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- Ernst Legal was born on May 2, 1881 in Schlieben, Germany. He was an actor, known for Hundert Tage (1935), Karriere in Paris (1952) and Friedrich Schiller, la jeunesse d'un poète (1923). He was married to Helene Werner. He died on June 29, 1955 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- SpouseHelene Werner(1907 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
- Father of Marga Legal.
- Balding character actor, in films from 1920. Also a noted theatrical director/manager (including at the Berlin Schiller Theater from 1938-44). In 1945, he assumed the directorship of the German State Opera for seven years and presided over the Deutschen Theater in East Berlin from 1947 to 1951.
- When Germany was divided into two parts he was working in the new GDR from now on. Besides his activity at the German Theater and at the German Staatsoper he continued acting in movies.
- He became a popular support actor in the 30's whose striking face formed many roles effectively.
- The actor Ernst Legal was an important personality at the theater where he besides his activity as a director also was a theater manager.
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