Ernst Schröder was born on January 27, 1915 in Wanne-Eickel, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Stresemann (1957), The Odessa File (1974) and The Counterfeit Traitor (1962). He was married to Gesa Ferck and Inge Thiesfeld. He died on July 26, 1994 in Berlin, Germany.