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- Ernst Schröder was born on January 27, 1915 in Wanne-Eickel, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Stresemann (1957), The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955) and The Counterfeit Traitor (1962). He was married to Gesa Ferck and Inge Thiesfeld. He died on July 26, 1994 in Berlin, Germany.
- SpousesGesa Ferck(1946 - July 26, 1994) (his death, 1 child)Inge Thiesfeld(1937 - 1945) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children? (Eine 2. Tochter)
- Father of actress Christiane Schröder
- After Ernst Schröder had been diagnosed with cancer, he committed suicide on 26th July 1994 by letting himself fall out of a window of a Berlin hospital.
- His daughter committed suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Ca., on 17th September 1980.
- German character actor, the son of a master tailor. On stage from 1934. He also worked initially as an assistant stage director and designer. Lengthy residency at the Schillertheater in Berlin, 1938-44. Popular on screen from the 1950's, adept at playing historical figures (Marc Anthony, Stresemann, General von Salmuth), including occasional appearances in international films. Often guest-starred on TV crime series ("Derrick", "Der Alte"). German dubbing voice for actors Peter Ustinov, Charles Boyer, Herbert Lom and James Cagney.
- Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1958
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