Harry Liedtke

On 28 April 1945 Liedtke was killed by Red Army Soldiers in his house at Bad Saarow-Pieskow -east of Berlin- together with his third wife Christa Tordy. One of the Russians smashed a bottle over his head when he tried to save a young woman who had taken shelter in his apartment from being raped.

In course of time he changed inevitable from a ladykiller to a graying gentleman. With his leading role in "Sophienlund" (1942) he could at least again prove his acting flexibilitation.

Der Millionendieb (1921), Die Konkurrenz platzt (1929) and The Beggar Student (1927). He was married to Christa Tordy, Käthe Dorsch, Ernestine Emaline Johanne Proft and Hanne Schutt.

Harry Liedtke came very early in contact with the medium film. Already in 1912 he appeared in a film for the first time called "Die Rache ist mein". Adequate to his appearance he personified elegant gentlemen and youthful charmer.

Prolific German character actor, one of eleven children born to a merchant. Grew up in an orphanage after his father's death. Worked in retail for a while then studied acting. Worked at the New German Theatre in New York City in 1908 and in 1909 at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. Appeared in heroic roles in silent romances and melodramas, often acting in as many as ten films per year. He earned up to 1500 Mark per day, making him the highest paid star of German film in his day.

After the death of his father in 1896, he grew up in an orphanage and began a qualification in retail business.

Harry Liedtke was born on October 12, 1882 in Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der Mann ohne Namen - 1.