Erich Schleyer
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Erich Hermann Schleyer (born March 1, 1940 in Dresden ; † July 6, 2021 in Vienna ) was a German actor , screenwriter , presenter , journalist and children's book author .
Life
Schleyer studied at the Leipzig Theater School . From 1961 until his death he worked as an actor. After fleeing the GDR in 1968, he worked in Düsseldorf , Cologne , Hamburg , Munich , Zurich , Berlin and Salzburg ( Salzburg Festival ) and the Bad Hersfeld Festival, among others . In Vienna Schleyer worked with Tabori at the Burgtheater and the Akademietheater . At the Schauspielhaus Wien under the direction of Hans Gratzerhe became known with the role of Frank N. Furter from the Rocky Horror Show . He was a member of the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna; He also played in the Volksoper , the Volkstheater , the Theater an der Wien and the Vienna State Opera.
In Germany, he moderated children's television series and took part as an actor (brother Tom in Das feuerrote Spielmobil , role of the village policeman in Die Rote Zora and their gang ) and the series Clown & Co. , which started in 1977. In the early 1990s, the series Erichs Chaos with the Austrian actress Gusti Wolf was broadcast on behalf of ORF . Schleyer's program The Leaning Tower was shown between February 2005 and September 2008 on ORF's Confetti TiVi ; books for children were presented in this program. Schleyer also wrote children's books himself; The storyteller was published in 2017 by the Austrian Kral publishing house .
He moderated and designed documentaries on ORF such as When the Heiden Christians were by Jos Rosenthal. In the ORF program Compas , headed by Franz Hlavac , Schleyer reported a place on the border in Berka / Werra three times within 20 years about the end of the GDR. Erich Schleyer died in July 2021 at the age of 81 in Vienna.
Filmography
- 1963: Sunday driver
- 1969: Der Vetter Basilio - two-parter, director: Wilhelm Semmelroth
- 1972: Das feuerrote Spielmobil - TV series, directed by Marran Gosov, Ruediger Graf, Philipp Sonntag
- 1972: Amouren - TV film, director: Korbinian Köberle
- 1974: Hamburg Transit : The Little Brother - episode 44 of the television series, directed by Hermann Leitner
- 1974: The beautiful Helena - TV film, directed by Axel von Ambesser
- 1975: LH 615 - Operation Munich - TV movie, director: Theo Mezger
- 1976: The Enterprises of Mr. Hans - TV series (9 episodes), directed by Charles Kerremans
- 1976: The Dear Family - TV film, director: Dieter Wieland
- 1977: Grete Minde , movie, director: Heidi Genée
- 1978: Three men on a horse, TV movie, director: Imo Moszkowicz
- 1979: The wonderful years , movie, director: Reiner Kunze
- 1979: Die Rote Zora and her gang , TV series, 13 episodes, director: Fritz Umgelter
- 1980: The fiery red toy mobile - Felix and Brother, TV series (role as Tom), director: Peter Emmer
- 1980: Die Weber, TV film, director: Fritz Umgelter
- 1981: Teach me, Celine !, TV movie, directed by Axel von Ambesser
- 1984: The violet hat or tomorrow we're finally rich ..., TV movie, director: Axel von Ambesser
- 1988: Derrick : Looking for a motive - episode 163 of the TV series, directed by Zbyněk Brynych
- 1989: The Man in Salt - TV series, director: Rainer Wolffhardt
- 1990: The old man : The truth, episode 146 of the television series, directed by Alfred Weidenmann
- 1994: Lutz & Hardy - God of Thieves, TV episode
- 1997: Moritz Kowalsky: The Treasure of Akulazepti - TV episode, director: Alfred Deutsch
- 1999: Inspector Rex : Terrible Truth, episode 56 of the TV series, directed by Peter Carpentier
- 2000: Kaisermühlen Blues : New Perspectives, episode 62 of the television series, director: Erhard Riedlsperger
- 2000: Flashback, TV movie, directed by Michael Karen
- 2000: Tatort - Deadly Desire , director: Miko Zeuschner
- 2002: Dolce Vita & Co : Die Neue / Die Band, episode 14 & 18 of the television series, directed by Claudia Jüptner
- 2003: Trautmann : Lifelong, episode 4 of the television series, directed by Thomas Roth
- 2007: Rumpelstiltskin , TV film, director: Andi Niessner
- 2008: Sleeping Beauty , TV film, director: Arend Agthe
- 2010: Kottan determined: Rien ne va plus , movie, director: Peter Patzak
Awards
- 2003: Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art
- 2006: Decoration of honor for services to the State of Vienna
- 2011: Gold Medal of Honor for Services to the State of Vienna
- 2011: Professional title Professor , awarded by the Federal President of the Republic of Austria, Heinz Fischer
Web links
- Erich Schleyer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Erich Schleyer's website
- wien.at: Gold awards for Erich Schleyer and Heribert Sasse
- Archive recordings and quotes from and with Erich Schleyer in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fixed size in Viennese theater life: Erich Schleyer is dead. July 7, 2021, accessed on July 7, 2021 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schleyer, Erich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schleyer, Erich Hermann (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German screenwriter, presenter, actor, journalist, children's author |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
DATE OF DEATH | July 6, 2021 |
PLACE OF DEATH | Vienna |