Siegfried
Arno
Foto: Alexander Binder (1888-1929)
1895
- 1975 |
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Siegfried Aron (this was his real name) got an education as a styler
at the art school in Hamburg.
He already made his stage debut in 1913. After World War I he continued
his acting activities at the theater, first in Hamburg and from 1921 in
Berlin.
He soon came in contact with the film business and normally acted in
comical roles for the time being. Arno looked lanky and thin. This was
the reason that producers tried to match him together with the stout actor
Kurt Gerron (1897-1944) in order to appear as the comedian duo "Beef and
Steak" - with success.
Despite his countless appearances in military slapsticks Siegfried
Arno could also prove his talent in well-known productions like "Die Liebe
der Jeanne Ney" (26), "Die Büchse der Pandora" (27) and "Tagebuch
einer Verlorenen" (29).
In 1933 the Jew Arno had to go into exile. In the following six years
he travelled through Belgium - there he realised the movie "La gloire du
régiment" (37) as a director, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Partugal
and the Netherlands - here he played again in different plays. Finally
he went to America in 1939. He was immediately employed in many pictures,
e.g. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (39), "The Great Dictator" (40) and
"It Started with Eve" (41).
Sig Arno, as he called himself since 1940, could make a name for himself
as a drawer and portraitist. In 1945 he became an US citizen.
Only in 1955 he returned to Germany and acted at different theaters
in Vienna and Hamburg. In 1957 he went back to the USA where he was active
on stage exclusively.
He was married three times, e.g. with the actress Lia Dahms and the
actress Kitty Mattern.
Both Siegfried Arno and Wladimir Sokoloff
found help by Wilhelm Dieterle (as he tried
it for many other of his collegues as well) at the beginning of their career
in the USA.
Other movies with Siegfried Arno:
Die rote Katze (20) Barfüssele
- Ein Schwarzwaldidyll (24) Vorderhaus und Hinterhaus (25) Die vertauschte
Braut (25) Der Hahn im Korb (25) Die Frau von vierzig Jahren (25) Die Frau
für 24 Stunden (25) Wenn der junge Wein blüht (26) Die Villa
im Tiergarten (26) Vater werden ist nicht schwer (26) Der Stolz der Kompanie/Die
Perle des Regiments (26) Der Soldat der Marie (26) Der Sohn des Hannibal
(26) Schatz, mach' Kasse (26) Der Provinzonkel (26) Das Panzergewölbe
(26) Nanette macht alles (26) Manon Lescaut (26) In der Heimat, da gibt's
ein Wiedersehn! (26) Der dumme August des Zirkus Romanelli (26) Die dritte
Eskadron (26) Annemarie und ihr Ulan (26) Üb' immer Treu' und Redlichkeit
(27) Ein schwerer Fall (27) Der Mann ohne Kopf (27) Der Mann mit den falschen
Banknoten (27) Lützows wilde verwegene Jagd (27) Leichte Kavallerie
(27) Eine kleine Freundin braucht jeder Mann (27) Herkules Maier (27) Der
grosse Unbekannte (27) Fürst oder Clown (27) Familientag im Hause
Prellstein (27) Eins + Eins = Drei/Ehe man Ehemann wird (27) Dr. Bessels
Verwandlung (27) Dollarprinzessin und ihre sechs Freier (27) Die Achtzehnjährigen
(27) Moral (28) Unmoral (28) Tragödie im Zirkus Royal (28) Spelunke
(28) Sigi, der eilige Bräutigam (28) Serenissimus, der Vielgeliebte,
und die letzte Jungfrau (28) Polnische Wirtschaft (28) Moderne Piraten
(28) Looping the Loop (28) Das letzte Souper (28) Der Ladenprinz (28) Geschichten
aus dem Wiener Wald (28) Gaunerliebchen (28) Die Dame und ihr Chauffeur
(28) In Werder blühen die Bäume (28) Wir halten fest und treu
zusammen (29) Das verschwundene Testament (29) Das Mädel mit der Peitsche
(29) Die Kaviarprinzessin (29) Jenseits der Strasse - Eine Tragödie
des Alltags (29) Ihr dunkler Punkt (29) Freiheit in Fesseln/Bewährungsfrist
(29) Aufruhr im Junggesellenheim (29) Alte Kleider (29) Zapfenstreich am
Rhein (30) Der Witwenball (30) Wien, du Stadt der Lieder (30) Und so ein
Glück kannst du nur haben (30) Schuberts Frühligstraum (30) Im
Kampf mit der Unterwelt (30) Heute nacht - eventuell (30) Die vom Rummelplatz
(30) Schachmatt (31) Um eine Nasenlänge (31) Der Stumme von Portici
(31) Schützenfest in Schilda (31) Die Nacht ohne Pause (31) Moritz
macht sein Glück/Meier und Co. (31) Keine Feier ohne Meyer (31) Kabarett-Programm
Nr.1+2 (31) Eine Freundin so goldig wie Du (31) Ein ausgekochter Junge
(31) Das Geheimnis der roten Katze (31) Die grosse Attraktion (31) Der
Storch streikt (32) Gado Bravo (34) The Star Maker (39) The Bridal Suite
(39) This Thing Called Love (40) A Little Bit of Heaven (40) The Mummy's
Hand (40) Diamond Frontier (40) Two Latins from Manhattan (41) Raiders
of the Desert (41) Passport to Heaven (41) The Gambling Daughters/The Professor's
Gamble (41) Dark Streets of Cairo (41) New Wine/The Great Awakening/The
Melody Master - Die Unvollendete (41) Two Yanks in Trinidad (42) The Palm
Beach Story (42) The Mummy's Tomb (42) Jukebox Jenny (42) The Devil with
Hitler (42) I Married an Angel (42) Pardon My Sarong - Abbott und Costello
unter Kannibalen (42) Tales of Manhattan (42) Taxi, Mister (43) Passport
to Suez (43) Let's Have Fun (43) Larceny with Music (43) His Butler's Sister
(43) DuBarry Was a Lady (43) Thousands Cheer (43) The Crystal Ball (43)
Standing Room Only (44) Once Upon a Time (44) Song of the Open Road (44)
The Great Moment (44) And the Angels Sing (44) Up in Arms (44) Showboat
Serenade (44) Roughly Speaking (45) I Was a Criminal/Captain of Koepenick/Passport
to Heaven (45) A Song to Remember - Polonaise/Triumph des Herzens (45)
Bring on the Girls (45) One More Tomorrow (46) Holiday in Havana (49) The
Great Lover (49) Nancy Goes to Rio (50) Duchess of Idaho - Die Venus verliebt
sich (50) The Toast of New Orleans - Der Fischer von Louisiana (50) On
Moonlight Bay (51) Diplomatic Courier - Kurier nach Triest (52) Serie "My
Friend Irma" (52) The Great Diamond Robbery (53) Fast Company (53) December
Bride (55) Serie "Rebound/Counterpoint: The Wedding" (55) |