Heinz Draehn

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Heinz Draehn (born November 28, 1921 in Rostock ; † October 12, 2010 in Bernau near Berlin ) was a German actor and cabaret artist who was known in the GDR primarily for his portrayal of "Kuddeldaddeldu".

Life

Heinz Draehn went to sea after finishing school and was taken prisoner of war in Yugoslavia during the Second World War . During this time it was possible for him to make up several years of school. At the same time he started acting. After his release he worked as a dock worker in Rostock and played in the amateur cabaret Rostocker Spatzen until he was hired by Erich Brehm for the Berlin cabaret Die Distel in 1954 . There he performed in various roles for over 30 years and moved to Neuenhagen near Berlin . Between 1957 and 1965 he played in several DEFA films, including the satire series Das Stacheltier .

He became known throughout the GDR during his television appearances as "Kuddeldaddeldu", his portrayal of a sailor, which was borrowed from the character Kuttel Daddeldu by Joachim Ringelnatz . Hans Krause wrote the lyrics . In this role, which he played in the Distel for about 20 years from the mid-1960s, he was a guest in 60 episodes of the program Klock 8, aft Strom . This also included dialogues with Peter Borgelt as "Kuddeldaddelich". In 1979 he was awarded the GDR Art Prize "especially for the design of the figure of Kuddeldaddeldu" . In 1982 he received the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall he founded the cabaret group Distel-Oldies , with which he went on tour. But he also continued to perform as a soloist.

Discography

  • If it weren't for seafaring ...: Kuddeldaddeldus Adventure , Berlin 1981, Litera 865304
  • further LPs with excerpts from the Distel program
  • 'Staggering on line and loyalty - Die Kuddeldaddeldus', Heinz Draehn & Hans Krause, recordings from 1963–1993; Berlin 2008; self-irony publisher (series: cabaret artists of the GDR)

Filmography

theatre

  • 1955: No vacation for dear mockery - Director: Heinrich Fratzer ( Kabarett-Theater Distel , Berlin)
  • 1955: Sky, March and Cloudfall - Director: Wolfgang E. Struck (Cabaret Theater Distel, Berlin)
  • 1955: Whoever steps in the fat bowl - Director: Ernst Kahler (Kabarett-Theater Distel, Berlin)
  • 1956: Who the jacket fits ... - Director: Distel-Kollektiv (Kabarett-Theater Distel, Berlin)
  • 1956: Oh, you beloved tragedy - Director: Ernst Kahler (Kabarett-Theater Distel, Berlin)
  • 1957: When the little children are sleeping - Director: Joachim Gürtner / Erich Brehm (Kabarett-Theater Distel, Berlin)
  • 1957: Where are you rolling, potatoes - Director: Wolfgang E. Struck (Cabaret Theater Distel, Berlin)
  • 1958: Love and rocket bases - Director: Ernst Kahler / Robert Trösch (Cabaret Theater Distel, Berlin)
  • 1958: Looking back ahead - Director: Wolfgang E. Struck (Cabaret Theater Distel, Berlin)
  • 1958: No room for mild satire - Director: Otto Tausig (Kabarett-Theater Distel, Berlin)
  • 1959: Berlin is if you still laugh - Director: Distel-Kollektiv (Kabarett-Theater Distel, Berlin)
  • 1965: Up to here and so on - and a little further - Director: Erich Brehm (Kabarett-Theater Distel, Berlin)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Kuddeldaddeldu" Heinz Draehn dies ( Memento from October 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Art prizes of the GDR 1979 were awarded , In: Neues Deutschland , May 18, 1979, p. 5
  3. ↑ Berliner Zeitung , April 30, 1982, p. 4
personal data
SURNAME Draehn, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and cabaret artist
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Rostock
DATE OF DEATH October 12, 2010
Place of death Bernau near Berlin