Ernst Arndt (actor)

Ernst Arndt was a German Jewish stage and film actor notable for his later career in Austria.

Life

Arndt was born in Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia. From 1910 he was a member of the Burgretheater 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.

Filmography

Herbstzauber as agricultural labourerDer Umweg zur Ehe as Joe CastorSeine Durchlaucht der Landstreicher Licht und Schatten A Vanished World Samson und Delila as impresarioThe Prince of Arcadia Die grausame Freundin as Professor BierbrotGently My Songs Entreat When You're Young, the World Belongs to You as village organistBretter, die die Welt bedeuten as Seifert, Katja's uncle