About Hermann Benke
Lived 1866 – 1937 (aged 70). Hermann Benke was an Austrian stage actor, film actor, theatre manager and actor.
Hermann Benke (1866–1937) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He made a number of appearances in silent films, co-starring with the rising actress Liane Haid in productions by Wiener Kunstfilm.
Selected filmography With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland (1915) With God for Emperor and Empire (1916) On the Heights (1916) Summer Idyll (1916) The Tragedy of Castle Rottersheim (1916) Lebenswogen (1917) The Black Hand (1917) Rigoletto (1918) The Films of Princess Fantoche (1921) The Woman in White (1921) The Arsonists of Europe (1926) Kissing Is No Sin (1926) The Woman of Yesterday and Tomorrow (1928)
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Who was Hermann Benke?
Austrian actor (1866–1937)
When was Hermann Benke born?
Hermann Benke was born on 7 June 1866 in Linz.
When did Hermann Benke die?
Hermann Benke died on 25 March 1937 in Vienna.
What was Hermann Benke's occupation?
Hermann Benke was a stage actor, film actor, theatre manager and actor.
What nationality was Hermann Benke?
Hermann Benke was Austrian.
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