Peter Arens (actor)

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Peter Arens (born February 18, 1928 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † August 25, 2015 in Stäfa ) was a Swiss actor and theater director .

Life

The son of the actress Charlotte Arens attended school in Bern and completed theater training. In 1947 he made his debut at the Stadttheater Bern . In 1950 he moved to the Deutsches Theater Göttingen under Heinz Hilpert and in 1953 to the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg . In 1958 he was engaged at the Münchner Kammerspiele , later he played at the Residenztheater in Munich , the Vienna Burgtheater , the Berlin Schiller Theater , the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus and again in Munich .

From 1963 he worked at the Schauspielhaus Zürich , where he not only took on numerous roles, but also directed for the first time. He appeared as a guest on various other stages. He also continued to stage plays, including Der zerbrochne Krug at the Ernst-Deutsch-Theater in Hamburg.

Since the 1950s he has also worked in feature films and embodied the composer Carl Maria von Weber in the romance Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen . He was seen on television in 1960 in A Christmas Carol in Prose or A Ghost Story for Christmas as the writer Charles Dickens . His best-known role is probably that of Gaylord's father in the successful Malpass film The Morning at Seven Is All Right From 1968.

Arens, who appeared in the 1989 film Dr. M took over the recording management as an exception , also appeared in public at readings and recitation evenings. He also wrote and staged radio plays . He was married to the actress Margrit Ensinger . His children are the painter Valentin Arens and the actress Babett Arens (* 1959). He last lived in Stäfa.

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  1. ↑ Actor Peter Arens has died. In: Zürichsee-Zeitung , August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Arens, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss actor and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiburg in Breisgau
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 2015
Place of death Stäfa