who pushes himself to the top of his game by knocking out opponents and back-stabbing friends. He has no qualms about deceiving the various females he encounters and he eventually double-crosses Tommy Haley (Paul Stewart), the manager who found him and helped pave his road to fame.
City Across the River, 1h31
Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Luis van Rooten, Jeff Corey, Sue England, Richard Benedict
Roles Joe Cusack
Rating62% 3.1435153.1435153.1435153.1435153.143515
Two members of a tough Brooklyn street gang accidentally kill one of their teachers.
Night Has a Thousand Eyes, 1h21
Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Noir
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Gail Russell, John Lund, Virginia Bruce, William Demarest, Richard Webb
Roles Mr. Myers
Rating70% 3.5411653.5411653.5411653.5411653.541165
The film opens in New Orleans, where John Triton (Robinson) is "The Mental Wizard", a nightclub fortune teller. During a show one evening, Triton suddenly urges an audience member to rush home, cautioning that her son is in danger. As the story unfolds, Triton struggles with his new-found psychic ability, as all of his relentlessly bleak predictions prove accurate. Jerome Cowan (of Maltese Falcon fame) plays Whitney Courtland, Triton's best friend, who becomes wealthy using tips from the now-psychic Triton.
Beyond Glory, 1h22
Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Alan Ladd, Donna Reed, George Macready, George Coulouris, Harold Vermilyea, Henry Travers
Roles Dr. Joseph White (as Louis Van Rooten)
Rating64% 3.24213.24213.24213.24213.2421
West Point cadet Rockwell "Rocky" Gilman is called before a hearing brought after an influential cadet, Raymond Denmore, Jr., is forced to leave the academy. Gilman has reported Denmore for lying to him during training, and in retaliation has been accused of bullying and hazing the dismissed cadet. Denmore's attorney, Lew Proctor, attacking the academy and its Honor Code system, declares that Gilman is unfit and possibly criminally liable. Gilman is confined to quarters by the academy superintendent and warned not to discuss the case with anyone. Consequently, he breaks a date his girlfriend Ann Daniels without explanation. The hearing resumes and Gilman's classmate, Eddie Loughlin, recounts how Gilman uncomplainingly withstood the rigors of academy training, especially during his plebe year, when he was still recovering from war wounds. Gilman takes the stand and testifies about his war experiences.