Heinz Reincke

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Heinz (Franz Ludwig) Reincke (born May 28, 1925 in Kiel , Schleswig-Holstein , † July 13, 2011 in Purkersdorf near Vienna ) was a German actor and voice actor . From 1970 he also had Austrian citizenship .

Heinz Reincke (1973)

Life

As the son of a tailor, Heinz Reincke attended elementary school. At the age of ten he developed the desire to become an actor; According to his own statements, the decisive experience was a parents' meeting. At his father's request, he trained in the administration of the Kiel Chamber of Commerce and Industry, but in the meantime he was already taking acting lessons and was also working as a prompter , stage manager and extra at the Kiel City Theater. After completing his apprenticeship, he dedicated himself to the stage at the age of 17.

theatre

Reincke played her first roles in 1943 at the Stadttheater in Landsberg an der Warthe . The city theater in Sopot and the summer theater in Minsk were added as further stations from 1944 . In French captivity, he was part of a theater group in the camp until 1947. In 1948 and 1949 he made guest appearances at theaters in Schleswig and Bonn . From 1950 an engagement followed at the Württemberg State Theater in Stuttgart under the direction of Walter Erich Schäfer .

In 1955 he became a member of the ensemble at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg under General Director Gustaf Gründgens . Until 1965 he played a number of major character roles there, including Bluntschli in Bernard Shaw's Heroes , Beckmann in Outside Front Door , Figaro in The Great Day , the main actor in Jahnn's Thomas Chatterton . From 1968 to 1985 he was a member of the Vienna Burgtheater ensemble . One of his outstanding roles was Leon in Weh, he who lies! and Einstein in The Physicists . He said goodbye to the stage with the impersonation of Wilhelm Voigt in Der Hauptmann von Köpenick .

Movie and TV

Reincke played in around 100 cinema and television films . He had one of his earliest appearances in Confessions of the impostor Felix Krull (1957) . In 1958, directed by Frank Wisbar , he played alongside Horst Buchholz , Gert Fröbe and Inge Meysel in Nasser Asphalt . In 1960 he was seen in a supporting role in the Faust film by Gustaf Gründgens.

He was at home in all genres , from youth films such as The Flying Classroom (1973) (alongside Joachim Fuchsberger ) to crime films such as Der Mörderclub von Brooklyn (1967) ( Jerry Cotton film), from war drama such as The Longest Day ( 1962) to the comedy like Reverend turning a blind eye (1971).

Reincke played the leading role in the first television series to be broadcast in color in Germany : Adrian the Tulip Thief (1966). The six episodes were broadcast for color television during the trial run. One of his best-known television roles is that of the pastor and mayor Eckholm in the series Der Landarzt , in which he was seen from 1987 to 2010. After his last appearance in the 19th season, the role was no longer mentioned in the remaining three seasons of the series and an explanation for her absence remained. In 1985 he appeared as a world traveler in the television series Black Forest Clinic . Between 1989 and 1993 he played Alfred "Vadder" Haack in the series Zwei Münchner in Hamburg . Further appearances followed in Between Day and Night (1995) or in It doesn't always have to be caviar (1977). From the 1990s onwards he shot numerous episodes in the Heimatgeschichten series for NDR . Reincke was also seen in guest roles in numerous other series.

Speaking roles and synchronization

With his distinctive voice, Reincke was also a popular speaker on the radio . Since 1955, he has acted as a narrator on the school radio for the short radio plays Neues aus Waldhagen . As voice actor, he was the German voice of the dragon Fuchur in The Neverending Story (1984) and also occasionally lent his distinctive timbre to James Coburn , Marlon Brando and Alec Guinness . Children are also familiar with Reincke's voice from radio plays or speech records such as Emil und die Detektiven ( Erich Kästner ) or Max and Moritz ( Wilhelm Busch ), and he has also often worked on word productions for adults.

Private life

Heinz Reincke's grave

Heinz Reincke was married to actress Erni Mangold from 1958 to 1978 . He lived in Vienna with his third wife Elfi Petsch until his death. He died on July 13, 2011 at the age of 86 in Purkersdorf near Vienna.

Reincke received an honorary grave (group 40, number 180) in the Vienna Central Cemetery .

Honors

In 1974 Reincke was awarded the title of chamber actor by the Austrian Federal President . In 1983 he received the culture award of the city of Kiel .

Filmography (selection)

Audio book

  • Heinz Reincke: The vicious ballads of Francois Villon. ISBN 3-902-02735-5 .
  • Christmas with Heinz Reincke: “Djerba Records”, Munich.
  • Single CD: "Wat mutt, dat mutt", "It's great that you exist!", Gutzeit-Musikverlag, Hattorf am Harz.

literature

Web links

Commons : Heinz Reincke  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Series favorite Heinz Reincke is dead . In: Spiegel Online of July 14, 2011, accessed on July 14, 2011
  2. ^ "Country doctor" star († 86): The great Heinz Reincke died in the nursing home . In: Bild.de of July 14, 2011, accessed on July 16, 2011
  3. ^ Heinz Reincke: By profession North German on Abendblatt.de
  4. a b c Actor: Heinz Reincke is dead In: Zeit Online from July 14, 2011, accessed on July 15, 2011
  5. ^ Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorfs international film lexicon. Biographical manual for the entire film industry. Volume 3: Peit – Zz. Prominent-Filmverlag, Bad Münder 1961, DNB 451560752 , p. 1371.
  6. Heinz Reincke in an interview with moderator Carmen Thomas in the talk show 3 nach 9 , Radio Bremen, August 15, 1976.
  7. ^ Leporello. From the life of a fighter - Erni Mangold publishes her biography. oe1.ORF, October 17, 2011, accessed on February 28, 2016 .
  8. Died: Heinz Reincke - The series favorite has said goodbye . In: sueddeutsche.de of July 14, 2011, accessed on July 14, 2011
  9. Heinz Reincke receives a grave of honor in the Vienna Central Cemetery ( memento from November 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 24, 2011
  10. knerger.de: The grave of Heinz Reincke
  11. Farewell to Heinz Reincke on kurier.at, accessed on January 31, 2013