Gideon Singer
Gideon Singer (born June 29, 1926 in Brno , Czechoslovakia , † May 11, 2015 in Tel Aviv ) was an Israeli - Austrian actor .
Life
Born as Harry Singer, he learned violin and singing as a child . In 1941 he fled with his family via Vienna to join the League of Nations mandate for Palestine . In Israel he learned the profession of diamond cutter , but as a singer he soon found his way to the stage. With three friends (Shlomo Bar, Reuven Shefer and Jacob Ben-Sira) he founded the quartet "Reviyat Mo'adon Ha-Theatron", which celebrated great success in Israel.
His acting talent did not go undiscovered for long either. At first he got small extras, but soon leading roles in theater and in film, including The Flying Camel and The Blue Milk Canal (1970) by Ephraim Kishon .
In the 1970s he was by Rolf Kutschera brought to Vienna alternating with Josef Meinrad to Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha to play. Gideon Singer also played the role in Tel Aviv and on Broadway . After numerous other invitations, Vienna became his second home. Felix Dvorak brought him to his festivals in Berndorf, Mödling and Weitra, where he excelled in pieces by Feydeau and Hofmannsthal, among others.
From 1986 to 2014 he worked at the Vienna Theater in der Josefstadt , of which he became an honorary member in 1996. In total, he was on the stage of the Josefstadt and the Wiener Kammerspiele in around 3700 performances . He lived in Vienna until the end and was married to Shira Singer since 2005.
Filmography
- 1961: I Like Mike
- 1963: Rak Ba'Lira
- 1964: Sallah Shabati
- 1966: Moishe Ventalator
- 1967: Hameniyah Leretzach
- 1968: Ha-Shehuna Shelanu
- 1969: Hamisha Yamim B'Sinai
- 1970: Te'alat blue milk, the blue milk channel
- 1972: Shod Hatelephonim Hagadol
- 1972: Seams V'Hageneral
- 1972: Ha-Glula
- 1972: Azit Hakalba Hatzanhani
- 1973: Ha-Balash Ha'Amitz Shvartz
- 1973: Abu el Banat
- 1974: Delet Haksamim (TV series)
- 1976: Rak Hayom
- 1978: Millionaire Betzarot
- 1978: Ha-Shu'al B'Lool Hatarnagalot
- 1979: Ta'ut Bamispar
- 1979: transit
- 1979: Lo La'alot Yoter
- 1979: Imi Hageneralit (TV movie)
- 1986: Where to and Back - Santa Fe (TV movie)
- 1986: Tatort - The Death of the Dancer
- 1990: Regina on the Steps (TV series)
- 1991: The Strauss dynasty
- 1992: Tatort - children's game
- 1993: Ewangelia wedlug Harry'ego
- 1993: Desert Lunch
- 1994: Ha-Gamal Hame'ofef
- 1996: men's pension
- 1996: The Bockerer II - Austria is free
- 1998: Kommissar Rex (TV series, episode The Man with 1000 Faces )
- 1999: Else - Story of a Passionate Woman (TV movie)
- 1999: Beloved Opponents (TV movie)
- 2000: The Bockerer III - The Andau Bridge
- 2002: Othello mustn't burst (TV movie)
- 2005: Under White Sails - An Odyssey of Hearts (TV movie)
- 2015: crime scene - borderline case
Film portrait
In 2006 the ORF produced the film portrait Gideon Singer - Mazel Tov (director: Danielle Proskar ) on the occasion of Singer's 80th birthday .
Web links
- Gideon Singer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Singer , in a group photo from 1949 on the Israeli Wikipedia
- Josefstadt honorary member Gideon Singer died in Tel Aviv Obituary, in: Kleine Zeitung , Graz, on May 11, 2015.
- Obituary , Die Presse , Vienna, May 11, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Josefstadt honorary member Gideon Singer dead . In: orf.at, May 11, 2015, accessed on May 11, 2015.
- ↑ For the first time in three years: 59 celebrities naturalized . In: orf.at.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Singer, Gideon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Singer, Harry (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brno , Czechoslovakia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 2015 |
| Place of death | Tel Aviv , Israel |