1. Ernst Deutsch, known as Ernest Dorian, was a Jewish Austrian actor.
12 Facts About Ernst Deutsch
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Ernst Deutsch is known by English-speaking audiences for his role as Baron Kurtz in Carol Reed's 1949 film noir, The Third Man.
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Ernst Deutsch was the son of Prague-based Jewish merchant Ludwig Kraus and his wife, Louise.
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Ernst Deutsch married childhood friend Anuschka Fuchsova in 1922.
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Ernst Deutsch was a skilled tennis player, ranking seventh on the Austro-Hungarian tennis list.
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In 1914, Ernst Deutsch made his stage debut for Berthold Viertel at the People's Theatre in Vienna.
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In Dresden, Ernst Deutsch played Franz Moor in Schiller's The Robbers and Moritz Stiefel in Frank Wedekind's Spring Awakening.
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Ernst Deutsch appeared until 1933 on a number of stages in the city, gave guest performances in Hamburg, Munich and Vienna, and participated in a tour of South America.
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Ernst Deutsch returned to Vienna and Prague, gave guest performances in Zurich, Brussels and London where he appeared in Charles Bennett's play Page From a Diary in the West End.
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At the National Theatre Ernst Deutsch appeared in The Helpers of God, about Red Cross founder Henri Dunant, in 1948.
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Ernst Deutsch played Nathan for more than 2,000 performances, and traveled with productions throughout Europe.
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Ernst Deutsch died on 22 March 1969 in West Berlin, and is buried in the Jewish cemetery on the Berlin highway.