Otto Kuhlmann (actor)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Otto Kuhlmann (born January 28, 1909 in the Rhineland, † July 17, 1991 in Hamburg ) was a German opera singer , director , actor and voice actor .

Life

stage

Kuhlmann studied singing and acting at the Cologne University of Music and made his stage debut in 1921 as “Colonna” in a production of Richard Wagner's Rienzi at the Aachen City Theater . There he remained engaged for six, in which he alone performed 37 opera and operetta roles and 36 acting roles. As a trained opera bass, he sang numerous classical roles such as “Daland” in Wagner's Fliegendem Holländer , “Alberich” in the Ring of the Nibelung , “Ramses” in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida , the title role in Verdi's Falstaff , the mayor “van Bett” in Albert Lortzings Zar und Zimmermann , the "Baculus" in Lortzings Wildschütz and the "Scarpia" in Giacomo Puccini's Tosca . After his time in Aachen, he went to Nuremberg-Fürth as an operetta director and singer. This was followed by engagements at the Munich State Operetta and as the first opera director and actor in Poznan. During this time he also gave guest appearances at the Gdansk State Theater before taking on a position as senior director for opera and operetta and deputy director in Mährisch-Ostrau.

After the Second World War, Kuhlmann appeared as a guest in various plays and operettas. He played the "Harras" in Carl Zuckmayer's Des Teufels General , the "Dorfrichter Adam" in Heinrich von Kleist's broken mug and in a Gelsenkirchen production of Viktoria und ihr Husar . Finally Georg Syguda brought him to the Operettenhaus in Hamburg. In the Elbe metropolis Kuhlmann found an artistic field of activity for the rest of his life. He played “Kilian” in numerous performances at the Mask in Blue Opera House and from 1952 at the Hamburger Kammerspiele .

Movie and TV

In addition, Kuhlmann regularly played roles in film and television productions. As early as 1940 he was in Viktor Tourjansky's propaganda film Feinde with Willy Birgel and Brigitte Horney in front of the camera. His other productions include Egon Monk's Brecht adaptation Life of Galilei , the adaptation of his Frank V, directed by Friedrich Dürrenmatt himself - The opera of a private bank with Hubert von Meyerinck in the title role, and Günter Gräwert's Tolstoy portrait Death in Astapowo . In addition, Kuhlmann took on guest roles in various television series and series such as Hoftheater , Haifischbar and Hafenpolizei .

Radio play and voice actor

He also worked as a spokesperson for dubbing and radio play productions. He lent a voice- his voice Karel Höger in marriages of convenience , William Roerick in 37 degrees in the shade and C. Aubrey Smith in recruit Willie Winkie . For example, he embodied "Villefort" in Dumas ' Count of Monte Christo , the "Duke of Buckingham" in Dumas' Three Musketeers and "Murdstone" in Charles Dickens ' David Copperfield for radio play adaptations for the record label maritim .

GDBA

In addition, Kuhlmann was strongly committed to the social concerns of the stage workers throughout his life. From 1952 to 1976 he was chairman of the North-West regional association of the German Stage Members' Cooperative (GDBA). He was also the chairman of the legal protection commission of the GDBA, a member of various collective bargaining commissions and, for many years, regional chairman of the art union .

Awards

In 1973 Kuhlmann was awarded the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his “outstanding artistic achievements” .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1940: enemies
  • 1950: Just one night
  • 1955: two blue eyes
  • 1960: A month in the country
  • 1961: The Shark Association
  • 1961: Rosmersholm
  • 1962: Life of Galileo
  • 1965: Castle Pension Fürstenhorst
  • 1965: who cries for ituckenack?
  • 1966: Volpone or The Fox
  • 1966: the dog
  • 1966: betrayed resistance - the radio game of the German defense in Holland
  • 1966: three days to midnight
  • 1967: Frank V. - The opera of a private bank
  • 1974: Death in Astapowo

literature

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ German Stage Yearbook. 1979/80 season, Genossenschaft Deutscher Bühnen-Members, 88th year, p. 740.
  2. ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 25, No. 139, July 28, 1973.
personal data
SURNAME Kuhlmann, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera singer, director, actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1909
DATE OF DEATH 17th July 1991
Place of death Hamburg