Kurt Gerron

Kurt Gerron

ActorDirectorWriter May 11 (died age 47) Berlin, Germany 1921–2003 (82 year career)
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Biography

Kurt Gerron (born Kurt Gerson; 11 May 1897 – 30 October 1944) was a German Jewish actor and film director. He had a very successful career in cabaret and film before World War II, but was then forbidden to work and was sent to Theresienstadt Ghetto after the Nazis had occupied the Netherlands, where he and his family had fled to. In 1944 he was forced by the Nazis to make the propaganda film Theresienstadt: A Documentary Film from the Jewish Settlement Area, before he and his wife, Olga Gerson-M…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (62)

Movies (62)

Prisoner of Paradise

Prisoner of Paradise

2003

as Self (archival footage)

6.3
Theresienstadt

Theresienstadt

1944

as Regisseur - Schauspieler

2.3
The Eternal Jew

The Eternal Jew

1940

as (archive footage)

4.5
Her Majesty Love

Her Majesty Love

1933

as Hornberg

Vater geht auf Reisen

Vater geht auf Reisen

1932

as Kommissar

Two in a Car

Two in a Car

1932

as Agent Niedlich

Madame Pompadour

Madame Pompadour

1931

as Ludwig XV., König von Frankreich

One Night at the Grand Hotel

One Night at the Grand Hotel

1931

as Achaz

5.5
Bombs Over Monte Carlo

Bombs Over Monte Carlo

1931

as Spielbankdirektor

6.0
We Need No Money

We Need No Money

1931

as Bank President Binder

5.0
Trapeze

Trapeze

1931
Road to Rio

Road to Rio

1931

as Barera, casino owner

5.8
The Three from the Filling Station

The Three from the Filling Station

1930

as Rechtsanwalt Kalmus

6.1
The Blue Angel

The Blue Angel

1930

as Kiepert

7.3
Burglars

Burglars

1930

as Polizeikommissar

6.2
Dolly is making a career

Dolly is making a career

1930

as Silbermann

People on Sunday

People on Sunday

1930

as Kurt

7.2
Love in the Ring

Love in the Ring

1930

as Box-Manager

5.7
Fairground People

Fairground People

1930
7.0
Wir halten fest und treu zusammen

Wir halten fest und treu zusammen

1929

as Steak

Diary of a Lost Girl

Diary of a Lost Girl

1929

as Dr. Vitalis

7.3
The Alley Cat

The Alley Cat

1929
9.0
The White Hell of Pitz Palu

The White Hell of Pitz Palu

1929

as guest at night club (Mann im Salon)

6.8
Daughter of the Regiment

Daughter of the Regiment

1929

as Quippo

Die Flucht vor der Liebe

Die Flucht vor der Liebe

1929
Aufruhr im Junggesellenheim

Aufruhr im Junggesellenheim

1929

as Steak

Vom Täter fehlt jede Spur

Vom Täter fehlt jede Spur

1929

as Maxe

Berlin After Dark

Berlin After Dark

1929

as Jernmax

Die Pflicht zu schweigen

Die Pflicht zu schweigen

1928

as Iwan Daniloff

Casanovas Erbe

Casanovas Erbe

1928
Unmoral

Unmoral

1928

as Matrosenemil

Die Hotelratte

Die Hotelratte

1928

as Hüsgens

Manege

Manege

1928

as Bela Garay

Accident

Accident

1928
6.4
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

1928
4.0
Heut tanzt Mariett

Heut tanzt Mariett

1928

as Brigon

Girls for Sale!

Girls for Sale!

1927

as Kastillo

Der Soldat der Marie

Der Soldat der Marie

1927

as Wachmeister Knöppke

Die Dame mit dem Tigerfell

Die Dame mit dem Tigerfell

1927

as Meyers

Der große Unbekannte

Der große Unbekannte

1927

as Bankier Tupperwill

Das tanzende Wien

Das tanzende Wien

1927

as Feuerwehrmann

Fighting the White Slave Traffic

Fighting the White Slave Traffic

1927

as Direktor des Purpur-Paradieses

Die weiße Spinne

Die weiße Spinne

1927
The Transformation of Dr. Bessel

The Transformation of Dr. Bessel

1927

as Georgakopoulos

Benno Stehkragen

Benno Stehkragen

1927
Die schönsten Beine von Berlin

Die schönsten Beine von Berlin

1927
Wer wirft den ersten Stein?

Wer wirft den ersten Stein?

1927
A Crazy Night

A Crazy Night

1927

as Wachtmeister Lehmkuhl

6.0
Agitated Woman

Agitated Woman

1927

as Wladimir

Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen

Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen

1927
Ein Tag der Rosen im August..

Ein Tag der Rosen im August..

1927

as Boxer

The White Horse Inn

The White Horse Inn

1926
The Golden Butterfly

The Golden Butterfly

1926
Die drei Mannequins

Die drei Mannequins

1926
Annemarie und ihr Ulan

Annemarie und ihr Ulan

1926

as Wachtmeister

Der Liebe Lust und Leid

Der Liebe Lust und Leid

1926
Die Kleine und ihr Kavalier

Die Kleine und ihr Kavalier

1926

as Photograph

Halbseide

Halbseide

1925

as Willi Krach

O alte Burschenherrlichkeit

O alte Burschenherrlichkeit

1925
Variety

Variety

1925

as Hafenarbeiter

6.6
Die Schmiede

Die Schmiede

1924
Der Held des Tages

Der Held des Tages

1921