André Pilot
Manfred André Kömpel-Pilot (born May 7, 1895 in Würzburg , † 1944 ) was a German actor and singer.
Career
Before the outbreak of the First World War , he trained as an operetta tenor at the Berlin Academy of Music . After serving in the front, he began his career in stage and film under the name Manfred Kömpel . In Vienna , in particular , he became a crowd favorite among theater audiences: on the occasion of a stage guest performance, the Badener Zeitung described him as the “most beautiful man in Vienna”. Under his new stage name André Pilot , he achieved considerable success in the early years of the sound film . After 1933 he concentrated almost exclusively on his stage work. He was u. a. engaged at the Württemberg State Theater in Stuttgart.
Filmography (selection)
- 1925: The Beast of San Silos
- 1925: The shot in the pavilion
- 1926: the seventh boy
- 1926: The Secret of an Hour
- 1928: The modern Casanova
- 1929: I loved you
- 1930: The Corvette Captain
- 1930: A girl from the Reeperbahn
- 1930: A friend as cute as you
- 1931: He and his sister
- 1931: The Forester Christian
- 1933: SA man fire
- 1933: A kiss on a summer night
- 1935: There were two bachelors
- 1936: Fiaker song
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frank Argus: Contact with the microphone, in: Mein Film, No. 268, p. 10
- ^ Theater review in the "Badener Zeitung", February 16, 1927, p. 3
Web links
- André pilot in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Pictures by André Pilot In: Virtual History
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pilot, André |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kömpel-Pilot, Manfred; Kömpel, Manfred; Kömpel, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wurzburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1944 |