Egon Vogel

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Egon Vogel , also Egon Wolfgang Ernst Vogel , (born July 23, 1908 in Berlin ; † May 10, 1993 ibid) was a German actor and singer ( tenor ).

Life

Vogel completed private acting and singing training with Hans Beltz in Berlin from 1927 to 1934 (with interruptions) . He made his stage debut in 1934 in the speaking role of Pierre (a relative of Nanon) in the operetta Nanon, the landlady "Zum golden Lamm" at the Rose stage in Berlin. He also had other engagements at various Berlin theaters, including the Schloßparktheater Berlin , the Schillertheater Berlin and the Hebbeltheater Berlin . He also appeared in the comedians' cabaret .

His stage roles included: the Landrichter Stille in King Heinrich IV. , The clerk Glasenapp in Der Biberpelz , the accountant Meinkel in the play Fresh Wind from Canada (by Hans Müller) and Hugo Hecht in the comedy Der Meisterboxer (by Carl Mathern / Otto Schwartz). Vogel also repeatedly took on lighter vocal roles in operettas , for example the court opera singer Vogl in the operetta Das Dreimäderlhaus or August Färneböck (uncle of tax officer Eligius Färneböck) in the operetta Visit in the evening by Willi Kollo .

In addition to his theater work, he was intensively active in cinema . He was one of the busiest batch actors since the 1930s . Often his appearances were limited to individual scenes in which he was usually only seen briefly. He played journalists , counter clerks, small clerks, porters , waiters and postmen , among others .

During the time of National Socialism , he worked in small roles in the two Nazi propaganda films Uncle Kruger (1941) and The Rothschilds (1940) with. The director Helmut Käutner cast him as a flower seller in his literary film adaptation Romance in Moll, which premiered in 1943 . He was given a slightly larger assignment under the direction of Helmut Weiss as music teacher Fridolin in the comedy Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944).

After the Second World War , he continued to play his small batch roles. He was involved in more than 30 film productions at DEFA , including Ehe im Schatten (1947), Der Untertan (1951), as an employee in costume rental in the film drama Das Beil von Wandsbek (1951), as a soldier in Ernst Thälmann - leader of his Klasse (1955), as a waiter in the inland navigation comedy Alter Kahn und Junge Liebe (1957) and as a waiter in the contemporary film Do not forget my friends . He also worked in some fairy tale films , such as a knight in The Brave Little Tailor and as a master of ceremonies in The Singing, Sounding Tree .

At the same time, he worked in his traditional role in numerous West German film productions. After 1958 he worked mainly in theater, film and television in the Federal Republic of Germany .

Vogel remained active as an actor well into old age. In the 1980s he was still in small episode roles, including in the television series Der Alte and Praxis Bülowbogen (as a patient). In the literary film adaptation of The Magic Mountain in 1982, under the direction of Hans W. Geißendörfer , he embodied one of his characteristic batch roles, as an old concierge . In his last film in 1988, he acted alongside Otto Sander in a humorous character role as projectionist in For example Otto Spalt by René Perraudin .

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SURNAME Vogel, Egon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vogel, Egon Wolfgang Ernst (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and singer (tenor)
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1993
Place of death Berlin