Josef Berger (actor, 1876)

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Josef Berger (born March 9, 1876 in Munich ; †  July 12, 1956 there ) was a German actor and director for stage and film.

Life

The trained banker decided to become an actor and started his first engagement in Hof in 1895 . After a stopover in Kempen , he returned to Munich in 1898 and became a member of the ensemble at the Theater am Gärtnerplatz .

After many years of stage work as an actor and director, he found film in 1918, where he also worked in this double function. Several times he also worked as a screenwriter . Apart from films under his own direction, he was particularly involved in productions by Franz Seitz senior .

In the 1930s, Berger received hardly any directorships and only a few roles as an actor. In later years he was seen on stage, especially at the Munich Volkstheater and in guest performances by Konrad Dreher .

Filmography

  • 1918: The Lord on the Road (actor)
  • 1920: The Bavarian Hiasel (actor)
  • 1920: The End of the Adventure Paolo de Gaspardo (actor)
  • 1920: The Last Shot (actor)
  • 1921: The Escape into the Hereafter or The Dark Alley of New York (actor)
  • 1921: Tom Mürger, the bank robber (actor and screenwriter)
  • 1921: Der Bagnosträfling (actor and director)
  • 1921: The rat mill (director)
  • 1922: The man from cell 19 (actor)
  • 1922: The Sin of Inge Lars (actor)
  • 1922: The Love of Asra (actor and director)
  • 1922: Jägerblut (actor)
  • 1922: The Revenge of the Marquis Dokama (actor and director)
  • 1922: In the intoxication of the billions (director)
  • 1923: 1812 - Countess Vandières
  • 1923: The Daughter of the Marquis of Chester (Director)
  • 1923: Dieter, the man under stones (director)
  • 1924: The tragedy of a public prosecutor (actor and screenwriter)
  • 1924: The Gallows Bride (director)
  • 1924: The Tragedy of the Dishonored (director)
  • 1925: The shot in the pavilion (actor)
  • 1925: The Adventurous Wedding (actor and co-screenwriter)
  • 1927: Sindflut (actor and director)
  • 1928: A Viennese musician girl (director)
  • 1930: When the Evening Bells Ring (Actor)
  • 1934: The mill in the Black Forest (actor and director)
  • 1934: The Immortal Song (actor)
  • 1935: In a cool valley (actor and director)
  • 1936: The Sin of Youth (actor)
  • 1937: Die Erbschleicher (actor)
  • 1937: Meiseken (actor)
  • 1940: The Saving Angel (actor)
  • 1942: Peterle (actor)

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 1: A - C. Erik Aaes - Jack Carson. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Berger, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and director for stage and film
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 1956
Place of death Munich