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- Birth nameJohann Christian Bummerstedt
- Christian Bummerstaedt was born on February 6, 1887 in Scharmbeck, Germany. He was an actor, known for Wallenstein, 2. Teil - Wallensteins Tod (1925), Wallenstein, 1. Teil - Wallensteins Macht (1925) and Slums of Berlin (1925). He died on July 28, 1935 in Berlin, Germany.
- The actor Christian Bummerstedt studied architecture in Munich and he got first prices at a young age.
- At the end of the 20's his film career came to an end. Only in 1932 he appeared a last time in front of the camera as officer von Lützelburg in "Der Feldherrnhügel".
- Besides his acting activities Christoph Bummerstedt also worked as an author and he was a designer for an advertising office in the 10s.
- It was not until 1924 that Christian Bummerstedt began filming regularly. His very first German film, Arthur von Gerlach's Zur Chronik von Grieshuus, is considered a milestone in German film history. Bummerstedt delivered another significant achievement in 1927 with his portrayal of the prince in the Sternheim film Die Hose. In between, he played the central character of Max Piccolomini in Rolf Randolf's two-part Wallenstein film adaptation.
- From the middle of the 20s Christian Bummersted took part in several well-known silent movies.
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