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Walter Sittler is an American-German actor, producer, and writer.

Walter Sittler
Walter Sittler at the Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen 2015 symposium and award ceremony in Köln
Born (1952-12-05) December 5, 1952 (age 69)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • producer
  • writer
Spouse
Sigrid Klausmann
​
(m. 1985)​
ChildrenJennifer Sittler
Benedikt Sittler
Lea-Marie Sittler
RelativesEdward Vieth Sittler (father)

Early life


Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2012 - Aglaia Szyszkowitz and Walter Sittler at the Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2012
Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2012 - Aglaia Szyszkowitz and Walter Sittler at the Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2012

Sittler was born on the 5 of December, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. His father, Edward Vieth Sittler had been born a United States citizen, but shortly after Germany's 1 September, 1939, invasion of Poland had applied for naturalisation as a German citizen, renouncing his United States Citizenship, and had worked for the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, including as an English language commentator broadcasting propaganda intended to weaken the morale of allied personnel during the Second World War. His father had an unsuccessful marriage in the United States before emigrating to Germany, and on 27 September, 1940, had re-married to Walter Sittler's mother, Lily Margaret, who had been born in England in 1918 and held British and German citizenship.[1] Sittler's paternal uncle, Charles Veith Sittler, employed by the University of Chicago in 1960, had also broadcast for the Nazis (and had married Klara Julie Karoline Clee Hitterling in Berlin-Steglitz on 1 February, 1945). Although he had not renounced his United States citizenship Charles Veith Sittler was neither charged with treason nor stripped of his citizenship. Edward Vieth Sittler and Charles Veith Sittler had been returned separately to the United States by the United States Government after the Second World War as witnesses for the prosecution in the treason trials of other Americans who had worked for the Nazi German government. Edward Vieth Sittler, employed as a university professor, remained in the United States despite his lack of citizenship until deported in 1954. Walter Sittler possesses United States Citizenship on the basis of his own birth in the United States before the deportation. His father later returned to the US (it is unclear whether accompanied by his family or not) and attempted to regain his United States Citizenship, which was rejected by the Courts on 12 April, 1963, following which he returned to West Germany, where he died in 1975.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]


Professional life


Walter Sittler was an acting student at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich, and debuted on the stage in 1981 at the Nationaltheater Mannheim. He went on to act also on television, including playing Dr. Robert Schmidt in the German television show Nikola (1997-2005), and in films such as EuroTrip (2004).[12]


Activism


Sittler has spoken out against the Stuttgart 21 railway and urban development project, and against populist politics, saying in a 2016 interview:[13]

Wir befinden uns ja derzeit in einer nicht ungefährlichen Situation. Die AfD und Pegida erleben einen Aufschwung - Fakten scheinen denen im politischen und gesellschaftlichen Diskurs egal zu sein. Und trotzdem verfängt das leider bei ein paar Menschen. Wenn wir weiterhin eine freie Gesellschaft haben wollen, müssen die Leute endlich aufstehen und sich dafür engagieren. Populismus bringt uns nicht weiter (The AfD and Pegida are experiencing an upswing - facts seem to be irrelevant to those in political and social discourse. And yet, unfortunately, it gets caught in a few people. If we want to continue to have a free society, people must finally stand up and get involved. Populism doesn't get us any further).

In the 2016 United States presidential election he voted for Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump (another American-born television personality of German and British ancestry).


Family


Sittler married to director and writer Sigrid Klausmann on 29 May, 1985.[14] They have three children, including actress Jennifer Sittler, Benedikt Sittler, and Lea-Marie Sittler.


Filmography[15]



Actor



Producer



Voice



References


  1. "In Re Sittler's Petition, 197 F. Supp. 278 (S.D.N.Y. 1961): US District Court for the Southern District of New York - 197 F. Supp. 278 (S.D.N.Y. 1961). August 24, 1961". JUSTIA. JUSTIA. 1961-08-24. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. "U.S. Immigration Authorities Asked to Investigate the Sittler Case". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1959-12-16. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  3. "Ex-nazi Professor Sittler Resigns from Long Island University". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1959-12-17. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  4. "Edward Vieth Sittler, Petitioner-appellant, v. United States of America, Respondent-appellee, 316 F.2d 312 (2d Cir. 1963). US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit - 316 F.2d 312 (2d Cir. 1963). Argued January 10, 1963. Decided April 12, 1963". JUSTIA. JUSTIA. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  5. "Edward V. Sittler Dismissal Records, 1949-1962; Michigan College of Mining and Technology". ARCHIVE GRID. Michigan Technological University - J.R. Van Pelt and Opie Library. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  6. "Editorial: The Gift of Citizenship Stressed in Sittler Case". Defiance Crescent News. 1961-09-18.
  7. Pearson, Drew (1960-11-06). "Old Joe Kennedy Aided Refugees From A. Hitler". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada.
  8. "Teacher Found To Be Ex-Nazi, Inquiry Sought". The Anderson Herald. 1959-12-17.
  9. "Ex-Nazi Defended: He'll Keep Job, Educator Says". Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. 1959-12-13.
  10. "CHANDLER ACCUSED BY 'BEST FRIEND'; He Testifies That He Watched U.S. Writer Broadcast Propaganda for Nazis". The New York Times. New York City, New York. 1947-06-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  11. Dash, Mike (2012-05-17). "Hitler's Very Own Hot Jazz Band". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-09-15. The band’s ever-growing repertoire consisted mostly of dance standards, mixed with about 15 percent jazz. But it is untrue, Bermeier and Lotz insist, that it featured much “hot” jazz. Such music was regarded as beyond the pale even for propaganda broadcasts, and in any case—as even the American-born propaganda boss Edward Vieth Sittler admitted—“we cannot possibly perform this decadent ‘hot’ jazz as ‘well’ as Negroes and Jews.”
  12. "Walter Sittler: Actor; Producer; Writer". IMDb (Internet Movie Database). IMDb (]Internet Movie Database). Retrieved 2021-09-15. Walter Sittler was born on December 5, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  13. Schülter, Benedikt (2016-12-16). "Interview: Walter Sittler vor seinem Auftritt in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock". www.nw.de. Zeitungsverlag Neue Westfälische GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  14. Gietl, Sussane. "Walter Sittler lässt für seine Frau alles stehen und liegen". B.Z. Berlin. No. 25 March 2018. Gruppe. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  15. "Walter Sittler: Filmography". IMDb (]Internet Movie Database). IMDb (Internet Movie Database). Retrieved 2021-09-15. Walter Sittler was born on December 5, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Walter Sittler (* 5. Dezember 1952 in Chicago, Illinois) ist ein US-amerikanisch-[1]deutscher[2] Schauspieler und Filmproduzent.
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