Siegfried Seibt

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Siegfried Seibt (born August 19, 1920 in Görlitz ; † January 6, 1982 in Berlin-Pankow ) was a German actor and voice actor .

Life

Seibt attended drama school in Breslau (1937–1939). Before the Second World War he worked as a set designer and decorative painter in Bautzen and Reichenberg . From 1946 he had an engagement at the Westphalian State Theater in Castrop-Rauxel , with guest appearances in Recklinghausen , Bottrop , Gelsenkirchen and Dortmund . In 1956 he worked at the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater in Görlitz , in 1959 at the Hans Otto Theater in Potsdam and in 1961 at the Volksbühne Berlin , of which he was a member until 1965. After a brief engagement at the Berliner Ensemble (until 1969), he worked freelance in television, film and dubbing until his death.

In the film, Seibt was often used as a character actor at DEFA in "bizarre supporting roles", such as in 1981 as sheriff in the western comedy Sing, Cowboy, sing with Dean Reed . In contrast, he often took on leading roles in children's and family films . In 1959 he was discovered by DEFA for the fairy tale film The Magic Man . He showed an outstanding acting performance in the role as Rumpelstiltskin in the children's series Spuk unterm Ferris wheel . His role as Maxe Baumann's quirky garden neighbor in the first episode of the popular New Year's Eve TV show was not continued in later episodes.

In addition to his dubbing work at DEFA, where he lent his voice to Charles Hawtrey, among others , he was also a guest lecturer at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art in Berlin (HFS) from 1974 .

Seibt was married and had two daughters. His granddaughter Johanna Falckner is also an actress. He died in 1982 as a result of brief cancer .

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SURNAME Seibt, Siegfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 19, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Goerlitz
DATE OF DEATH January 6, 1982
Place of death Berlin-Pankow