Josef Peterhans

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Josef Thomas Peterhans (born December 4, 1882 in Achern , † 1960 in Berlin ) was a German actor .

Life

Josef Thomas Peterhans began his acting career at the age of twenty. The physically brawny Badener with the massive character head and high forehead played for many years with little response in the provinces and in Berlin; there, after his military service 1914–1917, he received his first film role in 1917. Initially, Peterhans was a partner of American screen diva Fern Andra in two films in 1918 - but a little later he had to be content with smaller tasks.

In the sound film, Josef Peterhans' roles were reduced to batch format. He was a forester in Victoria and a marshal in a hundred days , a pastor in William Tell and a deputy in the Pour le Mérite , a police officer in Ms. Luna and each a general in the Prussian substances to Frederick the Great Frederick the Great and The Great King . He was also seen twice as an Indian (in Indian Vengeance and in the double feature The Tiger of Esnapur and The Indian Tomb ). The actor hardly needed the stage in his later years either; Josef Peterhans was last seen between 1928 and 1930 in Zurich. In order to increase his livelihood, Josef Peterhans worked frequently as a voice actor from the early 1930s.

Before he turned 60, Peterhans, who had not received a permanent engagement from the theater for years, withdrew from film. He spent his old age in Berlin-Steglitz.

His written estate is in the archive of the Academy of Arts in Berlin.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Josef-Peterhans-Archiv Inventory overview on the website of the Academy of Arts in Berlin.
personal data
SURNAME Peterhans, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Peterhans, Josef Thomas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH 4th December 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Achern
DATE OF DEATH 1960
Place of death Berlin