Jochen Thomas

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Jochen Thomas (born August 7, 1925 in Kassel , † April 27, 1995 in Berlin ) was a German actor and director .

Life

After the Second World War , Thomas, who had initially studied medicine , took private acting lessons in Leipzig from 1946 to 1948. He made his debut as a theater actor at the Leipziger Volksbühne. After completing his training, he gained stage experience with permanent engagements at the Landestheater Altenburg and in Halle . From 1952 Thomas belonged to the ensemble of the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin and at the same time began his career at DEFA . At DEFA he often took on “memorable proletarian figures”; in 1954 he played a fisherman in the drama Leuchtfeuer, directed by Wolfgang Staudte . In 1958 he took on the role of the worker Lindquist in the literary film adaptation of The Lottery Swede based on a novella by Martin Andersen Nexø .

Since the mid-1950s, Thomas had also been a member of the actors' ensemble of East German television , where he was often used in father roles. Thomas worked on the Stacheltier short films and also worked as a voice actor , film director and screenwriter .

As a television director, he mainly directed entertainment productions; often cheerful and contemplative subjects based on scripts by the author Alexander Kent . In addition to acting, he also engaged in song and dance and was a member of the Erich Weinert Ensemble of the East German NVA .

In 1977 he was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver and in 1986 in gold.

Thomas was married to the dancer and choreographer Lore Grass . He was buried in the Biesdorf cemetery.

Filmography

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Movie year role actor
The white steamer 1976 Grandfather Momun Assankul Kuttubaev

Radio plays

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Berliner Zeitung , April 30, 1986, p. 5
personal data
SURNAME Thomas, Jochen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH August 7, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH kassel
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 1995
Place of death Berlin