Ernst Hofmann (actor)

Ernst Hofmann on a photograph by Nicola Perscheid

Ernst Hofmann (born December 7, 1890 in Breslau , †  April 27, 1945 in Potsdam ) was a German actor .

Live and act

Hofmann studied art history, German literature and new languages ​​at the University of Berlin in 1910/11 . At the same time he took acting lessons at the drama school of the German Theater . Hofmann made his debut in 1911 and appeared at the Kleiner Theater, the Kammerspiele and the Kleiner Schauspielhaus. He celebrated his first major success as Moritz Stiefel in the play Spring Awakening .

But then Hofmann mainly became a film actor. In 1913 Max Reinhardt helped him get his first film role. During the First World War , he served as a reserve officer in the field artillery for two years . Then he was back in front of the camera and enjoyed considerable popularity as a woman's favorite for several years. Henny Porten , Asta Nielsen and Pola Negri were among his partners.

His fame rapidly faded towards the end of the 1920s, and Hofmann was rarely seen on stage, for example at the theater in Behrenstrasse . So he switched to writing and wrote some novels with the titles Offender Escaped , Lost in the Jungle , Inheritance from Overseas , Night of Confusion , Orchestral Chair 13 and The Shadow Dancer . He also contributed to newspapers such as Der Tag . Hofmann was killed in the fighting for Berlin towards the end of the war. His wife Hedda Vernon was also an actress.

Filmography

1913: The island of the blessed 1913: Countess Ursel 1914: the fire 1914: General von Berning 1914: The white roses 1914: The whims of a world lady 1916: the red stripe 1917: The Memoirs of Satan, Part 2: Fanatics of Life 1917: The beautiful princess of China 1917: When women love and hate 1917: The Strasbourg antiquarian 1918: The diary of Dr. Hard 1918: a thousand and one women. From a bachelor's diary 1918: Where there's a will, there's a way 1918: Just a butterfly 1918: The fairy tale of love is wondrous 1918: Countess kitchen fairy 1918: The Lord of the World 1918: your boy 1918: Icarus, the flying man 1918: The girl from the opium den 1918: The jewelry of the Rajah 1919: The mistress of the world 1919: The boy in blue (also production) 1919: The sinner 1919: Banned and redeemed 1919: The rolling ball 1919: childhood love 1919: Poor Thea 1919: Those who die when they love 1919: Galeotto, the great matchmaker 1919: last love 1919: The right of free love 1920: Satanas 1920: Martyrdom 1920: Algol - Tragedy of Power 1920: The experiences of the famous dancer Fanny Elßler 1920: The red poster 1920: Count Sylvain's revenge 1920: The Mistress of the World, Part 7 - The Benefactress of Humanity 1920: The Mistress of the World, Part 8 - The Revenge of Maud Fergusson 1920: Satanas 1920: The red executioner 1921: Parisian women 1921: From the memoirs of a film actress

1921: The heiress of Tordis 1921: Derailed 1921: Memoirs of a valet, Part 1 - Martin, the Foundling 1921: Man overboard 1921: To the son 1921: From the depths of the big city 1921: Miss Beryl ... a millionaire's whim 1921: The dictatorship of love, 2nd part - The world without love 1921: My husband - the night editor 1921: Carnival 1921: The Avengers 1922: The Call of Fate 1922: Marie Antoinette 1922: wilderness 1922: Shadows of the Past 1922: The golden network 1922: Louise de Lavallière 1922: The blonde fate 1922: The one from the circus 1922: Lyda Ssanin 1922: The girl without a conscience 1922: Turf pirates 1923: Vineta. The sunken city 1923: The bat 1923: Jimmy, a fate of humans and animals 1923: Fifth Street 1924: The love letters of an abandoned woman 1925: The Morale of the Alley 1925: The one from the Lower Rhine 1925: Lightning train of love 1925: The motor bride 1925: The one from the Lower Rhine, part 2 1926: Chaste Susanne 1926: Woman's crusade 1926: the adventurer 1927: Always practice faithfulness and honesty 1927: U 9 ​​Weddigen 1928: Adam and Eve 1928: The queen of his heart 1928: The last gala performance of the Wolfson Circus 1928: morality 1931: dangers of love 1934: Playing with fire

literature

• Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 4: H - L. Botho Höfer - Richard Lester. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

Web links

• Ernst Hofmann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Pictures by Ernst Hofmann In: Virtual History