Max Wilmsen

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Max Friedrich Wilhelm Wilmsen (born August 26, 1885 in Krefeld , † May 29, 1953 in Brandenburg an der Havel ) was a German actor .

Life

Wilmsen began his stage career in 1908 in the Bohemian town of Eger . Born in Krefeld, Germany, he came to Berlin in 1910 via Mülheim an der Ruhr , where he was engaged as an actor and singer, to take up an engagement at the Schiller Theater . Wilmsen later worked on other theaters in the capital, including the Theater des Westens , the Theater in Kommandantenstrasse , the Theater am Nollendorfplatz and the Komödienhaus . In 1942/43 he was brought to the German Theater in The Hague in the occupied Netherlands . After the war, Max Wilmsen struggled to get roles.

In front of the camera, the artist was a popular batch actor, especially in the 1930s, with the dawn of the sound film age. After medium-sized supporting roles (Count in The Tiger , Servant in A Waltz in a Sleeping Coupé ), he ultimately only had to be content with small appearances. For example, he was a theater worker in What Is Played Here? , a hotel porter in A Man for My Wife , an estate inspector in The Horror of Heidekrug , a wine bar owner in The Master Detective , a taxi driver in a wish concert and one in Carnival of Love .

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorf's international film lexicon. Biographical manual for the entire film industry. Volume 3: Peit – Zz. Prominent-Filmverlag, Bad Münder 1961, DNB 451560752 , p. 1893.

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personal data
SURNAME Wilmsen, Max
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilmsen, Max Friedrich Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 26, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Krefeld
DATE OF DEATH May 29, 1953
Place of death Brandenburg on the Havel