Martin Herzberg

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Martin Herzberg
Born15 January 1911
Died1972
OccupationActor
Years active1918–1930 (film)

Martin Herzberg (1911-1972) was a German film actor. As a child actor he appeared in over thirty films during the silent and early sound eras. Herzberg was of Jewish heritage. [1]

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He retired from films in 1930 at the age of nineteen and later settled in the Canary Islands.

Selected filmography

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  1. Prawer p.213

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