Ernest Lenart

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Ernest Lenart (born November 8, 1912 in San Salvador , † January 6, 2005 in Berlin ), actually Jose Ernesto Lewy, was a German actor .

Career

Lenart attended Max Reinhardt's drama school at the age of 16 and then played theater in Konstanz , Magdeburg , Kiel and Berlin .

In 1933 Lenart joined the Jewish Cultural Association in Berlin. When it opened, he played the temple master in Nathan the Wise . Because of the strong increase in anti-Semitism , Lenart emigrated to the USA with his parents in 1936 . There he played for over three decades on various stages, but also in International Squadron alongside Ronald Reagan , alongside William Holden in the American television film 21 Hours at Munich about the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games , alongside Richard Burton in the multi-part Wagner and in one Episode of the American mystery series Millennium with Lance Henriksen .

Lenart held readings at the age of 90. He had his last film appearance in 2004 in the Israeli production Walk on Water .

Private

Ernest Lenart was the son of American parents with German roots. His paternal uncle was Wilhelm Lewy .

In 1947 Lenart married Renata Oppenheimer, the daughter of the sociologist Franz Oppenheimer , with whom he remained married until his death. The two had two children together, a son and a daughter. The son Frank Lenart works as an actor, screenwriter and voice actor.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1941: International Squadron
  • 1951: Target unknown
  • 1968: dynamite in green silk
  • 1972: Dear mother, I am fine
  • 1976: The 21 hours of Munich
  • 1977: MS Franziska (one episode)
  • 1983: Wagner
  • 1998: Millennium: Roosters
  • 2004: Walk on Water

literature

  • Ernest Lenart: From Jews with Jews for Jews. In: Eike Geisel and Henryk M. Broder : Premiere and Pogrom. The Jewish Cultural Association 1933–1941. Texts and pictures. Siedler, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-88680-343-0 , pp. 242-249.

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personal data
SURNAME Lenart, Ernest
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lewy, Jose Ernesto (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH San Salvador
DATE OF DEATH January 6, 2005
Place of death Berlin