Horst Birr

{{Short description|German actor (1912–1943)}}

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| name = Horst Birr

| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|2|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Leipzig, Germany

| death_date = {{death date and age|1943|10|8|1912|2|17|df=yes}}

| death_place =

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1934-1941

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Horst Birr (17 February 1912 – 8 October 1943) was a German actor.{{cite web |url=http://www.filmportal.de/en/person/horst-birr_f30e9458fbd44636e03053d50b375b89 |title=Horst Birr |access-date=18 July 2013 |work=filmportal}} He appeared in more than 40 films between 1934 and 1941. Birr was a member of the Nazi Party.Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films. Band 1, Berlin 2001, {{ISBN|3-89602-340-3}}, p. 400 There are different accounts about his death. Some sources state that he committed suicide with his wife Hertha Jische (Jicha, 1912–1943)"[https://www.zvab.com/signiert/HORST-BIRR-1912-43-Frau-Kabarettistin-Hertha/22706432981/bd Horst Birr]". ZVAB.com. once it became known he was half-Jewish."[http://www.steffi-line.de/archiv_text/nost_film20b40/461_birr_horst.htm Horst Birr]". Steffi-line.de.