Paul Dahlke
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Paul Victor Ernst Dahlke (April 12, 1904 – November 23, 1984) was a German stage and film actor.
(today Strzezenice, Poland) near Köslin in Farther Pomerania
. He visited school in Köslin, Stargard
and passed his Abitur
in Dortmund
in 1922. Dahlke started to study at the Clausthal University of Technology
and the Technical University of Berlin
but also attended some lectures in German philology and dramatics.
In 1927 Dahlke was a scholar of Max Reinhardt
's drama school and appeared at different stages in Berlin and Munich
in 1929. He became a member of the Deutsches Theater
ensemble in 1934 until its closedown in 1944 and was awarded a Staatsschauspieler in 1937. Throughout the 1930s he worked with popular actors like Emil Jannings
, Zarah Leander
, Lil Dagover
or Lída Baarová
.
After World War II Dahlke worked at the Staatsschauspiel Munich and embodied characters like Carl Zuckmayer
's Des Teufels General
or Professor Higgins in George Bernard Shaw
's Pygmalion
. He became popular by several TV productions in the 1970s, e.g. his appearance in The Old Fox
, Derrick
or Der Kommissar.
Dahlke was the German dubbing voice of Charles Laughton
and Vincent Price
.
Paul Dahlke died in Salzburg
and is buried at Grundlsee
, Austria.
Career
Dahlke was born in Gross StreitzStrzezenice
Strzeżenice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Będzino, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Będzino, north-west of Koszalin, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the name was...
(today Strzezenice, Poland) near Köslin in Farther Pomerania
Farther Pomerania
Farther Pomerania, Further Pomerania, Transpomerania or Eastern Pomerania , which before the German-Polish border shift of 1945 comprised the eastern part of the Duchy, later Province of Pomerania, roughly stretching from the Oder River in the West to Pomerelia in the East...
. He visited school in Köslin, Stargard
Stargard Szczecinski
Stargard Szczeciński is a city in northwestern Poland, with a population of 71,017 . Situated on the Ina River it is the capital of Stargard County and since 1999 has been in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship; prior to that it was in the Szczecin Voivodeship...
and passed his Abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
in Dortmund
Dortmund
Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....
in 1922. Dahlke started to study at the Clausthal University of Technology
Clausthal University of Technology
The Clausthal University of Technology is an institute of technology in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Lower Saxony, Germany...
and the Technical University of Berlin
Technical University of Berlin
The Technische Universität Berlin is a research university located in Berlin, Germany. Translating the name into English is discouraged by the university, however paraphrasing as Berlin Institute of Technology is recommended by the university if necessary .The TU Berlin was founded...
but also attended some lectures in German philology and dramatics.
In 1927 Dahlke was a scholar of Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt
----Max Reinhardt was an Austrian theater and film director and actor.-Biography:...
's drama school and appeared at different stages in Berlin and Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
in 1929. He became a member of the Deutsches Theater
Deutsches Theater
The Deutsches Theater in Berlin is a well-known German theatre. It was built in 1850 as Friedrich-Wilhelm-Städtisches Theater, after Frederick William IV of Prussia. Located on Schumann Street , the Deutsches Theater consists of two adjoining stages that share a common, classical facade...
ensemble in 1934 until its closedown in 1944 and was awarded a Staatsschauspieler in 1937. Throughout the 1930s he worked with popular actors like Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings was a German actor. He was not only the first actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, but also the first person to be presented an Oscar...
, Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander was a Swedish actress and singer.Leander began her career in the late 1920s, and by the mid 1930s her success in Europe, particularly in Germany and the Scandinavian countries, led to invitations to work in the United States...
, Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover was a German stage, film and television actress whose career spanned nearly six decades.-Early life:...
or Lída Baarová
Lída Baarová
Lída Baarová was a Czech actress and mistress of Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister.-Biography:...
.
After World War II Dahlke worked at the Staatsschauspiel Munich and embodied characters like Carl Zuckmayer
Carl Zuckmayer
Carl Zuckmayer was a German writer and playwright.-Biography:Born in Nackenheim in Rheinhessen, he was four years old when his family moved to Mainz. With the outbreak of World War I, he finished school with a facilitated "emergency"-Abitur and volunteered for military service...
's Des Teufels General
Des Teufels General
Des Teufels General is a 1946 play written by German author and playwright Carl Zuckmayer, translated as The Devil's General. The title character of the play, General Harras, is based on the ace Ernst Udet. The play is based upon his struggles during the war, simultaneously working under and...
or Professor Higgins in George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
's Pygmalion
Pygmalion (play)
Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts is a play by Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassador's garden party by teaching her to assume a veneer of...
. He became popular by several TV productions in the 1970s, e.g. his appearance in The Old Fox
The Old Fox
The Old Fox is a German television series created in 1976, but first on the air in 1977, now running for over three decades....
, Derrick
Derrick (TV series)
Derrick is a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein , who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings Derrick is a...
or Der Kommissar.
Dahlke was the German dubbing voice of Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton was an English-American stage and film actor, screenwriter, producer and director.-Early life and career:...
and Vincent Price
Vincent Price
Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and serio-comic attitude in a series of horror films made in the latter part of his career.-Early life and career:Price was born in St...
.
Paul Dahlke died in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
and is buried at Grundlsee
Grundlsee
Grundlsee is a municipality in the Liezen district, which counted 1294 inhabitants during the last census . It is located on Lake Grundlsee....
, Austria.
Filmography
|
Clivia Clivia is a genus of monocot flowering plants native to southern Africa. They are from the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Common names include Kaffir lily and bush lily.... Das fliegende Klassenzimmer Das fliegende Klassenzimmer is a 1973 German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Heinz Reincke and Diana Körner. Two classes in a school have a running feud. It is based on The Flying Classroom, a novel by Erich Kästner.-Cast:* Joachim Fuchsberger ... Dr.... |
Abschied von den Wolken Abschied von den Wolken is a German film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt. It was released in 1959.... Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt is a 1962 German drama film directed by Jürgen Goslar and starring Wolfgang Preiss, Götz George and Elke Sommer.-Cast:* Wolfgang Preiss - Staatsanwalt Soldan* Götz George - Jochen Rehbert* Elke Sommer - Renate Hecker... Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious is a 1965 comedy film starring Alec Guinness, Mike Connors and Robert Redford. It is based on the novel The Hiding Place by Robert Shaw.... Die Heiden von Kummerow und ihre lustigen Streiche Die Heiden von Kummerow und ihre lustigen Streiche is an East German film. It was released in 1967.-External links:... Derrick (TV series) Derrick is a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein , who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings Derrick is a... - Season 10, Episode 2: "Die Tote in der Isar" (1983) |
Awards
- 1937: Staatsschauspieler
- 1966: Culture Award of the Pomeranian Landsmannschaft
- 1974: Filmband in Gold
- 1979: Great Cross of MeritBundesverdienstkreuzThe Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has existed since 7 September 1951, and between 3,000 and 5,200 awards are given every year across all classes...
of the Federal Republic of Germany Bundesrepublik Deutschland