Kurt Vespermann

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Kurt Vespermann around 1917

Kurt Vespermann (born May 1, 1887 in Kulmsee , West Prussia , † July 13, 1957 in Berlin ) was a German actor .

Life

Vespermann was born into a family that was traditionally active in the artist and theater profession. His parents worked at a traveling theater, his grandparents and great-grandparents earned their living as theater directors or opera singers. Vespermann left school in Neustrelitz when he was just 17 and went to the theater. As a youthful hero he acted on an East Prussian stage and about a year later switched to the Celle summer theater with little success. He owes his first great success on stage to his brother Bruno Harprecht , who brought him to the stage in Riga in 1912 , where he himself worked as a director. Vespermann played there in the Nestroy poses. He wants to make a joke . He then worked in theaters in Nuremberg and Dessau and in 1913 moved to the Royal Theater in Berlin .

Vespermann also appeared as an actor in silent films . In 1915 he had his first film role in the Harry Piel crime thriller Police 1111 , where he played a wealthy sportsman. In the four-part educational film cycle Let there be light! he was entrusted with a leading role. From then on he worked in many silent films, where he played important supporting roles, such as that of Lieutenant René Maria von Throta in Gerhard Lamprecht's first film adaptation of Thomas Mann's novel Buddenbrooks (1923). His last silent film was the social piece Asphalt , which was shown in 1929 and played in the little people “Milljöh”.

The transition to sound film went smoothly for the actor and had no negative impact on his career. As in the days of the silent film, his roles remained supporting roles of all stripes. In 1933 he played with Brigitte Helm , Gustaf Gründgens and Wolfgang Liebeneiner in the film comedy The beautiful days of Aranjuez .

After the war he was a member of the ensemble at the Theater in the Kaiserallee from 1945 to 1949 and then for some time at the Renaissance Theater in Berlin, where he was on stage with popular colleagues of the time.

After the end of the war, a number of senior roles followed, which made him famous again, especially in the 1950s. In 1953 he played the finance minister alongside the actors Dieter Borsche and Ruth Leuwerik, who were very popular at the time, in the Thomas Mann film adaptation of Royal Highness or appeared alongside Sonja Ziemann as the husband of Käthe Haack in the literary film adaptation of Katrin's seven dresses . In the Gerhart Hauptmann film adaptation Before Sunset from 1956, he played Hans Albers' driver at the side . In 1957 he played a theater director in the mistaken comedy Viktor and Viktoria , in which Johanna von Koczian played the leading role. Vespermann had his last appearance in front of a film camera in 1957 in Veit Harlan's scandalous film Anders als du und ich (§ 175) . The actor also worked for the radio and lent his voice to American colleagues such as Will Geer .

Grave site, Fürstenbrunner Weg 65–67, in Berlin-Westend

In 1953 Vespermann was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st Class , for his achievements . The actor was married to the actress Lia Eibenschütz since 1927 . The couple had their son Gerd Vespermann , who, continuing the family tradition, was an actor.

Kurt Vespermann, who died at the age of 70, was buried in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Cemetery in Berlin.

Honors

Filmography (selection)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Stephanie D'heil: Kurt Vespermann. In: steffi-line.de. April 4, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Police 1111. In: murnau stiftung.de . Retrieved April 23, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Vesperman, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Kulmsee , West Prussia
DATE OF DEATH July 13, 1957
Place of death Berlin