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Helmuth Lohner (24 April 1933 – 23 June 2015) was an Austrian actor, theatre director, and from 1997 to 2006 director of the Theater in der Josefstadt.[1]

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Early life

Born in Vienna, Lohner initially trained as a commercial artist, while also taking private acting lessons. He made his acting début in 1952 at the municipal theatre in Baden bei Wien. He also appeared as operetta buffo at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt. From 1953 to 1963 he appeared in various productions of the Theater in der Josefstadt, as well as making numerous film appearances.

Career

Further engagements in Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Zurich followed. Between them he appeared at the Burgtheater, and at the Salzburg Festival several times, taking the roles of "Death", "The Devil" and "Jedermann" in Hugo von Hofmannsthal's play Jedermann (which by tradition is performed every year). He made his film debut in 1955 in Josef von Báky's Hotel Adlon. From 1963 he was active in television as actor and director.

Personal life

Lohner married and divorced the German actress Susanne Cramer twice. Their daughter Konstanze Lohner is a pedagogue in Germany. He then married the German actress Karin Baal, with whom he had a daughter, actress Therese Lohner. In 2011, he married Elisabeth Gürtler-Mauthner. The couple lived together for 19 years before their marriage.[2]

Death

Helmuth Lohner died on 23 June 2015 at the age of 82.[3]

Selected works

As opera director

• 1994: La belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach
• 1997: The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár
• 1999: Eine Nacht in Venedig by Johann Strauss II
• 2002: Die Csárdásfürstin by Emmerich Kálmán
• 2005: The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

As theatre actor

• 1978: Das weite Land by Arthur Schnitzler, directed by Otto Schenk
• 1987: Der einsame Weg by Arthur Schnitzler, directed by Thomas Langhoff
• 1991–1993: Ein Jedermann (Salzburg festival)
• 1999: Figaro lässt sich scheiden by Ödön von Horváth, directed by Luc Bondy

Partial filmography

Decorations and awards

• 1980 Kainz Medal
• 1988 Nestroy Ring
• 1991 Gold Honorary Medal of Vienna
• 1992 Kammerschauspieler
• 2001 Nestroy nomination for Best Actor
• 2003 Honorary Member of the Theater in der Josefstadt
• 2003 Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class[4]
• 2006 Gold Medal for services to the City of Vienna

References

External links

• Helmuth Lohner at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Helmuth Lohner

Helmuth Lohner, auch Helmut Lohner, (* 24. April 1933 in Wien; † 23. Juni 2015 ebenda)[1] war ein österreichischer Schauspieler und Theaterregisseur. Er spielte von 1990 bis 1994 den Jedermann bei den Salzburger Festspielen und war von 1997 bis 2006 Direktor des Theaters in der Josefstadt.

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