Walter Schramm
Walter Schramm (born February 20, 1895 as Walter Habich in Neisse ; † May 8, 1966 in East Berlin ) was a German actor and theater director.
Life
Walter Schramm was born under the name Walter Habich in Neisse in Prussian Upper Silesia . He began an apprenticeship as a businessman, but turned to the acting profession in 1912 at the age of 17. After engagements in Neisse and other places in Silesia but also in East Prussia, he went to Berlin at the end of the 1920s , where he began to work in dubbing studios and in film. After the end of World War II , Schramm directed the Pankow Volkstheater in East Berlin . Between 1949 and 1961 he played mostly supporting roles from the working class in a number of DEFA film productions before illness forced him to give up film work.
Filmography (selection)
- 1948: Berlin Ballade - Director: Robert A. Stemmle
- 1949: Die Brücke - Director: Arthur Pohl
- 1949: Our Daily Bread - Director: Slatan Dudow
- 1949: The Blue Swords - Director: Wolfgang Schleif
- 1950: Högler's order - directed by Gustav von Wangenheim
- 1952: Shadows over the Islands - Director: Otto Meyer
- 1952: Novel of a Young Marriage - Director: Kurt Maetzig
- 1953: The Invincibles - Director: Arthur Pohl
- 1954: No Hüsung - Director: Arthur Pohl
- 1955: Der Ochse von Kulm - Director: Martin Hellberg
- 1956: Thomas Müntzer - A film of German history - Director: Martin Hellberg
- 1956: Young vegetables - Director: Günter Reisch
- 1956: The Judge of Zalamea - Director: Martin Hellberg
- 1959: An Old Love - Director: Frank Beyer
- 1959: Cabal and Love - Director: Martin Hellberg
- 1960: Five cartridge cases - Director: Frank Beyer
- 1961: Andreas and the Witch Hazel (TV) - Director: Hugo Hermann
Radio plays
- 1956: Nâzım Hikmet : Legend of Love (Wesir) - Director: Otto Dierichs ( Broadcasting of the GDR )
Web links
- Brief portrait of Walter Schramm on DEFA Sternstunden
- Walter Schramm in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schramm, Walter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Habich, Walter (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater director and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neisse |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1966 |
| Place of death | East Berlin |