Ernst Wendt

Directing

Ernst Wendt

Born
Died
(aged 69)
Birthplace
Gdańsk, Poland
Credits
12 titles

Biography

The actor and director Ernst Wendt achieved as a stage actor round 1900 and at the beginning of the 20th century he impersonated numerous roles, among them also classical figures of history of literature.

As an established theater actor he joined the film business in 1918 where he took part in few silent movies in front of the camera like "Das Maskenfest des Lebens", "Mania" and "Morphium".

Afterwards he shifted his activity and became a movie director. From 1919 till the middle of the 20s he realised several movies which normally were dedicated to the adventure genre. For some of his movies he also wrote the script.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 4

YearTitleRole
1970 Scene of the Crime TV GDR Policeman (1 ep)
1918 Mania Film
1918 Das Maskenfest des Lebens Film
1918 Der Todestraum Film Heinz Markolf

Crew credits 8

YearTitleJob
1986 Drei Schwestern Film Director
1925 Bismarck, Part 1 Film Director
1922 The White Desert Film Director, Writer
1922 The Ghost With the Deadly Kiss Film Director, Writer
1922 Allein im Urwald Film Director
1921 Un­ter Räubern und Bestien Film Director
1921 Die Schreckensnacht in der Menagerie Film Director
1921 Der Herr der Bestien Film Writer, Director
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