Peter Ehrlich

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Peter Ehrlich (born March 25, 1933 in Leipzig ; † July 26, 2015 in Zollikerberg ) was a German actor and director .

Life

After graduating from high school, Ehrlich began studying theater , German , journalism and philosophy at the Free University of Berlin . As a result of his dedicated involvement in the student stage there, his professional focus finally shifted entirely to acting. He took professional acting lessons from Horst Caspar and Hildegart Klingspor and received stage engagements a. a. in Berlin (1952–1956), Hamburg, at the Schauspielhaus Zurich , in Schleswig, Ulm and Wiesbaden. In addition, he gave guest performances a. a. at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg, the Burgfestspiele Jagsthausen and at the Ruhrfestspiele in Recklinghausen. Ehrlich not only worked as an actor, but also as a director .

In addition, the mime with the distinctive voice and high forehead has repeatedly taken on roles in film and television productions since the 1960s . He played u. a. in the Pater Brown film adaptation He can't stop (with Heinz Rühmann ), with Klaus Kammer and Sigurd Fitzek , directed by Fritz Umgelter in Whoever eats out of a tin bowl , in Durbridge - street sweeper A man named Harry Brent , in Volker Schlöndorffs Drama Die Moral der Ruth Halbfass , in the crime comedy Dollarrausch (with Donald Sutherland ), Tom Toelle's multi-part television series Deutschlandlied and made guest appearances in numerous television series and series such as Der Kommissar , Derrick , Der Alte , Tatort and Polizeiruf 110 . He played an important leading role in 1975 as an opponent of Martin Benrath in the movie Berlinger .

He was also involved in many radio play productions , such as Tom Bombadil in Bernd Lau's 1991 radio play version of The Lord of the Rings .

Peter Ehrlich died on July 26, 2015 at the age of 82 in Zollikerberg. His grave is in the Zumikon cemetery in the canton of Zurich ,

Awards

  • 1991: Great Hersfeld Prize for best actor

Filmography (selection)

Discography (selection)

  • 1983: CD The Black Spider together with Carlos Perón, Milan Disques / Polygram
  • 1984: CD Der Komtur together with Carlos Perón, Kelvin 422
  • 1985: LP The Creation of the World together with Carlos Perón , Milan Disques / Polygram
  • 1993: CD Ritter & Unholde together with Carlos Perón, Dark Star / Indigo
  • 1996: CD Ritter Tod & Teufel together with Carlos Perón, Dark Star / Indigo
  • 1999: CD Ritter Minne und Romantik together with Carlos Perón, Dark Star / Indigo
  • 2003: CD Christmas Eve Peter Ehrlich reads as Charles Dickens , Polish / Membrane / Sony

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ life data cited after: Piet Hein Honig, Hanns-Georg Rodek : 100001. The show business encyclopedia of the 20th century. Showbiz-Data-Verlag, Villingen-Schwenningen 1992, ISBN 3-929009-01-5 , p. 97.
  2. ↑ a b Striking head of character - Peter Ehrlich has died ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Klaus Nerger: The grave of Peter Ehrlich. In: knerger.de. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Honestly, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 2015
Place of death Zurich