Erich John Waschneck (29 April 1887, in Grimma, Kingdom of Saxony – 22 September 1970, in Berlin) was a German cameraman, director, screenwriter, and film producer.
Erich was the son of Karl Hermann Waschneck, a blacksmith, and his wife Therese Emilie, née Schneider.
Waschneck went to finishing school at the Leipzig Art Academy and studied painting.
In 1921, he did his first work as a cameraman in the adaptation of the fairy tale The Little Muck by Wilhelm Hauff.
After the Nazi rise to power, into force on 4th Waschneck April 1933 the National Socialist Factory Cell Organization German-born film directors with.