Johannes Killert
John Killert (* 25. April 1914 in Kostanai , Russian Empire , today Kazakhstan , † after 1980) was a German actor of stage, film and television as well as a theater director.
Live and act
Killert studied newspaper science and dramaturgy at the art academy in Gdansk, then took acting lessons and received his first permanent engagement at the local state theater in 1938. Commitments to Bremen and Constance followed until all German theaters were closed in the late summer of 1944. After 1945 Killert went to Heidelberg, where he was allowed to direct for the first time, as well as to Gießen, Essen, Münster (where he directed again at the Städtische Bühnen), Hamburg, Frankfurt and Zurich.
Again and again he divided his time between acting and directing. The pieces staged by Killert include the operetta Mask in Blue , Sternheim's comedy Die Hose , Pagnol's Madame Aurélie and Kleist's The Prince of Homburg . His last theater positions in the late 1960s and early 1970s were Basel and Marburg.
Standing in front of the camera since 1957, Johannes Killert has only appeared in a few television films and a single cinema production. Blessed by an aristocratic appearance, he and his Sir John were the ideal cast in Georg Wildhagen's 1969 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's A Woman Without Meaning . When Killert died is currently unknown.
Filmography
- 1957: Winnetou
- 1961: The shadows grow longer
- 1968: Don't listen, ladies!
- 1969: A woman of no importance
- 1971: The misdeeds of Miss Mikova
- 1981: Derrick (TV series, an episode)
Web links
- Johannes Killert on theaterwissenschaft.ch
- John Killert in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Johannes Killert at filmportal.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Killert, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor on stage, film and television |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kostanai , Russian Empire , today Kazakhstan |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century or 21st century |