Anton Amon (actor, 1862)
Anton Amon ( March 22, 1862 - September 11, 1931 ) was an Austrian singer of the Wienerlied , theater and silent film actor, and landscape painter .
Life
Anton Amon, son of the Singspielhalle director Anton Amon , was a member of the people's guild for a few years, but went to the theater in 1886. He entered the stage in Iglau for the first time, then was engaged in Bad Hall, Troppau, Karlsbad, at the Deutsches Theater and Pest, where he played first roles until he joined the Association of the German People's Theater in 1889 . He stayed there until at least 1902. Between 1902 and 1925 there was a gap in his résumé, and it was not until 1925 that he reappeared as a silent film actor. He died in 1931. He was buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery in an honorary grave .
In addition to his acting activities, he was also a successful landscape painter .
Filmography
- 1925: Strauss's waltz
- 1926: The pastor of Kirchfeld
- 1926: I did it
- 1927: The confession of the field curate
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 26, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Uwe Harten : Amon family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
- Amon Anton. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 18 f. (Direct links on p. 18 , p. 19 ).
Web links
- Anton Amon at filmportal.de
- Anton Amon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Anton Amon grave site , Vienna, Zentralfriedhof, Group 73, Row 26, No. 16.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amon, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian singer of the Wienerlied, theater and silent film actor and landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1862 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1931 |