Karl-Heinz Walther
Karl-Heinz Walther (born January 22, 1929 in Darmstadt ; † October 4, 1995 ) was a German actor , director and theater manager .
Live and act
As a young student of acting at the Heidelberg University of Music and Theater , Walther founded the Heidelberger Zimmertheater in 1950 together with Jochen Ballin, Claire Hahn, Helga Schmidle and Brigitte Zepf . It became known beyond the borders of Heidelberg above all for its premieres and world premieres.
Walther stayed at the Zimmertheater until 1960 and at the same time took on individual roles at the Heidelberg City Theaters . He then first appeared as a guest actor at the Städtische Bühnen Wuppertal and the Kammerspiele Düsseldorf , before receiving a contract as an actor at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg from 1961 to 1964 . Finally, after Kurt Sieder's death in 1964 , Walther took over the Grenzlandtheater Aachen , which he had founded , where he worked as an actor, director and artistic director until 1994 and died a year later, presumably in Aachen.
Outside of his theater engagements, Karl-Heinz Walther also took on a number of film roles for television . Among other things, he was seen in four episodes of the crime scene as well as several comedies and series productions .
His main engagement, however, was directing the Karl May Festival as part of the Elspe Festival , where he realized Jochen Bludau's textbooks from 1973 to 1994 , often with Pierre Brice in the role of Winnetou . Only once, in 1993 at the premiere of Winnetou Part 1 , did he himself take on an acting role in Elspe with the role of Intschu-tschunas . Walther also accompanied the Elsper Ensemble on international guest appearances, where he directed, among other things, in 1978 and 1979 in the Wiener Stadthalle . When Pierre Brice was looking for an accomplished director for his own Karl May productions in the Wiener Stadthalle in 1980 and 1983, he called the experienced Walther back to Vienna.
Filmography (selection)
- 1954: Our little town (TV movie)
- 1957: Lemke's blessed widow
- 1959: Student Bilz in: Alt-Heidelberg
- 1971: House sign in the crime scene: Kressin and the truck to Liège
- 1972: Hauptwachtmeister Witt in: Private detective Frank Kross (TV series)
- 1974: Beet cream in: A heart and a soul (TV series)
- 1974: Weber Rolf Piechotta in: The 7-day week of the weaver Rolf Piechotta
- 1975: Dr. Steinke in: Your good right (TV series)
- 1976: Paul Hörmann in: Ferwillige Feuerwehr (TV series)
- 1977: Schneider in: Invitation to Dance (TV Movie)
- 1977: Paulsdorf in the crime scene: Whoever digs a pit for another ...
- 1979: I'm David in: Lemmi and the Schmöker (TV series)
- 1980: Erkrath in: Jan from the golden star
- 1985: Captain Lübbers in the crime scene: To err is fatal
- 1996: Gert Bolten in the crime scene: Death on Neuwerk (sent posthumously)
Karl Heinz Walther Prize
In memory of Karl-Heinz Walther, the Friends of the Grenzlandtheater Aachen has been awarding the Karl Heinz Walther Prize, endowed with € 2,500, and a red scarf, the trademark of the namesake, to young, outstanding actors every year since 1998 . Previous winners include Oliver Brod , Raphael Grosch , Bianca Hein , Maxine Kazis , Neda Rahmanian , Kaja Schmidt-Tychsen and Alexandra Wilcke .
literature
- Nicolas Finke: Elspe director Karl-Heinz Walther is dead . Obituary in Karl May & Co. No. 63/1996
- Wilhelm Koch: Deutsches Theater-Lexikon , 5th volume, KG Saur Verlag Munich 2004; P. 2979 digitized
- Kürschner's Handbook of Fine Artists. Saur Verlag, Munich (2nd year) 2007, p. 785; ISBN 978-3-598-24737-8
Web links
- Karl-Heinz Walther in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on Karl May Wiki
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Walther, Karl-Heinz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor, director and theater manager |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |
DATE OF DEATH | 4th October 1995 |