Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur was born on March 6, 1886 in Munich, Germany.

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur was married in second marriage with the actress Carola Toelle (1893-1958).

Became an actor against the wishes of his attorney father who had him slated for an officer's career. Began on stage in 1905 in youthful romantic leads, often under the direction of Max Reinhardt or Erwin Piscator. A pioneer of early radio broadcasts in Berlin during the 1920's, later active in voice-over work. Prolific stage and screen actor, his roles ranging from high ranking military brass to nobility, senior physicians, judges and barristers. From 1945, acclaimed as one of the leading theatre directors in Berlin ("Theater am Kurfürstendamm", "Hebbel-Theater", "Renaissance-Theater", "Schlosspark Theater", "Freien Volksbühne").

He directed his only movie called "Der siebente Tag" in 1921.

In the talkies followed other interesting parts for well-known productions like "Boykott" (1930), Fritz Lang's classic "M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder" (1931) and "Der Kongress tanzt" (1931).

He was an actor and director, known for M (1931), Satanas (1920) and Eugen Onegin (1919). He was married to Carola Toelle.

The German film business was shattered after the war, only slow new productions came off. Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur impersonated in these years among others a role in the important post-war movie "Die Mörder sind unter uns" (1946).

In the 50's the film offers increased again and he appeared in movies like "Rittmeister Wronski" (1954), "Canaris" (1954), "Der Hauptmann und sein Held" (1955) and "Schinderhannes" (1957).