Hans Schlenck

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Hans Schlenck (born March 14, 1901 in Bischofsheim an der Rhön ; † November 13, 1944 in Dormánd , Heves County , Hungary ) was a German actor , theater director and theater manager .

Life

After studying at university in Munich , he decided to become an actor and made his debut in Kassel in 1921 . He went on tour with a touring stage and then continued his studies at the University of Göttingen .

After an engagement at the Staatstheater Kassel as an actor, director and dramaturge , he was engaged in 1927 at the Bavarian State Theater in Munich, where he worked as an actor and director. He was the Marquis of Posa in Don Carlos , Fiesko in Fiesko's Conspiracy in Genoa and Tellheim in Minna von Barnhelm , and also a lover and bon vivant in various salon pieces .

In 1933 he became senior director of the State Theater and also artistic director of the Bavarian State Theater. In the same year he also gained popularity as a film actor when he was partner Marianne Hoppes in the title role of Heideschulmeister Uwe Karsten . In 1936 he was promoted to general manager of the Oldenburg State Theater , and in 1940 to general manager of the municipal theaters in Breslau . Schlenck was a member of the SS and belonged to the personal staff of Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler . In 1942 he held the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer. As general manager of the Breslau Municipal Theaters, he made a guest appearance for the second time on March 15, 1943, together with his ensemble, as part of a troop support event in Auschwitz . In 1944 he did military service, where he fell as a lieutenant at the front in Hungary.

Filmography

  • 1932: Cruiser Emden
  • 1932: A man with a heart
  • 1933: Heideschulmeister Uwe Karsten
  • 1934: Farewell waltz
  • 1934: Love and the first railroad
  • 1934: About the human right
  • 1934: Hubertus Castle
  • 1935: The fight with the dragon
  • 1935: The King's Prisoner
  • 1936: Mary, the maid
  • 1936: Susanne in the bath
  • 1942: Violanta
  • 1947: Detours to you (shot: 1944–1945)
  • 1951: Eyes of Love, also under the title "Between Night and Morning" (shot: 1942–1943)

literature

  • Ernst Klee : Hans Schlenck. Entry in ders .: The cultural lexicon for the Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Ernst Klee: The culture lexicon for the Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, p. 524.
  2. ↑ Information according to the film portal  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.filmportal.de  
  3. ↑ Information according to the film portal  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.filmportal.de  
personal data
SURNAME Schlenck, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, theater director and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Bischofsheim on the Rhön
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1944
Place of death near Dormánd, Heves county , Hungary