Wilfried Seyferth
Wilfried Hermann August Seyferth (born April 21, 1908 in Darmstadt ; † October 9, 1954 near Zeilsheim ) was a German actor .
Life
Wilfried Seyferth was born as the son of the doctor Eugen Seyferth (1877–1952) and his wife Carola (1886–1971) in the Steinbergviertel in Darmstadt. He attended the Ludwig-Georgs-Gymnasium in his hometown. He studied medicine for three semesters and then received artistic training at the drama school of the German Theater in Berlin . There he made his debut in 1929 and then went to the Schauspielhaus Frankfurt .
In 1936 he returned to Berlin and played again at the Deutsches Theater under the direction of Heinz Hilpert . He also made guest appearances at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna . The compact actor has also stood in front of the film camera several times since 1933.
In 1946 he went to the Schauspielhaus Zürich for three years , followed by an engagement at the Münchner Kammerspiele . Guest appearances have taken him to the Salzburg Festival , the Heidelberg Castle Festival and the Ruhr Festival . Seyferth acted mainly in classics by Shakespeare , Lessing , Chekhov , Gogol and Shaw .
In the 1950s he took on the role of villain in film several times. He played Nazis in the two US productions Decision before Dawn and Des Teufels Erbe , and Major Luschke in the German soldier film 08/15 .
Seyferth died as a result of a car accident. He was married to the actresses Tatjana Iwanow , Irene Naef , Lu Säuberlich and Eva-Ingeborg Scholz . His son from his marriage to Tatjana Iwanow, Andreas Seyferth , also took up the acting profession.
Wilfried Seyferth was buried in the old cemetery in Darmstadt.
Filmography
- 1933: M 17 tow tractor
- 1934: Visit to the detention center
- 1936: Under a hot sky
- 1938: Rooster scandal
- 1938: One day you'll like me
- 1938: By a thread
- 1938: The day after the divorce
- 1939: E 417 saloon car
- 1940: The small town poet
- 1940: Star of Rio
- 1941: The Swedish nightingale
- 1941: The suicide - you can't take anything with you into the grave
- 1942: fate
- 1942: Rembrandt
- 1942: My wife Teresa
- 1942: My friend Josefine
- 1943: Immensee
- 1943: The bathroom on the threshing floor
- 1943: The landlady of the White Horse Inn
- 1944: A great day (first performance 1954)
- 1945: The Molander case
- 1945: Luminous shadows
- 1945: Haunted castle
- 1950: When a woman loves
- 1950: Everything for the company
- 1950: This man is mine
- 1951: Decision Before Dawn ( Decision Before Dawn )
- 1951: The Strange Life of Mr. Bruggs
- 1952: homesick for you
- 1952: The Devil's Heritage ( The Devil Makes Three )
- 1952: Toxi
- 1952: The happy vineyard
- 1953: War of love according to notes
- 1953: Holland girl
- 1953: mask in blue
- 1953: charming lady
- 1953: The dancing heart
- 1953: Southern nights
- 1954: roses from the south
- 1954: The man of my life
- 1954: men of dangerous age
- 1954: Your Highness ask
- 1954: 08/15
- 1954: A house full of love
- 1954: The golden plague
- 1955: The city is full of secrets
Radio plays
- 1952: Nikolai Gogol : The Auditor (Iwan A. Chlestakow) - Director: Walter Ohm (radio play - BR )
literature
- Thomas Blubacher : Wilfried Seyferth . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 3, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 1679 f.
Web links
- Wilfried Seyferth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Wilfried Seyferth at filmportal.de
- Wilfried Seyferth at cyranos.ch
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Seyferth, Wilfried |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seyferth, Wilfried Hermann August (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1908 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |
DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1954 |
Place of death | Zeilsheim |