Leo Peukert | |
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Born | 26 August 1885 Munich, Bavaria German Empire |
Died | January 6, 1944 Waldshut-Tiengen Nazi Germany |
(aged 58)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1910 - 1944 (film) |
Leonhard "Leo" Peukert (August 26, 1885 – January 6, 1944) was a prolific German film actor and film director, appearing in more than a hundred and fifty productions between 1910 and his death in 1944. While occasionally he played a leading role in his early years, such as the comedy The Happy Journey (1924), he mostly appeared as a character actor. Peukert was also a film director, making eleven short and feature films during the silent era.
He was married to the actress Sabine Impekoven who appeared with him in several silent films.