Gerhard Geisler (actor)
Gerhard Geisler (born October 21, 1907 in Cottbus , † September 22, 1977 in Vienna ) was a German actor in theater, film and television. He also worked as a voice actor .
life and career
Gerhard Geisler, born in Cottbus in 1907, got a theater engagement in Bochum from 1930 to 1934 after completing his training at the State Drama School in Berlin . During the war he only had a few short appearances in German films. In 1948 he was seen as an actor in the role of Willy in Heinz Hilpert's film production with Heinz Rühmann in Der Herr vom Another Stern . In 1966 he was cast by the director Hans Mehringer in the crime film Der Würger vom Tower in the role of Dr. Livingstone.
From 1958 to 1971 Geisler also played numerous television roles. 1962 also in the German series Who once eats from a tin bowl . In addition, Geisler has lent his voice over the decades to many internationally known colleagues in over 30 speaking roles as a voice actor. Among other things, he dubbed Anthony Quinn in a total of 14 films, including The Cannons of Navarone and Lawrence of Arabia .
Geisler died on September 22, 1977 at the age of 69 in Vienna.
Filmography (selection)
movie theater
- 1941: Jakko
- 1942: June fifth
- 1948: The gentleman from the other star
- 1949: murder trial of Dr. Jordan
- 1966: The Strangler from the Tower
- 1966: Winnetou and his friend Old Firehand
watch TV
- 1958: Dr. med. Job Praetorius (TV movie)
- 1960: The Peace of Our City (TV movie)
- 1960: Kai out of the box (TV movie)
- 1961: The Inner Voices (TV movie)
- 1962: So Was Mama (TV Movie)
- 1962: Uncle Harry (TV movie)
- 1962: Whoever eats out of a tin bowl (TV series)
- 1962: Egmont (TV movie)
- 1963: The Reckoning (TV movie)
- 1965: The Cross Check (TV movie)
- 1965: Closer to Heaven (TV movie)
- 1966: A brotherly dispute in Habsburg (TV movie)
- 1966: Life in my Hand (TV movie)
- 1966: King Ottokar's Luck and End (TV movie)
- 1967: Josephine (TV movie)
- 1971: The Jägerstätter case (TV movie)
- 1971: Operation Valkyrie (TV movie)
literature
- Gerhard Geisler. In: Alexander Weigel: The German Theater: a story in pictures. , Propylaën, 1999, p. 371
Web links
- Gerhard Geisler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Gerhard Geisler. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on May 19, 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Gerhard Geisler. In: Thomas Bräutigam: Stars and their German voices: Lexicon of the voice actors. , Schüren, 2009, p. 101
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geisler, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor and voice actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cottbus , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1977 |
| Place of death | Vienna , Austria |