Arthur Bergen (24 October 1875 – 1943) was an

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and

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. He was murdered at

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during the

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.Mary Nolan, Ziegfeld Girl and Silent Movie Star: A Biography Including Her 1941 Memoir By Louise Carley Lewisson, Mary Nolan p.142

Selected filmography

Actor * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * ''

World by the Throat ''World by the Throat'' (German: ''Der Würger der Welt'') is a 1920 German silent crime film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Max Landa, Hanni Weisse and Ernst Rückert. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich ...

'' (1920) * ''

Humanity Unleashed ''Humanity Unleashed'' (german: Die entfesselte Menschheit) is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Joseph Delmont and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Paul Hartmann and Carl de Vogt. The film portrays a violent leftist attempt to seize power ...

'' (1920) * '' The Oath of Stephan Huller'' (1921) * ''

The New Paradise ''The New Paradise'' (german: Das neue Paradies) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Willy Zeyn and starring Esther Carena, Max Adalbert and Arthur Bergen.Caneppele p. 189 The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedt ...

'' (1921) * '' The Golden Plague'' (1921) * ''

The False Dimitri ''The False Dimitri'' (german: Der falsche Dimitri) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Alfred Abel, Agnes Straub and Eugen Klöpfer.Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Televisi ...

'' (1922) * ''

Lola Montez, the King's Dancer ''Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' (german: Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs) is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Arnold Korff, and Fritz Kampers. It portrays the life of Lola M ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Passenger in the Straitjacket ''The Passenger in the Straitjacket'' (German:''Der Passagier in der Zwangsjacke'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein.Weniger p.306 It was one of two German films released that year featuring the private detective char ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Green Manuela ''The Green Manuela'' (German: ''Die grüne Manuela'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Lucie Labass, Josef Winter and Grete Berger. The film is based on a novel by Clara Ratzka. A gypsy dancer b ...

'' (1923) * ''

Tragedy in the House of Habsburg ''Tragedy in the House of Habsburg'' (german: Tragödie im Hause Habsburg) is a 1924 German silent historical film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, Kálmán Zátony and Emil Fenyvessy. The film recounts the events of the ...

'' (1924) * ''

Slums of Berlin ''Slums of Berlin'' (german: Die Verrufenen) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Aud Egede-Nissen, Bernhard Goetzke, and Mady Christians. It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios in Berlin. The film's s ...

'' (1925) * ''

Fire in the Opera House ''Fire in the Opera House'' (german: Brand in der Oper) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Alexa Engström, Gustav Fröhlich and Gustaf Gründgens.Goble p. 696 A separate French-language version ''La barcarolle d ...

'' (1930) * ''

Panik in Chicago ''Panic in Chicago'' (german: Panik in Chicago) is a 1931 German crime film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Olga Tschechowa, Hans Rehmann and Ferdinand Hart. It was based on the novel ''Panic in Chicago'' by the German writer Robert He ...

'' (1931) * '' Different Morals'' (1931) * ''

Modern Dowry ''Modern Dowry'' (german: Moderne Mitgift) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Mártha Eggerth, Georg Alexander, and Leo Slezak. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1932) * '' The Mad Bomberg'' (1932) * '' Under False Flag'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

Greetings and Kisses, Veronika ''Greetings and Kisses, Veronika'' (german: Gruß und Kuß – Veronika) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Franciska Gaal, Paul Hörbiger, and Otto Wallburg. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The f ...

'' (1933) * '' Today Is the Day'' (1933) * '' The Emperor's Waltz'' (1933) Screenwriter * ''

Lehmann's Honeymoon ''Lehmann's Honeymoon'' (German: ''Lehmanns Brautfahrt'') is a 1916 German silent comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Guido Herzfeld, Christel Lorenz, and Arnold Rieck. In order to persuade a daydreaming Professor of Greek History ...

'' (1916) Director * '' I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (1926) * '' Poor Little Sif'' (1927) * ''

Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That ''Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That'' (german: So küsst nur eine Wienerin) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Arthur Bergen and starring Werner Fuetterer, Grete Graal, and Erna Morena.Kasten p. 116 It was made at the Emelka Studios ...

'' (1928)

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

References

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* 1875 births 1943 deaths Jewish Austrian male actors Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors Male actors from Vienna Austrian people who died in Auschwitz concentration camp 20th-century Austrian male actors Austrian Jews who died in the Holocaust {{Germany-film-actor-stub