Herbert Kiper

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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.

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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