Bruno Fritz

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Bruno Fritz during a guest performance by the islanders, 1959

Bruno Fritz (born March 4, 1900 in Berlin ; † June 12, 1984 ibid) was a German cabaret artist , actor and voice actor .

Life

After attending secondary school, he studied at the drama school of the German Theater in Berlin founded by Max Reinhardt . Then appeared on various Berlin theaters (including the Schiller , Residenz, Lessing , Nollendorf and Kurfürstendamm theaters ).

Together with Günter Neumann and Tatjana Sais , he founded the Tatzelwurm cabaret in 1935 .

From 1945 Fritz was in broadcasting operates, in 1948 he was among the founding members of the post-war cabarets, the RIAS telecast The islanders , initially, and later broadcast only on radio on television. As a “professional Berliner ” he appeared in this program in various roles until 1967, especially portraying Mr. Kummer , who telephoned his imaginary interlocutor Mr. Pollowetzer about the small and big worries of Berliners.

From the mid-1930s he occasionally appeared in supporting roles in films. After 1945 he played the native Berliner in various supporting roles, although his comedic talent never really came into its own. He usually portrayed executives in an ironically exaggerated manner, such as the military or general managers.

On television he was the typical Berliner in many programs - the so-called "heart with a snout", which he also performed on the boulevard stages. His last major appearance was in 1973 on television alongside Rudolf Platte and Friedrich Schoenfelder in the Schwank Der Raub der Sabinerinnen .

As voice actor he lent Bud Abbott , Richard Widmark ( mistress of the dead city ) and Gino Cervi (luxury woman) his voice.

He was buried in the Berlin-Schmargendorf cemetery. The grave is located in Dept. F-3-19 / 20.

Filmography (selection)

Theater (selection)

Radio plays (selection)

  • 1927: Christian Friedrich Hebbel : The Nibelungs : 3. Kriemhild's Vengeance - Director: Alfred Braun (Funk-Stunden AG, Berlin)
  • 1949: Curth Flatow : Almost Peaceful - Director: Ivo Veit ( RIAS Berlin)
  • 1949: Berta Waterstradt : My Daughters - ( Berliner Rundfunk )
  • 1950: Fritz Aeckerle , Bert Roth: The saga of the splendor and misery of Mr. Emil Kulicke (announcer, morality singer) - composition: Olaf Bienert , director: Erich Köhler ( NWDR )
  • 1949: Arkadij T. Avercenko: You can't sleep on the stairs! - Director: Karl Metzner ( RIAS Berlin)
  • 1953/54: Hermann Krause: Die Arche Noack (Father Noack) - Director: Werner Oehlschläger (22 episodes) ( NWDR )
  • 1954: John Patrick : Das kleine Teehaus - Director: Leo Mittler (RIAS Berlin / Arwed Stahl)
  • 1957: Thierry : With Krausens in 'n Holidays (Father Krause) - Director: Ivo Veit (RIAS Berlin)
  • 1958: Gore Vidal : Visit to a Small Planet - Director: Ulrich Erfurth (RIAS Berlin, theater recording)
  • 1964–1978: Various authors: Back then it was - Stories from old Berlin (he had a leading role in 18 stories with a total of 217 episodes) - Director: Ivo Veit (40 stories in 426 episodes) ( RIAS Berlin)
  • 1972: Werner Brink: It happened in Berlin . The Seemann (episode 497) (Wolfgang Futter) - Director: Werner Oehlschläger (RIAS Berlin)
  • 1972: Werner Brink: It happened in Berlin. Smugglers for Nepp-Bar (episode 498) (Kurt) - Director: Werner Oehlschläger (RIAS Berlin)
  • 1980: A. Frankenberg: Die Schlinge (Philipp Dorn, an old man) - Director: Dietrich Auerbach (detective radio play - RIAS Berlin)

Web links

Commons : Bruno Fritz  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Nagel: Back then it was - stories from old Berlin. Retrieved July 26, 2020 .
  2. ↑ RIAS Berlin ** It was back then - stories from old Berlin. Retrieved August 1, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b ** "It happened in Berlin" ** Radio play series (1951 to 1972 with 499 episodes) by Werner Brink (30 minutes each episode). Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Fritz, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cabaret artist, actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH June 12, 1984
Place of death Berlin