Friedrich Benfer
Friedrich Benfer, Benfer native Federico, even Enrico Benfer, (born 28 August 1907 in Naples, Italy, † 30 January 1996 in Milan, Italy ) was a German actor.
Life
Benfer, born in Italy, already came early to Berlin and got here a business education. Aged 20, he made his first film appearance, and he soon took over leading roles, initially. Several times under the name Enrico Benfer In 1928, he played for the first time on the side of Jenny Jugo who later became his wife.
In the 1930s, however, his film career has stagnated, and even stage offers such a commitment at the German Art Theatre in 1932 were rare. His most important roles he played at his wife's side, particularly in 1935/36 in girlhood a queen as Albert of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha. After his last German film The Heart of the Queen with Zarah Leander, he traveled to Rome, where he worked in a number of Italian films. After he finished his career as an actor.
Benfer worked as a food buyers in the Reich Air Ministry and was retired on October 24, 1944 the Wehrmacht. Since 1950 he lived with his paraplegic wife on a farm in Bad Heilbrunn / Upper Bavaria. Until his death, he led his company Benfer Chimica Italian Bazzano.