Louis Brody (born Ludwig M'bebe Mpessa; 15 February 1896 – 11 February 1951) was a Cameroonian-born German film actor, musician and showfighter.[1]
Brody was born in
Douala, in the German colony of
Kamerun.[1] His career began in the 1920s after he moved to Germany and lasted uninterrupted throughout the
Nazi regime till his death in 1951. Brody engaged also in political work in favour of
Afro-Germans as part of the
African Aid Organisation, established by and for Afro-Germans living in Germany and was co-founder and president of the Liga zur Verteidigung der Negerrasse. In 1938 he married a unknown woman from
Danzig. Brody remained active and successful as an artist during
World War II.
Louis Brody (born Ludwig M'bebe Mpessa; 15 February 1896 – 11 February 1951) was a Cameroonian-born German film actor, musician and showfighter.[1]
Brody was born in
Douala, in the German colony of
Kamerun.[1] His career began in the 1920s after he moved to Germany and lasted uninterrupted throughout the
Nazi regime till his death in 1951. Brody engaged also in political work in favour of
Afro-Germans as part of the
African Aid Organisation, established by and for Afro-Germans living in Germany and was co-founder and president of the Liga zur Verteidigung der Negerrasse. In 1938 he married a unknown woman from
Danzig. Brody remained active and successful as an artist during
World War II.