Heinz Kühner

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Heinz Kühner (born October 2, 1920 in Rauschengrund ) is a German actor and assistant director.

Life

Kühner received his acting training between 1936 and 1938 at the drama school of the German Theater in Prague . In 1938 he made his stage debut as "Hans" in a production of Max Halbe's youth at the city theater in Brüx, where he also held his first engagement until 1940. After five years as a soldier or in captivity , he returned to the stage at the Zeitz Theater in 1945. From then on he played in the character subject at various theaters in the Soviet zone of occupation such as in Zeitz, at the Gohliser Schlößchen open-air theater in Leipzig and at the Glauchau district theater. After the founding of the GDR , after a brief engagement at the Landestheater Potsdam, Kühner's capital Berlin became the center of his artistic activity. In 1951/52 he was employed by the German concert and guest performance management. From 1952 he played at the Maxim-Gorki-Theater and made guest appearances on other Berlin theaters. He embodied character roles such as "Fernand" in Henri Bernstein's The Thief and "Heinz" in Peter Nell's Die Eysenhardts . He also often took on the assistant director role.

In addition, Kühner has worked in numerous film productions, especially at DEFA . He played under well-known directors such as Kurt Maetzig in Ehe im Schatten , Slatan Dudow in Our Daily Bread and Women's Fates and Wolfgang Schleif in The Blue Swords . He also worked extensively as a speaker for radio play productions and film dubbing .

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The source for this are print media such as Kürschner's biographical theater manual , which imdb does not list.
personal data
SURNAME Kühner, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and assistant director
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Rauschengrund