Thomas Schmidt (actor)
Thomas Schmidt (born February 23, 1942 in Stendal ; † July 4, 2008 in Hanover ) worked as an actor until 1961 and later as a medical professor at the Hanover Medical School .
life and work
Thomas Schmidt was born in 1942 as the son of the actress Charlotte Ulbrich and the doctor Otto Schmidt and first grew up in the GDR . After the death of his father, his mother married the author and director Peter Podehl .
Schmidt was enthusiastic about science from an early age. On his eleventh birthday he got by chance the main role of the small Muck in DEFA - fairytale film The Story of Little Mook offered. The film, which was made under the direction of Wolfgang Staudte based on the script by Schmidt's stepfather, was an overwhelming success with over 13 million moviegoers in around 60 countries and is now one of the most successful DEFA productions, even though there was a performance ban in Germany at the time.
Since Schmidt's stepfather felt increasingly restricted in his creativity , the family fled from the GDR to the Federal Republic in 1955 and settled in Munich . The career as an actor was ended in 1961 after some television productions and dubbing activities.
After studying psychology and medicine, Schmidt last worked at the Institute for Epidemiology , Social Medicine and Health System Research (Director: Friedrich-Wilhelm Schwartz ) at the Hannover Medical School . He became known as the developer of a nasal douche for nasal rinsing with physiological saline solution. On July 4, 2008, Thomas Schmidt died of severe leukemia at the age of 66. He was the father of three sons.
Filmography (selection)
- 1953: The story of little Muck
- 1954: Die Glücksthaler (TV movie)
- 1961: Ahimeh (TV movie)
Publications
- The GEK nasal douche: research results on its physiological effect and health-economic evaluation . Gmünder ErsatzKasse / Asgard-Verlag, Sankt Augustin 2003, ISBN 3-537-44027-8
literature
- Frank-Burkhard Habel , Volker Wachter : The great lexicon of the GDR stars. The actors from film and television. Extended new edition. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-89602-391-8 .
Web links
- Thomas Schmidt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Thomas Schmidt in the catalog of the German National Library
- “The Little Muck and the Saline Solution” - obituary in the Sächsische Zeitung , July 16, 2008
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b cf. Lexicon of the GDR Stars, page 336
- ^ Died: Thomas Schmidt . In: Der Spiegel . No. 30 , 2008, p. 154 ( online ).
- ↑ cf. From star to professor; 50 years The story of little Muck - Thomas Schmidt remembers ( PDF file; 258 kB)
- ↑ "Against a cold: nasal shower trending", Stuttgarter Nachrichten online on October 7, 2008 ( Memento from October 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmidt, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor, doctor and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stendal |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 2008 |
| Place of death | Hanover |