Otto Ambros (actor)
Otto Ambros (born May 15, 1910 in Klosterneuburg ; † February 21, 1979 in Vienna ) was an Austrian actor and film director .
Life
Ambros attended the Schottengymnasium in Vienna until 1928 . He gained his first experience as an actor in the mid-1930s. He made his debut as an actor with a small role in the film Little Mummy from 1935. His next role followed two years later in the film Darling of the Sailors , in which he was also seen in a supporting role.
It was not until 19 years later that he reappeared as an actor. In 1961 Ambros made his debut as a director with the film Motorists on the move . A year later he directed Before Virgins is warned , in which he was also involved for the first time as a screenwriter. His third and last film as a director followed in 1967 with Wiener Schnitzel . As an actor he was mainly seen in supporting roles, in the late 1960s and 1970s he was mainly seen on television. In 1976 he worked on his last film.
Ambros had been a member of the Humanitas Lodge since 1971 and of the Humanitas Lodge since 1978.
Filmography (selection)
- 1935: Little mom
- 1937: Favorite of the sailors
- 1957: The linden landlady from the Danube beach
- 1960: the bell is calling (bells ring everywhere)
- 1961: Drivers on the Road (Director)
- 1962: A Warning against Virgins (Director)
- 1966: Bel Ami 2000 or How do you seduce a playboy
- 1967: Wiener Schnitzel (director)
- 1967: Midsummer Night
- 1967: Paradise for brisk sinners
- 1968: Tom Sawyers and Huckleberry Finn's adventures
- 1968: Come on, my dearest bird
- 1969: The leather stocking tales
- 1971: One is always crazy
- 1976: Bomber & Paganini
Web links
- Otto Ambros in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Full filmography and picture on starscolor.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Günter K. Kodek: The chain of hearts remains closed. Members of the Austrian Masonic lodges 1945 to 1985. Löcker, Vienna 2014, ISBN 978-3-85409-706-8 , p. 9 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ambros, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian actor and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Klosterneuburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1979 |
| Place of death | Vienna |