Josef Menschik

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Josef Georg Menschik (born March 23, year unknown in Vienna ; † August 30, 1980 ) was an Austrian actor and operetta buffo , who was mainly used in supporting roles in the film.

biography

The son of the singer and choir director Clemens Menschik and his wife Friederike von Setti received his artistic training at the Academy for Music and Performing Arts in his hometown Vienna. Early engagements led Josef Menschik to theaters in Innsbruck, Karlsbad, the Vienna City Theater, to Munich, Augsburg and the Raimund Theater in Vienna . In his hometown, in the middle of the Second World War , film also gained importance in his career.

In 1942, Menschik made his film debut with a small supporting role in the comedy Two Happy People by EW Emo , in which the then married couple Magda Schneider and Wolf Albach-Retty played the leading roles. A collaboration with Wolf Albach-Retty also resulted in Menschik's next film The White Dream of Géza von Cziffra , in which he played a theater manager. In the film Travel Acquaintance , which was also made in 1943, the director was again called EW Emo and Wolf Albach-Retty was also there again, as was Elfriede Datzig , who had already worked in the White Dream , and Hans Moser . Menschik was cast in a leading role as Fred. In 1947 he worked with Judith Holzmeister and OW Fischer in the comedy Triumph der Liebe by Alfred Stöger . The script is based on Aristophanes ' ancient comedy Lysistrata , which was musically edited. Menschik was occupied as Sosias. In the romantic drama Long Live Life (1949), Menschik worked again with EW Emo, this time in his first leading role as Watschen-Sepp.

In Wolf Albach-Retty met Menshik 1951 in the film drama lost in time Vienna from Ernst Marischka again. Paul Hörbiger and Marianne Schönauer were also occupied. Marianne Schönauer also took part in his next film, the family drama The Heart of a Woman (1951) by Georg Jacoby . Another collaboration arose with Paul Hörbiger and Hans Moser in 1952 in the comedy Hallo Dienstmann (1952). In the musical romance Im Krug zum grün Kranze (original title Die five Karnickel , 1953) Menschik played a supporting role as an owl. In 1956 he worked for the last time with EW Emo and Wolf Albach-Retty in the comedy film K. and K. Feldmarschall . Menschik was cast in a supporting role as First Lieutenant Bordoszy. In two other films from 1956, on the one hand the film drama Die Magd von Heiligenblut , on the other hand the cult film Sissi - Fateful Years of an Empress by Ernst Marischka, Menschik was also on the cast list.

On Géza von Cziffra, who had directed Menschik's second film work, the actor met again in the 1963 comedy Charley's Aunt , in which he was used as a night porter. In the same year Menschik appeared in the horror thriller The Invisible by Raphael Nussbaum as Kramer. In 1964, Menschik met Paul Hörbiger in the television film The Conversion of Ferdys Pistora by Rolf Kutschera in his role as Bürschel for the last time in a film. In the 1965 film comedy Lumpazivagabunds by Edwin Zbonek , which is based on Johann Nestroy's play Der böse Geist Lumpacivagabundus , Menschik was seen as a peddler. In 1965 and 1969 the actor appeared in two episodes of the television series Danube Stories . In the following World Cup and the nettle , Willy Millowitsch and Christiane Hörbiger were his partners, in a trip to the Wachau again Millowitsch and Theo Lingen . Hermann Lanske cast him in 1971 and 1972 in a small role each in his films Theodor Kardinal Innitzer and Wiener Blut . A last appearance by Menschik took place in 1973 in the episode The Player of the television series Hallo - Hotel Sacher… Portier! instead of. Directed by Fritz Eckhardt , there was a reunion with Marianne Schönauer.

Filmography (selection)

Theater (selection)

literature

  • Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorf's international film lexicon. Biographical manual for the entire film industry. Volume 2: Hed – Peis. Prominent-Filmverlag, Bad Münder 1961, DNB 451560744 , p. 1117 f.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ According to Honig / Rodek: 100.001 and Paul S. Ulrich: Biographical Directory for Theater, Dance and Music / Biographical Index for Theater, Dance and Music . Berlin publishing house. Arno Spitz GmbH. 1997. Page 1226. ISBN 978-3-87061-479-9 . Another source cites November 30, 1979
  2. ↑ Joseph Menshik sS vollfilm.com
  3. ↑ Georg Markus: Aunt Jolesch's grandchildren , published in 2001 by Amalthea in the FA Herbig Verlagsbuchhandlung GmbH (Vienna - Munich), ISBN 3-85002-466-0 .
personal data
SURNAME Menschik, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Menschik, Josef Georg (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian film actor, actor and operetta buffo
DATE OF BIRTH March 23rd 19th century or March 23rd 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1979 or August 30, 1980