Ernst Arndt
Born	3 February 1861(1861-02-03) Magdeburg, Germany
Died	c. 1942 Treblinka extermination camp, occupied Poland
Occupation	Actor

Ernst Arndt (3 February 1861 – c. September 1942) was a German stage and film actor notable for his later career in Austria.

[edit] Life

Arndt was born in in Magdeburg, Germany. From 1910 he was a member of the Burgtheater ensemble in Vienna. He also made occasional appearances in supporting roles in films. On 13 March 1931, he was made an Honorary Citizen of Vienna.

On 10 July, 1942, at the age of 81, he was deported to the Theresienstadt Ghetto, and from there on 23 September of the same year to Treblinka extermination camp, where he is presumed to have been murdered shortly afterward.

[edit] Filmography

• Herbstzauber (Emil Albes, Germany 1918) – agricultural labourer
• Eine versunkene Welt (Alexander Korda, Austria 1921/22)
• Samson und Delila (Alexander Korda, Austria 1922) - impresario
• Die grausame Freundin (Carl Lamač, Germany 1932) – Professor Bierbrot
• Der Prinz von Arkadien (Karl Hartl, Austria 1932)
• Wenn du jung bist, gehört dir die Welt (Henry Oebels, Austria 1933) - village organist
• Leise flehen meine Lieder (Willi Forst, Germany/Austria 1933)
• Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten (Kurt Gerron, Austria 1934/35) – Seifert, Katja's uncle

[edit] External links

• Ernst Arndt at the Internet Movie Database
• (German) Filmportal.de: filmography
• Cyranos.ch: photo and biographical summary

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