Ekkehard Arendt (10 June 1892 – 10 May 1954) was an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

stage Stage or stages may refer to: Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly British theatre newspaper * Sta ...

and

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. Arendt served in the Austrian Army during the

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, before moving to Germany to work in the theatre and film industry. He played the role of Handel Vane in

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's 1931 film ''

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'' and the dishonest bank director in ''

The Virtuous Sinner ''The Virtuous Sinner'' (German: ''Der brave Sünder'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kortner and starring Max Pallenberg, Heinz Rühmann and Dolly Haas. Production The film was made at the Babelsberg Studio in Berlin, although ...

'' (1931).Prawer p.137 Arendt later returned to live in Austria.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Vice of Humanity ''The Vice of Humanity'' (German: ''Laster der Menschheit'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Asta Nielsen, Werner Krauss and Alfred Abel. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. Plot Opera singer T ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * ''

The Old Fritz ''The Old Fritz'' (German: ''Der alte Fritz'') is a 1928 German silent historical drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Otto Gebühr, Julia Serda and Bertold Reissig.Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Tele ...

'' (1928) * ''

Eva in Silk ''Eva in Silk'' (German: ''Eva in Seide'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lissy Arna, Walter Rilla and Margarete Kupfer.Parish & Canham p.26 It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were des ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna ''The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna'' (German: ''Die wunderbare Lüge der Nina Petrowna'') is a 1929 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Brigitte Helm, Francis Lederer and Warwick Ward. It was the last b ...

'' (1929) * '' The Love of the Brothers Rott'' (1929) * '' Elisabeth of Austria'' (1931) * '' Der Herzog von Reichstadt'' (1931) * '' Louise, Queen of Prussia'' (1931) * ''

'' (1931) * ''

'' (1931) * '' Children of Fortune'' (1931) * '' Louise, Queen of Prussia'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' Bon Voyage'' (1933) * ''

Punks Arrives from America ''Punks Arrives from America'' (German: ''Punks kommt aus Amerika'') is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Karl Heinz Martin and starring Attila Hörbiger, Lien Deyers, Ralph Arthur Roberts and Sybille Schmitz. Produced and distributed by U ...

'' (1935) * ''

My Life for Maria Isabella ''My Life for Maria Isabella'' (German: ''Mein Leben für Maria Isabell'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Viktor de Kowa, Maria Andergast and Peter Voß. It is a military drama, the Maria Isabella of the title ...

'' (1935) * ''

Regine Regine () or Régine is a feminine given name. Regine is a German-French form of Regina, and Régine is a French form of Regina. People with the first name include: Regine * Regine Heitzer (born 1944), Austrian figure skater * Regine Hildebrandt ...

'' (1935) * '' His Daughter is Called Peter'' (1936) * ''

To New Shores ''To New Shores'' (german: Zu neuen Ufern) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk) and starring Zarah Leander, Willy Birgel and Viktor Staal. It was Leander's first film for the German studio UFA, a ...

'' (1937) * ''

Red Orchids ''Red Orchids'' (german: Rote Orchideen) is a 1938 German crime film directed by Nunzio Malasomma Nunzio Malasomma (4 February 1894 – 12 January 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 41 films between 1923 a ...

'' (1938) * '' The Rainer Case'' (1942) * '' Vienna 1910'' (1943) * ''

Call Over the Air Call Over the Air (German: ''Ruf aus dem Äther'') is a 1951 Austrian drama film directed by Georg C. Klaren and Georg Wilhelm Pabst and starring Oskar Werner, Lucia Scharf and Fritz Imhoff. It was made at the Sievering Studios in Vienna with loc ...

'' (1951)

References

Bibliography

* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005. * Sloan, Jane E. ''Alfred Hitchcock: A Filmography and Bibliography''. University of California Press, 1995.

External links

* 1892 births 1954 deaths Austrian male silent film actors Austrian male film actors Austrian male stage actors Male actors from Vienna Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I 20th-century Austrian male actors {{Austria-actor-stub