Eduard Clemens Franz Anna Freiherr von Wangenheim[1] (1 August 1871 – 22 July 1961), known as Eduard von Winterstein, was an Austrian-German film actor who appeared in over one hundred fifty German films during the silent and sound eras.

Winterstein came to Gera in 1889 and acted in theaters along with his mother and sister Clementine, where he had "undeservedly forgotten" experiences.

He won the Best male actor award at the Film Festival in Karlovy Vary for his portrayal of the title role in Die Sonnenbrucks (1951).

[3] He soon became a popular German film actor[8] and was cast to play the roles of energetic elders as generals, judges, landlords and directors.

He won the national award thrice — for his acting in Georg C. Klaren-directed Semmelweis - Retter der Mütter (1950), Wolfgang Staudte-directed Der Untertan (film) (1951) and Martin Hellberg-directed Emilia Galotti (1958 film) [de].

He appeared in 150 films[6] and was the part of various intercom panel discussions, including even in old age the ring story from Nathan the Wise for the East German recording label Eterna [de].

Winterstein deliberately chose a life in East Germany, a fact of which the country's cultural policy took advantage.

Its final passage reads:I have experienced a lot of changes: under three emperors, the first world war, the pseudo-democracy of the Second Empire, the Weimar Republic, the terrible twelve years of National Socialism and that induced the complete collapse of the German Empire, until I take sigh of relief from free will and will join the new progressive spirit and am now proud to call a citizen of the German Democratic Republic and this is insight and reason for choosing the better.