{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/2401430/william-kahn",
  "name": "William Kahn",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/2401430/william-kahn",
  "knownForDepartment": "Writing",
  "description": "William Kahn was a German film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He created the detective character Rat Anheim and made several films about his cases.",
  "birthDate": "1888-05-25",
  "deathDate": "1959-05-14",
  "birthPlace": "Berlin, Germany",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0434934"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "3 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 26805,
      "title": "Night Editor",
      "year": "1946",
      "role": "as Newsboy (Uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tCyhHqjXHcvH4knab5Aem6izazi.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/26805/night-editor-1946"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1300836,
      "title": "The Circus Diva",
      "year": "1924",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1300836/the-circus-diva-1924"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 627849,
      "title": "Sein schwierigster Fall",
      "year": "1915",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 10,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5AW06HQpg5UHihIVwsmw8LDkO0t.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/627849/sein-schwierigster-fall-1915"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 767564,
      "title": "Der Fall Dombronowska",
      "year": "1917",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9Ipt19JCbjFm5wLKpQ1HuiI2Gqa.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/767564/der-fall-dombronowska-1917"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 648142,
      "title": "Die Gespensteruhr",
      "year": "1916",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 9,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/648142/die-gespensteruhr-1916"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 846321,
      "title": "Das Gesetz der Mine",
      "year": "1915",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 10,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fEn334kBfkwIs9Ju0toIYRtHRzA.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/846321/das-gesetz-der-mine-1915"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1594187,
      "title": "Der Fall Hoop...!",
      "year": "1916",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 10,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/604mxvKCBmqZbq9HPMnLuvJu077.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1594187/der-fall-hoop-1916"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 805900,
      "title": "Verlorene Töchter",
      "year": "1918",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/rHfBNsDsgCCPA8JYbDW2gByAvEr.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/805900/verlorene-tochter-1918"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 627851,
      "title": "Der Geheimsekretär",
      "year": "1915",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 10,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/iY0HOev7fDMTaUfHk1HLkbdWK3c.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/627851/der-geheimsekretar-1915"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1139132,
      "title": "Dynamit",
      "year": "1916",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gwWeqTROWmVPglPqNGPEl8Io2EL.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1139132/dynamit-1916"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1259078,
      "title": "Verlorene Töchter 3. Teil - Die Menschen nennen es Liebe",
      "year": "1919",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1259078/verlorene-tochter-3-teil-die-menschen-nennen-es-liebe-1919"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1547760,
      "title": "Der Fall Grehn",
      "year": "1916",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fSJm9D19aHI0x9oXumng0JstnrT.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1547760/der-fall-grehn-1916"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1267326,
      "title": "The Green Vampire",
      "year": "1918",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1267326/the-green-vampire-1918"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 674390,
      "title": "Schatten der Nacht. Der Fall Duif",
      "year": "1918",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fBfZuZnBjko0gWDki7fA8rehzcl.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/674390/schatten-der-nacht-der-fall-duif-1918"
    }
  ]
}