Werner Kreindl

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Werner Kreindl (born October 20, 1927 in Wels ; † June 6, 1992 in Wagrain , Vöcklabruck ) was an Austrian actor .

Life

The theater actor Kreindl grew up in Vöcklabruck in Upper Austria and was interested in the stage profession from an early age. However, his advances in this regard stood in the way of military service, during which he shot himself in the head at the end of the war as a 17-year-old, from which he soon recovered. Werner Kreindl studied German language and literature and theater studies in Vienna and was in charge of a student theater during this time. After engagements in Vienna and Graz , he soon gained a reputation as a character actor and was hired at the Vienna Burgtheater . Further stations in his career were Bonn , Munich , Darmstadt , Berlin and Hamburg . "The hungry for power marked his artistic path here, the treacherous or cunning." His son Michael (* 1965) is a director.

Werner Kreindl's grave

It was discovered for television in the 1960s. Particularly noteworthy are the multi-part series Nobile - Seven Weeks on Ice (1967) and the television film The Reichstag Fire Trial , in which he took on the role of Hermann Göring . He also played in the historical television play The Red Chapel , in the thriller The Moonstone , in the thriller The beautiful end of this world as well as more demanding in films materials, such as The Eichmann protocol , fake blood , The holy experiment and the political thriller in the Day . In 1981 he played the teacher Artur Kupfer in the film adaptation of Der Schüler Gerber . Kreindl received the gold film tape for this performance . In the same year he belonged to the circle of German-speaking actors in the American four-part TV series Holocaust , where he played on the side of Meryl Streep and James Woods . He was also seen in guest roles in crime series such as Der Alte and Derrick .

In 1978, Kreindl became known to a wide audience in the crime series SOKO 5113 . In addition to other crime series ( Tatort , Der Kommissar ), he played the head of SOKO, Chief Inspector Karl Göttmann , in the ZDF evening program until his death. In total, he acted in 123 episodes. At the time of his death, the tenth episode of the 12th season had already been shot, in the eleventh episode he was to be replaced as head of SOKO, transferred to the office and promoted to criminal director.

Werner Kreindl was married to the translator Irène Kuhn for the third time and to the actress Diana Körner for the fourth time . He died of a heart attack on June 6, 1992 . His grave is in the Bogenhausen cemetery in Munich (grave wall right 12a).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On the sudden death of Werner Kreindl, GONG issue 26, 1992
  2. ↑ BVR - Michael Kreindl - Vita. Retrieved January 6, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Leaf and flower - The inheritance -. Retrieved January 6, 2017 .
  4. ^ Knerger.de: The grave of Werner Kreindl
personal data
SURNAME Kreindl, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH catfish
DATE OF DEATH June 6, 1992
Place of death Wagrain