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Emil Sondermann


Foto: Wilhelm Willinger (1879-1943)

1852 - 1927

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The actor Emil Sondermann was a popular stage actor who also belonged to the first German movie actors at all.

He made his stage debut in the 1870s in Berlin, afterwards followed engagements in cities like Hamburg, Breslau and Hannover.
Finally he returned to Berlin and he was active as an actor and director at the Central Theater. Afterwards followed a long lasting engagement at the Thalia Theater.

His first cinematical works can be backdated to 1908 where he took part in the productions "Detektiv-Duett" (08), "Eine lustige Doppelehe" (08) and "Prosit Neujahr 1909" (08).

His real film career began from 1915. First he appeared in the film serial with the figure Sondi - to these works belong "Sondi hat Pech" (15), "Sondis Glück im Unglück" (15), "Sondis Kleine" (16) and "Sondi's dunkler Punkt" (15). For the first three mentioned movies he wrote the screenplay and for the first two he even was responsible as the director.

In the next years he acted in the movies "Lillis erste Liebe" (16), "Die geborgte Villa" (18), "Die Männer sind alle Verbrecher" (18), "Harry wird Millionär" (18), "Die Filmkathi" (18) and "Die Sekretärin des Gesandten" (19).

During the 20s he withdrew vom the stage more and more and he also appeared in only few more movies.
To these produtions belong "Hoppla, Herr Lehrer" (20), "Madeleine" (21), "Frauen, die die Ehe brechen" (22), "Die zweite Mutter" (25) and "Lützows wilde verwegene Jagd" (27).

Besides his activity as an actor and director Emil Sondermann also wrote together with Adolf Philipp the libretti for "Der Abenteurer" and "Der Strassensänger".

Emil Sondermann was married with the actres Therese Delma.


Other movies with Emil Sondermann (Actor):
Sondi, Amor und Co (16) Eine verzwickte Geschichte (17) Das Glücksmädel (18) Irmas Ehekontrakt (18) John und Johnny (18) Die Notbremse (18) Wie die Grossen (18) Amor in der Klemme (18) Sein Badepuppchen (18) Bis früh um fünfe (19) Seine Kammerzofe (19) Krümelchens Reiseabenteuer (19) Ein toller Schwiegersohn (19) Die Seebadnixe (19) O, Sie Schlimmer (19) 'n doller Schwiegersohn (19) Nicht doch – Männe (20) Lo, die Kokette (20) Ironie des Schicksals (21) Wer bin ich? (22)

Writer:
Durchlaucht amüsiert sich (17) Haben Sie Fritzchen nicht gesehen? (18)

 
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