Erich Kestin

Erich Kestin (born June 25, 1895 in Berlin ; † May 22, 1969 there ) was a German actor and voice actor .

life and work

He received his acting training from Anna Uhlig and from 1914 to 1918 he was a volunteer in the First World War. After the end of the war he appeared on numerous theaters in Berlin.

As a film actor Erich Kestin was mainly in the 1930s -Jahren a busy supporting actor , who starred in many well-known productions. His best-known films include Hocus-Pocus , Her Highness Orders , Secret Secret Annex and Gasparone . During the war years he was seen in Quax, the Bruchpilot and Germanin .

After the war, Erich Kestin hardly appeared in a film. He appeared in the Berlin RIAS together with Friedrich Steig as a comedian duo Snorkel and Brush and eventually became an important voice actor , for example as the German voice of John Qualen . He also served in a number of Walt Disney - animated films to hear, including a snake Kaa in The Jungle Book (1967).

1948-1969 he acted as a speaker in 39 radio plays.

Filmography (selection)

• 1930: hocus-pocus ; Director: Gustav Ucicky
• 1930: Dolly makes a career
• 1931: Her Highness commands
• 1931: The paw
• 1935: A row in the Secret Annex
• 1936: Lucky children
• 1936: Mary, the maid
• 1937: Gasparone
• 1937: And you, my darling, are going with me
• 1941: Quax, the break pilot
• 1953: Chaste Joseph

Synchronous

• 1952: Alice in Wonderland
• 1953: Peter Pan
• 1956: Lady and the Tramp
• 1962: The man who shot Liberty Valance
• 1964: Mary Poppins
• 1967: The Jungle Book
• 1968: Play me the song of death

Radio plays (selection)

• 1948: Hermann Turowski : Singe, saw, singe - Director: Hanns Farenburg ( Berliner Rundfunk )
• 1950: Fritz Aeckerle , Bert Roth: The saga of the splendor and misery of Mr. Emil Kulicke (Otto) - Composition: Olaf Bienert , Director: Erich Köhler ( NWDR )
• 1963: Thierry : Pension Spreewitz ( Gisela's barter deals , episode 138, first broadcast June 8, 1963) - Director: Ivo Veit ( RIAS Berlin)
• 1964: Alice Berend : Mrs. Hempel's daughter. Back then it was - stories from old Berlin (1st furniture carrier) (story No. 2 in 10 episodes) - director: Ivo Veit (RIAS Berlin)
• 1965: Max Kretzer : The millionaire farmer. Back then it was - Stories from old Berlin (passer-by) (Story No. 5 in 15 episodes) - Director: Ivo Veit ( RIAS Berlin)
• 1967: August Heinrich Kober: Circus Renz. Back then it was - Stories from old Berlin (a circus visitor who demands cheaper tickets) (Story No. 8 in 20 episodes) - Director: Ivo Veit (RIAS Berlin)

literature

• Ralf Schenk (Ed.): In front of the camera. Fifty actors in Babelsberg. Henschel Verlag, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-89487-235-7 .

Web links

• Erich Kestin in the Internet Movie Database (English)