Reinhold Bernt

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Reinhold Bernt (19 December 1902 – 26 October 1981) was a German film actor.

Bernt was born Reinhold Bienert in Berlin and died in West Berlin.

Career[edit]

Bernt's acting career began in Stuttgart with a theater debut. Soon after, he traveled to Berlin. There, he founded a troupe known as the "Group of Young Actors" with his brother, Gerhard Bernt. He performed across Berlin and entered the film industry in the 1930s. he was not only an actor, but also an assistant director and screenwriter. He appeared in some Nationalist Socialist propaganda films, such as Im Namen des Volkes (In the Name of the People). After World War II, he performed at the Schillertheater and in Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA). It became harder to obtain large roles, so he began to act increasingly as supporting characters. eventually, he moved on to voicing radio plays, performing a total of 320 roles. He died on October 26, 1981, in Berlin.[1]

Selected filmography[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Kosta, Barbara. Willing Seduction: The Blue Angel, Marlene Dietrich, and Mass Culture. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Klee, Ernst (2007). Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich : wer war was vor und nach 1945. S. Fischer. ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5. OCLC 475967920.

External links[edit]

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