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- Birth nameGerhard Max Richard Bienert
- Gerhard Bienert was born on January 8, 1898 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for M (1931), Emilia Galotti (1958) and Thomas Müntzer (1956). He was married to Hilde Volk, Barbara Hofen and Inge Herbrecht. He died on December 23, 1986 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- SpousesHilde Volk(1939 - ?) (divorced)Barbara Hofen(1932 - ?) (divorced)Inge Herbrecht(? - December 23, 1986) (his death)
- Stage (from 1922) and screen actor, particularly at home in crime dramas, playing roles on either side of the law. Latterly in eccentric or comic character parts. Had a successful post-war career in East German Defa films, beginning with "Affaire Blum" (1948).
- Studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Academy of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin in 1919. He remained an ensemble member of the Deutsches Theater from 1945 until his death in 1986.
- During World War I, he served as a lieutenant in a Dragoons cavalry regiment.
- His activities in movies dropped off during wartime.
- Gerhard Bienert continued his career in the GDR after the war.
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