Wolfgang Brunecker
Wolfgang Brunecker (born December 10, 1914 in Zwickau , Saxony , † June 26, 1992 in Berlin ; actually Wolfgang Waßer ) was a German actor and radio play director .
Life
Wolfgang Waßer, the real name of the artist, first studied theater studies in Leipzig, then took acting lessons in Munich from 1938 to 1940 and made his debut as an actor on a stage in Freiberg in 1940 . During the Second World War he was taken prisoner by the French as a Wehrmacht soldier, but in 1946 he started his stage activities again at venues in Tübingen and Karlsruhe. Then he moved to the GDR . From 1951 to 1952 he was engaged by the German National Theater in Weimar and then until 1954 by the German Theater in Berlin. After being appointed senior director at the theaters in Cottbus and Plauen, he was employed by the GDR radio station in 1956 , where he worked as an actor, radio play director and speaker until he retired in 1980.
In addition to his work for the theater and radio, Brunecker has also worked in DEFA feature films and DFF television productions as a character actor since the 1950s , such as in 1958 in The Song of the Sailors , in 1962 as Governor Lightwell in the television film Mord in Gateway and in 1965 in as long as there is life in me .
Wolfgang Brunecker was married to the actress Brigitte Waßer .
Filmography (selection)
- 1954: Ernst Thälmann - son of his class
- 1954: Stronger than the night
- 1954: The case of Dr. wagner
- 1958: The Song of the Sailors
- 1959: Weimar Pitaval: The Harry Domela Case (TV series)
- 1960: TV epitaval: The case of René Levacher alias ... (TV series)
- 1962: The green monster (TV split)
- 1962: Murder at Gateway (TV)
- 1963: Blue light : Miracles do not repeat themselves (TV series)
- 1963: It doesn't work without love (TV)
- 1965: As long as there is life in me
- 1966: Escape into silence
- 1970: Everyone dies for himself alone (TV film, 3 parts)
- 1972: Despite all that!
- 1972: Police call 110: minutes too late (TV series)
- 1973: Wolz - Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist
- 1975: The Humpbacked Horse (cartoon)
- 1976: Die Regentrude (television)
- 1978: Police call 110: Holzwege (TV series)
- 1979: Fall time (television)
- 1986: Police Call 110: Greed (TV series)
- 1982: Sorry, I'm the corpse (TV)
- 1989: Green wedding
theatre
- 1952: Friedrich Schiller : Don Carlos - Director: Wolfgang Langhoff ( Deutsches Theater Berlin )
- 1953: Harald Hauser : Wedding Trial - Director: Wolfgang Langhoff (Deutsches Theater Berlin)
Radio plays
Director
- 1958: Rolf Schneider : Resistance (radio play - radio of the GDR )
- 1959: Rolf H. Czayka : Der Wolf von Benedetto (radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1960: Rolf Schneider: The Third Crusade or The Wonderful Story of the Knight Kunifried von Raupenbiel and his Aventiures (radio play - Rundfunk der DDR)
- 1960: Wolfgang Beck / Walter Karl Schweickert : Erich lasts the longest (radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1960: Axel Kielland : One says no (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1961: Jane Kavcic : Train No. 612 (radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1961: Heinrich Böll : For tea with Doctor Borsig (radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1962: Charles Dickens : Oliver Twist (children's radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1963: John Lilly : Alexander and Campaspe (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1963: Gerhard Jäckel : Die Wahnmörderin (radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1964: Alexander Kent : Grenzstation (radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1965: Heinz Knobloch : Pardon for Bütten (children's radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1965: Richard Groß : The expert is dead (radio play - Rundfunk der DDR)
- 1966: Lothar Kleine : Gott auf Hiwa Oa (biography - radio of the GDR)
- 1967: Petko Todorow : The Dragon Wedding (radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1968: Giles Cooper : The indigestible oyster (radio play comedy - radio of the GDR)
- 1968: Hans Pfeiffer : Down there in Alabama (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1969: Armin Müller : Faces (radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1969: Karl-Heinrich Bonn / Maria Bonn : Die Reise nach K. (radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1975: Irmgard Keun : The Artificial Silk Girl (radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1980: Norbert Klein : Everything is different (radio play series: Neumann, ring twice - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1981: Peter Gauglitz : Drei Schweizer Uhren (radio play series: Cases of the criminal candidate Marzahn, No. 1 - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1985: Alfred de Musset : You don't play with love (radio play - Rundfunk der DDR)
actor
- 1953: Herbert Torbeck / Manda Torbeck : The last message (Vollander) - Director: Wolfgang Schonendorf (radio play - Berliner Rundfunk )
- 1954: Alf Scorell / Kurt Zimmermann : Der Wundermann (Friedrich Kant, government official) - Director: Hans Busse (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR )
- 1959: Friedrich Karl Kaul / Walter Jupé : Everything is the same (Mersbach, teacher) - Director: Gert Beinemann (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1961: Günter Koch / Manfred Uhlmann : Mordsache Brisson (Sudermann) - Director: Hans Knötzsch (Documentation - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1961: Reszö Szirmai : Everyone's Christmas Tree (Chairman) - Director: Fritz-Ernst Fechner (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1961: Guy de Maupassant : The Millionaire (Cachelin) - Director: Otto Dierichs (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1961: Rolf Schneider : Trial Richard Waverly (Dr. Humphry) - Director: Otto Dierichs (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1962: Karel Čapek : An Evening with Karel Čapek (Vrzal) - Director: Hans Knötzsch (radio play comedy - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1963: Alexander Ostrowski : Der Wald (Milonow) - Director: Hans Knötzsch (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1963: Rolf Schneider: Die Unbewältigen - Director: Edgar Kaufmann (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1964: Fred von Hoerschelmann : Die Saline - Director: Helmut Hellstorff (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1964: Ephraim Kishon : Der Blaumilchkanal (Ein Herr) - Director: Helmut Hellstorff (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1965: Rolf Schneider: Company Plate-Rack (American) Director: Helmut Hellstorff (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1966: Bertolt Brecht : The interrogation of Lukullus - Director: Kurt Veth (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1966: Siegfried Pfaff : Detective Martin: It's haunted in the Knusperhaus (chimney sweep Brösel) - Director: Manfred Täubert (children's radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1968: Vito Blasi / Anna-Luisa Meneghini : Eiertanz (customs director) - Director: Hans Knötzsch (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1969: Friedrich Schiller : The Fiesco Conspiracy in Genoa - Director: Peter Groeger (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1970: Herbert Friedrich : Radsaison (Menzel) - Director: Maritta Hübner (children's radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1970: Helga Pfaff : Die Schildbürger (Herzog) - Director: Horst Liepach (children's radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1970: Klaus G. Zabel : Napoleon and the customs officers (Pascaud, customs director) - Director: Peter Groeger (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1970: Sophocles : Die Antigone des Sophokles (Alter) - Director: Martin Flörchinger (radio play - Rundfunk der DDR)
- 1971: Heinrich Mann : The Youth of King Henri Quatre (speaker) - Director: Fritz Göhler (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1972: Werner Jahn : Lily of the Valley for Sommerlatte (Intendant) - Director: Joachim Gürtner (Radio play series: Neumann, ring twice - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1973: Georges Courteline : The regular guest (defender) - Director: Hans Knötzsch (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1973: Bertolt Brecht: Life of Galilei (curator) - Director: Fritz Göhler (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1973: Alfred Matusche : Van Gogh (director) - director: Peter Groeger (biography - radio of the GDR)
- 1975: Prosper Mérimée : Die Jacquerie - Director: Albrecht Surkau (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1975: Iwan Bjelischew : The stubborn kitten (old hand) - Director: Albrecht Surkau (children's radio play - Litera )
- 1976: Robert Soulat : Malembreuse or The Exaggerated Courtesy (Maison-Alfort) - Director: Peter Groeger (radio play - Rundfunk der DDR)
- 1978: Klaus G. Zabel: Statutory deadlines - Director: Achim Scholz (crime radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1979: Charles Dickens : The Uninvited Guest (Scrooge) - Director: Horst Liepach (Children's radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1980: Lia Pirskawetz : Stille Post - Director: Horst Liepach (Biography - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1980: Fritz Rudolf Fries : The Flying Man - Director: Horst Liepach (Biography - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1980: Ottomar Lang : Wellermann makes it possible (Steinfels) - Director: Hans Knötzsch (detective radio play / short radio play - radio of the GDR)
- 1980: Jorge Amado : The Striped Cat and the Swallow Sinhá (Parrot) - Director: Manfred Täubert (Children's radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1980: Heinz Drewniok : Karl and Kasimir (Kasimir) - Director: Wolfgang Schonendorf (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1980: Ursula Damm-Wendler : Der Schmalfilm (Hochhäusel) - Director: Joachim Gürtner (Radio play series: Neumann, ring twice - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1981: Edwin Hoernle : From the king who wanted to drive out the sun - Director: Maritta Hübner (children's radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1981: Günter Eich : Dreams - Director: Peter Groeger (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1982: Valentin Rasputin : Matjora (Jegor) - Director: Fritz Göhler (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1982: Hans Siebe : The Dead on the Fifth Floor (Public Prosecutor Krone) - Director: Barbara Plensat (Detective radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1982: Peter Hacks : The Tower Dungeon - Stories Henriette and Uncle Titus (Professor Barbabianca) - Director: Fritz Göhler (Children's radio play - Litera)
- 1983: Hans Christian Andersen : The Snow Queen (King) - Director: Uwe Haacke (Children's radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1984: Bodo Schulenburg : Mouse with Blue Socks (Professor) - Director: Manfred Täubert (Children's radio play / short radio play from the series: Tales from the Hat - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1985: Eugen Eschner : The Pied Piper of Hameln - Director: Norbert Speer (children's radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1987: Erich Kästner : Fabian or The Walk to the Dogs - Director: Joachim Staritz (radio play - Rundfunk der DDR)
- 1987: Bodo Schulenburg: The Calf and the Swallow (Salomon) - Director: Manfred Täubert (Children's radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1988: Homer : The Odyssey of Odysseus (Aiolos) - Director: Werner Buhss (Children's radio play (6 parts) - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1988: Joachim Goll : A gift is a gift - Director: Werner Grunow (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1991: Paul Zech : The Drunk Ship (Priest) - Director: Wolfgang Rindfleisch (radio play - Funkhaus Berlin )
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Brunecker in the catalog of the German National Library
- Wolfgang Brunecker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography at DEFA-Sternstunden (with photo)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brunecker, Wolfgang |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waßer, Wolfgang (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor and director |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1914 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwickau |
DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 1992 |
Place of death | Berlin |