Eddi Arent
Gebhardt Georg “Eddi” Arendt (5 May 1925 – 28 May 2013) was a German actor, cabaret artist and comedian. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1956 and 2002. He was born in Danzig, Free City of Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) and died in Munich, Germany, aged 88 from Alzheimer's disease.
Also recorded as Gebhardt Georg Arendt · Arendt, Gebhardt Georg · Arent, Eddi
Eddi Arent

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- Name
- Eddi Arent
- Birth Name
- Gebhardt Georg Arendt
- Born
- 5 May 1925
- Birthplace
- Danzig, Free City of Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland)
- Died
- 28 May 2013
- Place of death
- Munich, Germany
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Germany
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• Name — Eddi Arent • Birth Name — Gebhardt Georg Arendt • Born — 5 May 1925 • Birthplace — Danzig, Free City of Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) • Died — 28 May 2013 • Place of death — Munich, Germany • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1947–2002
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• It Was Always So Nice With You (1954) - Peters Begleiter in Hafenbar (uncredited) • The Model Husband (1956) • The Doctor of Stalingrad (1958) - Lagerinsasse • Das haut einen Seemann doch nicht um (1958) • Der Sündenbock von Spatzenhausen (1958) - Leopold Lugauer • Kleine Leute mal ganz groß (1958) - Alois Knopf • Mikosch of the Secret Service (1959) - Major Claus Dieter Graf Schnackewitz • Paprika (1959) • Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) - James • A Summer You Will Never Forget (1959) - Ruprecht • The Crimson Circle (1960) - Sgt. Haggett • Schlagerparade 1960 (1960) - Dixi Dolant • The Terrible People (1960) - Antony Edwards • Gustav Adolf's Page (1960) - Anton Leublfing • The Green Archer (1961) - Spike Holland • Schlagerparade 1961 (1961) - Dixie Dolan • The Dead Eyes of London (1961) - Sergeant / Inspektor S. "Sunny" Harvey • The Forger of London (1961) - Nachbar Stone / Organist Miller • Musik ist Trumpf (1961) - Manager Nicky • The Strange Countess (1961) - Lord Selwyn 'Selly' Moron • So liebt und küsst man in Tirol (1961) - Graf Hasso Steinbach • The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) - Parker • The Door with Seven Locks (1962) - Kriminalassistent Holms • When the Music Plays at Wörthersee (1962) - Eddy Kummer • The Inn on the River (1962) - Barnaby • Treasure of Silver Lake (1962) - Lord Castlepool • The Curse of the Yellow Snake (1963) - Samuel Carter • The Squeaker (1963) - Josua 'Jos' Harras • The Black Abbot (1963) - Horatio W. Smith • The Indian Scarf (1963) - Richard Maria Bonwit • The Secret of the Black Widow (1963) - Fish • Room 13 (1964) - Dr. Higgins • The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) - Ferry Westlake • Der Hexer (1964) - Archibald Finch • Last of the Renegades (1964) - Lord Castlepool • Traitor's Gate (1964) - Hector • Neues vom Hexer (1965) - Archibald Finch • The Sinister Monk (1965) - Smith • The Fountain of Love (1966) - Alwin Knobbe • Circus of Fear (1966) - Eddie • The Hunchback of Soho (1966) - Reverend David • Maigret and His Greatest Case (1966) - François Labas • The Trygon Factor (1966) - Emil Clossen • Spy Today, Die Tomorrow (1967) - Prof. Strahlmann • Target Frankie (1967) - Kaiser • The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield (1968) - Sgt. Harry Colman • The Valley of Death (1968) - Lord Castlepool • Das Go-Go-Girl vom Blow-Up (1969) - Dr. Adler • Help, I Love Twins (1969) - Mr. Brown • The Sex Nest (1970) - Majordomus alias Paganini • Hurra, unsere Eltern sind nicht da (1970) - Hausmeister Gustav • When You're With Me (1970) - Tobby Kirsch • Nachbarn sind zum Ärgern da (1970) - Amtsrat Ernst Springbock • Who Laughs Last, Laughs Best (1971) - Archibald Krüglein • Hilfe, die Verwandten kommen (1971) • Kompanie der Knallköppe (1971) - Adam Kahlfuß • Kinderarzt Dr. Fröhlich (1972) - Moritz Morris • Always Trouble with the Reverend (1972) - Punchen • The Heath Is Green (1972) - Herr Locher • Blue Blooms the Gentian (1973) - Dr. Überlein • Old Barge, Young Love (1973) - Eugen Quandt • Das Wandern ist Herrn Müllers Lust (1973) - Dr. Schön • Unsere Tante ist das Letzte (1973) - Otto-Wilhelm Hirsekorn • Opération Lady Marlène (1975) - Simson • The Secret Carrier (1975) - Weisbach • Lady Dracula (1977) - Eddie • Himmel, Scheich und Wolkenbruch (1979) - Professor Ewald Ziebiz • Keiner hat das Pferd geküßt (1980) - Eddi • Harry and Harriet (1990) - Psychiatrist • My Mother's Courage (1995) - Klapka • Manila (2000 film) (2000) - Eddi

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Bundeskanzler Willy Brandt empfängt Filmschauspieler
Engelbert Reineke · Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F034156-0032 / Reineke, Engelbert / CC-BY-SA 3.0 · This image was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the German Federal Archive (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) as part of a cooperation project. The German Federal Archive guarantees an authentic representation

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Bundeskanzler Willy Brandt empfängt Filmschauspieler
Engelbert Reineke · Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F034158-0018 / Engelbert Reineke / CC-BY-SA 3.0 · This image was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the German Federal Archive (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) as part of a cooperation project. The German Federal Archive guarantees an authentic representation
Life and career
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Life and career
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1925
Eddi Arent born at Wrzeszcz.
2013
Eddi Arent died at Munich.
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Eddi Arent was recorded at birth as Gebhardt Georg Arendt. The authorities additionally record the headings Gebhardt Georg Arendt, Arendt, Gebhardt Georg and Arent, Eddi. His recorded language was German.
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