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Georg Heinrich Schnell (11 April 1878 – 31 March 1951) was a German actor who remains perhaps best-known for his role as shipowner Harding in Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922). Georg appeared in over one hundred films. He was born in Yantai, China. He died in West Berlin, West Germany. Georg is sometimes credited as G.H. Schnell, Georg Heinrich Schnell, Georg Schnell, and George Snell.
Georg H. Schnell was a German character actor born in China who appeared in over one hundred films between the 1920s and the 1940s.
He is primarily recognized for his portrayal of the shipowner Harding in the 1922 silent horror masterpiece Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie des Grauens.
He largely occupied character roles, portraying figures of authority such as military officers, diplomats, and aristocrats throughout the transition from the silent to the sound era of German cinema.