Franz Arzdorf
Franz Arzdorf (born May 5, 1904 in Munich , † April 23, 1974 in Berlin-Charlottenburg ) was a German actor and director .
Life
The son of the businessman Franz Arzdorf made his acting debut in 1924 at the Münchner Kammerspiele . This was followed by engagements in Frankfurt / Main, Leipzig and at the Vienna Volkstheater . In 1937 various theater activities followed at Berlin stages, but also film productions. Franz Arzdorf was a sought-after character actor at this time, so that he was able to participate in almost 40 film productions by 1943.
After 1945 he worked with DEFA and especially in DFF productions. In addition to Freiherr von Simbach in the comedy Moral (1956), he embodied a large number of different characters in television films until the construction of the Berlin Wall prevented him from working for GDR television.
Filmography
- 1937: La Habanera
- 1938: Traveling people
- 1938: A girl goes ashore
- 1939: The governor
- 1939: Escape into the dark
- 1939: Kitty and the World Conference
- 1941: Friedemann Bach
- 1941: Women are better diplomats
- 1942: diesel
- 1943: The golden spider
- 1951: black eyes
- 1952: Mikosch moves in
- 1953: Postman Müller
- 1955: The Kulm ox
- 1956: morality
- 1956: Thomas Müntzer - A film of German history
- 1957: Casino affair
- 1957: Where are you going ...
- 1957: two mothers
- 1959: The rainmaker
- 1959: bridge between yesterday and tomorrow
- 1960: TV epitaval: The Haarmann case (TV series)
- 1960: the last rehearsal
- 1960: TV episode: The case of Hugo Stinnes jr.
- 1960: Blue light : The butter witch
- 1961: Heroic Comedy
- 1966: Stand trial
theatre
- 1954: Leo Tolstoy : Anna Karenina - Director: Werner Stewe ( Volksbühne Berlin )
- 1957: Frances Goodrich / Albert Hackett : The Diary of Anne Frank (Düssel) - Director: John Hanau ( Gastspielbühne Berlin )
Radio plays
- 1924: Ludwig Thoma : First Class (Kaufmann Stüve from Neuruppin) - Director: Philipp Lothar Mayring (broadcast (radio play adaptation)
- 1956: Béla Balázs : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Josef, Kellner) - Director: Joachim Witte (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR )
- 1957: Wolfgang Schreyer : Das Assentat - Director: Lothar Dutombé (documentary radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
literature
- Frank-Burkhard Habel , Volker Wachter : The great lexicon of the GDR stars. The actors from film and television. Extended new edition. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-89602-391-8 .
Web links
- Franz Arzdorf in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Arzdorf, Franz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor and director |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1904 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1974 |
Place of death | Berlin-Charlottenburg |