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Ernst Legal(1881-1955)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
  • Additional Crew
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Ernst Legal was born on 2 May 1881 in Schlieben, Germany. He was an actor, known for Hundert Tage (1935), Karriere in Paris (1952) and Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend (1923). He was married to Helene Werner. He died on 29 June 1955 in West Berlin, West Germany.
BornMay 2, 1881
DiedJune 29, 1955(74)
BornMay 2, 1881
DiedJune 29, 1955(74)
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Known for

Hundert Tage (1935)
Hundert Tage
7.2
  • Ludwig XVIII
  • 1935
Karriere in Paris (1952)
Karriere in Paris
6.2
  • Vater Goriot
  • 1952
Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend (1923)
Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend
5.6
  • Iffland
  • 1923
L'agonie des aigles (1922)
L'agonie des aigles
  • Fouché(as Legal)
  • 1922

Credits

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Actor

  • Der Himmel ist nie ausverkauft (1955)
    Der Himmel ist nie ausverkauft
    5.4
    • 1955
  • Roman eines Frauenarztes (1954)
    Roman eines Frauenarztes
    6.7
    • Professor Muthesius
    • 1954
  • Der verzauberte Königssohn
    • 1953
  • Jonny rettet Nebrador (1953)
    Jonny rettet Nebrador
    5.3
    • 1953
  • Gertrud Kückelmann in Die Stärkere (1953)
    Die Stärkere
    4.9
    • Spaziergänger
    • 1953
  • Karriere in Paris (1952)
    Karriere in Paris
    6.2
    • Vater Goriot
    • 1952
  • Werner Peters in Der Untertan (1951)
    Der Untertan
    7.3
    • Pastor Zillich
    • 1951
  • Gustav Knuth, Dieter Borsche, Lil Dagover, Herbert Hübner, Rudolf Jugert, Norbert Schultze, Ernst Legal, Renate Mannhardt, Igor Oberberg, Maria Schell, and Alfred Schieske in Es kommt ein Tag (1950)
    Es kommt ein Tag
    7.9
    • Bürgermeister
    • 1950
  • Heidemarie Hatheyer in Mathilde Möhring (1950)
    Mathilde Möhring
    6.4
    • 1950
  • The Marriage of Figaro (1949)
    The Marriage of Figaro
    6.8
    • Antonio
    • 1949
  • Frech und verliebt (1948)
    Frech und verliebt
    6.7
    • Nordboden, Besitzer des Detektivbüros
    • 1948
  • Und wieder 48 (1948)
    Und wieder 48
    6.0
    • Professer Kortlein
    • 1948
  • The Adventures of Fridolin (1948)
    The Adventures of Fridolin
    7.4
    • Der Polizeipräfekt
    • 1948
  • Danke, es geht mir gut (1948)
    Danke, es geht mir gut
    6.9
    • August Petri, genannt Muschel
    • 1948
  • Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
    6.6
    • Amtsgerichtsrat Schulze
    • 1947

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald in San Francisco (1936)
    San Francisco
    7.1
    • Alaska (German)
    • 1936

Additional Crew

  • Fritz Rasp, Hanns Beck-Gaden, Marianne Hoppe, Gottfried Huppertz, Fritz Kampers, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos, Oscar Marion, Franz Osten, Camilla Spira, Eduard von Winterstein, Hans Curjel, and Josef Fenneker in The Judas of Tyrol (1933)
    The Judas of Tyrol
    3.1
    • dialogue director
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • E. Legal
  • Born
    • May 2, 1881
    • Schlieben, Germany
  • Died
    • June 29, 1955
    • West Berlin, West Germany(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Helene Werner1907 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

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  • Trivia
    Father of Marga Legal.

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