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Rudolf Forster(1884-1968)

  • Actor
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Rudolf Forster and Albert Préjean in The Threepenny Opera (1931)
Rudolf Forster was born on 30 October 1884 in Gröbming, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Das Glas Wasser (1960), The Threepenny Opera (1931) and Wälsungenblut (1965). He was married to Wilhelmine Karoline Klara Schachschneider and Eleonora von Mendelssohn. He died on 25 October 1968 in Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria.
BornOctober 30, 1884
DiedOctober 25, 1968(83)
BornOctober 30, 1884
DiedOctober 25, 1968(83)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Das Glas Wasser (1960)
Das Glas Wasser
6.7
  • Marquis de Torcy
  • 1960
The Threepenny Opera (1931)
The Threepenny Opera
7.2
  • Mackie Messer
  • 1931
Thomas Mann, Michael Maien, Elena Nathanail, and Rolf Thiele in Wälsungenblut (1965)
Wälsungenblut
6.3
  • Graf
  • count Arnstatt
  • 1965
Der gebieterische Ruf (1944)
Der gebieterische Ruf
5.7
  • Hofrat Dr. Wichmann
  • 1944

Credits

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  • Von Haut zu Haut (1970)
    Von Haut zu Haut
    4.7
    • Trodler
    • 1970
  • Rotmord (1969)
    Rotmord
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Adliger Herr
    • 1969
  • Vanillikipferln
    TV Movie
    • Herr Hofrat
    • 1969
  • Der Eismann kommt
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • Cecil Lewis
    • 1968
  • Teri Tordai in Der Turm der verbotenen Liebe (1968)
    Der Turm der verbotenen Liebe
    5.1
    • Honoré de Latoure
    • 1968
  • Die Geschichte von Vasco
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • Der Mirador
    • 1968
  • Die Gesichte der Simone Machard
    TV Movie
    • Père Gustave
    • 1968
  • Siedlung Arkadien
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • Herr Wrangel
    • 1967
  • Der Kirschgarten
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • Firs
    • 1966
  • Grieche sucht Griechin (1966)
    Grieche sucht Griechin
    5.3
    • 1966
  • Das Abgründige in Herrn Gerstenberg
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • Chalon
    • 1966
  • The Big Risk (1960)
    Killer Spy
    5.9
    • Rameau (as Rudolph Forster)
    • 1965
  • Die Reise
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Admiral Punt
    • 1965
  • Thomas Mann, Michael Maien, Elena Nathanail, and Rolf Thiele in Wälsungenblut (1965)
    Wälsungenblut
    6.3
    • Graf
    • count Arnstatt
    • 1965
  • Haus Herzenstod
    TV Movie
    • Kapirän Shotover
    • 1964

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Rudolph Forster
  • Born
    • October 30, 1884
    • Gröbming, Austria-Hungary
  • Died
    • October 25, 1968
    • Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria
  • Spouses
      Wilhelmine Karoline Klara Schachschneider1944 - October 25, 1968 (his death)
  • Other works
    He acted in Robert E. Sherwood's translation of Jacques Deval's play, "Tovarich," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Marta Abba, Polly De Loos, Bram Nossen, Ernest Lawford, Aristides De Leon, Margaret Dale, Jay Fassett, Barbara Gott, James E. Truex, Amanda Duff, Oscar Sterling, Leni Stengel, Andora Andrews, and Cecil Humphreys in the cast. Raymond Sovey was set designer. Gilbert Miller was producer and director.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Austrian star of the Georg Wilhelm Pabst's film The Threepenny Opera (1931) [The Threepenny Opera] who fled Nazi Germany and lived with his wife Eleonora von Mendelssohn in Manhattan for a time. He became homesick and returned to Germany in 1940 to resume his career, starring in many Third Reich movies. She remained in Manhattan until her death in 1951.

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