Biography

Weiss made his artistic debut on the stage of the Halberstadt

Halberstadt

Halberstadt is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and the capital of the district of Harz. It is located on the German Half-Timbered House Road and the Magdeburg–Thale railway....

 Theater, at 1924. He continued his career in the theaters of Luebeck, Koenigsberg, Magdeburg

Magdeburg

Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....

, Leipzig

Leipzig

Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...

 and Berlin, where he acted in the Berlin Ensemble, among others.

Weiss' film career started already in the Nazi era, with the 1937 Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...

 inspired movie Die Graue Dame (The Gray Lady), and had lasted for almost fifty years. After the Second World War he returned to acting on screen, working with the East German studio DEFA and with the television producers DFF

Deutscher Fernsehfunk

Deutscher Fernsehfunk , known from 1972 to 1990 as Fernsehen der DDR , was the state television broadcaster in East Germany.-Foundation:...

. He appeared in more than fifty independent GDR productions and in co-productions with other Eastern Bloc countries, such as the epic movies Ernst Thaelmann, Karl Liebknecht

Karl Liebknecht (film)

Karl Liebknecht is a two part East German film series directed by Günter Reisch, about the German Communist leader Karl Liebknecht , starring Horst Schulze in the part as Liebknecht, and Lyudmila Kasyanova as Sophie Liebknecht....

and Liberation

Liberation (film series)

Liberation is an epic five-part film series considered the most large-scale World War II film ever made in the Soviet Union. Filmed from 1967 to 1971, the first part was released during 1970 for the 25th anniversary of Victory Day...

. He retired in 1984. Weiss retired at 1987, making his last appearance on stage in the Berlin Ensemble on 25 October that year.

Selected Filmography

• 1937: Die Graue Dame
• 1954: Alarm in Zirkus
  Alarm in the Circus
  Alarm in the Circus is an East German crime film directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1954.-Plot:Klaus and Max are two poor boys from West Berlin, whose families are to poor to pay for their higher education. They face a bleak future. Their only hobby is boxing, and they are both...
  
  
• 1955: Ernst Thaelmann - Leader of his Class
• 1957: Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser…
  Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser…
  Berlin, Schoenhauser Corner is an East German crime film directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1957.-Plot summary:...
  
  
• 1958: Das Lied der Matrosen
• 1960: Doctor Ahrendt's Decision
  Doctor Ahrendt's Decision (film)
  Die Entscheidung des Dr. Ahrendt is an East German black-and-white film, directed by Frank Vogel. It was released in 1960.-Plot:...
  
  
• 1964: Solange Leben in mir ist
• 1965: The Story of a Murder
  The Story of a Murder
  The Story of a Murder is an East German drama film directed by Joachim Hasler. It was released in 1965.-Cast:* Angelica Domröse as Ruth Bodenheim* Ulrich Thein as Dr. Martin* Jirí Vrstála as Dr. Hoffmann* Bohumil Smída as Dr. Schäure...
  
  
• 1966: The Escape In The Silent
  The Escape In The Silent (film)
  Flucht ins Schweigen is an East German black-and-white film, directed by Siegfried Hartmann...
  
  
• 1966: Ohne Kampf kein Sieg
• 1968: Ich - Axel Caesar Springer
• 1970: Meine Stunde Null
• 1971: KLK Calling PTZ - The Red Orchestra
  KLK Calling PTZ - The Red Orchestra
  KLK Calling PTZ - The Red Orchestra is a 1971 East German film about the history of the Red Orchestra espionage ring.-Plot:...
  
  
• 1973: Polizeiruf 110
  Polizeiruf 110
  Polizeiruf 110 is a long running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic , and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD...
  
  (episode 15)
• 1974: Зарево над Драва
• 1974: Take Aim
  Take Aim (1974 film)
  Take Aim is a 1974 two-part Soviet film directed by Igor Talankin.-Plot:The film depicts the nuclear arms race that took place between all sides in the Second World War and the beginning of the Cold War...
  
  
• 1984: Romeo and Julia auf dem Dorfe.

External links

• Siegfried Weiß on the IMDb.