Helmut Janatsch

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Helmut Janatsch (born October 12, 1918 in Braunau in Upper Austria , † November 24, 1989 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian chamber actor .

Life

After graduating from high school, Janatsch attended the University of World Trade and (from 1938 to 1941) the Reinhardt Seminar ; both in Vienna. He received singing lessons from Z. Kestranek. His first role was Claudio in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing in 1942 . In the same year, the theater in der Josefstadt engaged him in the subject of “youthful lovers” before he was drafted in 1944.

In 1945/1946 he worked at the Salzburg State Theater , then at the Vienna cabaret Die Insel , and from 1950 at the Burgtheater in Vienna. His best-known early stage roles were Michael in Sophienlund , Don Karlos in the Schiller play of the same name , Ferdinand in Kabale und Liebe , Gaston in Jean Anouilh's The Traveler Without Baggage , Napoleon in George Bernard Shaw's The Man of Fate and Georg Millner in Rainer Maria Rilke's Daily Life .

Since his participation in a small supporting role as a riding officer in Walter Kolm-Veltée 's Beethoven film Eroica , Janatsch has also appeared in movies. Janatsch was also known for his work on the radio, where he created literary dramatizations as an author for radio .

Filmography

Radio plays (selection)

literature

  • Herbert A. Frenzel , Hans Joachim Moser (ed.): Kürschner's biographical theater manual. Drama, opera, film, radio. Germany, Austria, Switzerland. De Gruyter, Berlin 1956, DNB 010075518 , p. 323.
  • Ludwig Gesek (ed.): Small encyclopedia of Austrian films. Vienna 1959. p. 25.
  • Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorf's international film lexicon. Biographical manual for the entire film industry. Volume 2: Hed – Peis. Prominent-Filmverlag, Bad Münder 1961, DNB 451560744 .

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personal data
SURNAME Janatsch, Helmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian chamber actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunau am Inn
DATE OF DEATH November 24, 1989
Place of death Salzburg