Heinz Erhardt

Biography

Heinz Erhardt was a German comedian, musician, and actor born on February 20, 1909, in Riga to Baltic German Kapellmeister Gustav Erhardt. He studied at the Leipzig conservatory but was steered towards acting instead of music, likely due to family wishes. In his personal life, he married Italian consul's daughter Gilda Zanetti in 1935 and had four children, including a grandson who became an actor.