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Erich Kestin(1895-1969)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
  • Additional Crew
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Erich Kestin was born on 25 June 1895 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Seven Samurai (1954), The Apartment (1960) and Nights of Cabiria (1957). He died on 22 May 1969 in Berlin, Germany.
BornJune 25, 1895
DiedMay 22, 1969(73)
BornJune 25, 1895
DiedMay 22, 1969(73)
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Known for

Toshirō Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Katō, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai
8.6
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1954
Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment
8.3
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1960
Giulietta Masina in Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Nights of Cabiria
8.1
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1957
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Once Upon a Time in the West
8.5
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1968

Credits

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Actor

  • Ulrike Teichmann and E. Trosin-Eichstädt in Rumpelstilzchen (1960)
    Rumpelstilzchen
    6.8
    • Müller
    • 1960
  • Der keusche Josef (1953)
    Der keusche Josef
    • Martens
    • 1953
  • Germanin - Die Geschichte einer kolonialen Tat (1943)
    Germanin - Die Geschichte einer kolonialen Tat
    4.3
    • Straßenhändler
    • 1943
  • Heinz Rühmann and Siegfried Karl Trieb in Quax, der Bruchpilot (1941)
    Quax, der Bruchpilot
    5.9
    • Mechaniker (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Ein schwieriger Fall
    Short
    • 1939
  • Marionette (1939)
    Marionette
    6.9
    • Francesco - il maggiordomo
    • 1939
  • My Heart Belongs to Thee
    6.4
    • Francesco
    • 1938
  • Discretion with Honor (1938)
    Discretion with Honor
    6.8
    • Wohnwagenverkäufer
    • 1938
  • Grossalarm (1938)
    Grossalarm
    6.9
    • 1938
  • Maria Andergast, Albrecht Schoenhals, and Charlotte Susa in Das große Abenteuer (1938)
    Das große Abenteuer
    • Inspizient Stechlin
    • 1938
  • Gasparone (1937)
    Gasparone
    6.5
    • Adjutant des Polizeipräfekten
    • 1937
  • Fremdenheim Filoda (1937)
    Fremdenheim Filoda
    5.7
    • Sibulke - sein Sekretär
    • 1937
  • Frauenliebe - Frauenleid (1937)
    Frauenliebe - Frauenleid
    7.0
    • Nachtportier
    • 1937
  • Und du mein Schatz fährst mit (1937)
    Und du mein Schatz fährst mit
    6.5
    • Sein Assistent
    • 1937
  • Maria, die Magd (1936)
    Maria, die Magd
    2.9
    • Reporter
    • 1936

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
    Once Upon a Time in the West
    8.5
    • Bahnhofsstationsvorsteher (German)
    • 1968
  • Barbara Eden, Claire Bloom, Laurence Harvey, Karlheinz Böhm, Yvette Mimieux, and Russ Tamblyn in The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
    The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
    6.5
    • Rumpelstilzchen (German)
    • 1962
  • Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Don Messick, Alan Reed, and Jean Vander Pyl in The Flintstones (1960)
    The Flintstones
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Additional Voices (German)
    • 1962
  • Curd Jürgens in Le triomphe de Michel Strogoff (1961)
    Le triomphe de Michel Strogoff
    5.7
    • Additional Voices (German)
    • 1961
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    The Apartment
    8.3
    • Kollege von C.C. Baxter (German)
    • 1960
  • Giulietta Masina in Nights of Cabiria (1957)
    Nights of Cabiria
    8.1
    • Mönch (German)
    • 1957
  • Toshirō Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Katō, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)
    Seven Samurai
    8.6
    • Bauer Yokei (German)
    • 1954

Additional Crew

  • Hans-Georg Kredewahn in Pyramid of the Sun God (1965)
    Pyramid of the Sun God
    5.2
    • voice dubbing: Petar Obradovic (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Lex Barker and Ralf Wolter in The Yellow One (1964)
    The Yellow One
    5.8
    • voice dubbing: Aleksandar Stojkovic (uncredited)
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 25, 1895
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • May 22, 1969
    • Berlin, Germany(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Dubbing voice of Charles 'Chic' Sale in the German post-synchronized version of Fritz Lang's 1937 You Only Live Once (1937) (Gehetzt).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    German supporting actor of the 1930's. After World War II, he became popular as half of a comic duo on Berlin radio station RIAS, and as a voice-over artist.

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