Erhard Köster
Erhard Köster (born June 11, 1926 in Herischdorf , district of Hirschberg in the Riesengebirge , † June 21, 2007 in Berlin ) was a German actor and voice actor .
Career
Köster began in 1945 as a stage worker at the Glauchau City Theater and took private acting lessons on the side. From 1946 he was a drama student at the Komödienhaus in Dresden . After completing his training, he was initially engaged at numerous smaller theaters in the GDR (1949 at the Theater for Children in Dresden, 1950 at the Stadttheater Zittau , 1952 at the Staatstheater Cottbus , 1955 at the Städtische Bühnen Erfurt ), where he played many major roles. Under the direction of Walter Niklaus he was also a member of the cabaret The Five Sticklebacks .
With the Erfurt Theater, Köster made three guest appearances in the Berliner Ensemble , where he a. a. played the title role in Brechts Schweyk during World War II . In 1960 he was finally engaged with the Berliner Ensemble, where he stayed until 1992 and mostly played supporting roles; Occasionally he was also used as a leading actor.
On television he played episode roles in The Public Prosecutor Has the Word and Polizeiruf 110 .
From 1958 to 1992 he worked as a speaker on 1,197 films for the DEFA dubbing studios , and he also worked for the GDR dubbing studio. He was particularly well-known as the DEFA dubbing voice of Kjeld ( Poul Bundgaard ) in eleven Olsen Gang films and as the frequent German voice of Vladimír Menšík . For 17 years he spoke for the Berliner Rundfunk as Papa Findig in the radio play series What is going on at Findigs today? .
Erhard Köster was the father of the actresses Ev-Katrin Weiß (* 1962) and Gundula Köster (* 1966).
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: Anonymous Call (TV movie)
- 1962: Josef and all his brothers (TV movie)
- 1963: In love with a criminal record
- 1963: Rime (TV)
- 1963: The bald gang
- 1965: I am the rabbit
- 1965: The prosecutor has the floor: Serious inventor seeks partner (TV series)
- 1966: The prosecutor has the floor: At Mozartplatz
- 1966: The Days of the Commune (theater recording)
- 1967: DEFA 70 (speaker)
- 1968: The prosecutor has the floor: Car marten
- 1968: The prosecutor has the floor: Anchor criminal case
- 1973: The public prosecutor has the floor: night shopping
- 1974: The Lieutenant vom Schwanenkietz (TV)
- 1975: Police call 110: Between the tracks (TV series)
- 1976: In Search of Gatt (TV)
- 1976: The prosecutor has the floor: the letter from Slubice
- 1981: Police call 110: The silent one
- 1983: Evenings in the chalice (TV)
- 1985: Police call 110: The cracked mirror
- 1988: Police call 110: You never catch me!
- 1989: Great Peace (theater recording)
- 1992: Funeral of a Countess (TV movie)
- 1996: The Millionaire (TV Movie)
Synchronous rollers (selection)
Movies
- 1966: Alexander Melnikow in Republic of the Rascals as Alexander Popow, history teacher
- 1968: Poul Bundgaard in The Olsen Gang as Kjeld Jensen
- 1980: Curt Bois in The Golden Gate as Bonbois
- 1982: Nando Bruno in Thief back, Thief forth as Clemente
- 1983: Josef Vinklář in Insane Cancan as Scholef
- 1987: Edmund Breon in Music Box Hunt as Gilbert Emery
- 1989: John Mills in Around the World in 80 Days as Faversham
- 1993: Joe Bellan in Mrs. Doubtfire - The Prickly Nanny as TV Boss
Series
- 1978: Vladimír Menšík in The Woman Behind the Counter as Václav Karas, Sales Manager
- 1979–1981: Josef Vinklář in The Hospital on the Outskirts of the City as Dr. Cvach
- 1981: Vladimír Menšík in The Fairytale Bride as Mr. Maier
- 1985: Vladimír Menšík in A House with a Thousand Faces as caretaker Josef Anderlik
- 1990–1991: Paul Reed in car 54, please report as Captain Paul Block
theatre
- 1958: Bertolt Brecht : Schweyk in World War II (Schweyk) - ( Städtische Bühnen Erfurt )
- 1969: Helmut Baierl : Johanna von Döbeln (manager) - Director: Manfred Wekwerth / Helmut Rabe ( Berliner Ensemble )
- 1982: Hanns-Eisler Hearing (McDowell) - Director: Christoph Brück / Wolf Bunge (Berliner Ensemble - rehearsal stage)
- 1986: Carl Zuckmayer : Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (City Treasurer Rosencrantz) - Director: Christoph Brück (Berliner Ensemble)
- 1988: Bertolt Brecht: Die Mutter (strike breaker) - Director: Manfred Wekwerth / Joachim Tenschert (Berliner Ensemble)
Radio plays
- 1971: Bertolt Brecht : Die Tage der Commune (Member of the Central Committee / Veteran / Avrial) - Director: Manfred Wekwerth / Joachim Tenschert (radio play - Litera )
- 1972: Jerzy Gieraltowsky : Mines and Eggs (Jachecki) - Director: Zbigniew Kopalko (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR )
- 1973: Hans-Ulrich Lüdemann : Survive the grave (keeper) - Director: Werner Grunow (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1983: Lion Feuchtwanger : Success - Director: Werner Grunow (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1991: Gerhard Rentzsch : Scenes from Germany, introduced and provided with interim reports on the journey of a man with a cardboard box - Director: Walter Niklaus (radio play series: Moments No. 4 - DS Kultur / BR)
literature
- Frank Eberlein: The large lexicon of the Olsen Gang . Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, Berlin 2001.
Web links
- Erhard Köster in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Press article on the death of Erhard Koester by Frank-Burkhard Habel ( Neues Deutschland , July 2, 2007)
- Erhard Köster in the German dubbing file
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Köster, Erhard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor and voice actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1926 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Herischdorf , district of Hirschberg in the Giant Mountains |
DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 2007 |
Place of death | Berlin |