Acting
Arnold Czempin
Born — Died
1887-05-08 — 1974-11-12
Place of birth
Berlin, Germany
Known for
Acting
Credits
8 titles
Born as the son of the accountant David Cohn (1855-1910) and his wife Clara Helene Cohn née Czempin, he began his studies in Munich in 1906 and moved to Berlin. From 1908 he studied art history and classical archeology in Vienna. There he received his philosophy doctorate in 1911. With Marie Borchardt he founded the Protection Association of Stage Members. From his debut in a Viennese production in 1912 to 1923 he acted in over twenty silent films. During this time he was friends with the communist author and director Gustav von Wangenheim and was a member of his acting troupe. From around 1930 he worked for the communist "Red Block" in Berlin. For political reasons he later emigrated to Te…
Known for
7.0In this apparently lost film, a beautiful dancer's sexual allure is used by an evil cripple to entice men to their deaths. Falling in love with one of the potential victims, she is told by the cripple that he will set her free if her lover, actually a murderer himself, survives and escapes a bizarre labyrinthe which runs beneath the cripple's house.
The Dance of Death
1919
8.0The brothel mother's illegitimate daughter takes revenge by luring her half-siblings into the brothel.
Heddas Rache
1919
Lilli marries Dr. Friese, but when she realizes that he was her mother's lover, tragedy ensues.
Lillis Ehe
1919
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Das Geheimnis der Irren
1919
No synopsis available yet.
Die Abenteuer der schönen Dorette
1921
No synopsis available yet.
Du meine Himmelskönigin
1919
Film credits
1920s · 1 titles
1910s · 7 titles
7.0In this apparently lost film, a beautiful dancer's sexual allure is used by an evil cripple to entice men to their deaths. Falling in love with one of the potential victims, she is told by the cripple that he will set her free if her lover, actually a murderer himself, survives and escapes a bizarre labyrinthe which runs beneath the cripple's house.
The Dance of Death
1919
8.0The brothel mother's illegitimate daughter takes revenge by luring her half-siblings into the brothel.
Heddas Rache
1919
Lilli marries Dr. Friese, but when she realizes that he was her mother's lover, tragedy ensues.
Lillis Ehe
1919
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Das Geheimnis der Irren
1919
No synopsis available yet.
Du meine Himmelskönigin
1919
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Die siebente Großmacht
1919
8.0A young unemployed man gets a job as a private secretary by chance. A good salary, a first-class apartment - but things are not going right in his new residence. Notes warn him, a beautiful woman appears in the mirror, valuable documents disappear from the tightly locked safe.
The Uncanny House
1916