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Erich Schönfelder(1885-1933)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Erich Schönfelder was born on 23 April 1885 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He was a director and actor, known for Der Diplomatensäugling (1919), Ein Erpressertrick (1921) and Putschliesel (1920). He died on 14 May 1933 in Berlin, Germany.
BornApril 23, 1885
DiedMay 14, 1933(48)
BornApril 23, 1885
DiedMay 14, 1933(48)
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Der Diplomatensäugling
  • Director
  • 1919
Ein Erpressertrick
  • Director
  • 1921
Putschliesel
  • Director
  • 1920
Kakadu und Kiebitz
  • Director
  • 1920

Credits

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Director

  • Kampf (1932)
    Kampf
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Willi Schur and Ida Wüst in Aus einer kleinen Residenz (1932)
    Aus einer kleinen Residenz
    • Director
    • 1932
  • At Your Orders, Sergeant (1932)
    At Your Orders, Sergeant
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Manoeuver Time Is Fine (1931)
    Manoeuver Time Is Fine
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Ein ausgekochter Junge (1931)
    Ein ausgekochter Junge
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Sig Arno and Ernö Verebes in Das Geheimnis der roten Katze (1931)
    Das Geheimnis der roten Katze
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Once I Loved a Girl in Vienna (1931)
    Once I Loved a Girl in Vienna
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Der Liebesarzt
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Der Nächste, bitte!
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Gehetzte Mädchen (1930)
    Gehetzte Mädchen
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Fräulein Lausbub
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Trust der Diebe
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Kehre zurück! Alles vergeben!
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Aus dem Tagebuch eines Junggesellen (1929)
    Aus dem Tagebuch eines Junggesellen
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Der Ladenprinz (1928)
    Der Ladenprinz
    • Director
    • 1928

Actor

  • Hans Albers in Der Greifer (1930)
    Der Greifer
    5.7
    • Barker (German Version)
    • 1930
  • Der Kampf der Tertia
    7.6
    • 1929
  • Oscar Marion in Kampf um die Scholle (1925)
    Kampf um die Scholle
    • David Hirsch
    • 1925
  • F.W. Murnau, Emil Jannings, and Theo Matejko in The Last Laugh (1924)
    The Last Laugh
    8.0
    • Kleine rolle (uncredited)
    • 1924
  • Lucy Doraine and Johannes Riemann in Gehetzte Menschen (1924)
    Gehetzte Menschen
    • Anno Labraiter
    • 1924
  • Papa kann's nicht lassen
    • Kunsthändler Haas
    • 1921
  • Ein Erpressertrick
    • Cowter
    • 1921
  • Rolf inkognito
    Short
    • 1920
  • Henny Porten in Die beiden Gatten der Frau Ruth (1919)
    Die beiden Gatten der Frau Ruth
    6.2
    • Baron Alfred Alberg
    • 1919
  • Ernst Lubitsch and Trude Troll in Meyer from Berlin (1919)
    Meyer from Berlin
    6.0
    • 1919
  • Die Dame im Schaufenster
    Short
    • 1918
  • The Toboggan Cavalier
    5.9
    Short
    • Heiratskandidat
    • 1918
  • Die Nichte des Herzogs
    Short
    • 1918
  • Gesucht ein Mann, der ein Mann ist
    Short
    • Tanzmeister im Hause des Milliardärs
    • 1918
  • Ernst Lubitsch in Prince Sami (1917)
    Prince Sami
    6.2
    Short
    • 1917

Writer

  • Papa kann's nicht lassen
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • Amor am Steuer (1921)
    Amor am Steuer
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • Ein Erpressertrick
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • Der Stier von Olivera (1921)
    Der Stier von Olivera
    4.8
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • Putschliesel
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • Kakadu und Kiebitz
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • S. M., der Reisende
    • screenplay
    • 1920
  • Das Reklamemädel
    Short
    • script
    • 1919
  • Der Diplomatensäugling
    • script
    • 1919
  • Das Caviar-Mäuschen
    • writer
    • 1919
  • Hollander, King of Cheese
    Short
    • writer
    • 1919
  • Ernst Lubitsch and Trude Troll in Meyer from Berlin (1919)
    Meyer from Berlin
    6.0
    • writer
    • 1919
  • Julius Dewald and Ossi Oswalda in My Wife, the Movie Star (1918)
    My Wife, the Movie Star
    5.1
    • writer
    • 1918
  • Die Dame im Schaufenster
    Short
    • writer
    • 1918
  • The Toboggan Cavalier
    5.9
    Short
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1918

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 23, 1885
    • Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • Died
    • May 14, 1933
    • Berlin, Germany

Did you know

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    Erich Schönfelder earns a greater importance for the German silent movie as a director than as an actor. After first directions for "Der Diplomatensäugling" (1919) and "Der Kammerdiener seiner Frau" (1919) he became a very successful director of popular productions of different genres.

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