Ernst von Klipstein

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Ernst Vollrath von Klipstein (born February 3, 1908 in Posen , † November 22, 1993 in Hamburg ) was a German actor and voice actor .

biography

Ernst von Klipstein initially studied law and theater studies for six semesters . At the same time he took acting lessons from Jacobi in Munich . In 1925 he made his stage debut at the Landestheater Darmstadt as "Leon" in Franz Grillparzer's Weh dem who lies . Theater stations in Regensburg , Meiningen , Bochum , Cologne , Kassel , Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig followed . He was mainly at home in the stage subject of the character hero and character lover. He played u. a. the “ Don Carlos ”, the “Max Piccolomini” in Schiller's Wallenstein , the “Cardinal Julian” in Franz Werfels The Kingdom of God in Bohemia (both in Bochum), the “Ferdinand” in Schiller's Kabale und Liebe (Frankfurt) and the “Marchbanks” “In George Bernard Shaw's Candida (Kassel).

At the end of 1938 Ernst von Klipstein made his feature film debut in Gustav Ucicky's uprising in Damascus . Until the end of the war he played mostly prominent supporting roles in numerous UFA productions, which came close to the ideal of the squire and the Prussian officer at the time. He played under the direction of Viktor Tourjansky in Der Gouverneur , under the direction of Boleslaw Barlog in Our Little Boy , alongside Heinrich George in Wedding at Bärenhof (after Hermann Sudermann ), alongside Hans Söhnker in Blood Brotherhood and in some tendentious war films Karl Knight ( Stukas , crew Dora ).

From the late 1940s , von Klipstein only appeared in a few film productions. His rare excursions into the cinema world include the scandal surrounding Dr. Vlimmen (next to Bernhard Wicki ), the drama Die Barrings (with Dieter Borsche and Nadja Tiller ), Frank Wisbar's war drama Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever and the Simmel film adaptation The Stuff Dreams Are Made of .

Instead, he was increasingly involved in elaborate television productions such as Egon Monk's three-part adaptation of Hans Falladas Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben , the historical multi-part The Winter That Was a Summer (based on the novel by Sandra Paretti ), Wolfgang Staudte's family saga Die Pawlaks , nowhere is Poenichen (based on Christine Brückner ) and the film adaptations made by Eberhard Fechner of Walter Kempowski's novels Tadellöser & Wolff as well as its sequel A Chapter for Himself (as grandfather de Bonsac).

In addition, he took on numerous guest roles in television series and series such as Tatort , Sonderdezernat K1 , Der Landarzt , Großstadtrevier , Die Fifth Kolonne , Percy Stuart and Black Forest Clinic .

Grave stone from Klipstein , Waldfriedhof Volksdorf

He also worked extensively as a voice actor between 1949 and 1991 and lent his distinctive voice a. a. Gary Cooper ( The Vagabond of Texas ), Farley Granger ( Our Own Self ), Rex Harrison ( The Last Sin ), Paul Henreid ( Cruel Judges ), Victor Mature ( Raid the Olive Branch ) and Michael Redgrave ( Getting Serious Is Everything ) .

Klipstein was also often employed as a radio play speaker, including a. for numerous radio plays for young people on the EUROPA label ( The Three Question Marks , Commander Perkins and Perry Rhodan as “Crest” in the science fiction series ).

Ernst von Klipstein was married four times, with Deli Maria Teichen , Lotte Koch , Elisabeth Biebl and most recently with the actress Marianne Kehlau . He died on November 22, 1993 at the age of 85 in Hamburg and was buried in the forest cemetery in Hamburg-Volksdorf , as was his second wife Lotte Koch, whose name is not engraved on the tombstone.

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SURNAME Klipstein, Ernst von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Klipstein, Ernst Vollrath von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Poses
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1993
Place of death Hamburg