Theo Frenkel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theo Frenkel

Film director, Actor, Screenwriter

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1871

Place of Birth: Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 20-Sep-1956

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director, film producer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Theodorus Maurita Frenkel (14 July 1871 – 20 September 1956) was a Dutch film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era.
He worked in Britain under the name Theo Bouwmeester, using the surname of his renowned mother and uncle (both accomplished actors), before working in Germany in 1913 and 1914 and then returning to the Netherlands, a neutral country, before World War I.
He directed 214 films between 1908 and 1928.
He also appeared in 21 films between 1911 and 1948.
His nephew Theo Frenkel Jr.
(1893–1955) was a film actor.