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Friedrich Benfer(1905-1996)

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Friedrich Benfer
Friedrich Benfer was born on 28 August 1905 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Heart of a Queen (1940), Mädchenjahre einer Königin (1936) and Nights in Andalusia (1938). He was married to Jenny Jugo. He died on 30 January 1996 in Milano, Italy.
BornAugust 28, 1905
DiedJanuary 30, 1996(90)
BornAugust 28, 1905
DiedJanuary 30, 1996(90)
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Known for

Willy Birgel, Zarah Leander, and Heinz Bonné in The Heart of a Queen (1940)
The Heart of a Queen
6.1
  • David Riccio
  • 1940
Mädchenjahre einer Königin (1936)
Mädchenjahre einer Königin
7.7
  • Prince Albert
  • 1936
Imperio Argentina, Friedrich Benfer, Karl Klüsner, and Herbert Maisch in Nights in Andalusia (1938)
Nights in Andalusia
5.5
  • Don José
  • 1938
Die Flucht vor der Liebe (1929)
Die Flucht vor der Liebe
  • Mario von Hollberg(as Enrico Benfer)
  • 1929

Credits

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Actor

  • Oro nero (1942)
    Oro nero
    • Nicola (as Federico Benfer)
    • 1942
  • Turbine
    • Mario Lamberti (as Federico Benfer)
    • 1941
  • Confessione
    • Mario (as Federico Benfer)
    • 1941
  • Friedrich Benfer, Beniamino Gigli, Emma Gramatica, Carola Höhn, and Peter Pewas in Mamma (1941)
    Mamma
    5.9
    • Giulio Roero (as Federico Benfer)
    • 1941
  • Lucrezia Borgia (1940)
    Lucrezia Borgia
    4.6
    • Alessandro Strozzi (as Federico Benfer)
    • 1940
  • Willy Birgel, Zarah Leander, and Heinz Bonné in The Heart of a Queen (1940)
    The Heart of a Queen
    6.1
    • David Riccio
    • 1940
  • Schneider Wibbel (1939)
    Schneider Wibbel
    4.3
    • André
    • 1939
  • Imperio Argentina, Friedrich Benfer, Karl Klüsner, and Herbert Maisch in Nights in Andalusia (1938)
    Nights in Andalusia
    5.5
    • Don José
    • 1938
  • Revolutionshochzeit (1938)
    Revolutionshochzeit
    2.6
    • Ernest
    • 1938
  • The Night with the Emperor (1936)
    The Night with the Emperor
    • Heinz Heckmann (as Enrico Benfer)
    • 1936
  • Mädchenjahre einer Königin (1936)
    Mädchenjahre einer Königin
    7.7
    • Prince Albert
    • 1936
  • Der Außenseiter (1935)
    Der Außenseiter
    6.2
    • Hans Rückert
    • 1935
  • Little Mother (1935)
    Little Mother
    6.6
    • Alexander Berkhoff
    • 1935
  • Herz ist Trumpf (1934)
    Herz ist Trumpf
    7.2
    • Reno
    • 1934
  • Hard Luck Mary (1934)
    Hard Luck Mary
    7.4
    • Peter
    • 1934

Soundtrack

  • Willy Birgel, Zarah Leander, and Heinz Bonné in The Heart of a Queen (1940)
    The Heart of a Queen
    6.1
    • performer: "Einst kommt zu Dir ein fremder Gast"
    • 1940

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Enrico Benfer
  • Born
    • August 28, 1905
    • Naples, Italy
  • Died
    • January 30, 1996
    • Milano, Italy
  • Spouses
      Jenny Jugo1950 - 1957 (divorced)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Italian-born German character actor of the 1930's and 40's. Married to the actress Jenny Jugo, in whose films he first appeared in 1928. After the war, ran a successful chemist's business in Bazzano, Italy, near Bologna.

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