Willy Danek
Wilhelm "Willy" Danek (born October 8, 1904 in Vienna ; † May 1972 in Vienna ) was an Austrian actor in the stage and film industry.
Live and act
Danek attended a theater school in Vienna in the 1920s and then performed as a choir singer, dancer and finally actor in the Austrian, German and Czech stage provinces (including Eger, Brieg and Mährisch-Ostrau) until 1945. In 1944/45 he also worked in a number of films such as Die Kreuzlschreiber in order to avoid being drafted . Willy Danek also appeared in Austria's first post-war film The Long Way . His film career was largely over by 1954. Even permanent engagements at theaters are hardly to be found in Danek's later years.
Filmography
- 1927: The Rastel binder
- 1937: premiere
- 1944: Shot at midnight
- 1944: The Kreuzlschreiber
- 1945: the law of love
- 1946: The long way
- 1948: Mr. Chancellery
- 1948: The Sonnhof farmer
- 1948: Anni
- 1949: witches
- 1951: Night on Mont Blanc
- 1953: Kaiserwalzer
- 1954: The Red Prince
- 1954: impostor of love
- 1970: Yodelling takes place at home
literature
- Ludwig Gesek (ed.): Small Lexicon of Austrian Films, p. 7. Vienna 1959
- Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorf's international film lexicon. Biographical manual for the entire film industry. Volume 1: A-Heck. Prominent-Filmverlag, Bad Münder 1960, DNB 451560736 , p. 268.
Web links
- Willy Danek in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Willy Danek at filmportal.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Danek, Willy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Danek, Wilhelm (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian actor on stage and film |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1972 |
| Place of death | Vienna |