Erich Auer (14 April 1923 – 17 December 2004) was an Austrian

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.Goble p.173 He had

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s in several heimatfilmen during the early 1950s. He was married to Martha Wallner, a popular Austrian actress. They had two children, Marieluise and Erich Auer.

Selected filmography

* ''

Duel with Death ''Duel with Death'' (German: ''Duell mit dem Tod'') is a 1949 Austrian war film, war drama film directed by Paul May and starring Rolf von Nauckhoff, Annelies Reinhold, and Fritz Hinz-Fabricius.Fritsche p.49 The film portrays the Austrian resistanc ...

'' (1949) * '' The Fourth Commandment'' (1950) * '' The Merry Farmer'' (1951) * ''

Spring on Ice ''Spring on Ice'' (German: ''Frühling auf dem Eis'') is a 1951 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Eva Pawlik, Herta Mayen and Hans Holt. It is set around the Vienna Ice Revue. The film was shot using Agfacolor at ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Crucifix Carver of Ammergau ''The Crucifix Carver of Ammergau'' (german: Der Herrgottschnitzer von Ammergau) is a 1952 West German romantic drama film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Erich Auer, Elise Aulinger and Willy Rösner. Part of the tradition of heimatfilm, it ...

'' (1952) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1953) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1953) * ''

Ten on Every Finger ''Ten on Every Finger'' (German: ''An jedem Finger zehn'') is a 1954 West German musical comedy film directed by Erik Ode and starring Germaine Damar, Erich Auer and Loni Heuser.Bock & Bergfelder p.136 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Be ...

'' (1954) * '' The First Kiss'' (1954) *''

Das Mädchen vom Pfarrhof ''Das Mädchen vom Pfarrhof'' is a 1955 Austrian Heimatfilm based on a Ludwig Anzengruber's play ''Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld'' and directed by Alfred Lehner. The film lacks the more controversial themes of the play, such as criticism of celibacy ...

'' (1955) * ''

The King of Bernina ''The King of Bernina'' (german: Der König der Bernina) is a 1957 Austrian-Swiss historical drama film directed by Alfred Lehner and starring Helmuth Schneider, Waltraut Haas and Walter Janssen.von Dassanowsky p. 171 The film's sets were de ...

'' (1957)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1923 births 2004 deaths Austrian male television actors Austrian male film actors Male actors from Vienna {{Austria-bio-stub