Peter Borgelt

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Peter Borgelt (born September 20, 1927 in Rostock , † March 18, 1994 in Berlin ) was a German film and theater actor.

life and work

Grave of Peter Borgelt and his mother Thea in the Evangelical Cemetery Berlin-Karlshorst / Friedrichsfelde

Peter Borgelt was born into a family of artists in Rostock. His father Paul Borgelt (born February 16, 1887 in Osnabrück; † August 28, 1971 in Bad Pyrmont) was an actor and his mother Thea Krumreich was a singer (born December 3, 1900 in Rostock; † July 23, 1993). You worked on different stages.

After the end of the Second World War , Borgelt began an apprenticeship as a construction worker, then he wanted to become a composer and enrolled at the conservatory in Kamenz . During his studies he worked as a temporary worker at the district theater in Burgstädt , suddenly found pleasure in the profession of actor and took private acting lessons, before in 1950 - after passing his examination - he received an engagement at the Burgstädter Theater at the side of his father. After further stages in Meiningen , Halberstadt , Magdeburg , Leipzig and Schwerin , he came to the German Theater Berlin in 1967 . The character actor was a member of the ensemble there until his death in 1994. Borgelt was last seen on stage in Der Turm von Hofmannsthal and Der Wald von Ostrowski .

Borgelt had his first television appearance in the GDR music program Klock 8, aft Strom . The role of ' Oberleutnant Fuchs', from the end of 1978 ' Hauptmann Fuchs', and from episode 142 “ Unter Brüdern ” as Kriminalhauptkommissar in the GDR crime series Polizeiruf 110 , in which he played 84 episodes from 1971 to 1991, made him famous . The series became known beyond the borders of the GDR. Borgelt was known for his thoughtful and calm manner as well as his sonorous voice. A magazine called him the "East German Maigret " and compared Borgelt with Jean Gabin .

In the GDR Saturday evening program Klock 8, aft Strom he acted as a host for a few years and also played the sailor Kuddeldaddelich.

From 1985 Peter Borgelt was UNICEF ambassador for the GDR for a while .

On March 18, 1994, at the age of 66, he died of cancer. He is buried in the cemetery in Berlin-Karlshorst .

Borgelt was married three times, he has two sons and a daughter. The journalist and author Hans Borgelt was a cousin of his.

Filmography (selection)

theatre

Radio plays

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.steffi-line.de/archiv_text/nost_buehne/02b_borgelt_peter.htm
  2. ↑ knerger.de: The grave of Peter Borgelt
personal data
SURNAME Borgelt, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film and theater actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Rostock
DATE OF DEATH March 18, 1994
Place of death Berlin