Arthur Bergen (24 October 1875 – 1943) was an

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and

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. He was murdered at

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during the

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.Mary Nolan, Ziegfeld Girl and Silent Movie Star: A Biography Including Her 1941 Memoir By Louise Carley Lewisson, Mary Nolan p.142

Selected filmography

Actor * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * ''

World by the Throat ''World by the Throat'' (German: ''Der Würger der Welt'') is a 1920 German silent crime film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Max Landa, Hanni Weisse and Ernst Rückert. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietric ...

'' (1920) * '' Humanity Unleashed'' (1920) * '' The Oath of Stephan Huller'' (1921) * '' The New Paradise'' (1921) * '' The Golden Plague'' (1921) * ''

The False Dimitri ''The False Dimitri'' () is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Alfred Abel, Agnes Straub and Eugen Klöpfer.Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmograp ...

'' (1922) * ''

Lola Montez, the King's Dancer ''Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' () is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Arnold Korff, and Fritz Kampers. It portrays the life of Lola Montez. The film was produced by Richter' ...

'' (1922) * '' The Passenger in the Straitjacket'' (1922) * ''

The Green Manuela ''The Green Manuela'' ( German: ''Die grüne Manuela'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Lucie Labass, Josef Winter and Grete Berger. The film is based on a novel by Clara Ratzka. A gypsy dancer ...

'' (1923) * ''

Tragedy in the House of Habsburg ''Tragedy in the House of Habsburg'' () is a 1924 German silent historical film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, Kálmán Zátony and Emil Fenyvessy. The film recounts the events of the 1889 Mayerling Incident in which th ...

'' (1924) * '' Slums of Berlin'' (1925) * ''

Fire in the Opera House ''Fire in the Opera House'' () is a 1930 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Alexa Engström, Gustav Fröhlich and Gustaf Gründgens.Goble p. 696 A separate French-language version ''La barcarolle d'amour'' was also produced. ...

'' (1930) * '' Panik in Chicago'' (1931) * ''

Different Morals ''Different Morals'' () is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Walter Rilla, Aribert Wäscher, and Elga Brink. It was shot at the Tempelhof and Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

'' (1931) * '' Modern Dowry'' (1932) * '' The Mad Bomberg'' (1932) * '' Under False Flag'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

Greetings and Kisses, Veronika ''Greetings and Kisses, Veronika'' () is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Franciska Gaal, Paul Hörbiger, and Otto Wallburg. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Kurt ...

'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' The Emperor's Waltz'' (1933) Screenwriter * ''

Lehmann's Honeymoon ''Lehmann's Honeymoon'' (German: ''Lehmanns Brautfahrt'') is a 1916 German silent comedy film directed by Robert Wiene Robert Wiene (; 27 April 1873 – 17 July 1938) was a German film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer, active ...

'' (1916) Director * '' I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (1926) * ''

Poor Little Sif ''Poor Little Sif'' () is a 1927 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Arthur Bergen and starring Paul Wegener, Adele Sandrock, and Jakob Tiedtke. It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich. The film's art direction was by Botho Ho ...

'' (1927) * ''

Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That ''Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That'' () is a 1928 German silent film directed by Arthur Bergen and starring Werner Fuetterer, Grete Graal, and Erna Morena.Kasten p. 116 It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich. The film's sets were desi ...

'' (1928)

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

References

External links

* 1875 births 1943 deaths Jewish Austrian male actors Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors Male actors from Vienna Austrian people who died in Auschwitz concentration camp 20th-century Austrian male actors Austrian Jews who died in the Holocaust Jewish Austrian film people {{Germany-film-actor-1870s-stub