Michael Wittenborn

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Michael Wittenborn (born May 31, 1953 in Bielefeld ) is a German actor .

Live and act

After briefly studying philosophy, Wittenborn learned the profession of typesetter . In 1977 he trained as an actor at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich . He received his first engagement at the beginning of the 1980s in Wuppertal , after which he acted at the Landestheater Tübingen and the State Theater Stuttgart . In 1987 he moved to the Theater Basel and in 1993 to the Hamburger Schauspielhaus . After the Münchner Kammerspiele, the Burgtheater Vienna and (from 2007 to 2013) the Schauspiel Köln, he has been back in Hamburg since the 2013/2014 season.

Wittenborn gained greater notoriety through his appearances in Dieter Wedel 's multi-part TV series Der große Bellheim , Der Schattenmann and Die Affäre Semmeling . He also appeared in several episodes of the Tatort television series .

Wittenborn is married to the director and general manager Karin Beier .

In addition, he often played together with Dieter Pfaff in films such as Die Affäre Semmeling , Der Dicke or Bloch: The Lavender Queen .

Theater roles (selection)

  • Leonce and Lena (Leonce) Director: Inge Flimm
  • The Merchant of Venice (Shylock) Director: Johannes Klaus
  • The true story of Ah Q (Wang) Director: Meinhard Zanger
  • Ivanov (den Ivanov) Director: Jossi Wieler
  • Endspiel (Ham) Director: Nils-Peter Rudolph
  • Die Räuber (den Franz Moor) Director: Antje Lenkeit
  • Wilhelm Tell (den Gessler) Director: Frank Castorf
  • Penthesilea (the Achilles) Director: Barbara Bilabel
  • One long day's journey into the night (Jamie) Director: Werner Schröter
  • Don Carlos (Marquis Posa) Director: Nils-Peter Rudolph
  • The wedding (by Prof. Thut) Director: Christoph Marthaler
  • St. Pauli Saga (the Schnauzen-Kalle) Director: Wilfried Minks
  • Puntila and his servant Matti (the Puntila) Director: Frank Castorf
  • Stecken, Stab und Stangl (no name) Director: Thirza Brunken
  • Die Fledermaus (den Eisenstein) Director: Frank Castorf
  • Measure for Measure (Duke Vincencio) Director: Karin Beier (Schauspiel Köln)
  • The God of Carnage, directed by Karin Beier (Schauspiel Köln)
  • The Misanthrope (Le Misanthrope), directed by Karin Beier (Schauspiel Köln)
  • The Nibelungs, directed by Karin Beier (Cologne Theater)
  • The Messiah, directed by Karin Beier (Cologne Theater)
  • Peer Gynt, director: Karin Beier (Schauspiel Köln)
  • Good save America, director: Karin Beier (Schauspiel Köln)
  • Beautiful Christmas presents, director: Karin Beier (Schauspiel Köln)
  • Alkestis (no name) Director: Jossi Wieler
  • The Festival of the Lamb, directed by Jossi Wieler
  • Merlin (den Merlin) Director: Jossi Wieler

Filmography (selection)

  • 1978: Derrick (TV series, episode 52: Abitur)

Radio plays

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Beier's portrait on the WDR website ( Memento from January 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Wittenborn, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Bielefeld