Max Devrient
Maximilian Paul Devrient (born December 12, 1857 in Hanover , Kingdom of Hanover , † June 14, 1929 in Chur , Switzerland ) was a German actor .
Life
He came from the artist family Devrient . His father Karl August Devrient , who was married to Wilhelmine Schröder for the first time , married the actress and singer Johanna Block in 1855. Max Devrient comes from this second marriage.
Devrient was considered one of the outstanding German-speaking actors of the late 19th century. As early as 1882 he was engaged at the Burgtheater in Vienna , which became the focus of his artistic work as an actor as well as a director . In 1889 he was awarded the title of court actor. In 1902 he was declared a member of the Burgtheater ensemble for life and in 1922 an honorary member of the Burgtheater. He played great character roles such as the title roles in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Friedrich Schiller's Wallenstein or Mephisto in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust .
Max Devrient was married to the actress Babette Devrient-Reinhold , who also belonged to the Burgtheater ensemble between 1889 and 1932. After their divorce he married her sister Regina Maasch for the second time.
His grave of honor is in the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 32 C, number 10). In 1930 the Devrientgasse in Vienna- Döbling (19th district) was named after him.
Filmography
- 1920: The Secrets of London
- 1920: the seventh commandment. A child's tragedy
- 1921: The trail in the dark
- 1921: The dead hand
- 1921: A valet's novel
- 1921: Paths of Terror
- 1921: The money on the street
- 1922: A monk's confession
- 1922: The Brigadier's daughter
- 1922: A sunken world
- 1922: Lords of the Seas
- 1922: Meriota, the dancer
- 1922: Sunken Worlds
- 1924: Brown Circus
Awards
- 1889: Title court actor
- 1928: Ring of Honor of the City of Vienna
literature
- Devrient Max. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 182.
- Adolf August Graf: Max Devrient. Life and achievement . Dissertation. University of Vienna, Vienna 1950.
Individual evidence
- ^ University of Graz: Biography of Max Devrient , accessed on October 7, 2018
Web links
- Entry on Max Devrient in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Max Devrient at filmportal.de
- Max Devrient in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Devrient, Max |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Devrient, Maximilian Paul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover , Kingdom of Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 1929 |
| Place of death | Chur , Switzerland |