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Ernst Behmer (22 December 1875 – 26 February 1938) was a prolific German stage and film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during the silent and early sound eras. Behmer was born in
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Selected filmography

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Ferdinand Lassalle Ferdinand Lassalle (; 11 April 1825 – 31 August 1864) was a Prussian-German jurist, philosopher, socialist and political activist best remembered as the initiator of the social democratic movement in Germany. "Lassalle was the first man in Ger ...
'' (1918) * '' The Enchanted Princess'' (1919) * ''
The Commandment of Love ''The Commandment of Love'' (German: ''Das Gebot der Liebe'') is a 1919 German silent film.Bock & Bergfelder p.74 Cast In alphabetical order * Herbert Apel * Ernst Behmer as Oskar Price * Olga Engl * Rita Georg * Rose Lichtenstein * Eva May * ...
'' (1919) * '' State Attorney Jordan'' (1919) * ''
Only a Servant ''Only a Servant'' (German:''Nur ein Diener'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74 The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky. Cast In alphabetical order * Ernst Behmer * Ria Jende * Bruno Kastn ...
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Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac ''Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac'' (german: Kri-Kri, die Herzogin von Tarabac) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Johannes Riemann, and Gisela Werbisek. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. Cast ...
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The Story of a Maid ''The Story of a Maid'' (German: ''Der Roman eines Dienstmädchens'') is a 1921 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Liane Haid, Otto Tressler and Erika Glässner. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berl ...
'' (1921) * '' The Golden Bullet'' (1921) * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1922) * ''
A Woman, an Animal, a Diamond ''A Woman, an Animal, a Diamond'' (german: Ein Weib, ein Tier, ein Diamant) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Hanns Kobe and starring Charlotte Ander, Fritz Kortner and Paul Bildt.Bock & Bergfelder p. 385 The film's sets were designed by ...
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By Order of Pompadour ''By Order of Pompadour'' (german: Auf Befehl der Pompadour) is a 1924 German silent historical film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Alwin Neuß, Lya Mara, and Frida Richard. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi He ...
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The Girl with a Patron ''The Girl with a Patron'' (german: Das Mädchen mit der Protektion) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Max Mack and starring Ossi Oswalda, Willy Fritsch, and Nora Gregor. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. It was ...
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Children of No Importance ''Children of No Importance'' or ''The Illegitimate'' (German: ''Die Unehelichen'') is a 1926 German Silent film, silent Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Bernhard Goetzke, Margarete Kupfer and Els ...
'' (1926) * '' The Armoured Vault'' (1926) * ''
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Love's Joys and Woes ''Love's Joys and Woes'' (german: Der Liebe Lust und Leid) is a 1926 German silent comedy film and directed by Kurt Gerron and Heinz Schall and starring Charlotte Susa, Margarete Kupfer and Hilde Maroff.Bock & Bergfelder p. 155 The film's ar ...
'' (1926) * ''
The Violet Eater ''The Violet Eater'' (German: ''Der Veilchenfresser'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lil Dagover, Harry Liedtke and Ernö Verebes.Grange p.235 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The f ...
'' (1926) * '' Roses from the South'' (1926) * ''
Sister Veronika ''Sister Veronika'' (german: Schwester Veronika) is a 1927 German Silent film, silent Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Aud Egede-Nissen, Paul Richter, and Hilde Maroff. The film's Art director, ar ...
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The Orlov The Orlov (German: ''Der Orlow'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Vivian Gibson, Hans Junkermann and Georg Alexander. It was shot at the Babelsberg and Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets ...
'' (1927) * ''
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'' (1927) * '' The Blue Mouse'' (1928) * ''
The Beaver Coat ''The Beaver Coat'' (german: Der Biberpelz) is a satirical play by Gerhart Hauptmann premiered in Berlin in 1893. The work is an example of a German naturalistic ''Diebskomödie'', or 'thief's comedy'. The drama takes place "somewhere in Berlin ...
'' (1928) * '' The Last Night'' (1928) * ''
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Don Juan in a Girls' School ''Don Juan in a Girls' School'' (german: Don Juan in der Mädchenschule) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by and starring Reinhold Schünzel. It is based on Hans Stürm's play '' The Unfaithful Eckehart''. The film's art directio ...
'' (1928) * ''
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'' (1929) * '' His Best Friend'' (1929) * '' Mischievous Miss'' (1930) * ''
The Rhineland Girl ''The Rhineland Girl'' (german: Das Rheinlandmädel) is a 1930 German musical romance film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Gretel Berndt, Lucie Englisch and Werner Fuetterer.Krautz p. 158 Cast * Gretel Berndt as Lore * Lucie Englisc ...
'' (1930) * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1930) * ''
The Blonde Nightingale ''The Blonde Nightingale'' (german: Die blonde Nachtigall) is a 1930 German musical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Ernst Behmer, Else Elster and Erich Kestin.Bock & Bergfelder p. 240 The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...
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Marriage in Name Only ''Marriage in Name Only'' (german: Namensheirat) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Evelyn Holt, Erika Dannhoff, and Wolfgang Zilzer.Bock & Bergfelder p. 397 The film's sets were designed by Robert A. Dietrich Ro ...
'' (1930) * '' The Love Market'' (1930) * ''
A Student's Song of Heidelberg ''A Student's Song of Heidelberg'' (German: ''Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg'') is a 1930 German musical film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Brausewetter, Betty Bird and Willi Forst. It marked Hartl's directoral debut.Bock & Bergfeld ...
'' (1930) * '' Hocuspocus'' (1930) * ''
The Tiger Murder Case ''The Tiger Murder Case'' (German: ''Der Tiger'') is a 1930 German mystery film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Charlotte Susa, Harry Frank and Hertha von Walther.Bock & Bergfelder p.206 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. T ...
'' (1930) * ''Ein Walzer im Schlafcoupé'' (1930) * ''
Terror of the Garrison ''Terror of the Garrison'' (German: ''Der Schrecken der Garnison'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Felix Bressart, Lucie Englisch and Adele Sandrock.Bock & Bergfelder p.63 It was one of several military farces ...
'' (1931) * ''
Who Takes Love Seriously? ''Who Takes Love Seriously?'' (german: Wer nimmt die Liebe ernst...) is a 1931 German romantic comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Max Hansen, Jenny Jugo, and Otto Wallburg. It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios of Terra Film in B ...
'' (1931) * '' Berlin-Alexanderplatz'' (1931) * '' Duty Is Duty'' (1931) * '' Between Night and Dawn'' (1931) * '' Student Life in Merry Springtime'' (1931) * '' Without Meyer, No Celebration is Complete'' (1931) * ''
The Magic Top Hat ''The Magic Top Hat'' (german: Der Glückszylinder) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Rudolf Bernauer and starring Charlotte Ander, Felix Bressart and Oskar Sima.Hake p. 142 It was shot at the Grunewald (locality), Grunewald Studios in Ber ...
'' (1932) * '' Modern Dowry'' (1932) * ''
Chauffeur Antoinette ''Chauffeur Antoinette'' is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Charlotte Ander, Hans Adalbert Schlettow and Walter Steinbeck. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (1932) * ''
Spoiling the Game ''Spoiling the Game'' (German: ''Strich durch die Rechnung'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Heinz Rühmann, Toni van Eyck, and Hermann Speelmans.Wadlman p.46 Its hero is a young cyclist who enters a race. ...
'' (1932) * ''
A Blonde Dream ''A Blonde Dream'' (german: Ein blonder Traum) is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch and Willi Forst. A separate English-language version '' Happy Ever After'' was made as a co-pro ...
'' (1932) * ''
The Blue of Heaven ''The Blue of Heaven'' (german: Das Blaue vom Himmel) is a 1932 German musical film directed by Victor Janson and starring Mártha Eggerth, Hermann Thimig, and Fritz Kampers. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.29 The film's ...
'' (1932) * ''
The Cheeky Devil ''The Cheeky Devil'' (german: Der Frechdachs) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and Heinz Hille and starring Willy Fritsch, Camilla Horn and Ralph Arthur Roberts.Waldman p. 46 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and ...
'' (1932) * ''
The White Demon ''The White Demon'' (German: ''Der weiße Dämon'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Hans Albers, Gerda Maurus and Peter Lorre.Kreimeier pp. 198–199 The film is also known by the alternative title of ''Dope''. ...
'' (1932) * ''
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'' (1932) * '' Man Without a Name'' (1932) * '' A Shot at Dawn'' (1932) * '' Impossible Love'' (1932) * ''
Love Must Be Understood ''Love Must Be Understood'' (german: Liebe muss verstanden sein) is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Rosy Barsony, Georg Alexander, and Wolf Albach-Retty. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. T ...
'' (1933) * ''
The Roberts Case ''The Roberts Case'' (german: Der Fall Roberts or ) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Speelmans, Camilla Spira and Eduard von Winterstein.Moeller p. 65 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin ...
'' (1933) * ''
Two Good Comrades ''Two Good Comrades'' (german: Zwei gute Kameraden) is a 1933 German war comedy film directed by Max Obal and starring Paul Hörbiger, Fritz Kampers, and Jessie Vihrog. The film's art direction was by Robert A. Dietrich Robert A. Dietrich ...
'' (1933) * ''
The Gentleman from Maxim's ''The Gentleman from Maxim's'' (german: Die Herren vom Maxim) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lee Parry, Johannes Riemann and Oskar Karlweis. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets we ...
'' (1933) * ''
Gretel Wins First Prize ''Gretel Wins First Prize'' (german: Gretel zieht das große Los) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lucie Englisch, Leopold von Ledebur and Jakob Tiedtke. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's ...
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Inge and the Millions ''Inge and the Millions'' (german: Inge und die Millionen) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Brigitte Helm, Carl Esmond, and Paul Wegener. Produced by UFA, it was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The fil ...
'' (1933) * '' The Country Schoolmaster'' (1933) * '' Hitlerjunge Quex'' (1933) * '' The World Without a Mask'' (1934) * ''
Miss Liselott ''Miss Liselott'' (german: Fräulein Liselott) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Magda Schneider, Albert Lieven, and Maria Sazarina. The former silent director Franz Hofer worked as assistant director on the f ...
'' (1934) * ''
Love and the First Railway ''Love and the First Railway'' (german: Die Liebe und die erste Eisenbahn) is a 1934 German historical film, historical comedy film directed by Robert Neppach and starring Jakob Tiedtke, Ida Wüst, and Karin Hardt. The plot revolves around the Be ...
'' (1934) * '' Music in the Blood'' (1934) * ''
The Girlfriend of a Big Man ''The Girlfriend of a Big Man'' (german: Die Freundin eines großen Mannes) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Paul Wegener and starring Käthe von Nagy, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Jessie Vihrog. The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...
'' (1934) * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1934) * '' Holiday From Myself'' (1934) * '' The Cousin from Nowhere'' (1934) * ''
What Am I Without You ''What Am I Without You'' (german: Was bin ich ohne Dich) is a 1934 German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Betty Bird, and Olga Chekhova. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1934) * ''
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The Young Count ''The Young Count'' (German: ''Der junge Graf'') is a 1935 Czech-German comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Hans Söhnker and Fritz Odemar. It is set around the circus,Bock & Bergfelder, p. 272 part of a subgenre of Circus ...
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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) * '' The Valley of Love'' (1935) * ''
City of Anatol ''City of Anatol'' (german: Stadt Anatol) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Horney and Fritz Kampers. It is based on a 1932 novel '' City of Anatol'' by Bernhard Kellermann. The fi ...
'' (1936) * ''
Paul and Pauline ''Paul and Pauline'' (German: ''Paul und Pauline'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Ludwig Manfred Lommel, Trude Hesterberg and Erika Helmke. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Marienfelde in Berlin.Klaus p.164 ...
'' (1936) * '' Moscow-Shanghai'' (1936) * '' The Czar's Courier'' (1936) * '' The Three Around Christine'' (1936) * ''
Donogoo Tonka ''Donogoo Tonka'' is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Anny Ondra, Viktor Staal and Will Dohm.Kreimeier p. 284 It is based on a play of the same name by Jules Romains. A separate French-language version '' Do ...
'' (1936) * ''
The Beggar Student ''Der Bettelstudent'' (''The Beggar Student'') is an operetta in three acts by Carl Millöcker with a German libretto by Camillo Walzel (under the pseudonym of F. Zell) and Richard Genée, based on ''Les noces de Fernande'' by Victorien Sar ...
'' (1936) * '' The Traitor'' (1936) * ''
Gasparone ''Gasparone'' is an operetta in three acts by Carl Millöcker to a German libretto by Friedrich Zell and Richard Genée. The libretto was later revised by and . An amusing feature of the work is that the title character never appears and acts ...
'' (1937) * '' Capers'' (1937) * '' Dangerous Game'' (1937) * ''
Woman's Love—Woman's Suffering ''Woman's Love—Woman's Suffering'' (German: ''Frauenliebe - Frauenleid'') is a 1937 German drama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Magda Schneider, Iván Petrovich and Oskar Sima Oskar Sima (31 July 1896 – 24 June 1969) was an ...
'' (1937) * ''
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes ''The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes'' (German: ''Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war'') is a 1937 German mystery comedy film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann and Marieluise Claudius. The film's sets were designed b ...
'' (1937) * ''
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Faded Melody ''Faded Melody'' (german: Verklungene Melodie) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Birgel and Carl Raddatz.Hake p. 247The film was made by Germany's largest studio of the era UFA. It was s ...
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Comrades at Sea ''Comrades at Sea'' (german: Kameraden auf See) is a 1938 German war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Theodor Loos, Ingeborg Hertel and Julius Brandt. The film is set during the Spanish Civil War, which it portrays as a Communist uprising ...
'' (1938) * '' The Marriage Swindler'' (1938)


Bibliography

* Rentschler, Eric. ''The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife''. Harvard University Press, 1996.


External links

* 1875 births 1938 deaths German male stage actors German male film actors German male silent film actors Actors from Königsberg People from the Province of Prussia 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-actor-stub