Josef Eichheim
Josef Theodor Ludwig Eichheim (born February 23, 1888 in Munich ; † November 13, 1945 in Gars am Inn ) was a German theater and film actor .
Life
The son of the commercial agent Josef Ferdinand Maria Eichheim and his wife Josefa Maria nee Weikl completed a commercial apprenticeship in their father's colored glass business. Josef Eichheim studied acting in Zurich in 1905 and made his debut as an actor at the Stadttheater Passau . In the following years he soon established himself as a popular comedian. He played in Memmingen , Biberach an der Riss , Lindau and Altenburg . In the First World War he served as a soldier. From 1919 to 1932 he was engaged at the Münchner Kammerspiele and became a crowd favorite.
His film career began in 1922 with the Josef Eichheim Karl Valentin - silent film Mysteries of a Barbershop . This was followed by other silent films such as The War of Women (1929), Behind Klostermauern (1928) and Brother Bernhard (1929). At that time, his main focus was still on the theater, but that changed at the beginning of the sound film era . As an eloquent comedian, this development suited him very well and he now concentrated almost exclusively on the film.
At first he also played in melodramas and different role requirements such as Peter Voss, der Millionendieb (1932) and Der Tunnel (1933). This was followed by a commitment to Volksschwänke, which he enriched with his Bavarian humor. In addition to Joe Stöckel , Weiß Ferdl and Karl Valentin , Eichheim acted as a succinct "Bavarian on duty" during these years, he represented the farmer's smart rascal and was always The Laughing Third as in the 1936 film of the same name.
Josef Eichheim founded the Isar-Film production company in 1939, but the Second World War thwarted the venture.
In the 1940s, more comedies followed, often in smaller roles alongside well-known actors such as Hans Moser or Joe Stöckel . When Joseph Goebbels asked him to play the role of Jud Suss in the film of the same name, he allegedly refused to take part.
After the end of the war, Josef Eichheim was arrested by the American military police without a reason and contracted an illness in the Emmering internment camp (near Fürstenfeldbruck ), from which he died due to malnutrition. He found his final resting place in Munich's Ostfriedhof .
Filmography
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literature
- Erich Scheibmayr : Who? When? Where? Self-published, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-9802211-1-3 .
Web links
- Josef Eichheim in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Josef Eichheim at filmportal.de
- Josef Eichheim at www.cyranos.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ other information: Haar (near Munich)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eichheim, Josef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eichheim, Josef Theodor Ludwig (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1945 |
| Place of death | Gars am Inn or Haar (near Munich) |