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Ponto only started to appear in films regularly after the start of the sound film, when he was already middle-aged. He became a well-known character actor in German cinema of the 1930s and 1940s, often in eccentric or villainous roles. Among his roles were
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in 1901. Ponto worked for a few years as a pharmacist, but was already passionate about acting during his university time – he started to take acting lessons and eventually became a full-time actor.
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165:(14 December 1884 – 14 February 1957) was a German film and stage actor.
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As a synchronisation actor, Ponto dubbed
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as the son of a textile merchant. After his family had moved to
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314:(1955). He worked as an actor until shortly before his death.
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in a number of films between the mid 1930s and early 1950s.
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in 1928. During the Third Reich he won the title of a
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236:. From 1914 to 1947 he was a member of the
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660:(1944) - Gutsbesitzer Theobald Langendorff
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986:(1957) - Old Frenchman (final film role)
652:(1944) - Professor Crey - called Schnauz
599:(1942) - Director Arnold Richard Schmitz
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284:(1940) and a stuffy school teacher in
220:Ponto gave his debut on stage at the
1077:Erich Ponto at the Synchrondatenbank
1066:IMDb Awards for "Himmel ohne Sterne"
224:in 1908, followed by engagements in
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846:Monks, Girls and Hungarian Soldiers
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910:Keine Angst vor Schwiegermüttern
865:(1952) - Professor Dr. Gandolphi
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495:(1939) - Schneider Anton Wibbel
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937:(1955) - Father Otto Kaminski
889:(1954) - Chefarzt Psychiatrie
857:(1952) - Government President
752:(1949) - Mathematic Professor
670:Der Engel mit dem Saitenspiel
477:Dreizehn Mann und eine Kanone
438:The Hound of the Baskervilles
345:fame. Ponto's final film was
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873:(1953) - Police Commissioner
585:(1941) - Chorleiter Palitsch
425:(1936) - Alexander Ghazaroff
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593:(1941) - Geheimrat Wuellner
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959:(1957) - Professor Virchow
881:(1953) - Mr. Arthur Graham
797:(1950) - Professor Speiter
678:(1945) - Stephan Schneider
579:(1941) - Professor Werther
533:Wie konntest Du, Veronika!
511:Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
457:(1938) - Capitain Spurling
163:Erich Johannes Bruno Ponto
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870:Not Afraid of Big Animals
833:(1952) - Giersdorfs Onkel
803:(1951) - Prosecutor Knopp
529:(1940) - Professor Skutor
454:The Mystery of Betty Bonn
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708:(1948) - Mr. Schichtholz
539:Achtung! Feind hört mit!
522:Mayer Amschel Rothschild
465:(1938) - Theodor Kalbach
276:Mayer Amschel Rothschild
173:Erich Ponto was born in
1135:German male film actors
964:The Girl and the Legend
854:The Blue and White Lion
841:(1952) - Geheimrat Merk
781:(1950) - Plünne (voice)
629:(1942) - Theodor Diesel
607:(1942) - Hotel Director
571:(1941) - Director Gösch
433:(1936) - Jury President
992:Erich Ponto in the Web
676:Am Abend nach der Oper
633:Ein glücklicher Mensch
621:(1942) - Oswald Siebel
554:The Girl from Barnhelm
473:(1938) - Alfred Hintze
374:Der Geiger von Meissen
215:Nobel Prize in Physics
197:exam began a study of
149:Federal Cross of Merit
978:(1957) - (uncredited)
975:The Zurich Engagement
950:If We All Were Angels
918:The Missing Miniature
730:(1948) - Serenissimus
722:(1948) - Alter Lehrer
720:Die kupferne Hochzeit
639:Die beiden Schwestern
597:Eine Nacht in Venedig
209:, whose discovery of
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929:(1954) - Dr. Sierich
902:The Flying Classroom
862:The Great Temptation
705:Film Without a Title
657:The Master Detective
649:Die Feuerzangenbowle
562:Das Herz der Königin
546:Kleider machen Leute
400:(1934) - The Old Man
389:The Man Who Murdered
367:Selected filmography
348:Der Stern von Afrika
298:'s British thriller
287:Die Feuerzangenbowle
251:The Threepenny Opera
203:University of Munich
189:secondary school in
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953:(1956) - Magistrate
945:(1956) - Schimanski
830:Weekend in Paradise
757:Second Hand Destiny
746:(1949) - Dr. Winkel
716:(1948) - Scientific
487:(1939) - Mr. Pamion
470:The Four Companions
414:The King's Prisoner
381:Woman in the Jungle
267:Death of a Salesman
222:Stadttheater Passau
154:Deutscher Filmpreis
59:Free City of Lübeck
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817:(1951) - Krautkopf
682:Der Scheiterhaufen
619:Der große Schatten
462:By a Silken Thread
441:(1937) - Stapleton
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256:Staatsschauspieler
238:Hoftheater Dresden
185:, he attended the
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934:Sky Without Stars
926:The Golden Plague
849:(1952) - Fellerer
825:(1952) - Minister
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794:Doctor Praetorius
750:Verspieltes Leben
727:The Court Concert
689:Der Fall Molander
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1125:1957 deaths
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997:Erich Ponto
774: [
408:Lord Talbot
230:Reichenberg
144:State actor
126:Tony Kresse
23:Erich Ponto
1114:Categories
1006:References
878:Hocuspocus
343:Goldfinger
339:Gert Fröbe
296:Carol Reed
234:Düsseldorf
226:Nordhausen
183:Eimsbüttel
107:Occupation
51:1884-12-14
967:(1957) -
942:Ballerina
641:(1943) -
520:(1940) -
509:(1940) -
406:(1935) -
363:in 1977.
270:in 1950.
242:intendant
187:gymnasium
118:1908–1957
81:Stuttgart
1091:(German)
1079:(German)
1044:(German)
1021:(German)
735:Love '47
199:pharmacy
131:Children
201:at the
179:Hamburg
151:(1954)
146:(1952)
101:Dresden
921:(1954)
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897:(1954)
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766:(1949)
684:(1945)
626:Diesel
549:(1940)
479:(1938)
376:(1921)
211:X-rays
195:Abitur
191:Altona
175:Lübeck
169:Career
156:(1956)
139:Awards
123:Spouse
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110:Actor
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