Horst Birr Explained

Horst Birr
Birth Date:	17 February 1912
Birth Place:	Leipzig, Germany
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1934-1941

Horst Birr (17 February 1912  - 8 October 1943) was a German actor.^[1] He appeared in more than 40 films between 1934 and 1941. Birr was a member of the Nazi Party.^[2] There are different accounts about his death. Some sources state that he committed suicide with his wife Hertha Jische (Jicha, 1912–1943)^[3] once it became known he was half-Jewish.^[4]

Selected filmography

• Hearts are Trumps (1934)
• Playing with Fire (1934)
• Music in the Blood (1934)
• The Night With the Emperor (1936)
• The Abduction of the Sabine Women (1936)
• Savoy Hotel 217 (1936)
• Ride to Freedom (1937)
• Seven Slaps (1937)
• Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything (1938)
• The Impossible Mister Pitt (1938)
• Nanon (1938)
• The Stars Shine (1938)
• D III 88 (1939)
• Between River and Steppe (1939)
• Shoulder Arms (1939)
• The Fox of Glenarvon (1940)
• The Three Codonas (1940)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Horst Birr . 18 July 2013 . filmportal.
2. Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films. Band 1, Berlin 2001,, p. 400
3. "Horst Birr". ZVAB.com.
4. "Horst Birr". Steffi-line.de.