Ewald Wenck

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Ewald Wenck during a guest performance by the islanders, 1959
Berlin memorial plaque on the house Unter den Eichen 104a, in Berlin-Lichterfelde

Hermann Ewald Wenck (born December 28, 1891 in Berlin ; † April 30, 1981 there ) was a German actor , cabaret artist and radio host.

Life

He made his theatrical debut after taking private acting lessons in 1912 at the Bautzen City Theater in Shakespeare's What You Want . Further engagements followed in Konstanz, Gera and finally Berlin. In Berlin Wenck acted mainly at the Metropoltheater and the Admiralspalast .

Ewald Wenck started his career as a film actor in the silent film era and made his debut in 1919 as an actor in Hans Werckmeister's Margots Freier , followed by other film productions. His real breakthrough, however, only came with the advent of the talkie, when he became a popular actor in the 1930s and 1940s. However, he was often cast in smaller roles, but later became one of the busiest supporting actors in German film. During the Second World War he was able to take part in various entertainment films, including German film classics such as Helmut Weiss ' Die Feuerzangenbowle from 1944.

After the end of the war, Wenck became popular in Germany primarily through his participation in the RIAS radio cabaret Die Insulaner as well as in the RIAS radio play series Pension Spreewitz and as a narrator in Back then it was - stories from old Berlin . He then appeared in 282 RIAS broadcasts from January 27, 1970 as the world's oldest DJ in “Ewalds Schlagerparade” (author: Michael Alex ) until January 26, 1981, which he regularly called “Opi Dopi” and "Hello fans, here is Ewald's hit parade again - a modern hit show for mature listeners" moderated.

He was buried in the Steglitz cemetery.

Filmography

Radio plays

Web links

Commons : Ewald Wenck  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Götz Gerson: "Hello fans, Opi Dopi" - Ewald Wenck, who was not only the oldest disc jockey in the world at RIAS , dradio.de, accessed on June 12, 2013
  2. ^ Pension Spreewitz. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Thomas Nagel: Back then it was - stories from old Berlin. Retrieved July 26, 2020 .
  4. ↑ RIAS Berlin ** It was back then - stories from old Berlin. Retrieved August 1, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Wenck, Ewald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wenck, Hermann Ewald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, cabaret artist and radio presenter
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1981
Place of death Berlin