Constantine Romanoff

Personal Info

Birthday

August 21, 1881

Day of Death

1969-02-08

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Dielingen, Germany

Also Known As

C. Romanoff

Jack Meyer

Fred William Meyer

Friedrich William Heinrich August Meyer

Constantine Romanoff

Biography

German born Constantine Romanoff (born Friedrich William Heinrich August Meyer) was, in America, initially a professional wrestler, then became also a screen actor, appearing usually in uncredited roles.

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life

Freaks

Scarface

Ninotchka

The Son of Kong

The Black Swan

Island of Lost Souls

If You Could Only Cook

Filmography

1966
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Monkey-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
1946
It's a Wonderful Life
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
1945
The Vampire's Ghost
as Sailor
1943
Mission to Moscow
as Accused Member of O.G.P.U. (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
as Villager (uncredited)
1942
The Black Swan
as Pirate (uncredited)
Moontide
as Barfly (uncredited)
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Noodle's Henchman (uncredited)
1941
Confirm or Deny
as Romanoff - Masseur
1940
The Long Voyage Home
as Big Frank
The Green Archer
as West
Captain Caution
as Sailor
Deadwood Dick
as Butch
Florian
as Russian
Saps at Sea
as Horn Factory Workman
Terry and the Pirates
as Henchman Krench
The Shadow
as Harvey
1939
Balalaika
as (uncredited)
Ninotchka
as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
as Tall Father in Derby (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale
as Bald Wrestler (uncredited)
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Duke (uncredited)
Daughter of the Tong
as Henchman
I Stole a Million
as Wrestler (uncredited)
Let Freedom Ring
as Russian (uncredited)
1938
Meet the Girls
as Tiny
Garden of the Moon
as Man Cutting In at Dance (uncredited)
Juvenile Court
as Spectator at Accident (uncredited)
Professor Beware
as Bearded Man
The Canary Comes Across
as Convict (uncredited)
1937
Daughter of Shanghai
as Russian Alien (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Executioner (Uncredited)
Man Of The People
as Hobo (uncredited)
1936
After the Thin Man
as Wrestler at Party (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
as Monkey Man (uncredited)
Road Gang
as Tangle-Eye - Convict at Farm (uncredited)
Give Us This Night
as Fisherman
Sutter's Gold
as Bald Tallest Seaman - Slave Ship
1935
If You Could Only Cook
as Lefty - Rossini's Driver (uncredited)
Broadway Hostess
as Man in Gym (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Gangster (Uncredited)
The Nitwits
as Singing Prisoner
People Will Talk
as Prettyboy Plotsky
The Devil Is a Woman
as Man Blowing Smoke (uncredited)
Stolen Harmony
as Piccolo Player (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta
as Pirate (uncredited)
1934
The Affairs of Cellini
as Executioner (uncredited)
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
as Kargas - Tall Crewman
1933
The Son of Kong
as Bill, a Sailor
Perils of Pauline
as Tyrone
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Dynamite Schultz (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
as Cossack (uncredited)
1932
Island of Lost Souls
as Beast (uncredited)
Too Busy to Work
as Axel
Movie Crazy
as Duval (Uncredited)
Chandu the Magician
as One of Roxor's Henchmen (uncredited)
The Promoter
as Strangler
Scarface
as Henchman (uncredited)
The Beast of the City
as Identifying Witness (uncredited)
Freaks
as Man bringing Friedas Horse (uncredited)
Devil on Deck
as Swede
1931
Ambassador Bill
as Sniper on Balcony
The Yellow Ticket
as Reveller / Prison Guard
Ships of Hate
as Hans
1929
Condemned!
as Brute Convict
Eternal Love
as Villager
Wolf Song
as Rube Thatcher
1928
Fazil
as Executioner
Sharp Shooters
as Swedish Captain (uncredited)
1927
The Tender Hour
as Gorki
The Kid Brother
as Sandoni
1926
The Temptress
as Duras Henchman (uncredited)
For Heaven's Sake
as Mug (uncredited)
1925
Lady of the Night
as Dance Hall Patron (uncredited)