Aruth Wartan was a Russian-born German film actor who appeared in around ninety films during his career, generally in supporting roles. Born in Nakhichevan in Azerbajan he enjoyed a varied career before moving into acting, including working as a mining engineer. He moved to Germany before the First World War and became a stage and screen actor. During the early years he often appeared in leading roles, but as time passed he increasing switched to character roles. In the Nazi era he played small roles, particularly Russians, in propaganda films such as Attack on Baku. He died of natural causes in the last weeks of the Second World War

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