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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)


 
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