Biography

Ernst Dumcke was a German actor. He was married to actress Traute Carlsen for a few years. Character actor, the son of the C.E.O. of a major Frankfurt insurance company. On stage from 1902 and ensemble member of the Deutschen Theater from 1919. Gave up acting for a decade to work in his father's insurance business, before resuming his career in 1929. On screen, invariably cast as authority figures, with a special penchant towards high-ranking officers and noblemen.

Known For

Hangmen, Women, and Soldiers

Capt. Eckau

Grandstand for General Staff

Hoheit

Strafsache van Geldern

Dr. Vierklee, Verteidiger

War es der im 3. Stock?

Direktor Wolters

Schön ist es, verliebt zu sein

Kammersänger Larsen

Kennwort Machin

Ernst Dumcke

The Fugitive from Chicago

Generaldirektor v. Oetten

Familienparade

Graf Sven Stjernenhö