Markwart Müller-Elmau

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Markwart Müller-Elmau (born August 1, 1937 in Munich ) is a German actor and director.

Markwart Müller-Elmau

Life

He was born on August 1, 1937 in Munich as the son of the director and actor Eberhard Müller-Elmau (1905–1995) and his wife, the opera singer Gerda Kuntzsch (1909–2008). He comes from a theater dynasty, his daughter is Natalie Müller-Elmau ( 3sat coordinator on ZDF ), the actor Raidar (1933–2003) was his brother, his daughter, the actress Katharina and his son the author, director and set designer Alexander . His grandfather was the philosopher Johannes Müller , founder of Schloss Elmau . After graduating from high school in Göttingen in 1957, he completed acting training at the Max Reinhardt School for Drama in Berlin. Since 1959 he has worked as an actor, director, senior director a. a. active in Kassel, Freiburg, Konstanz, Ulm. From 1964 he worked mainly as a director, since 1992 exclusively as an actor a. a. at the Nationaltheater Mannheim , at the Lower Saxony State Theater in Hanover, from 2000 at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg. Since autumn 2009 he has been an actor at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin .

Director

He staged numerous plays a. a. by Schiller, Shakespeare, Brecht, Lessing, Pinter, Strauss, HW Müller (including two world premieres). On behalf of the Goethe Institute he staged in 1989 in Singapore the Caucasian Chalk Circle in English by Brecht and 1992 to Kaspar by Peter Handke in Sinhala in Colombo (Sri Lanka).

actor

He played various roles in productions a. a. at the Deutsches Theater Berlin , at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg, at the Lower Saxony State Theater in Hanover, at the Nationaltheater Mannheim, at the City Theaters of Konstanz, Freiburg and Ulm a . v. a. among others under the directors Khuon , Kriegenburg , Petras , Zandwijk, Preen u. v. a.

Roles (small selection)

  • Village judge Adam in "The Broken Jug" by Kleist (directed by Joachim Preen),
  • Helmut Halm in the world premiere of "The Fleeing Horse" by Martin Walser (directed by Ulrich Khuon)
  • Argan in "The Imaginary Sick" by Molière (Direction Ulrich Khuon)
  • Emcee in "Cabaret" (directed by Pavel Fieber)
  • Peter Stockmann in "Ein Volksfeind" by Ibsen, (directed by Andreas Kriegenburg)
  • Malvolio in "Was ihr wollt" by Shakespeare (directed by Mark Zurmühle)
  • Elector in "Prince Friedrich von Homburg" by Kleist (directed by Stephan Kimmig)
  • District leader Gorbach in "Eiche und Angora" by Martin Walser (directed by Michael Talke )
  • Luka in "Nachtasyl" by Maxim Gorki (Direction Andreas Kriegenburg)
  • Suchodolow in "Scream of the Elephant" by Farid Nagim (world premiere, directed by Armin Petras)
  • "Bartleby" by Herman Melville (directed by Isabel Osthues)
  • Harro Hassenreuther in "Die Ratten" by Gerhart Hauptmann (directed by Armin Petras)
  • Uncle in "Adam Geist" by Dea Loher, UA Staatstheater Hannover (directed by Andreas Kriegenburg)
  • Frau in "Licht" Magazin des Glücks by Dea Loher (world premiere, director Kriegenburg)
  • Jurek in "Sanka" Magazin des Glücks, WP by Dea Loher (director Kriegenburg)
  • Lobkowitz in "Mein Kampf" by George Tabori (Director: David Bösch)
  • Aurora in "Das Leben auf der Praca Roosevelt" by Dea Loher (premiere, Thalia Theater Hamburg, director: Andreas Kriegenburg)
  • Lear in "King Lear" by Shakespeare (Director: Andreas Kriegenburg)
  • Wilder Mann "Untertagblues" by Peter Handke (directed by Alize Zandwijk)
  • Leader in "Love, Cannibals, Godard" by Thomas Jonigk (directed by Stefan Bachmann)
  • Peter in "The Last Fire" by Dea Loher, premier at the Thalia Theater (Director: Andreas Kriegenburg)
  • Erwin Tomason in "Diebe" by Dea Loher , premier at DT Berlin (director: Andreas Kriegenburg)
  • Kurtz in "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad / JvDüffel, premier at DT Berlin (director Andreas Kriegenburg)
  • Note in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Shakespeare, DT Berlin (directed by Andreas Kriegenburg)
  • Etzel in "Nibelungen" by Hebbel, DT Berlin (directed by Michael Thalheimer)
  • Zwart in "Über Leben" by Judith Herzberg, premiere at DT Berlin (director Stephan Kimmig)
  • Balz Leuthold in "Answer from the Silence" premiered by Max Frisch, Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen / DT. Berlin (directed by Frank Abt)
  • old arithmetic teacher in "Falling Out of Time" by David Grossman (WP directed by Andreas Kriegenburg)
  • I in "Still Sturm" by Peter Handke DT Berlin (Director Frank Abt)
  • Berlin Alexanderplatz DT (Direction Sebastian Hartmann)
  • Gespenster DT (Direction Sebastian Hartmann)
  • Feminista, Baby (Directed by Tom Kühnel / Jürgen Kuttner)

Filmography

  • Commissioner in "Brain Burn" (Director: Leopold Huber )
  • King in "Kaiser und König" (Director: Timon Modersohn)

author

  • Bodenseerevue UA 1981 Konstanz

Audio books

  • Crooked tours "1 + 2 by Renate Just

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Müller-Elmau, Markwart
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich