Joachim Rake

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Joachim Rake (born April 12, 1912 as Hans-Joachim Rake in Marburg , †  February 18, 2000 in Hollenstedt ) was a German actor and speaker.

Life

After graduating from high school, the pastor's son first completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter . He then took acting lessons from Heinz Hilpert at the 'Drama School of the German Theater Berlin' . Rake also completed a degree in architecture. Almost at the same time (1937) he made his debut in front of the film camera. Commitments to smaller theaters followed ('Theater der Jugend', 'Rose-Theater'). With his commitment to Glogau in Silesia in 1938, Rake's film career initially petered out.

Moved in since 1941, Joachim Rake was only able to continue his artistic career at the end of the war in 1945. He initially found work as a pianist, but a little later (1947) he settled in Hamburg and continued his career as an actor at venues there ('Intimate Theater', 'Comedy'). In 1955 he was engaged as an actor and director in Zurich before he was brought back to Hamburg by Gustaf Gründgens in 1960 . Since 1966, Rake appeared increasingly at festivals until he largely retired from professional life at the age of 80 in 1992. Rake made his last appearance in 1998 at Hamburg's St. Pauli Theater .

In addition, he played in numerous film and television productions after the war. a. next to Heinz Rühmann in Not Afraid of Big Animals , in Frank Wisbar's war drama Dogs, you want to live forever , next to Hildegard Knef in Yves Allégret's Girls from Hamburg , in Edgar Wallace's crime thriller Die toten Augen von London , in Bernhard Wicki's satire Das Wunder des Malachias , in the crime thriller waiting room to the afterlife (based on James Hadley Chase ) and in the Jerry Cotton thriller shots from the violin case . In addition, he made many guest appearances in television series and series such as Special Department K1 , Hamburg Transit , The 5th Column and Steel Network . He achieved particular popularity in his role as forester Poelzig , whom he embodied from 1966 to 1970 in the television series Lautlose Jagd .

Private life

Joachim Rake was married and the father of two children.

radio play

In addition, he worked as a speaker in numerous radio play productions , including a. in episodes of popular radio play series for young people from the Europa label such as A case for TKKG: The victims with the cool muzzle , The three ??? and the dancing devil and five friends chase the wreckers as well as Iwan Ogareff in Der Kurier des Zaren (after Jules Verne ; Zebra 1975;), as Dr. Livesey in Die Schatzinsel (based on Robert Louis Stevenson ; PEG), as Abd el Mod in Die Sklavenkarawane (based on Karl May ; EUROPA), as Rattler in Winnetou (Paradiso) and as Lt. Starbuck in Moby Dick (after Herman Melville ; EUROPA 1972). He also worked as a voice actor (including for Joseph O'Conor in Hunt for "Z" ).

Awards

Rake was awarded the great gold medal by the German Stage Members' Cooperative (GDBA).

Filmography (selection)

annotation

  1. ↑ according to the film archive Kay Less

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personal data
SURNAME Rake, Joachim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and speaker
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Marburg
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 2000
Place of death Hollenstedt