Peter Capell

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Peter Capell (born September 3, 1912 in Berlin , † March 3, 1986 in Munich ) was a German voice actor and actor .

life and work

He took acting lessons from Walter Franck in Berlin and made his first experiences on the Reinhardt theaters there . After the National Socialists came to power in 1933, he emigrated to the USA.

There he played on various stages and went on tour with Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler in 1940/41 . He made his New York debut in 1947 in Lamp at Midnight . He was also an assistant director to Gottfried Reinhardt, the son of Max Reinhardt . He also worked for radio and, from 1949, for television. Capell also appeared in some American films, in which he mainly portrayed obscure foreigners and villains.

In 1955 he returned to Germany and received numerous, but usually only minor, jobs in domestic and international film. In Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three , he played a Soviet envoy in 1961. From the 1960s onwards, Capell took part in many German television productions, where he usually portrayed respected, but sometimes dubious older men, including doctors, church dignitaries, high officials and wealthy business people.

In addition, Capell continued to be on stage, especially at the Münchner Kammerspiele , the Theater Kleine Freiheit , the Intimate Theater and the Modern Theater in Munich. In 1965 he played in The Investigation of Peter Weiss at the Free Volksbühne in Berlin , and also acted as a director at the Hamburger Kammerspiele . At the popular Muppet Show he was responsible for the synchronization of the character Pops .

Capell was buried in Munich's Ostfriedhof .

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SURNAME Capell, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German voice actor and actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH March 3, 1986
Place of death Munich