Günther Schwerkolt

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Günther Schwerkolt in the cabaret of the comedians , 1937

Günther Hans Schwerkolt (born March 12, 1907 in Berlin-Neukölln ; † December 18, 1997 in Berlin ) was a German actor , author , composer , cabaret artist and voice actor .

Life

Between the 1950s and 1970s, Schwerkolt worked as a composer, conductor and soloist for numerous television and radio programs such as in 1954 in the major carnival revue Heidewitzka , in 1958 in the ARD entertainment program Greetings from Berlin , in Berliner Bilderbogen and in 1971 in Musikmosaik , each with Bully Buhlan , and in 1972 in Dalli Dalli . As a film composer, he contributed the music to Alwin Elling's short film Achte mir auf Gakeki (1935), the short film When in Werder the trees are blooming with Oscar Sabo (1937) and the satire Wir Kellerkinder with Wolfgang Neuss . In the latter, Schwerkolt also appeared as an actor. He was also seen in Imo Moszkowicz 's operetta adaptation Der Vetter aus Dingsda (in the role of "Josef Kuhbrot") and in Curth Flatow's boulevard comedy So'n Theater .

In addition, Schwerkolt worked as a cabaret artist and musician in various programs by Günter Neumann and his islanders, such as the 1955 TV recorded Wer wants again ... and from 1955 on with the SFB cabaret "Die Geladenen".

On the radio he appeared as a soloist in Grandpa's Schlagerfestival, among others . He also worked as a voice actor for the German version of the animated films Asterix and Cleopatra and Alice in Wonderland , for which Heinrich Riethmüller was responsible for the German version.

Günther Schwerkolt died in December 1997 at the age of 90 in Berlin. His grave is in the state-owned cemetery Heerstraße in Berlin-Westend .

Filmography (selection)

actor

composer

  • 1935: Watch out for Gakeki
  • 1937: When the trees bloom in Werder
  • 1960: We cellar children

Radio plays

Director

  • 1960: Bodhisattva or I'm looking for my murderer
  • 1960: The three wives of Mr. Abermann
  • 1963: A people watches TV or Death plays far right - Author: Horst Pillau
  • 1963: Hors d'oeuvre d'amour
  • 1963: The Doctor - Author: Horst Pillau

speaker

  • 1959: Engagement with the Nuschenpickel family - Director: Gerd Martienzen
  • 1959: The Car Trap - Director: Tom Toelle
  • 1973: Egon Polling: The stork in the linden tree. Back then it was - Stories from old Berlin (Wirt Puhlmann) (Story No. 19 in 12 episodes) - Director: Ivo Veit ( RIAS Berlin)
  • 1974: Alfred Andel: Stramme Max. Back then it was - Stories from old Berlin (story No. 21 in 12 episodes) (Herr Pohl, landlord in "Strammen Hund") - Director: Ivo Veit (RIAS Berlin)
  • 1975: Erich Jakob: Bruno Briese's brides. Back then it was - Stories from old Berlin (Herr Hufnagel, gentlemen's outfitter) (Story No. 23 in 10 episodes) - Director: Ivo Veit (RIAS Berlin)
  • 1976: Alfred Andel: Croesus Krause. Back then it was - Stories from old Berlin (Puttcke, Kneipier) (Story No. 24 in 12 episodes) - Director: Ivo Veit (RIAS Berlin)
  • 1974: On the trail of the first fortune - Director: Siegfried Niemann
  • 1977: Berlin peep box pictures - Director: Otto Düben
  • 1977: Oswald Mendel: The stately Ferdinand. Back then it was - Stories from old Berlin (Johann, servant of Ferdinand) (Story No. 26 in 8 episodes) - Director: Ivo Veit (RIAS Berlin)
  • 1977: Hermine Jüttner: The hardworking Lieschen. Back then it was - Stories from old Berlin (Edmund Hirse, innkeeper) (Story No. 28 in 10 episodes) - Director: Ivo Veit (RIAS Berlin)
  • 1979: Hermine Jüttner: The fleet Charlotte. Back then it was - Stories from old Berlin (master tailor Karl Grünke) (story No. 30 in 8 episodes) - Director: Ivo Veit (RIAS Berlin)
  • 1983: Werner E. Hintz : The daughters of Madame Dutitre. Back then it was - Stories from old Berlin (Étienne Dutitre) (Story No. 36 in 10 episodes) - Director: Horst Kintscher ( RIAS Berlin)
  • 1987: Paris Overture - Director: Friedhelm Ortmann
  • 1989: Of Dragons and Airplanes or Why Jan Dreams - Director: Dieter Moebes
  • 1989: Paris Final - Director: Friedhelm Ortmann
  • 1990: Schott's Last Ride - Director: Albrecht Surkau

literature

Web links

Commons : Günther Schwerkolt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ This spelling indicates Kürschner's biographical theater manual , which also mentions the middle name. In print and internet sources, however, the spelling “Günter” is often found.
  2. ↑ a b Date and place of death according to information from the cemetery administration of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district in Berlin.
  3. ↑ Hörzu No. 3, January 21, 1954.
  4. ↑ http://www.fuenfzigerjahresaenger.de/Buhlan/BB-Fernsehen.htm ( Memento from July 31, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g h Thomas Nagel: Back then it was - stories from old Berlin. Retrieved July 26, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Schwerkolt, Günther
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schwerkolt, Günther Hans (full name); Schwerkolt, Günter (misspelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, author, composer, cabaret artist and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin-Neukölln , Berlin, Germany
DATE OF DEATH December 18, 1997
Place of death Berlin