Anton Reimer

Anton Reimer (born February 25, 1904 in Prague , † November 17, 1970 in Munich ) was a German actor , radio play and voice actor .

Life

After graduating from high school, Reimer first completed a law degree at the German University in Prague . The doctorate to Dr. iur. He also took acting lessons from Fritz Bogyansky in Prague. In 1929 he made his stage debut as secretary in Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Der Schwierige at the Deutsches Theater in Prague. After his first engagement in Prague, Reimer went to the United Theater in Breslau from 1931 to 1933 before returning to Prague as the first young character actor and comedian for five more years. During the Second World War, his artistic career took him to Munich, where he played at the Volkstheater from 1940 to 1950 and at the Kammerspiele from 1954 . In the course of his stage career Reimer has embodied numerous classical roles: In Prague, for example, he was as "Junker von Bleichenwang" in William Shakespeare's Was ihr wollt , as "Schlender" in Joseph von Eichendorff's Die Freier and as "Leon" in Franz Grillparzer's Weh dem, der lies (always in Prague), in Breslau as "Brackenburg" in Goethe's Egmont , in Munich he played the "Schnoferl" in Johann Nepomuk Nestroy's girl from the suburbs , the "Zwirn" in Nestroy's Lumpazivagabundus , the "Alpenkönig" in Ferdinand Raimunds Alpenkönig and misanthropist, the "Sakini" in John Patricks Das kleine Teehaus and was part of the cast of the German premiere of Jean Anouilh's Passenger Without Luggage .

As early as 1941 he took on an early film role in Alois Johannes Lippl's Alert Level V. In the 1950s and 1960s he played in numerous television productions such as Fritz Umgelter's multi-part war drama As Far Your Feet , August Everding's The Successor and Paul Verhoevens Mamsell Nitouche . He also took on guest roles in television series such as Graf Yoster gives himself the honor and The strange methods of Franz Josef Wanninger . In the series The guests of Felix Hechinger he even played a continuous role as "Magnus Braun". Reimer's few film productions include Richard Häußler's Die Schöne Tölzerin , Franz Peter Wirth's crime film Menschen im Netz and the comedy Uncle Filser - the very latest rascal stories based on motifs by Ludwig Thoma .

Since 1948 Reimer has also worked extensively as a speaker for radio plays and dubbing. As a voice actor he lent his voice to Louis de Funès in The Ladies Ask , Fantomas against Interpol and Spicy Things for Monsieur , Alec Guinness in The Strange Ways of Father Brown , Donald Crisp in The Adventures of Mark Twain , Jean Saudray as Ben Gunn , among others in the four-part adventure game Treasure Island , Herbert Lom in The Rat from Soho and Al St. John as Fuzzy in various westerns.

Reimer was married to the actress Margot Berger. He died on November 17, 1970 at the age of 66 and found his final resting place in the Haidhausen cemetery.

Filmography (selection)

• 1941: Alert level V
• 1952: The beautiful Tölzerin
• 1955: The green cockatoo
• 1957: red is love
• 1957: Don Carlos
• 1958: The Alcestiad
• 1959: As far as your feet can carry
• 1959: People on the Net
• 1960: The camel goes through the eye of the needle
• 1962: The Little Lord
• 1963: The successor
• 1963: Mamselle Nitouche
• 1963: Leonce and Lena
• 1963: Don Carlos - Infant of Spain
• 1964–1965: Felix Hechinger's guests
• 1965: The scapegoat
• 1965: The Ruepp
• 1965: A phone call for Mister Clark
• 1966: portrait of a hero
• 1966: The case of Joan of Arc
• 1966: The Mata Hari case
• 1966: The red rose
• 1966: Uncle Filser - The very latest rascal stories
• 1967: beacon
• 1967: Lord Arthur Savile's crime
• 1967: the drinker
• 1967: The Assassination - LD Trotsky
• 1968: a silence from heaven
• 1969: old comrades
• 1969: The abused love letters
• 1969: The Conference of Animals
• 1970: Hanna Lessing

Radio plays (selection)

• 1947: Lucile Morreau - Director: Helmut Brennicke
• 1948: Heroic Comedy - Director: Helmut Brennicke
• 1950: What do the gods say? - Director: Fritz Benscher
• 1952: Liebelei (after Arthur Schnitzler ) - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1953: The Lord of Paris - Director: Fritz Benscher
• 1955: Grieminahles - co-author and director: Walter Netzsch
• 1955: But, but, Mr. Inspector - Director: Fritz Benscher
• 1955: Fuzzy against Death and the Devil (synchronized work; published by Inter-Pathé )
• 1955: Fuzzy: Terror in Texas (synchronized work; published by Inter-Pathé )
• 1955: Fuzzy: Fight Without Mercy (synchronized work; published by Inter-Pathé )
• 1955: Fuzzy: Dangerous Game (synchronized work; The Lone Rider in Ghost Town / The Lone Rider Crosses Rio, published by Inter-Pathé )
• 1956: Fuzzy: The Hero of the Wild West (synchronized work; published by Inter-Pathé )
• 1956: The Swan (after Franz Molnar ) - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1956: A true story - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1957: The Ballad of Half a Century (by Leopold Ahlsen ) - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1957: The misappropriated sky (based on Franz Werfel ) - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1957: The Man in the Shield House - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1957: The White Eagle - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1957: The man in the basement - Director: Fritz Benscher
• 1957: 3x Dick and Doof (dubbing: Helpmates, Going bye-bye and Beau Hunks; film copy in the archive of the Inter-Pathé )
• 1958: Mr. Popple reaches into his pocket - Director: Walter Netzsch
• 1958: Flachsmann as an educator - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1958: Götz von Berlichingen with the Iron Hand (after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ) - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1959: The song of the barrel organ - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1959: The Song of Bernadette (based on Franz Werfel) - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1959: News from Dickie Dick Dickens! (Multi-part series by Rolf and Alexandra Becker ) - Director: Walter Netzsch
• 1959: Allow me, my name is Cox : Death on luggage ticket 3311 (7 parts, by Rolf and Alexandra Becker) - Director: Walter Netzsch
• 1959: Madame Sans-Gêne - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1959: Madame Aurélie or The Baker's Wife - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1959: As poor as a church mouse - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1960: Inspector Hornleigh (1st season) - Director: Walter Netzsch
• 1960: Dickie Dick Dickens - back in the country (3rd season, by Rolf and Alexandra Becker) - Director: Walter Netzsch
• 1960: Peter Voss, the millionaire (multi-part, based on Ewald Gerhard Seeliger ) - director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1961: Tomorrow you are king - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1961: Welle Ikarus doesn't answer - Director: Walter Netzsch
• 1961: Die Kluge Wienerin - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1961: Maigret and his revolver (based on Georges Simenon ) - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1961: Maigret and his scruples (based on Georges Simenon) - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1961: The hour zero was three fifteen (five-part series by Rolf and Alexandra Becker) - Director: Walter Netzsch
• 1962: Inspector Hornleigh (2nd season) - Director: Walter Netzsch
• 1963: Memoirs of a Butler - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1963: The miracle of holy Krispin - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1963: Silberstrahl (based on Arthur Conan Doyle ) - director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1963: Inspector Hornleigh (3rd season) - Director: Walter Netzsch
• 1964: The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes - Director: Otto Kurth
• 1964: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Director: Otto Kurth
• 1964: The Black Lady - Director: Fritz Benscher
• 1964: The Little Court Concert - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1964: An Impossible Man - Director: Fritz Benscher
• 1964: Pamela - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1966: Olympia (after Franz Molnar) - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1966: A well-dressed gentleman - Director: Walter Netzsch
• 1967: a case for Dr. Dahlberg - Director: Fritz Benscher
• 1967: Silvia and the suitors - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm
• 1969: Visit without registration - Director: Walter Netzsch
• 1971: Costume rental - Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm

literature

• Herbert A. Frenzel , Hans Joachim Moser (ed.): Kürschner's biographical theater manual. Drama, opera, film, radio. Germany, Austria, Switzerland. De Gruyter, Berlin 1956, DNB 010075518 , p. 586.

Web links

• Anton Reimer in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kürschner's biographical theater manual , p. 586.