Jochen Thomas
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
- 1951: Shadows over the islands
- 1953: jacket and pants
- 1954: beacon
- 1954: Ernst Thälmann - son of his class
- 1954: Ernst Thälmann - leader in his class
- 1955: Star with strange feathers
- 1955: The devil from Mühlenberg
- 1956: Three girls in the final
- 1956: locks and cottages
- 1957: rivals at the wheel
- 1957: Don't forget my wives
- 1957: The barbed animal: The parlor game - an incredible story right?
- 1957: Polonia Express
- 1957: The barbed animal: Fridericus Rex - Eleventh part
- 1958: Bat squadron
- 1958: The Lottery Swede
- 1958: The Song of the Sailors
- 1959: Before lightning strikes
- 1959: TV epitaval: The Jakubowski case (TV series)
- 1959: an old love
- 1960: Hatifa
- 1960: Always on the way your face (TV)
- 1960: The beautiful Lurette
- 1961: Conscience in Turmoil (TV)
- 1962: The one from 12b
- 1962: Revue at midnight
- 1962: Dance on Saturday - murder?
- 1963: Blue light : hot money
- 1963: carbide and sorrel
- 1963: Beloved white mouse
- 1964: The golden goose
- 1965: The adventures of Werner Holt
- 1965: From the diary of a minor (TV series)
- 1967: The flag of Krivoy Rog
- 1967: Shots under the gallows
- 1968: Take care of Susi
- 1968: The murder that never expires
- 1968: White Wolves
- 1971: The man who came after grandma
- 1973: When the pigeons rise (TV)
- 1974: But dad! (TV)
- 1975: Sister Agnes (TV)
- 1975: Broddi (TV)
- 1979: But dad! 5 years later (TV)
- 1978: Retirees Never Have Time (TV Series)
- 1982: Stories about the garden fence (TV series)
- 1984: The Doll's House in Pinnow (TV movie)
- 1986: Meeting point at the airport (TV series)
- 1989: Tierpark stories (TV)
- 1989: One woman for three (TV)
- 1989: Barbaron (TV)
- 1990: Unexpected presents (TV)
- 1991: Don't tell me about Africa (TV)
- 1991: Much hype about the scooter (TV, episode 1)
synchronization
Movie | year | role | actor |
---|---|---|---|
The white steamer | 1976 | Grandfather Momun | Assankul Kuttubaev |
Radio plays
- 1953: Friedrich Wolf : Krassin saves Italia - Director: Joachim Witte (radio play - Berliner Rundfunk )
- 1958: Rolf Schneider : Resistance - Director: Wolfgang Brunecker ( Broadcasting of the GDR )
- 1959: Rolf H. Czayka : Der Wolf von Benedetto - Director: Wolfgang Brunecker (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1961: Ludovit Fil'an : And let there be light ... (Cyrill) - Director: Hans Knötzsch (radio play (2nd prize in the international radio play competition) - GDR radio)
- 1961: Bernhard Seeger : Under the Wind of the Years (Heideck) - Director: Theodor Popp (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1961: Klaus Beuchler : The Stetson Case (Perry Fletcher) - Director: Werner Grunow (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1962: Gerhard Stübe : Das Südpoldenkmal (Wisting) - Director: Fritz Göhler (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1963: Anna Elisabeth Wiede : The monster of Samarkand - director: Flora Hoffmann (children's radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1963: Joachim Wohlgemuth : Der Schwein-Wilhelm - Director: Werner Grunow (Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1964: Alexander Kent : Grenzstation - Director: Wolfgang Brunecker (Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1964: Józef Hen / Jadwiga Plonska : Scandal in Gody (pastor) - director: Edgar Kaufmann (radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1965: Peter Weiss : The Investigation - Director: Wolfgang Schonendorf (Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1967: Klaus Beuchler: Everyday Life of a Doctor (Alfons Schwirr) - Director: Uwe Haacke (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1967: Michail Scholochow : Fremdes Blut (Fjodor) - Director: Werner Grunow (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1968: Ion Druze : When the Rooster Crows (Andrej) - Director: Helmut Molegg (radio play - Rundfunk der DDR)
- 1969: Fritz Selbmann : A Long Way (Skoffronek) - Director: Fritz-Ernst Fechner (radio play (8 parts) - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1969: Claude Prin : Potemkin 68 (Bauer) - Director: Edgar Kaufmann (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1970: Michail Schatrow : The sixth of July (post) - Director: Helmut Hellstorff (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1970: Horst Bastian : Your chance to live - Director: Detlef Kurzweg (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1971: Bruno Gluchowski : Stahl von der Ruhr (Tomschak) - Director: Helmut Hellstorff (radio play based on "Bloody Steel" (3 parts) - GDR radio)
- 1973: Hans-Ulrich Lüdemann : Survive the grave (uncle) - Director: Werner Grunow (Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1974: Ján Milczák : The Last Three (Elias) - Director: Helmut Hellstorff (Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1974: Rolf Gumlich : Krach in Dagenow (Monday) - Director: Werner Grunow (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1975: Linda Teßmer : The case of Tina Bergemann (Horst Ulrich) - Director: Hannelore Solter (Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1976: Heinrich von Kleist : Michael Kohlhaas (Thomas) - Director: Hans-Dieter Meves (Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1976: Helmut Bez : Holding a conversation (Mayor) - Director: Joachim Staritz (Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1976: Joachim Brehmer : My wife Inge and my wife Schmidt (dream narrator) - Director: Achim Scholz (radio of the GDR)
- 1976: Hans Skirecki : Behind Wittenberge - Director: Barbara Plensat (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1976: Wassili Schuschin : Energetic People (Simple Man) - Director: Wolfgang Schonendorf (Radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1977: Carlos Coutinho : The last week before the festival (Norberto) - Director: Helmut Hellstorff (radio play - Rundfunk der DDR)
- 1986: Michael Kautz : Gisa (father) - Director: Werner Grunow (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1991: Edgar Hilsenrath : The fairy tale of the last thought - Director: Peter Groeger (radio play - SFB / HR )
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 , p. 337.
- 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 , pp. 387-388.
- Frank-Burkhard Habel : Lexicon. Actor in the GDR. Verlag Neues Leben, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-355-01760-2 , pp. 429-430.
Web links
- Jochen Thomas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jochen Thomas at filmportal.de
- Jochen Thomas biography at DEFA-Sternstunden
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berliner Zeitung , April 30, 1986, p. 5
personal data | |
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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 |