Ernst Wilhelm Borchert

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Ernst Wilhelm Borchert, 1946

Ernst Wilhelm Borchert , sometimes just Wilhelm Borchert , (born March 13, 1907 in Rixdorf , † June 1, 1990 in Berlin ) was a German actor , radio play and voice actor .

theatre

After graduating from secondary school, Borchert completed an acting training at the Reicher College for Dramatic Art from 1926 to 1927 . In 1927 he received his first stage engagement at the East Prussian State Theater. He came to Berlin via theater stations in Erfurt , Cologne and Sondershausen , where he first worked at the Volksbühne under Eugen Klöpfer , then at the Deutsches Theater and from 1950 at the state theaters, a. a. played at the Schiller Theater . In 1938 Borchert played the Old Shatterhand , alongside Will Quadflieg as Winnetou , in the play Winnetou, the red gentleman at the Free Volksbühne , directed by Ludwig Körner .

For his artistic merits, Borchert was made a state actor and in 1973 an honorary member of the State Drama Theaters of Berlin. He had also been a member of the Berlin Academy of the Arts since 1976 .

Borchert impressed audiences and critics alike, especially in the classic roles of characters and heroes. He was the first Woyzeck of the post-war period and appeared on stage as Faust several times . In productions by Boleslaw Barlog , Fritz Kortner and Boy Gobert he played a wide range of classic stage roles, mostly driven, fragile characters.

Film and radio

As a film actor, Borchert was much less active, although he played in some well-known productions. In the first German post-war film, The Murderers Are Among Us , he played the leading role in 1946 as a disaffected war veteran, directed by Wolfgang Staudte . Hildegard Knef played the main female role . He was also seen in And again 48 (1948), in Sauerbruch - That was my life (1954) alongside Ewald Balser and in 1958 in the internationally successful anti-war film Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever .

As a radio play speaker, Borchert was heard in numerous productions, mostly as one of the main actors. For example, in 1958, under the direction of Cläre Schimmel , he spoke the Parisian commissioner Maigret in the SDR production Maigret and the terrible children , which Fred von Hoerschelmann edited for the radio based on the novel by Georges Simenon of the same name . Until 1993 Borchert spoke the inscription text of the freedom bell in the town hall of Berlin-Schöneberg every Sunday afternoon on the Berlin radio station RIAS "I promise to resist every attack on freedom ..." (see YouTube under freedom oath)

Filmography (selection)

Synchronous work

In addition to his theater work, Borchert worked extensively as a voice actor between 1945 and 1989 . In doing so, he lent his voice to a variety of actors. These include:

Radio plays (selection)

Awards

1976: Berlin Art Prize

Web links

Commons : Ernst Wilhelm Borchert  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Redaktionsbüro Harenberg: Knaurs Prominentenlexikon 1980. The personal data of celebrities from politics, economy, culture and society . With over 400 photos. Droemer Knaur, Munich / Zurich 1979, ISBN 3-426-07604-7 , Borchert, Wilhelm, p. 52 .
  2. ↑ Maigret and the terrible children in the ARD radio play database
personal data
SURNAME Borchert, Ernst Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Borchert, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin - Neukölln
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 1990
Place of death Berlin