Ernst Rotmund

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Ernst Rotmund (born November 26, 1886 in Thorn , † March 2, 1955 in Munich ) was a German actor .

Life

From 1904 Rotmund played at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin . Until 1944 he was active on many other Berlin theaters, also with Louise Dumont at the Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf and with Leopold Jessner at the Neues Schauspielhaus in Königsberg .

In film, Rotmund took on numerous roles as a supporting actor, especially in the 1930s and 1940s. During the National Socialist era he was an actor loyal to the regime and also played in Nazi propaganda films. Nevertheless, he was briefly imprisoned in Lichtenburg concentration camp in 1935 for violating Section 175 of the Criminal Code . In 1943/44 he worked for the comedians cabaret . After the war he continued his film career and also played at the Münchner Kammerspiele .

Filmography (selection)

Radio plays

literature

  • Kay Less : Between the stage and the barracks. Lexicon of persecuted theater, film and music artists from 1933 to 1945 . With a foreword by Paul Spiegel . Metropol, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-938690-10-9 , p. 297.

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personal data
SURNAME Rotmund, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Thorn
DATE OF DEATH March 2, 1955
Place of death Munich