Erich Ponto(1884-1957)

Actor
Writer
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Erich Ponto was born on 14 December 1884 in Lübeck [now Schleswig-Holstein], Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Le Troisième Homme (1949), Ciel sans étoiles (1955) and Schneider Wibbel (1939). He was married to Tony Kresse. He died on 4 February 1957 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Le Troisième Homme

8.1

Dr. Winkel

1949

Ciel sans étoiles

7.0

Vater Otto Kaminski

1955

Schneider Wibbel

4.4

Schneider Anton Wibbel

1939

Der Feuerteufel

4.0

Kaiser Napoleon Bonaparte

1940

Credits

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Actor

Der Stern von Afrika
6.3
- Ein alter Franzose
- 1957
Rendez-vous à Zürich
6.5
- (uncredited)
- 1957
Un petit coin de paradis
6.1
- Daniel Defoe
- 1957
Made in Germany
6.8
- Professor Virchow
- 1957
Eine Christuslegende
TV Short
- Narrator
- 1956
Wenn wir alle Engel wären
6.1
- Amtsrichter
- 1956
Des roses pour Bettina
6.4
- Schimanski, Pförtner
- 1956
Ciel sans étoiles
7.0
- Vater Otto Kaminski
- 1955
Die goldene Pest
6.9
- Dr. Sierich
- 1954
Die verschwundene Miniatur
6.1
- 1954
Kinderbücher für Erwachsene
TV Series
- Narrator
- 1954
Keine Angst vor Schwiegermüttern
8.0
- 1954
La classe volante
7.1
- Der Sanitätsrat
- 1954
Éternel amour
5.8
- 1954
Sauerbruch - Das war mein Leben
6.5
- Chefarzt Psychiatrie
- 1954

Writer

Soundtrack

Personal details

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Born
- December 14, 1884
- Lübeck [now Schleswig-Holstein], Germany
Died
- February 4, 1957
- Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany(cancer)
Spouse
- Tony Kresse1916 - February 4, 1957 (his death, 2 children)
Publicity listings
- 1 Pictorial

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Trivia
Incisive German character actor, on stage from 1908. The son of a manufacturer, he was initially trained as a pharmacist, but instead decided to take on acting lessons under Hans Lackner in Munich. Ponto rarely enjoyed leads (except for playing the title role in _Schneider Wibbel (1939)_ ), but was consistently impressive in eccentric, shrewd or sinister character parts. He achieved some international fame as Dr. Winkel in Carol Reed's _The Third Man (1949).