Fred Haltiner
Fred Haltiner (born December 15, 1936 in Rhäzüns , Canton of Graubünden , † December 7, 1973 in Zurich ) was a Swiss actor .
Life
Fred Haltiner was a half-brother of the writer Walter Matthias Diggelmann . He originally wanted to be a writer too, but initially worked as an insurance inspector for five years. He then decided to become an actor and went to the Zurich drama school. Here he had his final breakthrough when he played alongside Steve McQueen in Le Mans in 1971 . He also played in many German television series such as Der Kommissar . In 1973 Fred Haltiner committed suicide. In his autobiographical novel Filipinis Garten , Walter Matthias Diggelmann (in the novel he bears the pseudonym "Stephan") describes the steep career, the unhappy love affairs and, in his opinion, the suicide of his half-brother Fred Haltiner (in the novel he bears the pseudonym "Josef") ). In her posthumously published biography "The donkey lost you in a gallop" (chapter "Greek tragedy", p. 193 ff), the actress Ellen Schwiers (1930–2019) revealed her passionate love affair with Fred Haltiner, which took place during the filming of the TV The multi-part series "The Red Scarf" started and for which she wanted to leave her husband and their children. Haltiner's excessive consumption of alcohol and the resulting change in personality prompted her to give him the choice of either renouncing alcohol or giving up the relationship with her. A few hours after this phone call, Haltiner put an end to his life. Fred Haltiner (Christian name: Alfred Haltiner) was buried in the cemetery of the municipality of Rhäzüns, Grisons.
Filmography (selection)
- 1967: The blue hand
- 1967: Death chases after
- 1967: The crime museum (episode: accomplices)
- 1968: Hannibal Brooks
- 1969: the commissioner (episode 3: rats of the big city)
- 1970: Society for Miss Wright
- 1970: The inspector (episode: parking lot hyenas)
- 1971: Le Mans
- 1971: The Commissioner (episode: gray-red morning )
- 1972: The Commissioner (episode: Mykonos)
- 1973: The red scarf (three parts)
- 1973: The manufacturers
- 1973: Okay SIR (consequence: sell-out in the Allgäu)
- 1974: The Survivors of Mary Jane ( Castaway , TV series)
literature
- Thomas Blubacher : Fred Haltiner . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 2, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 789 f.
Web links
- Fred Haltiner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ellen Schwiers (with Marte von Have): The donkey lost you at a gallop . 1st edition. Neues Leben, Eulenspiegel Verlagsgruppe, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-355-01883-8 , pp. 255 .
- ^ WM Diggelmann: Filipini's garden . Volk und Welt publishing house, Berlin 1981; City of Zurich, population office, list of prominent deceased by alphabet, as of September 6, 2007.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haltiner, Fred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haltiner, Alfred (baptismal name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rhäzüns , Canton of Graubünden |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th December 1973 |
| Place of death | Zurich |