Ernst Deutsch
Biography
Ernst Deutsch was a Prague-born Czech-Austrian actor who worked on stage and in film. He made his stage debut in Vienna in 1914 and became known in Germany's Expressionist theater movement, especially for playing the title role in Hasenclever's The Son. From 1917 he performed at Berlin's Volksbühne and took roles in numerous silent films, among them The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920) as Famulus. He left Germany in 1933 and emigrated to the United States, where Hollywood cast him mostly as Nazis and German officers. He played Baron Kurtz in The Third Man (1949). His performance in The Trial (1948) won him the Best Actor Award at the Venice International Film Festival. After the war he joined Vienna's Burgtheater and drew critical praise as Nathan the Wise and Shylock. In 1964 he received an Honorary Deutscher Filmpreis.
78years old at death
- Born Prague
- Died Berlin
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 29 years1920 to 1949
Every film, newest first
- 1949The Third ManIMDb rating 8.1
- 1945Isle of the DeadIMDb rating 6.4
- 1942Reunion in FranceIMDb rating 6.3
- 1920The Golem: How He Came into the WorldIMDb rating 7.2
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Beyond film
Ernst Deutsch played Nathan the Wise in Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's play more than 2,000 times and toured with the production throughout Europe.
Big break
Ernst Deutsch played the title role in Walter Hasenclever's Expressionist play The Son, which premiered on 8 October 1916. His performance earned him critical recognition and established him as an Expressionist actor.
About the name
Starting in 1942, Deutsch acted in Hollywood films under the name Ernest Dorian, mainly as Nazis and German officers, and also played an Imperial Japanese villain in Prisoner of Japan.
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Worked with
Ernst Deutsch made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Carl BoeseDirector, 1 film, 1920
Awards
Five awards and honors from 1960 to 1965, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Film Festival | |||
| 1965 | Berliner Kunstpreis | Won | |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 1960 | Ernst Reuter Medal | Won | |
| Kainz Medal | Won | ||
| Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Won | ||
Online
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