Wolfgang Grabow
Wolfgang Grabow (born September 2, 1942 in Berlin ) is a German theater actor and director .
Life
Growing up in East Berlin , Wolfgang Grabow worked in his learned profession after completing secondary school and training as a precision mechanic until he fled to western Germany in 1961 . Although he initially continued to work as a precision mechanic, he also took private acting lessons and appeared in smaller roles at the Comedy Basel . From 1968 to 1970 he studied at the Zurich University of Music and Theater and graduated with a diploma. After working at theaters in St. Gallen , Biel / Solothurn , Münster , Bern , Osnabrück and Kiel , he now works as a freelance actor and director. Wolfgang Grabow lives in Solothurn and Munich .
In 2005, Wolfgang Grabow mimed a kiosk seller in two cinema commercials for the daily newspaper taz , who initially withheld the usual Bild newspaper from a regular customer who was oversubscribed and who instead slipped an issue of taz. Shortly afterwards, the customer receives his Bild newspaper and they both start to laugh out loud. It follows the slogan taz is not for everyone . The Axel Springer Verlag was the demonstration by provisional ban; nevertheless both were cinema spots; Received a First Steps Award in 2006.
Theater roles (selection)
- Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
- George in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee
- Alfred Ill in The Visit of the Old Lady by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
- Edgar in Play Strindberg by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Filmography
- 1981: The boat is full - Director: Markus Imhoof (with Tina Engel , Hans Diehl , Martin Walz)
- 2004: Der Ranger - Director: Michael Steinke (with Daniel Morgenroth , Sonsee Neu , Renate Schroeter )
- 2006: The Sandman ( short film ) - Director: Sebastian Beele (with Marek Erhardt )
- 2007: Christina (short film) - Director: Benedikt Maria Kramer (with Stephanie Gossger , Michael A. Grimm , Christel Peschke )
literature
- Elke Krafka: Wolfgang Grabow . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 740.
Web links
- Wolfgang Grabow in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Image by Wolfgang Grabow
Individual evidence
- ↑ "RUFAUSBEUTUNG DER BILD-ZEITUNG" ( Memento from November 21, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grabow, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |