Ernst Winar | |
Birth Date: | 3 September 1894 |
Birth Place: | Leiden, Netherlands |
Occupation: | Actor, film director |
Birth Name: | Wilhelm Joseph Karl Eichhoff |
Other Names: | Ernest Winar |
Yearsactive: | 1916–1955 |
Spouse: | Colette Brettel |
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]