Reginald Pasch

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Reginald Pasch on a photograph by Alexander Binder

Reginald Pasch (born October 10, 1883 in Wolgast ; † August 2, 1965 in Berlin ; born Reinhold Pasch ) was a German actor .

Life

The son of the ship's captain Johann Carl Hermann Pasch and his wife Martha, b. Brüdgam, became a pupil of Heinrich Oberländer in the Schauspielhaus am Gendarmenmarkt . He made his debut in 1902 at the New City Theater of Ratibor . In the 1910s he then played in Danzig , Zwickau , Rostock , Nuremberg , Chemnitz , Hamburg and Munich . From 1909 he appeared in Berlin at the Theater am Nollendorfplatz , later also at the Theater des Westens and the Metropoltheater . At that time, Pasch mainly acted as a youthful hero in operettas. He also acted in some silent films.

In 1921 he embarked for New York and played there on Broadway at the English Theater until 1930 . The plays in which he appeared included The Merry Widow (1921), The Clinging Wine (1922) and Golden Dawn (1927). In 1930 he accepted an offer from Hollywood and played there until 1936, mostly unnamed, small roles in various sound films.

In 1936 he met Luis Trenker while filming his The Emperor of California and followed him to Europe. He played here in several Trenker films. His plan to go back to America was prevented by the outbreak of war. After the end of the war he performed at the Renaissance theater, among other places .

Filmography

literature

  • Tom Schröter: From Peenestrom to Broadway . In: Pomerania. Magazine for culture and history , issue 4/2019, p. 48 f.

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personal data
SURNAME Pasch, Reginald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pasch, Erhald Paul Reinhold (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Wolgast
DATE OF DEATH August 2, 1965
Place of death Berlin