Oskar Sima

Oskar Sima
Born	31 July 1896(1896-07-31) Hohenau an der March, Austria-Hungary
Died	24 June 1969(1969-06-24) (aged 72) Langenzersdorf, Austria
Occupation	Actor

Oskar Sima (31 July 1896 – 24 June 1969) was an Austrian actor who is best remembered for appearing in supporting roles in countless comedy films from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Born in Hohenau an der March, Lower Austria, Sima attended high school in Vienna. After a brief tour in the army during World War I, he began acting in various theatrical productions in Berlin, Vienna, and other cities in Central Europe. He began his film career in 1921, and appeared in a number of German silent films early on. Sima was frequently cast as the comic villain whose machinations get everyone into trouble, although many a times his villainous stature was used to more chilling effect.

In 1929, Sima married actress Lina Woiwode. The couple remained married until Sima's death. After World War II, Sima was a frequent character actor, causing one biographer to write, "... there was hardly a movie in which Oskar Sima didn't act."[1]

Sima suffered an aneurysm in 1968 and languished for nearly a year before succumbing to his illness on 24 June 1969. He was 72.

Selected filmography

• Skandal um Eva (1930)
• Der Andere (1930)
• The Countess of Monte-Christo (1932)
• The Star of Valencia (1933)
• The Heath Is Green (1951)
• Season in Salzburg (1961)

External links

• Oskar Sima at the Internet Movie Database
• Photographs and literature
• Museum with permanent Oskar Sima exhibition

Persondata
Name	Sima, Oskar
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	1896-7-31
Place of birth	Hohenau an der March, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	1969-6-24
Place of death	Langenzersdorf, Austria