Spira had been working in Germany before the Nazi takeover in 1933 compelled him to leave because of his Jewish background .
Spira played the role of the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef in the 1926 film The Third Squadron .
Spira had been working in Germany before the Nazi takeover in 1933 compelled Spira to leave because of Spira 's Jewish background .
Spira played the role of the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef in the 1926 film The Third Squadron .