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Ilse Steppat was born on 30 November 1917 in Barmen, Germany. She was an actress, known for On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Marriage in the Shadows (1947) and The Blue Swords (1949). She was married to Max Nosseck. She died on 21 December 1969 in West Berlin, West Germany.- After spending most of her childhood in Sweden, Dorothea was schooled in Dresden and at the age of 12, was taught dance by Maria Moissi in Berlin. She made her stage debut in Vienna , where she appeared in plays by Carl Zuckmayer and Ferenc Molnár. The Swiss-born made her debut in the silent cinema in 1926 after being spotted by the director Franz Seitz. Her greatest impact was to be in Leontine Sagan's pioneering feminist film Mädchen in Uniform (1931) in the leading role of the teacher Fraeulein von Bernburg.
On the strength of this performance, she was signed by Paramount to star in Cradle Song (1933). While her performance was poignant, the film flopped at the box office and her second Hollywood effort (Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934), based on the Lindbergh kidnapping case) did even worse. This, combined with accusations of espionage, forced her return to Germany. Back home, she made no secret of her dislike of the Nazi regime and her career suffered as a result. Only a few roles in relatively minor films followed. After the war, she devoted most of her time to the theatre (with sporadic appearances on screen) and between 1961 and 1967 taught acting at her own academy in Berlin. - Ernst Deutsch was born on 16 September 1890 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for The Third Man (1949), Der Prozeß (1948) and Isle of the Dead (1945). He was married to Anuschka Fuchs. He died on 22 March 1969 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Director
Wolfgang Lukschy was born on 19 October 1905 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for A Fistful of Dollars (1964), The Zurich Engagement (1957) and Drei, von denen man spricht (1953). He was married to Viktoria von Schack-Lukschy. He died on 10 July 1983 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
O.E. Hasse was born on 11 July 1903 in Obersitzko, Prussia, Germany [now Obrzycko, Wielkopolskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for I Confess (1953), Deadly Decision (1954) and The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957). He died on 11 September 1978 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Hans-Walter Clasen was born on 30 April 1923 in Unkel, Germany. He was an actor, known for Sein Traum vom Grand Prix (1968), Cliff Dexter (1966) and Schmutzige Hände (1956). He died in 1979 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Bernhard Goetzke was born on 5 June 1884 in Danzig, West Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, Germany [now Gdansk, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Salamander (1928), Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922) and Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924). He died on 7 October 1964 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Inge Landgut was born on 23 November 1922 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for M (1931), Emil and the Detectives (1931) and Hilfe, ich bin unsichtbar (1951). She was married to Werner Oelschlaeger. She died on 29 May 1986 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Käthe Haack was born on 11 August 1897 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Emil and the Detectives (1931), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1943) and Meine vier Jungens (1944). She was married to Heinrich Schroth. She died on 5 May 1986 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Willy Semmelrogge was born on 15 March 1923 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Lady Audleys Geheimnis (1978) and Woyzeck (1979). He died on 10 April 1984 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Rudolf Platte was born on 12 February 1904 in Hörde [now Dortmund], Germany. He was an actor, known for Tante Wanda aus Uganda (1957), Veronika Voss (1982) and Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1960). He was married to Georgia Lind, Marina Ried and Vally Hager. He died on 18 December 1984 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Martin Brandt was born on 7 May 1903 in Landsberg an der Warthe, Germany [now Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lubuskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Hitler (1962) and Holocaust (1978). He died on 28 October 1989 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
Hans Nielsen was born on 30 November 1911 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Titanic (1943), Mistress of the World (1960) and Treasure of the Aztecs (1965). He was married to Anna Katharina Elisabeth Novian and Annemarie Giersch. He died on 11 October 1965 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Henny Porten was born January 7, 1890, in Magdeburg, Germany. She had one of the longest careers of any German actress and was highly sought after because of her wonderful thespian skills. Henny's career would stretch over six decades, from 1906 to 1955. Her first film was in Apachentanz (1906), making her one of the earliest film actresses anywhere in the world. At the age of 65, Henny filmed her last production entitled Die Schätze des Teufels (Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1955)). Henny died in Berlin, Germany, on October 15, 1960, at the age of 70.- Gisela Fackeldey was born on 13 November 1920 in Cologne, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), They Were So Young (1954) and Banovic Strahinja (1981). She died on 21 October 1986 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Hilde Hildebrand was born on 10 September 1897 in Hanover, Germany. She was an actress, known for Enemy at the Gates (2001), The Czar's Courier (1936) and Bel Ami (1939). She died on 28 April 1976 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Georg H. Schnell was born on 11 April 1878 in Chih-fou, China. He was an actor, known for Nosferatu (1922), Marie Antoinette - Das Leben einer Königin (1922) and Die rollende Kugel (1919). He died on 31 March 1951 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Viktor de Kowa was born on 8 March 1904 in Hochkirch/Löbau, Saxony, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Peter Voss, der Millionendieb (1946), Schneider Wibbel (1939) and Kopf hoch, Johannes! (1941). He was married to Michiko Tanaka and Ursula Grabley. He died on 8 April 1973 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Ida Wüst was born on 10 October 1884 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for Der Bettelstudent (1936), Once a Great Lady (1934) and Madame Lu, die Frau für diskrete Beratung (1929). She was married to Bruno Kastner. She died on 4 October 1958 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Carl de Vogt was born on 14 September 1885 in Cologne, Germany. He was an actor, known for Helen of Troy (1924), Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses (1920) and Caravan of Death (1920). He was married to Claire Lotto. He died on 16 February 1970 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Hans Söhnker was born on 11 October 1903 in Kiel, Germany. He was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962), Film Without a Name (1948) and Brand im Ozean (1939). He was married to Ingeborg Knoche-Lücken and Charlotte Berlow. He died on 20 April 1981 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Alfred Schieske was born on 6 September 1908 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was an actor, known for Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1962), Der Revisor (1967) and Von Mäusen und Menschen (1968). He died on 14 July 1970 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Hans Deppe was born on 12 November 1897 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and actor, known for Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld (1955), Solange noch die Rosen blüh'n (1956) and Narren im Schnee (1938). He died on 23 September 1969 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Ursula Herwig was born on 12 July 1935 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Golden Goddess of Rio Beni (1964), Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) and Der Vereinsmeier (1971). She was married to Thomas Braut. She died on 5 December 1977 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Bruno Fritz was born on 4 March 1900 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Escape from East Berlin (1962), Ein Mann für Jenny (1956) and Hoch droben auf dem Berg (1957). He died on 12 June 1984 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lady-like Leny Marenbach was Germany's answer to Irene Dunne. She seemed to have little artifice about her and was therefore ideally suited to play gentle, impeccably well-mannered model wives or brave battlers against the forces of adversity. In more emancipated mode, she added a much-needed sparkle to assorted mainstream melodramas and could also occasionally display a deft talent for comedy. Leny already had a distinguished theatrical career under her belt by the time she entered the movies. On stage from 1926, she became an audience favorite at the Schauspielhaus Zürich where she starred in plays by Molières, Shakespeare, Guitry and Molnar. She briefly joined the ensemble of the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna (1934-35) which led directly to an offer from the Czech production company Meissner and a starring role in the German-language film Jana, the Girl from the Bohemian Forest (1935). Stardom was almost instantaneous with her next breakthrough role as Heinz Rühmann's loyal wife in Wenn wir alle Engel wären (1936). The financial success of the picture led to two further pairings with Germany's number one box-office star: Model Husband (1937) and the enjoyably farcical Five Millions Seek an Heir (1938).
Leny showcased her versatility as a dramatic actress in more demanding fare, especially with her dual role in Helmut Käutner's Frau nach Maß (1940) and as the devoted Countess Kollowrat in Friedemann Bach (1941) (a depiction of the dissipated life of Johann Sebastian Bach's eldest son). In the aftermath of World War II, audience tastes in screen entertainments had changed fundamentally and Leny's popularity declined. She managed to secure a short-term contract with East Germany's Defa, but her espionage thriller Geheimakten Solvay (1953) aroused criticism in the West for its blatant propagandist content. With no prospective offers, Leny's film career was all but over. She briefly returned to the stage, did some voice-over work and went on tour with a show in which she recited poems and performed sketches. By the end of the 60's, she had left the limelight, and acting, behind her.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Walter Gross was born on 5 February 1904 in Eberswalde, Germany. He was an actor, known for Mikosch, der Stolz der Kompanie (1958), Unser Pauker (1965) and Drei Damen vom Grill (1977). He was married to Ingeborg Strakosch and Lou Seitz. He died on 17 May 1989 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actor
- Director
Harry Engel was born on 7 April 1936 in Dresden, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser (1957), Rate mit - reise mit! (1965) and Starparade (1968). He died on 30 March 1989 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Berta Drews was born on 19 November 1901 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Tin Drum (1979), Our Flags Lead Us Forward (1933) and One or the Other (1974). She was married to Heinrich George. She died on 10 April 1987 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Hilde Körber was born on 3 July 1906 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Der Spieler (1938), Bis ans Ende (1964) and Maria, die Magd (1936). She was married to Veit Harlan and Walter Varndal. She died on 31 May 1969 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Johannes Hendrich was born on 23 May 1919 in Mährisch Lotschnau, Germany. He was a writer, known for Moonwolf (1959), Münchhausen in Afrika (1958) and Petersburger Nächte (1958). He died on 4 July 1980 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Actor
- Writer
Gerhard Bienert was born on 8 January 1898 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for M (1931), Emilia Galotti (1958) and Thomas Müntzer (1956). He was married to Hilde Volk, Barbara Hofen and Inge Herbrecht. He died on 23 December 1986 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Martin was born on 8 February 1899 in Koloszvar, Transilvania, Austria-Hungary [now Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania]. He was a director and writer, known for Die tödlichen Träume (1951), Black Roses (1937) and Schwarze Rosen (1935). He was married to Frauke Lauterbach. He died on 26 January 1967 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Wolfgang Schleif was born on 14 May 1912 in Leipzig, Germany. He was a director and assistant director, known for Ännchen von Tharau (1954), Saure Wochen - frohe Feste (1950) and Und wenn's nur einer wär' (1949). He died on 21 August 1984 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Elsa Wagner was born on 24 January 1881 in Reval, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Estonia]. She was an actress, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1949), Die Buddenbrooks (1923) and Der Spieler (1938). She was married to Herr Rühl. She died on 17 August 1975 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jakob Tiedtke was born on 23 June 1875 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Doll (1919), Die Fledermaus (1923) and So ein Flegel (1934). He was married to Ingrid Peterson. He died on 30 June 1960 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Gerhard Lamprecht was born on 6 October 1897 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Children of No Importance (1926), Menschen untereinander (1926) and Schwester Veronica (1927). He was married to Elisabeth Donath. He died on 4 May 1974 in West Berlin, West Germany.- She started her long term acting career in 1904 as a young woman at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. She was a member of stage companies in Hannover and Berlin, but she retired after her marriage in 1915. After her divorce she started again as a stage actress in the late 1930s in Berlin. In 1939, she made her film debut. In the 40's, she also worked as a teacher at the drama school of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. In the post war period, she was member of a popular radio cabaret group in Berlin. When she was older, she gained more popularity. In the 1960s, when she was in her seventies, she became a famous character actress of West German cinema and television. She played mostly old ladies with charm and wit. She is best remembered as grandma in the TV-series 'Die Unverbesserlichen' (1966-71). She died aged 87 in Berlin. Her grave is named a grave of honor.
- Paul Bildt was born on 19 May 1885 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Madame Bovary (1937), Two Merry Adventurers (1937) and The False Step (1939). He was married to Charlotte Friedländer and Katharina Pape. He died on 13 March 1957 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Lia Eibenschütz was born on 19 March 1899 in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. She was an actress, known for Nathan der Weise (1922), Der Mann ohne Gedächtnis (1915) and Der Puppenmacher von Kiang-Ning (1923). She died on 3 March 1985 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Actor
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Reinhold Bernt was born on 19 December 1902 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Das Millionending (1966), The Blue Angel (1930) and Sein Traum vom Grand Prix (1968). He died on 26 October 1981 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Wolfgang Neuss was born on 3 December 1923 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for Das Wirtshaus im Spessart (1958), Sky Without Stars (1955) and The Captain from Köpenick (1956). He was married to Margareta Henriksson. He died on 5 May 1989 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Jo Herbst was born on 11 August 1928 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Teenage Wolfpack (1956), Wir Kellerkinder (1960) and Scala - total verrückt (1958). He was married to Annette Grau. He died on 18 September 1980 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actress
- Writer
Viktoria von Ballasko was born on 24 January 1909 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress and writer, known for Our Daily Bread (1949), Heimaterde (1941) and Der Majoratsherr (1943). She was married to Curt Behrendt. She died on 10 May 1976 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Ernst Legal was born on 2 May 1881 in Schlieben, Germany. He was an actor, known for Hundert Tage (1935), Karriere in Paris (1952) and Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend (1923). He was married to Helene Werner. He died on 29 June 1955 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Charles Hans Vogt was born on 14 June 1906 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950), Zar und Zimmermann (1956) and Kein Hüsung (1954). He died on 18 March 1978 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Helmut Weiss was born on 25 January 1907 in Göttingen, Germany. He was a director and actor, known for Herzkönig (1947), Das Schweigen im Walde (1955) and Tromba (1949). He died on 13 January 1969 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Bum Krüger was born on 13 March 1906 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die spanische Fliege (1966), Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers (1965) and Der Floh im Ohr (1966). He died on 15 March 1971 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Klaus Kammer was born on 10 January 1929 in Hannover, Germany. He was an actor, known for Clavigo (1964), In der Strafkolonie (1963) and The Girl from Flanders (1956). He was married to Hilde Röhling. He died on 9 May 1964 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Albert Venohr was born on 4 September 1902 in Magdeburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Nosferatu (1922), Bürgerkrieg in Russland (1967) and Irrtum des Herzens (1939). He was married to Maria Griem. He died on 22 June 1979 in West Berlin, West Germany.