Acting
Ernst Dumcke was a German actor. He was married to actress Traute Carlsen for a few years. Character actor, the son of the C.E.O. of a major Frankfurt insurance company. On stage from 1902 and ensemble member of the Deutschen Theater from 1919. Gave up acting for a decade to work in his father's insurance business, before resuming his career in 1929. On screen, invariably cast as authority figures, with a special penchant towards high-ranking officers and noblemen.

The Fugitive from Chicago
1934

Parkstrasse 13
1939

Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez
1933

Another Experience
1939

Petersburger Nächte
1935

The Countess of Monte Cristo
1932

The Eternal Dream
1934

Grandstand for General Staff
1932

A Woman with Power of Attorney
1934

War es der im 3. Stock?
1939

Hangmen, Women, and Soldiers
1935

Der letzte Walzer
1934

It Was a Gay Ballnight
1939

Strafsache van Geldern
1932

Madame Has an Exit
1931

Wenn du eine Schwiegermutter hast
1937

Love and Alarum
1934

Verwandte sind auch Menschen
1940

The Glass Ball
1937

Hallo Janine
1939

Das Lied der Schwarzen Berge
1933

Spione am Werk
1933

Pan
1937

Kennwort Machin
1939

Der Außenseiter
1935

Mädchen in Weiß
1936

Panic in Chicago
1931

Manja Valewska
1937