Hannes Schiel
Hannes Schiel (born May 31, 1914 in Vienna ; † December 2, 2017 there ) was an Austrian actor .
biography
After completing secondary school, Schiel first studied law for four semesters at the University of Graz, where he also took private acting lessons from Franz Scharwenka from 1936 to 1938 . In 1938 he made his stage debut as "Thomas Hüttenbrenner" in a performance of Max Mell's play by the German ancestors in Mährisch-Ostrau . In the following year he moved to the Innsbruck Theater, where he was primarily cast in the hero subject and as a lover. He played the "Benedict" in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing , the "Petrucchio" in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew , the "Count Leicester" in Friedrich Schiller's Maria Stuart and the "Primislaus" in Franz Grillparzer's Libussa .
After the end of the Second World War and his return from captivity, Schiel found a new artistic home in his hometown. He played at the Renaissance theater , at the "Insel" and at the Volkstheater .
In 1959 Schiel was engaged at the Burgtheater in Vienna, where he played the title role in Schiller's “Wilhelm Tell” and stayed there until his retirement in 1978. In 2004, on the occasion of his 90th birthday, he self- published memories from an acting life. Since his 101st birthday on May 31, 2015, he was the oldest actor in the castle.
In 1949 he made his feature film debut as "SS-Standartenführer Rainer" in Paul May's drama Duell mit dem Tod . Numerous appearances in German-language film and television productions followed. Schiel played in Géza from Radványi's historical comedy Der Kongress amused , embodied “Don Pizarro” in Walter Felsenstein's adaptation of Fidelio , was seen in the third part of the 08/15 film series as “Colonel Hauk” and in Georg Wilhelm Pabst's war film The Last Act as Hitler's adjutant Otto Günsch . He also took on guest roles in television series and series such as Hallo - Hotel Sacher ... Portier! , The adventures of the good soldier Schweik and Tatort .
In addition, from 1946 he worked in many radio productions from RAVAG Vienna, Radio Innsbruck and Rot-Weiß-Rot Wien. As a voice actor he lent his voice to Don Ameche ( his wife is my wife ).
In addition to his wife, the editor Irmgard E. Walter († March 2017), he was co-editor of editions of works by Adalbert Stifter , William Shakespeare and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff .
Filmography (selection)
- 1949: Duel with death
- 1951: asphalt
- 1955: The last act
- 1955: 08/15 at home
- 1955: Dunja
- 1956: Fidelio
- 1956: Because you are poor, you have to die earlier
- 1956: Cherries in the neighbor's garden
- 1957: Vienna, you city of my dreams
- 1957: Weather lights around Maria
- 1957: Escape into the tropical night
- 1959: the traitor
- 1960: Love hangs on the gallows
- 1960: women in the devil's hands
- 1961: life begins tomorrow
- 1965: The Alpine King and the Misanthrope
- 1966: Congress is having fun
- 1967: The assassination attempt - the death of Engelbert Dollfuss
- 1971: Kaiser Karl's last battle
- 1971: Theodor Cardinal Innitzer
- 1972: Tatort - The Velvet Trap
Web links
- Hannes Schiel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Burgtheater was a home interview on the occasion of the 100th birthday
- The oldest castle actor is 101 years old on orf.at
- Oldest castle actor Hannes Schiel dead on wien.orf.at. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The oldest castle actor Hannes Schiel dead
- ↑ The oldest castle actor is 101 years old , page on orf.at. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schiel, Hannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd December 2017 |
| Place of death | Vienna |