Rudolf Wessely

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Rudolf Wessely (born January 19, 1925 in Vienna , † April 25, 2016 in Munich ) was an Austrian actor .

Live and act

After high school and military service in 1945/46, Wessely studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. He received his first engagements from 1946 to 1948 at the Vienna Art Theater (also as a dramaturge ) and from 1948 to 1950 at the Vienna Theater Die Insel . 1950 to 1958 he was an actor and director at the Deutsches Theater Berlin , as well as a teacher at the State Drama School .

From 1959 to 1960 he worked at the Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf , 1960 to 1962 at the Wuppertal Municipal Theaters . From 1962 to 1965 he was director of the Atelier-Theater in Bern . From 1965 to 1967 he worked as an actor for the Bavarian State Theater. From 1967 to 1970 he was director of the Kammerspiele Düsseldorf . 1970/71 followed an engagement at the Schauspielhaus Zurich .

From 1972 to 1987 he was a member of the Vienna Burgtheater , where he also worked as a director. He was one of the well-known castle actors and, in addition to this engagement, also made guest appearances at the Münchner Kammerspiele between 1976 and 1987 . From 1987 to 2001 he was a member of the ensemble of the Münchner Kammerspiele under artistic director Dieter Dorn and with the latter moved to the Bayerische Staatsschauspiel in 2001 , where he was a member of the ensemble until summer 2011.

In 1997 he was the first actor to be honored with the ORF radio play award (actor of the year) , and since 2000 he has been a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts .

Important roles

Filmography

Radio plays

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short obituary
  2. ↑ On the death of Rudolf Wessely: Potz, Augenblitz Süddeutsche Zeitung of April 26, 2016
  3. ↑ Directory of members of the BAdSK
personal data
SURNAME Wessely, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH April 25, 2016
Place of death Munich