Ernst Winar

Ernst Winar (born Wilhelm Joseph Carl Eichhoff; 3 September 1894 – 28 June 1978) was a Dutch actor and film director. He appeared in 34 films between 1916 and 1955. He also directed 14 films between 1922 and 1955. In 1920 he published Peccavi...???, a then-scandalous novel with a gay protagonist, co-written with fellow actor Adolphe Engers.^[1]

Ernst Winar
Born	Wilhelm Joseph Karl Eichhoff (1894-09-03)3 September 1894 Leiden, Netherlands
Died	28 June 1978(1978-06-28) (aged 83)
Other names	Ernest Winar
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director
Years active	1916–1955
Spouse	Colette Brettel

Selected filmography

• Majoor Frans (1916)
• La renzoni (1916)
• Gloria transita (1917)
• Ulbo Garvema (1917)
• Toen 't licht verdween (1918)
• Pro domo (1918)
• A Carmen of the North (1919)
• The Devil in Amsterdam (1919)
• Hidden Lives (1920)
• The Flight into Death (1921)
• On the Red Cliff (1922)
• The Man in the Background (1922, directed)
• Comedy of the Heart (1924)
• The Great Opportunity (1925)
• The Company Worth Millions (1925)
• The Proud Silence (1925)
• The Girl on the Road (1925)
• Watch on the Rhine (1926)
• The Dashing Archduke (1927)
• Circus Renz (1927)
• On the Banks of the River Weser (1927)
• Paragraph 182 (1927, directed)
• The Harbour Baron (1928)
• What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime (1929)