Paul Hoffmann (actor)

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Paul Hoffmann (born March 25, 1902 in Düsseldorf , † December 2, 1990 in Vienna ) was a German actor and director of the Vienna Burgtheater from 1968 to 1971 .

Life

The son of a playwright and theater critic studied German, art history and philosophy in Marburg, Cologne and Würzburg and received his doctorate in 1924 with a thesis on the Viennese playwright and Burgtheater director Johann Ludwig Deinhardstein .

Discovered in student performances, he made his debut at the Stadttheater Würzburg in 1924 without any acting training , in 1925 he played at the Stadttheater Aachen , a year later he moved to the Gera Theater (under Walter Bruno Iltz ) and finally to the Dresden Schauspielhaus in 1927 , where he stayed until 1946. Here he played Mephisto in Faust , Iago in Othello , Franz Moor in The Robbers and the title characters of Hamlet and Fiesco .

In 1946 he moved to the Württemberg State Theater in Stuttgart, where he took over as artistic director in 1950. From 1952 to 1957 he was acting director here. During his time in Stuttgart, for example, he played General Harras in Des Teufels General and the title role in Pirandello's Heinrich IV. His productions included Nathan the Wise and Death of a Salesman . In 1959 he went to the Vienna Burgtheater and was its director from 1968 to 1971, and since 1972 honorary member. He was also seen in numerous guest performances on other stages.

From 1936 he took on film roles, in which he appeared mostly as a charming grand seigneur. Especially after 1945 he also embodied high military figures such as in July 20 and dogs, do you want to live forever , but also general directors and other representatives of the economic miracle in the film of the 50s. Since the 1960s Hoffmann has worked extensively for television, especially in crime novels, documentaries and adaptations of plays. Sometimes he also directed.

In 1969 the court advisor and chamber actor was awarded the Great Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, in 1974 he received the Josef Kainz Medal , in 1977 the Albin Skoda Ring , in 1982 the Grillparzer Ring and in 1987 the Ring of Honor of the City of Vienna .

Paul Hoffmann's grave

He was given an honorary grave in the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 40, number 162).

Filmography

theatre

Radio plays

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg
personal data
SURNAME Hoffmann, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH 2nd December 1990
Place of death Vienna