Ernst Matray
actor, director, miscellaneous
- Birth name:
- Erno Siblatt
- Born:
- 1891-05-27, Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- Died:
- 1978-11-12, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Professions:
- actor, director, miscellaneous
Biography
Emerging from Budapest, Austria-Hungary (present-day Hungary) on May 27, 1891, Ernst Matray carved a distinctive path in the burgeoning world of early cinema. A creative force, he adeptly navigated roles as both an actor and a director, leaving his imprint on silent-era productions such as Teufelchen (1915), Die Wilde Blume (1915), and Schloss Phantom (1916). His life's journey also encompassed three marriages, uniting him with Elisabeth McKinley, Maria Matray, and Greta Schröder. Matray's long career concluded in Los Angeles, California, USA, where he died on November 12, 1978.
