Franz Schwaiger (actor)

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Franz Schwaiger (* 1880 in Vienna ; † December 2, 1926 in Berlin ) was an Austrian actor , theater director and theater director.

Live and act

Schwaiger began his theater career at the beginning of the 20th century in the Austro-Hungarian province and in the first decade initially played on small stages such as that of Meran (Tyrol). Later he also worked at Viennese theaters such as the Theater an der Wien and the Carltheater and worked as a senior director in Salzburg . Before the First World War he arrived in Germany, where he last appeared (1912/13 season) as director of the Hamburger Kammersingspiele.

Immediately afterwards, the artist was brought to Berlin for several leading film roles. In the years 1913 and 1914, until the outbreak of war, Schwaiger was often cast as a charming gallant and elegant lover or as a nobleman such as in The Pink Slipper or as a cute, good-looking officer such as in the comedy Fräulein Piccolo . There, as in most of his other films, he was a partner of Dorrit Weixler and directed Franz Hofer .

Schwaiger's screen career broke off abruptly in 1914 when he was called to arms. During the war, the Viennese suffered a severe neck injury from which he suffered all his life. Later theater engagements took Schwaiger to the Netherlands, to the Central Theater in Magdeburg and for several years to the Carl-Schultze-Theater in Hamburg . He had success as a character comedian on various Berlin stages. Schwaiger died, only 46 years old, of the consequences of his throat ailment.

Filmography

literature

  • German Stage Yearbook 1928, hrgg. vd Cooperative of German Stage Members. Obituary p. 99

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personal data
SURNAME Schwaiger, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian actor, theater director and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH December 2, 1926
Place of death Berlin , German Empire