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Giovanni Früh (born December 3, 1937 in Zurich ; † February 25, 2003 in Sankt Augustin ) was a Swiss actor .
Life
The Ticino actor Früh completed his professional training at the stage studio in his hometown of Zurich. This was followed by stage engagements and appearances in Bonn, at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus , at the Staatstheater Stuttgart , at the Theater am Neumarkt Zurich , at the Mülheimer Theatertage and the Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen. In Bonn he played Stockhausen in the world premiere of Rainald Goetz's trilogy Krieg .
In 1968, Früh made his film debut alongside Gerd Baltus in the James Bond parody Bonditis . Numerous appearances in Swiss, West German and French film and television productions followed. Early starred in Herbert Asmodi's drama Uncle Silas , directed by Wilhelm Semmelroth , alongside Manfred Krug in the adventure series On Axis ", in Hans W. Geißendörfer's historical drama Theodor Chindler - The Story of a German Family , alongside Klaus Schwarzkopf in The Candidate , in science fiction -Film We , in the Konsalik film version Love lets all flowers bloom , in Georg Tressler's fantasy film Succubus , in Xavier Koller's drama about the black Tanner and alongside Claude Brasseur in the thriller Secret Action Marseille . He played his last film role in Valentin Jeker's adaptation in 1998 from Gerhart Hauptmann's naturalistic drama Rose Bernd - as the father of the title character.
Giovanni Früh became known to a wide audience through his roles in television series. In 1978 he was part of the regular cast of the ZDF crime series SOKO 5113 as "Django" Nussbaumer . From 1978 to 1981 Früh played the role of detective master before he had to leave the special commission due to incapacity.
Between 1983 and 1984 he was seen in another leading role in the ARD early evening series Links von den Pinguinen . He also made guest appearances in series such as Paris Stories .
In addition, Früh also worked as a speaker for radio plays, a. a. 1966 for the DRS production Die Schildbürger after Wolfgang Martin Schede and 1984 for the production Nebel by Heinz Bühlmann.
Filmography (selection)
- 1966: Bonditis
- 1977: Uncle Silas (TV two-part)
- 1977: Do you have nothing to declare?
- 1978: On the move - piston seizure
- 1978: Theodor Chindler - The story of a German family
- 1978-1981: SOKO 5113
- 1979: gray area
- 1979: The frozen heart
- 1980: raindrops
- 1981: We
- 1981: Marseille secret operation (L'ombre rouge)
- 1981: Les Saltimbanques
- 1983: Bluebeard
- 1983/84: Left of the penguins
- 1984: love makes all flowers bloom
- 1984: The thief who was not harmed
- 1985: The black Tanner
- 1986: The candidate
- 1986: Ticino fever
- 1989: Succubus - the devil in the body
- 1998: Rose Bernd
literature
- A Ticino temperament. Actor Giovanni Früh died , in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , No. 56 (March 8, 2003), p. 44.
Web links
- Giovanni Früh in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Giovanni Früh at filmportal.de
- Giovanni Früh at swissfilms.ch
- Jean Grädel: Giovanni Früh . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 648 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Early, Giovanni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 2003 |
| Place of death | Saint Augustine |