Armin Berg

Biography

Armin Berg was a multi-talented Austrian artist, born Hermann Weinberger on May 9, 1883, in Hussowitz, Austria-Ungarn. He began his career as a comedian at 15, performing at various theaters in Austria, before joining the Budapester Orpheum in Vienna, where he spent 17 years. Berg appeared in films, including "Charly, the Wonder Ape" (1915) and "Die Stadt ohne Juden" (1924), before fleeing to the US in 1938, where he struggled to make ends meet.