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Ernst Winar

Ernst Winar

Acting
03 Sept 1894
28 Jun 1978
Leiden, Netherlands

Biography

Ernst Winar, born Wilhelm Joseph Carl Eichhoff (1894–1978), was a German-Dutch actor, film director and novelist. He appeared in 34 films between 1916 and 1955, and directed 14 films in that period. In 1920 he published the novel 'Peccavi...???', which he co-wrote with actor Adolphe Engers; the book was considered scandalous at the time because of its gay protagonist. Born into a German family as Wilhelm Joseph Carl Eichhoff, Winar broke off his studies in engineering at a young age and joined ...

Also Known As

Joseph Carl von Eichhoff, Wilhelm Joseph Carl von Eichhoff

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