Ernst Winar

{{Short description|Dutch actor (1894–1978)}}

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| name = Ernst Winar

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1894|9|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Leiden, Netherlands

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|6|28|1894|9|3|df=y}}

| death_place =

| occupation = Actor, film director

| birth_name = Wilhelm Joseph Karl Eichhoff

| other_names = Ernest Winar

| yearsactive = 1916–1955

| spouse = Colette Brettel

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Ernst Winar (born Wilhelm Joseph Carl Eichhoff; 3 September 1894 – 28 June 1978) was a Dutch actor and film director. He appeared in 34 films between 1916 and 1955. He also directed 14 films between 1922 and 1955. In 1920 he published Peccavi...???, a then-scandalous novel with a gay protagonist, co-written with fellow actor Adolphe Engers.{{cite book|title=Averechts|first=Gerrit|last=Komrij|pages=248-59|chapter=Van de verkante keer (2)|publisher=De Arbeiderspers|location=Amsterdam|year=1980}}