Jean Brahn
Jean Brahn (actually Jahn Brahn ; born February 1, 1899 in Berlin ; † December 31, 1960 there ) was a German actor who was often cast as a supporting actor in films for the East German production company DEFA .
life and work
Jean Brahn was born in 1899 as the son of an actor in the working-class neighborhoods of Berlin. After the end of the Second World War , Brahn played in countless DEFA and GDR television productions from 1947 until his death in 1960 . He became one of the gefragtesten Supporting Actor of time, in addition to some sting animals was occupied -Kurzfilmen in more than 40 full-length feature films. In addition, Brahn had been a member of the acting ensemble of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin since 1953 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1947: raid
- 1948: The strange adventures of Mr. Fridolin B.
- 1948: Blum affair
- 1949: The girl Christine
- 1949: ... and if it were only one ...
- 1949: The colored checkers
- 1952: His great victory
- 1952: The condemned village
- 1952: Shadows over the islands
- 1953: The story of little Muck
- 1953: jacket and pants
- 1954: Ernst Thälmann - son of his class
- 1954: Alarm in the circus
- 1954: Stronger than the night
- 1955: The Miss von Scuderi
- 1955: Hotel boy Ed Martin
- 1955: The quill: It's about the sausage (short film)
- 1955: Ernst Thälmann - leader in his class
- 1955: The barbed animal: raise your cups (short film)
- 1956: Three girls in the final
- 1956: Young vegetables
- 1956: A Berlin romance
- 1957: Don't forget my wives
- 1957: locks and cottages
- 1958: The Song of the Sailors
- 1958: The trial is adjourned
- 1959: The lighter
- 1959: Goods for Catalonia
- 1959: Report 57
- 1959: Model boys
- 1960: Hatifa
theatre
- 1953: Harald Hauser : Proceedings Wedding (Jarowski) - Director: Wolfgang Langhoff ( Deutsches Theater Berlin )
- 1957: Mary Chase : My friend Harvey (taxi driver) - Director: Wolfgang Thal (Deutsches Theater Berlin - Kammerspiele)
- 1958: Joachim Knauth : Who has the choice (customs officer) - Director: Ernst Kahler (Deutsches Theater Berlin - Kammerspiele)
Radio plays
- 1955: Lieselotte Gilles / Gerhard Düngel : The Doctor of the Poor - Director: Willi Porath (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR )
Web links
- Jean Brahn at filmportal.de
- Jean Brahn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Portrait of Jean Brahn at defa-sternstunden.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brahn, Jean |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brahn, Jahn (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1899 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1960 |
Place of death | Berlin |