Peter Mosbacher

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Peter Mosbacher (born February 17, 1912 in Mannheim , † October 9, 1977 in Kempfenhausen ; real name Ludwig Hermann Mosbacher ) was a German radio broadcaster , actor and theater director .

life and career

Mosbacher wanted to be a racing driver first, but after a serious motorcycle accident he followed the advice of his schoolmate Carl Raddatz and switched to acting in 1936. He first played on stages in Mannheim, Darmstadt and Düsseldorf . In 1941 he moved to the Deutsches Theater Berlin . From 1945 he played with Willy Maertens at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg , and from 1949 at the Berlin theaters directed by Boleslaw Barlog . Most recently he worked as a director at the theater.

Peter Mosbacher's grave

Since 1943 he also appeared in front of the camera and often played the villain or villain there. He was also seen as a murderer in his last film appearance in 1968, the Edgar Wallace filming Im Banne des Unheimlichen . In the first Erich Kästner film adaptation of Das doppelte Lottchen , he was the father of the two separated twins. He played supporting roles in the international film productions Ich, Dr. Fu Man Chu alongside Christopher Lee and with devilish greetings at the side of Alain Delon and Senta Berger . In the 1960s, Mosbacher could be heard on school radio programs alongside Heinz Reincke in the short radio plays by Neues aus Waldhagen . His appearances as a radio play speaker also include the role of Dr. Kohimas in the last Paul Temple multipart , which appeared in 1968 under the title Paul Temple and the Alex case . His partners were Paul Klinger , Margot Leonard and Kurt Lieck . He then had roles in some television productions, such as the 1971 Durbridge thriller The Knife . Peter Mosbacher also worked as a voice actor and spoke among others Rossano Brazzi and Dan Duryea ( Winchester '73 ).

He was married to his colleague Edith Schneider (1919–2012) and had a son with her, Manuel, who later followed in his father's footsteps as a theater director. He never met his grandchildren Benedikt and Anna Lena Meisenberger.

He died of a heart attack in a clinic on Lake Starnberg . His grave is in the Obermenzing forest cemetery .

Filmography (selection)

Radio plays (selection)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ WDR page with a picture of Mosbacher and Reincke
personal data
SURNAME Mosbacher, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mosbacher, Ludwig Hermann (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH October 9, 1977
Place of death Kempfenhausen