Wastl Witt
Wastl Witt (born July 20, 1882 in Hausham , Miesbach district , Upper Bavaria , † December 21, 1955 in Munich ) was a Bavarian folk actor .
Life
The former miner was initially an amateur actor on various stages, such as the Schlierseer Bauerntheater , the Dengg theater group in Tegernsee or the Reichenhaller Bauerntheater. He was also a state actor at the Residenztheater in Munich. During the First World War , Wastl Witt played Ferdl's front stage in Weiß . He has worked in numerous films, mostly with a Bavarian background, and in productions for Bavarian Radio . Often he played farmers or foresters .
One of the most memorable roles Wastl Witt is the figure of Joseph Filser in the Bauer Fluctuating Class of Ludwig Thoma is in the film adaptation in 1955. His grave is at the Munich east cemetery (grave no. 28-10-16).
Others
- A street in the Munich district of Blumenau was named in 1964.
- The native community of Hausham in the district of Miesbach had the academic sculptor Quirin Roth erect a fountain memorial with a life-size bronze sculpture of the actor in Naturfreundestrasse for their famous son.
Filmography (selection)
- 1933: SA man fire
- 1940: the sinful village
- 1943: Tonelli
- 1944: Melusine
- 1945: Three comedy
- 1949: Philine
- 1950: royal children
- 1950: the man who wanted to live twice
- 1950: The night without sin
- 1951: The Strange Life of Mr. Bruggs
- 1951: There is a Hofbräuhaus in Munich
- 1953: The singing hotel
- 1953: marriage strike
- 1954: The sinful village
- 1955: First class , TV game based on the one-act play by Ludwig Thoma
- 1955: The husband of two
- 1955: Hanussen
- 1956: Tender secret
Radio plays Bayerischer Rundfunk
- 1948: Brummlg'schichten - Episode 10
- 1949: The Whitsun Organ
- 1950: the medal
- 1950: Justin Schröder : Let's go to the shift! An audio picture sheet about the showman king Augustschichtl - adaptation and direction: Peter Glas ( original radio play , dialect radio play - BR)
- 1951: pear tree and elder shrubs
- 1951: Madam Bäurin
- 1953: Storm in a glass of water
- 1954: Kaspar from Brandner looks into paradise
- 1954: The Bulldog Bride
- 1954: The Holledauer mold
- 1955: The bell war
- 1955: The sold grandfather
- 1955: first class
Web links
- Wastl Witt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Wastl Witt at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans Dollinger : The Munich street names. Munich 2007.
- ^ Homepage of the sculptor Quirin Roth
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Witt, Wastl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German folk actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hausham , Miesbach district , Upper Bavaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 1955 |
| Place of death | Munich |