Reinhold Bernt (19 December 1902 – 26 October 1981) was a German film actor.
Bernt was born Reinhold Bienert in Berlin and died in West Berlin. He was the brother of actor Gerhard Bienert (1898 – 1986).
Career Bernt's acting career began in Stuttgart with a theater debut. Soon after, he traveled to Berlin. There, he founded a troupe known as the "Group of Young Actors" with his brother, Gerhard Bernt. He performed across Berlin and entered the film industry in the 1930s. He was not only an actor, but also an assistant director and screenwriter. He appeared in some Nazi propaganda films, such as Im Namen des Volkes (In the Name of the People). After World War II, he performed at the Schillertheater and in Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA). It became harder to obtain large roles, so he began to act increasingly as supporting characters. eventually, he moved on to voicing radio plays, performing a total of 320 roles. He died on October 26, 1981, in Berlin.
Selected filmography
The Blue Angel (1930) - Der Clown / The Clown Salto Mortale (1931) - Jim The Other Side (1931) - Feldwebel The Daredevil (1931) - Willy, Stallmeister American Hyppodrom Cadets (1931) - Hennig, Bursche bei Rittmeister von Malzahn Secret Agent (1932) - Baschin Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1932) - Zeitungsverkäufer Cavaliers of the Kurfürstendamm (1932) - Gorritz Spies at the Savoy Hotel (1932) - Schrott, sein Sekretär Secret of the Blue Room (1932) - Chauffeur Max Sacred Waters (1932) - Töni The Rebel (1932) - Krahvogel Hände aus dem Dunkel (1933) - Schnabel, ein entlassener Angestellter The Roberts Case (1933) The Rebel (1933) - George Bird Hitlerjunge Quex (1933) - Ausrufer (barker) (uncredited) Lady Windermere's Fan (1935) - Regisseur Trouble Backstairs (1935) - August Krüger, Hausverwalter Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden (1935) - Gottfried Berger, Theos Freund The Beggar Student (1936) - Der Pedell Escapade (1936) - Prowiak, ein Friseur Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine (1936) - Franzl, Schneidergeselle Under Blazing Heavens (1936) - 1. Offizier auf der Gorboduc Truxa (1937) - Gepäckträger (uncredited) Sherlock Holmes (1937) - Wilson Hahn im Korb (1937) - Hotelportier The Mystery of Betty Bonn (1938) - Matrose Clements Comrades at Sea (1938) - Kommissar Sakin The Holm Murder Case (1938) - Kriminalassistent Henneberg In the Name of the People (1939) - Bruno Mielke Der grüne Kaiser (1939) - (uncredited) The Governor (1939) - Mitglied der Radikalen Partei Mistake of the Heart (1939) - Dr. Reithofer Central Rio (1939) - Sergeant Carmo Alarm at Station III (1939) - Kai, Schmuggler Jud Süß (1940) - Folterknecht Wunschkonzert (1940) Blutsbrüderschaft (1941) - Arbeiter der Gösch Das himmelblaue Abendkleid (1941) Alarm (1941) - Wirt im Lokal Unser kleiner Junge (1941) - Swoboda Carl Peters (1941) - Jungle Patrolman Hansen Leichte Muse (1941) - Kaufmann Böhlke People in the Storm (1941) - Johann His Son (1942) - Heini - Komplize des 'eleganten' Diebs ... und über uns der Himmel (1947) The Berliner (1948) - (uncredited) Rotation (1949) - Kurt Blank Bürgermeister Anna (1950) - Landrat Semmelweis - Retter der Mütter (1950) Die Jungen vom Kranichsee (1950) - Fabrikdirektor Master of Life and Death (1955) - Bahnwärter The Story of Anastasia (1956) - Oberwachtmeister Schröder (uncredited) Spy for Germany (1956) - U-Boot-Steuermann Madeleine und der Legionär (1958) Arzt ohne Gewissen (1959) - Hauptwachtmeister Two Among Millions (1961) - Schliemke Destination Death (1964) - Willi Wirth
Bibliography Kosta, Barbara. Willing Seduction: The Blue Angel, Marlene Dietrich, and Mass Culture. Berghahn Books, 2009. St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010.
References
Bernt, Reinhold, in: Ernst Klee: Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945. Frankfurt am Main : S. Fischer, 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5, S. 47
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