Sepp Nigg

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Josef "Sepp" Nigg (* 1902 in Innsbruck , Austria-Hungary , † February 27, 1954 in Munich ) was an Austrian actor .

Live and act

Josef Nigg began his artistic career right after the First World War in his Tyrolean homeland, when he was part of the tiny Klingenschmid stage in his native Innsbruck. He stayed there for twelve years and played popular types in just such plays at this peasant theater. He then joined the Exl stage , also located there, for a few years , also a peasant theater.

In 1936, Nigg accepted a call to Munich, where he appeared at the Kammerspiele under the direction of Otto Falckenberg . Falckenberg also had him portray characters beyond the rural-alpine spectrum; for example, Nigg was seen as Sir Patrick in George Bernard Shaw's Doctor at the Crossroads . Sepp Nigg also worked at other theaters in the Bavarian capital, for example at the Munich Volkstheater, the cabaret Die Schaubude, the Bavarian State Theater and the Little Comedy.

During his time in Munich, Josef "Sepp" Nigg took part in an abundance of movies with batch roles until shortly before his death.

Films (selection)

literature

  • Wilhelm Kosch : Deutsches Theater-Lexikon, Biographisches und Bibliographisches Handbuch, second volume, Klagenfurt a. Vienna 1960, p. 1655
  • Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorf's international film lexicon. Biographical manual for the entire film industry. Volume 2: Hed – Peis. Prominent-Filmverlag, Bad Münder 1961, DNB 451560744 , p. 1209 f.

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personal data
SURNAME Nigg, Sepp
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nigg, Josef (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Innsbruck , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 1954
Place of death Munich