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, among others. In 1910 he took up an engagement at the Luisentheatre in Berlin. From 1910 he was a sought-after silent film actor, initially in leading roles. In 1912 he played the first officer of the Titanic in the film '' In Nacht und Eis''. From 1914 to 1917 he served in the military in the First World War. He then continued his film career and continued to receive leading roles and important supporting roles. In the 1930s, Rückert became a character actor in film, and he only rarely received engagements in the theatre. In 1940 he was drafted, between 1941 and 1942 he was engaged as an actor and director at the Berlin Tourneetheater Gastspielirektion IX. Shortly afterwards, he was assigned to the KdF Front Theatre. Rückert hanged himself a few months after the end of the Second World War in his apartment in Berlin. He was found dead on 3 September 1945.

Selected filmography

* '' The Mask'' (1919) * '' Alkohol'' (1919) * '' Maria Pavlowna'' (1919) * '' The War of the Oxen'' (1920) * '' Romeo and Juliet in the Snow'' (1920) * '' World by the Throat'' (1920) * ''

The Face Removed ''The Face Removed'' (German: ''Das ausgeschnittene Gesicht'') is a 1920 German silent crime film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Carla Ferra and Ernst Rückert.Grange p.68 The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi ...

'' (1920) * '' The Dancer of Jaipur'' (1920) * '' The Eyes as the Accuser'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' The Fateful Day'' (1921) * '' Alfred von Ingelheim's Dramatic Life'' (1921) * ''

The Woman from the Orient ''The Woman from the Orient'' (german: Die Frau aus dem Orient) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Oskar Marion, Fritz Greiner and Hedda Vernon.Krautz p. 112 The film's sets were designed by the art director Fran ...

'' (1923) * '' The Emperor's Old Clothes'' (1923) * '' The Way to the Light'' (1923) * '' Judith'' (1923) * '' Malva'' (1924) * '' The Stolen Professor'' (1924) * ''

Za La Mort Za La Mort (also written as Za-La-Mort) is a fictional character who featured in a number of Italian films. Along with characters such as Maciste and Saetta, he was a pulp hero of the silent era. Ze La Mort was noted as a gentleman thief with an ...

'' (1924) * '' People in Need'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' In the Name of the Kaisers'' (1925) * '' Bismarck'' (1925) * '' What the Stones Tell'' (1925) * '' The Old Ballroom'' (1925) * '' Wallenstein'' (1925) * '' Trude'' (1926) * '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' (1926) * '' The Schimeck Family'' (1926) * '' Love's Joys and Woes'' (1926) * '' Nixchen'' (1926) * '' On the Banks of the River Weser'' (1927) * '' The Pink Slippers'' (1927) * '' That Was Heidelberg on Summer Nights'' (1927) * '' Lützow's Wild Hunt'' (1927) * '' The Impostor'' (1927) * ''

Die Hochstaplerin ''The Impostor'' (German: ''Die Hochstaplerin'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Martin Berger and starring Ruth Weyher, Anton Pointner and Philipp Manning.St. Pierre p.207 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The f ...

'' (1927) * '' I Stand in the Dark Midnight'' (1927) * '' Luther'' (1928) * '' Rasputin'' (1928) * '' Roses Bloom on the Moorland'' (1929) * ''

What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime ''What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime'' (German: ''Was eine Frau im Frühling träumt'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Curt Blachnitzky and starring Paul Rehkopf, Anna Müller-Lincke and Colette Brettel.Prawer p.83 The film' ...

'' (1929) * '' Namensheirat'' (1930) * '' Marriage in Name Only'' (1930) * '' Duty Is Duty'' (1931) * '' Marshal Forwards'' (1932) * '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' (1932) * '' At the Strasbourg'' (1934) * '' A Woman With Power of Attorney'' (1934) * '' The Valiant Navigator'' (1935)

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* 1880s births 1945 deaths German male stage actors German male film actors German male silent film actors Male actors from Berlin Suicides by hanging in Germany 20th-century German male actors 1945 suicides German military personnel of World War I German military personnel of World War II {{Germany-film-actor-stub