Robert Forster-Larrinaga

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Robert Forster-Larrinaga (* 1880 ; † July 2, 1932 in Berlin ) was a German actor and assistant director who worked in some silent films in the early 1920s .

Life

Forster-Larrinaga initially worked as a theater actor and played, among other things, the role of "Count" in the world premiere of Arthur Schnitzler's stage work Reigen on December 3, 1920 in the Kleiner Schauspielhaus in Berlin . The incidental music he composed for it was published by Heiki Verlag Berlin in 1921 and was played on gramophone records by well-known orchestras of the time.

He made his debut as a film actor in the 1920 film directed by Carl Froelich Die Kwannon von Okadera with Max Adalbert , Albert Bennefeld and Lil Dagover in the lead roles. The drama Kämpfende Herzen (alternative title Vier um die Frau , 1921) by Fritz Lang with Carola Toelle , Hermann Boettcher and Ludwig Hartau was one of the better-known silent films in which he took part . He played his last film role in 1922 in the film Dr. Mabuse, the player alongside Rudolf Klein-Rogge , Aud Egede-Nissen and Gertrude Welcker .

At the premiere of the revue It is in the air from mixing Spoliansky and Marcellus Schiffer with Marlene Dietrich and Margo Lion in May 1928, he directed, while the stage design by Walter Trier and Emil Pirchan and figurines and costumes for Dietrich and Lion of Dodo came .

In 1929 Robert Forster-Larrinaga wrote the comedy Ja, Peter! With Géza Herczeg under the common pseudonym “FLGH” . 24 hours in 3 acts . He worked as an assistant director and dialogue director on the musical comedy Ein blonder Traum (1932) by Paul Martin with Lilian Harvey , Willy Fritsch and Willi Forst . The actor, director, writer and musician fell seriously ill and died on July 2, 1932 at the age of 52 of pneumonia.

Filmography

  • 1920: The Kwannon from Okadera
  • 1921: Fighting Hearts (Alternative title Vier um die Frau )
  • 1921: From the black book of a police commissioner, Part 1 - Lodge No. 11
  • 1921: The Adventure of Monte Carlo - 1. The Shah's Lover
  • 1921: The Adventure of Monte Carlo - 2nd Moroccan Nights
  • 1921: The Adventure of Monte Carlo - 3. The Murder Trial
  • 1921: The Secret of the Six Playing Cards, Part 5 - King of Hearts
  • 1921: The Secret of the Six Playing Cards, Part 6 - Queen of Hearts
  • 1922: Dr. Mabuse, the player
  • 1932: a blonde dream

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert Forster-Larrinaga: Reigen. Valse Boston. For piano. Heiki Verlag Berlin 1921, 6 pages in the format 27 x 34.
  2. ^ "Reigen" - Valse Boston (Rob. Forster-Larrinaga) Kapellmeister Stern with his artist band from the Hotel Adlon , Berlin. Polyphon 50 295 / 100,488 (mx. 502 av); Round dance. Valse Boston. Incidental music for the performance of A. Schnitzler's equal work (Robert Forster-Larrinaga) Marek Weber and his orchestra. Parlophone P.1286-I (mx. 2-5695), up. Berlin, January 12th, 22. See Chr. Zwarg, PARLOPHON Matrix Numbers - 2-5500 to 2-6999: German, discography.phonomuseum.at PDF, p. 29.
personal data
SURNAME Forster-Larrinaga, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, director, writer and musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1880
DATE OF DEATH July 2, 1932
Place of death Berlin