Max Adalbert
Encyclopedia
Max Adalbert was a German
stage and movie actor.
n Officer. He used his firstnames as his stagename from the start of his career and debuted at the age of 19 at the theater of Lübeck
and in 1894 at the municipal theater of Barmen
. Adalbert also appeared at St.Gallen, Nuremberg
and Vienna
. He moved to Berlin
in 1899 to work at the Residenztheater. Coming in contact with Curt Bois, Adalbert turned into a comedian and was co-founded the popular Kabarett der Komiker in December 1924. On May 30, 1931 he made his debut as the central character of Carl Zuckmayer
's Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
at the Deutsches Theater
in Berlin, which was filmed in the same year.
Max Adalbert died on a guest performance at Munich
of pneumonia and was buried at the celebrities cemetery Südwestkirchhof at Berlin Stahnsdorf
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
stage and movie actor.
Biography
Adalbert was born in Danzig (Gdansk), Imperial Germany as Maximilian Adalbert Krampf to a PrussiaPrussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n Officer. He used his firstnames as his stagename from the start of his career and debuted at the age of 19 at the theater of Lübeck
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
and in 1894 at the municipal theater of Barmen
Barmen
Barmen is a former industrial metropolis of the region of Bergisches Land, Germany, which in 1929 with four other towns was merged with the city of Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. Barmen was the birth-place of Friedrich Engels and together with the neighbouring town of Elberfeld founded the...
. Adalbert also appeared at St.Gallen, Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. He moved to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
in 1899 to work at the Residenztheater. Coming in contact with Curt Bois, Adalbert turned into a comedian and was co-founded the popular Kabarett der Komiker in December 1924. On May 30, 1931 he made his debut as the central character of 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 Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
The Captain of Köpenick (play)
The Captain of Köpenick is a satirical play by the German dramatist Carl Zuckmayer. First produced in 1931, the play tells the story, based on a true event that happened in 1906, of a down-on-his-luck ex-convict shoemaker who impersonates a Prussian Guards officer, holds the mayor of a small town...
at 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...
in Berlin, which was filmed in the same year.
Max Adalbert died on a guest performance at 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...
of pneumonia and was buried at the celebrities cemetery Südwestkirchhof at Berlin Stahnsdorf
Stahnsdorf
Stahnsdorf is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany.-Geography:It is situated 20 km southwest of Berlin , and 12 km east of Potsdam.-History:...
.
Filmography
- 1915: Wie werde ich Amanda los?
- 1919: König Nicolo
- 1919: Die Verführten
- 1919: Liebe, Haß und Geld
- 1920: Das Haus zum Mond
- 1921: Der müde TodDer müde TodDestiny, or in the original German, Der müde Tod is a 1921 silent film directed in Germany by Fritz Lang. The German language title literally means Weary Death ; the film was originally released in the United States as Behind the Wall and in the United Kingdom as Destiny, the title under which...
- 1921: Das indische Grabmal
- 1922: Dr. Mabuse, der SpielerDr. Mabuse, der SpielerDr. Mabuse the Gambler is the first film in the Dr. Mabuse series, about the character Doctor Mabuse who featured in the novels of Norbert Jacques. It was directed by Fritz Lang and released in 1922. The film is silent and filmed mostly 16 frames per second. It would be followed by The Testament...
- 1922: Die Flamme
- 1925: Vorderhaus und Hinterhaus
- 1930: Das gestohlene Gesicht
- 1930: Drei Tage Mittelarrest
- 1930: Hans in allen Gassen
- 1931: Das Ekel
- 1931: Der Herr Finanzdirektor
- 1931: Die Schlacht von Bademünde
- 1931: So'n Windhund
- 1931: Die Nacht ohne Pause
- 1931: Mein Leopold
- 1931: Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1931 film)Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1931 film)The Captain from Köpenick is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and produced by Gabriel Pascal. It is one of several films based on the 1931 play by the same name written by Carl Zuckmayer. The story centers around the Hauptmann von Köpenick affair in 1906.- Plot :Der Hauptmann...
- 1932: Ein toller Einfall
- 1932: Der Schützenkönig
- 1932: Husarenliebe
- 1932: Spione im Savoy-Hotel
- 1933: Hände aus dem Dunkel
- 1933: Lachende Erben