Hans-Peter Kurr

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Hans-Peter Kurr (born June 29, 1937 in Bielefeld ; † April 4, 2016  in Hamburg ) was a German actor and director .

Life

After graduating from high school, Hans-Peter Kurr first studied Egyptology at the University of Hamburg and wrote two books on the history of Egyptian religion. This was followed by a two-year training as an editor and photographer, after which he worked as a foreign correspondent for various newspapers around the world. Afterwards, Kurr completed an acting and directing degree at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. He took further courses in rhetoric with Professor Walter Jens at the University of Tübingen and in theater history at the universities in Vienna and Munich . As an assistant director he worked a. a. with Harry Buckwitz , Arno Assmann and Hans Quest , later he worked as a director at theaters in Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne and London as well as at the Bad Hersfeld Festival . From 1981 to 1984 he was chief dramaturge at the Ernst-Deutsch-Theater in Hamburg . In January 2015, the Freemason Kurr retired as a stage actor, but continued to work as a director and wrote cultural and theater reviews. He also taught theater history at the Free Drama School in Hamburg .

In addition to his stage work, Kurr was seen sporadically on the screen until the 1990s, for example in two episodes of the series The Lawyer , in the metropolitan area or in a crime scene episode.

Hans-Peter Kurr was a member of the Hamburg St. Johannis Lodge Zum Rothen Adler .

Kurr lived in Hamburg until his death. He found his final resting place in the Ohlsdorf cemetery at Chapel 10. (Grave location S29-259)

Filmography

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short biography at mdg-books.com , accessed on September 5, 2015
  2. ↑ The date and place of death were confirmed in writing on May 2, 2016 by the advice center of the Ohlsdorfer Friedhof in Hamburg.
  3. ↑ a b c Uta Buhr: A man with many talents - Hans-Peter Kurr , The Foreign Press of July 20, 2010 , accessed on September 5, 2015
  4. ↑ Short biography on pegasus-kunst.de , accessed on September 5, 2015
  5. ↑ Message on freimaurerorden.de ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 5, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.freimaurerorden.de
  6. ^ Website of the Free Drama School Hamburg , accessed on September 5, 2015
  7. ^ Based on written information from the Ohlsdorf Cemetery Advisory Center on May 26, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Kurr, Hans-Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Bielefeld
DATE OF DEATH April 4, 2016
Place of death Hamburg