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

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

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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

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featu ...

's 1931 film ''

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'' and the dishonest bank director in '' The Virtuous Sinner'' (1931).Prawer p.137 Arendt later returned to live in Austria.

Selected filmography

* '' The Vice of Humanity'' (1927) * '' The Catwalk'' (1927) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * '' The Old Fritz'' (1928) * '' Eva in Silk'' (1928) * '' Phantoms of Happiness'' (1929) * '' The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna'' (1929) * '' The Love of the Brothers Rott'' (1929) * '' Elisabeth of Austria'' (1931) * '' Der Herzog von Reichstadt'' (1931) * '' Louise, Queen of Prussia'' (1931) * '' The Virtuous Sinner'' (1931) * ''

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

Viennese Waltz Viennese waltz () is a genre of ballroom dance. At least four different meanings are recognized. In the historically first sense, the name may refer to several versions of the waltz, including the earliest waltzes done in ballroom dancing, dance ...

'' (1932) * '' Bon Voyage'' (1933) * '' Roses from the South'' (1934) * ''

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 ...

'' (1935) * '' My Life for Maria Isabella'' (1935) * '' Regine'' (1935) * '' His Daughter is Called Peter'' (1936) * ''

To New Shores ''To New Shores'' () is a 1937 Cinema of Germany, German drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, 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 ...

'' (1937) * ''

Red Orchids ''Red Orchids'' () is a 1938 German crime film directed by Nunzio Malasomma, starring Olga Chekhova, Albrecht Schoenhals and Camilla Horn Camilla Martha Horn (25 April 1903 – 14 August 1996) was a German dancer and a film star of the sil ...

'' (1938) * '' The Rainer Case'' (1942) * ''

Vienna 1910 ''Vienna 1910'' () is a 1943 German biographical film directed by Emerich Walter Emo and starring Rudolf Forster, Heinrich George, and Lil Dagover. It is based on the life of Mayor of Vienna Karl Lueger. Its antisemitic content led to it being ...

'' (1943) * '' Call Over the Air'' (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