Henry Bender (born Harry Bandheimer; 1867–1933) was a German

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.Chandler p. 272 He appeared in more than a hundred films during his career.

Selected filmography

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'' (1918) * '' Madeleine'' (1919) * ''

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Murder Without Cause ''Murder Without Cause'' (german: Der Mord ohne Täter) is a 1921 German silent crime film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Hermann Vallentin, Paul Richter and Hanni Weisse. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. ...

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The Hunt for the Truth ''The Hunt for the Truth'' (German: ''Die Jagd nach der Wahrheit'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Erika Glässner, Fritz Kortner and Rudolf Forster. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kar ...

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The Adventuress of Monte Carlo ''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (german: Die Abenteuerin von Monte Carlo) is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Anton Pointner and Eduard von Winterstein. It was released in three part ...

'' (1921) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1921) * ''

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The Two Pigeons ''The Two Pigeons'' (original French title: ''Les deux pigeons'') is a fable by Jean de la Fontaine (Book IX.2) that was adapted as a ballet with music by André Messager in the 19th century and rechoreagraphed to the same music by Frederick Ashto ...

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Marie Antoinette, the Love of a King ''Marie Antoinette, the Love of a King'' (german: Marie Antoinette – Das Leben einer Königin) is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Diana Karenne, Maria Reisenhofer and Gustav May. The film de ...

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Miss Rockefeller Is Filming ''Miss Rockefeller Is Filming'' (german: Miss Rockefeller filmt) is a 1922 German silent comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Paul Otto, Stella Arbenina and Georg Alexander.Hake, Sabine. ''The Cinema's Third Machine: Writing ...

'' (1922) * '' Sunken Worlds'' (1922) * ''

His Excellency from Madagascar ''His Excellency from Madagascar'' (german: Seine Exzellenz von Madagaskar) is a 1922 German silent thriller film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Paul Otto, Eva May, and Georg Alexander. It was released in two parts ''Das Mädchen aus der ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Girl with the Mask ''The Girl with the Mask'' (german: Das Mädel mit der Maske) is a 1922 German silent comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Ossi Oswalda, Paul Biensfeldt Paul Biensfeldt (4 March 1869 – 2 April 1933) was a German-JewishSiegbe ...

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Horrido ''Horrido'' is a 1924 German silent film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Robert Leffler, Rudolf Forster and Lia Eibenschütz.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p.318 The film's art direction was by Otto Erdmann and ...

'' (1924) * ''

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The Most Beautiful Woman in the World ''The Most Beautiful Woman in the World'' (German: ''Die schönste Frau der Welt'') is a 1924 German silent film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Lee Parry, Livio Pavanelli and Olaf Fjord.Krautz p.570 It premiered in Berlin at the Mar ...

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Express Train of Love ''Express Train of Love'' (German:''Blitzzug der Liebe'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Ossi Oswalda, Willy Fritsch and Lillian Hall-Davis. It premiered on 6 May 1925 at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in ...

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Flight Around the World ''Flight Around the World'' (german: Der Flug um den Erdball) is a 1925 German silent adventure film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Reinhold Schünzel, and Bruno Kastner.Grange p. 193 It was released in two parts. It was s ...

'' (1925) * ''

Cock of the Roost ''Cock of the Roost'' (german: Der Hahn im Korb) is a 1925 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Elga Brink and Maly Delschaft. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter R ...

'' (1925) * '' Give My Regards to the Blonde Child on the Rhine'' (1926) * ''

The Blue Danube "The Blue Danube" is the common English title of "An der schönen blauen Donau", Op. 314 (German for "By the Beautiful Blue Danube"), a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866. Originally performed on 15 Februa ...

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Why Get a Divorce? ''Why Get a Divorce?'' (German: ''Warum sich scheiden lassen?'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring André Mattoni, Vivian Gibson, and Colette Brettel. It premiered in Berlin on 4 March 1926.Grange p.220 ...

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Trude Trude is a Germanic Old Norse feminine given name meaning "strength". The name is now most commonly found in Germany and German-speaking countries and in Norway. It is sometimes used as a diminutive of the given names Gertrude and Gertrud. N ...

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Annemarie and Her Cavalryman ''Annemarie and Her Cavalryman'' (german: Annemarie und ihr Ulan) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Erich Eriksen and starring Colette Brettel, Sig Arno Sig Arno (born Siegfried Aron, 27 December 1895 – 17 August 1975) was a German- ...

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Women of Passion ''Women of Passion'' (german: Frauen der Leidenschaft) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Fern Andra, Ágnes Esterházy, and Henry Bender. The film's sets were designed by Robert A. Dietrich Robert A. Dietrich ( ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Great Duchess ''The Great Duchess'' (German: ''Die tolle Herzogin'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Adolf Klein and Evi Eva.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p.860 The film's art direction ...

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The Pride of the Company ''The Pride of the Company'' (German: ''Der Stolz der Kompanie'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Georg H. Schnell and Camilla Spira. The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1926) * '' The Captain from Koepenick'' (1926) * ''

The Circus of Life ''The Circus of Life'' (German: ''Die Flucht in den Zirkus'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Mario Bonnard and Guido Parish and starring Marcella Albani, Vladimir Gajdarov and Fritz Kampers.Bock & Bergfelder p.90 It was shot at the St ...

'' (1926) * ''

Wrath of the Seas ''Wrath of the Seas'' or ''When Fleet Meets Fleet'' (German: ''Die versunkene Flotte'') is a silent war film released in 1926. Directed by Graham Hewett and Manfred Noa and starring Bernhard Goetzke, Agnes Esterhazy and Nils Asther.Bock & Bergf ...

'' (1926) * ''

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Darling, Count the Cash ''Darling, Count the Cash'' (german: Schatz, mach' Kasse) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Felix Basch and starring Sig Arno, Ossi Oswalda, and Lydia Potechina. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach. ...

'' (1926) * ''

When I Came Back ''When I Came Back'' (German: ''Als ich wiederkam'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Liane Haid, Max Hansen, and Henry Bender.Bock & Bergfelder p.181 The film is a sequel to ''The White Horse Inn'' (1926) an ...

'' (1926) * ''

The White Horse Inn ''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl'' ) is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salz ...

'' (1926) * ''

A Crazy Night ''A Crazy Night'' (german: Eine tolle Nacht) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Ossi Oswalda, Harry Liedtke and Henry Bender.Bock & Bergfelder p. 353 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film' ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Most Beautiful Legs of Berlin ''The Most Beautiful Legs of Berlin'' (German: ''Die schönsten Beine von Berlin'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Dina Gralla and Kurt Gerron. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1927) * ''

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...

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The Imaginary Baron ''The Imaginary Baron'' (German: ''Der Juxbaron'') is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Reinhold Schünzel and Marlene Dietrich.Grange p.252 It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were ...

'' (1927) * '' The Island of Forbidden Kisses'' (1927) * ''

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A Serious Case ''A Serious Case'' (german: Ein schwerer Fall) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Felix Basch and starring Ossi Oswalda, Alfons Fryland, and Gyula Szöreghy. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by ...

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The Girl from Frisco ''The Girl from Frisco'' (German:''Das Mädchen aus Frisco'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Henry Bender, Rudolf Klein-Rogge and Erna Morena.Bock & Bergfelder p.284 The film's art direction was by Artur G ...

'' (1927) * '' The Woman from Till 12'' (1928) * '' Today I Was With Frieda'' (1928) * ''

You Walk So Softly ''You Walk So Softly'' (German: ''Gustav Mond, Du gehst so stille'') is a 1927 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Yvette Darnys and Jakob Tiedtke. Schünzel ran into tr ...

'' (1928) * ''

Immorality Immorality is the violation of moral laws, norms or standards. It refers to an agent doing or thinking something they know or believe to be wrong. Immorality is normally applied to people or actions, or in a broader sense, it can be applied to ...

'' (1928) * ''

Panic Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reactio ...

'' (1928) * '' Dear Homeland'' (1929) * ''

Dawn Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the appearance of indirect sunlight being scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc has reached 18° below the observer's hori ...

'' (1929) * ''

Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness ''Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness'' (german: Ja, ja, die Frauen sind meine schwache Seite) is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Georgia Lind, , and Hans Albers. The film's sets were designed by Gustav ...

'' (1929) * ''

From a Bachelor's Diary ''From a Bachelor's Diary'' (German: ''Aus dem Tagebuch eines Junggesellen'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Leopold von Ledebur and Anton Pointner.Elsaesser p.301 The film's ...

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Taxi at Midnight ''Taxi at Midnight'' (German: ''Die Mitternachtstaxe'') is a 1929 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Betty Bird and Philipp Manning.Prawer p.83 It was shot at the Staaken and Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The f ...

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The Singing City ''The Singing City'' (German: ''Die singende Stadt'') is a 1930 German musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jan Kiepura, Brigitte Helm and Walter Janssen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Werndorff. An ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Widow's Ball ''The Widow's Ball'' (german: Der Witwenball) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Lucie Englisch, Fritz Kampers, and Sig Arno. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast * Lucie Eng ...

'' (1930) * '' The Woman Without Nerves'' (1930) * ''

Alraune ''Alraune'' (German for ) is a novel by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers published in 1911. It is also the name of the female lead character. The book originally featured illustrations by Ilna Ewers-Wunderwald. Legend The basis of the story o ...

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Three Days Confined to Barracks ''Three Days Confined to Barracks'' (German: ''Drei Tage Mittelarrest'') is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Max Adalbert, Ida Wüst, and Gretl Theimer. The film is a farce set around a military barracks. It was a m ...

'' (1930) * '' The White Devil'' (1930) * '' Rooms to Let'' (1930) * '' Josef the Chaste'' (1930) * '' The Spanish Fly'' (1931) * ''

A Crafty Youth ''A Crafty Youth'' (German: ''Ein ausgekochter Junge'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Julius Falkenstein, Sig Arno and Olly Gebauer. Churton p.92 It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Office Manager ''The Office Manager'' (german: Der Herr Bürovorsteher) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Felix Bressart, Hermann Thimig and Maria Meissner.Bock & Bergfelder p. 63 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

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The Emperor's Sweetheart ''The Emperor's Sweetheart'' (German: ''Kaiserliebchen'') is a 1931 German historical musical comedy film directed by Hans Tintner and starring Liane Haid, Walter Janssen and Wilhelm Bendow. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin.Klaus p. ...

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Errant Husbands ''Errant Husbands'' (German: ''Kyritz - Pyritz'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and starring Max Adalbert, Hansi Arnstaedt and Henry Bender. Churton p.92 Cast * Max Adalbert as Dr. Peter Liezow, Bürgermeister * Hansi ...

'' (1931) * '' Such a Greyhound'' (1931) * ''

The Adventurer of Tunis ''The Adventurer of Tunis'' (german: Die Abenteurerin von Tunis) is a 1931 German adventure film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Philipp Manning, Theo Shall, and Ellen Richter. It was made at the Staaken Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.14 Locat ...

'' (1931) * ''

Holzapfel Knows Everything ''Holzapfel Knows Everything'' (german: Holzapfel weiß alles) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Felix Bressart, Iván Petrovich and Gretl Theimer.Bock & Bergfelder p. 63 It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in ...

'' (1932) * '' At Your Orders, Sergeant'' (1932) * '' A Night in Paradise'' (1932) * '' Marion, That's Not Nice'' (1933)

References

Bibliography

* Chandler, Charlotte. ''Marlene: Marlene Dietrich, A Personal Biography''. Simon and Schuster, 2011.

External links

* 1867 births 1933 deaths German male film actors German male silent film actors 20th-century German male actors German male stage actors Male actors from Berlin {{Germany-film-actor-stub