Rudolf Ulrich

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Rudolf Ulrich (born January 3, 1922 in Halle (Saale) ; † April 4, 1997 in Berlin ) was a German actor and voice actor who became one of the busiest actors in the GDR in the late 1950s and 1960s . He played in around 180 DEFA and GDR television films .

Life

After taking acting lessons from Müller-Rochel, Ulrich made his debut in 1947 at a theater in his hometown of Halle. This was followed by the Altenburg State Theater and, from 1950, the Berlin Theater of Friendship (today Theater an der Parkaue ). In 1950 he moved to Berlin with his wife Hanna. His daughter Bettina Rosié (née Ulrich) was born there in 1953. Since that year the actor has also been part of the DEFA drama ensemble, where he has been used in countless cinema and film productions.

Ulrich celebrated his breakthrough as an actor in 1957 in Jung-Alsen's Franz Fühmann literature adaptation Cheated to Youngest Day , where he gained international fame in the film role of Wehrmacht corporal Wagner, who developed here from a follower to an accomplice. The film, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1957 , brought him lucrative film offers from abroad and made him one of the busiest actors in the GDR in the period that followed. He became a very versatile actor who could be employed in all film genres.

His star began to decline in the mid-1970s when he starred in several Yugoslav films that were not approved by the Ministry of Culture at the time. As a repression , he was only offered smaller film roles in national DEFA and DFF productions , such as the television series Zur See or the television series Polizeiruf 110 .

Rudolf Ulrich's grave, 2018

He found his final resting place in the Berlin cemetery Pankow III .

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SURNAME Ulrich, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Halle (Saale)
DATE OF DEATH April 4, 1997
Place of death Berlin