Herbert Kiper
Herbert Kiper , even Herbert Kieper , (* 17th April 1897 in Wiesbaden ; † 9. April 1978 in West Berlin ) was a German actor , singer and playwright .
Life
Kiper had been engaged as an operetta tenor at the Meinhard Bernauer Theaters in Berlin since 1914 . He has made guest appearances on stages in Prague and Zurich . In the film, Kiper worked in small and medium roles in the silent film . At the beginning of the sound film era , the director Carl Boese cast him in small roles in some of his rather shallow comedies. During the time of National Socialism , Kiper was banned from performing.
After the Second World War , Kiper took his stage career again; He appeared again in operettas at the Metropol Theater and was also active as a playwright .
In the early days of DEFA , Kiper was used frequently; in particular, he appeared there in comic roles. For example, he played the inland boatman Otto Woitasch in the comedy Der Kahn der Happy Menschen (1950). His other well-known DEFA roles include the "patente" father Krause in the comedy Modell Bianka (1951), the Dr. Falke in the musical comedy Rauschende Melodien , a film based on motifs from the operetta Die Fledermaus , and the "sympathetic" Fritz Retting in the revue film Meine Frau macht Musik .
At the same time, Kiper also worked in numerous West German cinema productions; were also comedies , musical comedies and operetta films ( Ball of Nations ) as his main task. He will be remembered here especially as a holiday guest, Mr Ottokar on vacation at Immenhof . Under overweight suffering, he should, at the urging of his wife ( Maria Paudler make urgently on a diet), but still ordered perk up eggs and bacon for breakfast and finally undergoes the "shock treatment" of veterinarian Dr. Powdery.
Filmography (selection)
- 1918: The thorn path
- 1919: My nephew - The Herr Baron
- 1919: Oops, father doesn't see it
- 1919: The bride for 24 hours
- 1920: dancer death
- 1921: The stronger power
- 1931: Service is service
- 1932: No celebration without Meyer
- 1932: Father goes on a journey
- 1949: Quartet of five
- 1950: The happy people's boat
- 1950: the cold heart
- 1951: The seas are calling
- 1951: The Wandsbek ax
- 1951: Bianka model
- 1953: The uncle from America
- 1953: Chaste Joseph
- 1953: The dancing heart
- 1954: Ball of Nations
- 1954: Carola Lamberti - One from the circus
- 1955: Spike - cheers meal!
- 1955: Spiny animal - no ham!
- 1955: Rushing melodies
- 1956: The captain of Cologne
- 1957: the most beautiful
- 1957: Holidays at Immenhof
- 1958: only one woman
- 1958: My wife makes music
- 1958: Majesty goes astray
- 1959: people in the hotel
literature
- Frank-Burkhard Habel , Volker Wachter : Lexicon of the GDR stars. Actors from film and television. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-89602-304-7 , pp. 165-166.
- Frank-Burkhard Habel , Volker Wachter : The great lexicon of the GDR stars. The actors from film and television. Extended new edition. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-89602-391-8 , p. 188.
Web links
- Herbert Kiper in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Herbert Kiper at filmportal.de
- Herbert Kiper at DEFA star hours
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kiper, Herbert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kieper, Herbert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor, singer and playwright |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1897 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesbaden |
DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1978 |
Place of death | West Berlin |