Martin Miller (actor, 1899)

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Martin Miller , actually Johann Rudolph Müller , (born September 2, 1899 in Kremsier , Moravia , Austria-Hungary ; died August 26, 1969 in Innsbruck ) was an Austro-British actor, director and cabaret artist.

Life

Born Johann Rudolph Müller, he was the son of Heinrich Müller and Regina Kulka, nothing is known about his youth. He made his acting debut in 1921 at the Raimund Theater in Vienna . From 1923 he was engaged in Łódź , then in Reichenberg , then in Aussig , where he directed the city theater from 1931 to 1933, then in Mährisch-Ostrau until 1935 and in Strasbourg in 1936 . In Vienna he appeared in the cabarets ABC and Literatur am Naschmarkt . After the annexation of Austria , he still had an engagement with the Jewish cultural association in Berlin in November 1938 . After the smashing of the rest of the Czech Republic , Müller emigrated to Great Britain in March 1939, where he changed his name over time.

In June 1939 he was one of the founders of the exile cabaret Laterndl in London , for which he wrote texts, directed and appeared. He became known for his parodies as Hitler and a variant of the comet song . During the war he also worked for the BBC's German-language propaganda program . From 1942 he received (secondary) roles on English stages. He appeared more than a thousand times in the role of Mr. Paravicini in the long-running West End hit The Mousetrap . Miller has appeared in more than fifty English feature films and television films. Better-known films include The Pink Panther (1963), Eyes of Fear (1960) and Exodus (1960). Miller died in Innsbruck while filming The Forgotten Valley .

Miller was married to actress Hannah Norbert since 1946 , and their son is the music producer Daniel Miller .

Fonts (selection)

  • The guide speaks. A Hitler parody . February 1940, broadcast on April 1st 1940 on the BBC. In: Volker Kühn, Deutschlands Erwachen , 1989, pp. 259–261
  • Comet song 1941 . Broadcast on the BBC in May 1941. In: Volker Kühn, Deutschlands Erwachen , 1989, p. 250f.

literature

  • Volker Kühn (Ed.): Germany's Awakening: Cabaret under the swastika; 1933-1945 . Volume 3. Weinheim: Quadriga, 1989 ISBN 3-88679-163-7 , p. 381 (short biography)
  • Werner Röder, Herbert A. Strauss (Eds.), International Biographical Dictionary of Central European Emigrés 1933-1945 , Vol II, 2 Munich: Saur 1983 ISBN 3-598-10089-2 , p. 819

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personal data
SURNAME Miller, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Müller, Johann Rudolph (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austro-British actor, director and cabaret artist
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Kremsier Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH 26th August 1969
Place of death Innsbruck , Austria