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In 1980er Years he plays in Germany on German-American co-productions. And he visited half-brother [[Wolfgang Heinz ( |
In 1980er Years he plays in Germany on German-American co-productions. And he visited half-brother [[Wolfgang Heinz (actor)|Wolfgang Heinz]] and he takes a decision ''return to Berlin''. But the [[Communism|communistic]] regime in [[East Berlin]] do not know what an American want in the [[GDR]]. Hurst must wait. So he works with [[George Tabori]], which managed in Wien and Berlin. 1991 transferred Hurst to [[Vienna|Wien]] and plays at [[Burgtheater]] under stage direction of Tabori in classic and in German language, the native tongue. But Tabori goes in 2000 to Berlin. And Hurst comes back to Berlin. He reside in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg. Now he lives in Berlin-Mitte. But in Berlin he doesn't no longer play. The healthiness makes trouble, he is 74 years old. |
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He was three times married and his children live in Italy, United Kingdom and the United States. And he lives now in the home city. |
He was three times married and his children live in Italy, United Kingdom and the United States. And he lives now in the home city. |
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Revision as of 21:27, 18 April 2010
David Hurst | |
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| Born | Heinrich Theodor Hirsch |
| Occupation(s) | actor, theatre producer |
| Years active | 1948-2000 |
David Hurst (born 6 May 1926 in Berlin as Heinrich Theodor Hirsch) is a British-German actor.
Biography
Germany
Hurst grew up in a family of actors. His father was a member of the Austrian Theatre and appeared frequently at the Salzburg Festival. He was also a renowned film director in the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. As a Jewish child living in Nazi Germany, he faced persecution from the Nazi regime. After the pogroms of Kristallnacht, British-Jewish citizens offered to bear the government expenses for the rescue of Jewish children from Germany and Austria. He was one of the thousands of children in 1938 relocated with the Kindertransport in the United Kingdom. At the time of leaving his mother, he was 12 years old. He never saw her again.
United Kingdom
He lived out his childhood in a manor in Northern Ireland. He lived with other young emigrants in the care of a family of an estate manager. It was here that he got the chance to receive an artistic education. The first stage experience he gained was in Belfast at a repertory theatre. His German name was Heinrich Hirsch, and soon changed it to David Hurst to reduce confusion. During World War II he joined the Armed Services and was assigned to an entertainment battalion where he performed as an actor and a comedian.
Artistic career
He took on his first role since the beginning of WWII in 1949 as Wolfgang Winkel in the film performance of A Perfect Woman[1]. The play was a success on the West End and he received the praise of the critics for his performance.[2]. Although now immersed in the world of the silver screen, he continued to perform on the stage frequently.
United States
In 1957, Hurst relocated to Hollywood in the United States. Actors were in high demand and he immediately was employed. He spent the bulk of his time in California but often performed On Broadway. He had to make many adjustments to the American styles of performance. Rehearsal and performance runs are much shorter than in Europe, and money is the driving factor for most performers.
Throughout the 1950's and 1960's he played in film, television, and theatre. 1959 he received the Clarence Derwent Awardand in 1964, he was awarded the Obie-Award for his off-Broadway performance in A Month in the Country from the Village Voice.[3]
In 1969, he performed in the film version of Hello, Dolly as Rudolph the headwaiter alongside Barbara Streisand and Walter Matthau. This has been his biggest role to date, and his most recognizable in America.
Throughout his career he has worked at Yale, Boston University and Carnegie Mellon.
--end of original edit JCK
By means of TV-series how „Mission: Impossible“ (Kobra, übernehmen Sie), „Serpico“ and also „Star Trek“ he is seen in Germany on TV. So he comes also to the play to Europe. He plays often in English-speaking movies a German role. And he is faithful to his German language. Hurst see his jewishness tolerant, he is an actor, but he lives as Jew. In the English-American utopic cine-film „The Boys From Brazil“ he plays a nazist officer. „Skokie“ is a true story of a neo-fascist episode in Illinois about a concentration camp prisoner and holocaust survivor, of course Hurst plays a role in this scenic dokumentation.
Comeback to Germany
In 1980er Years he plays in Germany on German-American co-productions. And he visited half-brother Wolfgang Heinz and he takes a decision return to Berlin. But the communistic regime in East Berlin do not know what an American want in the GDR. Hurst must wait. So he works with George Tabori, which managed in Wien and Berlin. 1991 transferred Hurst to Wien and plays at Burgtheater under stage direction of Tabori in classic and in German language, the native tongue. But Tabori goes in 2000 to Berlin. And Hurst comes back to Berlin. He reside in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg. Now he lives in Berlin-Mitte. But in Berlin he doesn't no longer play. The healthiness makes trouble, he is 74 years old.
He was three times married and his children live in Italy, United Kingdom and the United States. And he lives now in the home city.
On-/Off-Broadway
| Stage Play | Character | Theatre | Year[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Die getreuen Brüder von der Pittstraße | Joseph Knaitsch | Orpheum Theatre | 5. November 1988 - 20. November 1988, 20 performances |
| Dracula (Drama) | Abraham Van Helsing | OnBroadway | 20. Octobre 1977 - 6. January 1980 |
| Imperator Henry IV | Dr. Dionysius Genoni | OnBroadway | 28. April 1973 - 28. May 1973 |
| Electra | Educator | Delacorte Theatre | 5. August 1964 - 29. August 1964, 22 Vorstellungen (New York Shakespeare Festival) |
| A Month in the Country | Ignaty Ilyitch Shpigelsky | Maidman Playhouse | 1963 - 1964, 48 performances |
| Camelot (Musical) | Merlyn | OnBroadway | 3. Decembre 1960 - 5. January 1963 |
| The Lunatic View (Der Wahnsinnige) | Young Man | Lucille Lortel Theatre | November 1962 (Matinee) |
| Unterm Maulbeerfeigenbaum | The Scientist | Cricket Theatre | 7. March 1960 - 10. April 1960, 41 performances |
| Look After Lulu (Comedy) | The Policeman | Broadway | 3. March 1959 - 4. April 1959 |
| A Midsummers Night Dream (Comedy) | Ensemble | Broadway | 21. September 1954 - 17. Octobre 1954 |
Filmography
| Title | Character/ Role | Year | Type of Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Perfect Woman | Wolfgang Winkel | 1949 | Film after Play „The Perfect Woman“ |
| Tony Draws a Horse | Ivan | 1950 | cine-film about Freudianism |
| The Smart Aleck | Poppi | 1951 | cine-film |
| Top Secret (Die Verblendeten) | Professor Deutsch | 1952 | cine-film |
| Venetian Bird | Minelli | 1952 | cine-film |
| Mother Riley Meets the Vampire[5] | Mugsy | 1952 | cine-film |
| So Little Time | Blumel/Baumann | 1952 | Lovemovie[6] |
| Always a Bride | Beckstein | 1953 | motion picture |
| Rough Shoot (Schuß im Dunkel) | Lex | 1953 | motion picture |
| Mad About Men | Signor Mantalini | 1954 | motion picture |
| River Beat (Die Jagd begann im Hafen)[7] | Paddy McClure | 1954 | Policemovie |
| Look Up and Live | 1954 | Two Episodes | |
| One Good Turn (Verliebt, verrückt und nicht verheiratet) | Professor Dofee | 1954 | Lovemovie |
| All for Mary (Aber lieb sind sie doch) | Mr. Victor | 1955 | motion picture |
| As Long as They're Happy (Existentialisten) | Dr. Hermann Schneider/ Dr. Ferenczy | 1955 | motion picture |
| The Adventures of Aggie | Lazareff | 1956 | Episode - Snap Judgment |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Regierungsoffizieller | 1957 | Episode - The Shepherd of Paris |
| After the Ball | Perelli | 1957 | motion picture |
| Kraft Television Theatre | 1958 | Episode - Riddle of a Lady | |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Mr. Stryver | 1958 | Episode - A Tale of Two Cities |
| Play of the Week | mehrere Episoden | 1959 | television series |
| Dow Hour of Great Mysteries | Der Baron | 1960 | Episode - The Dachet Diamonds |
| Play of the Week | Propagandist | 1960 | Episodes - Tiger at the Gates / - The Emperor's Clothes |
| Car 54, Where Are You? (Wagen 54, bitte melden) | Robin Stuart, playwright | 1962 | Episode - That's Show Business |
| The Defenders (Preston & Preston) | Dr. Schaeffer | 1964 | Episode - Drink Like a Lady |
| The Confession (Heirate mich, Gauner)[8] | Gustave | 1964 | TV |
| The Patty Duke Show | Dennis LaTouche | 1965 | Episode - It Takes a Heap of Livin' |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Solo für O.N.K.E.L.) | Dr. Jan Vanovech | 1965/ 1968 | In different Episodes |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Matthew Brecker | 1966 | Episode- The Mata Hari Affair |
| Hawk | Louis Anselmi | 1966 | Episode - The Longleat Chronicles |
| Mannix | Vladek | 1967 | Episode - The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Petrovini | 1967 | Episode - Anastasia |
| Mission: Impossible (Kobra, übernehmen Sie) | Dr. Oswald Beck / Victor Grigov | 1967/ 1969 | TV-Criminal in different Episodes |
| Run for Your Life (Wettlauf mit dem Tod) | Heinrich Kleist | 1968 | Episode - The Exchange |
| The Monkees (Monkees Race Again) | Baron von Klutz | 1968 | Science-Fiction-Serie |
| It Takes a Thief (Ihr Auftritt, Al Mundy!) | Captain Kovich | 1968 | Episode - When Boy Meets Girl |
| To Die in Paris | Pirot | 1968 | TV-Film |
| How to Steal the World (Wie stehle ich die Welt?) | Dr. Jan Vanovech | 1968 | Actionkomödy to TV-Serie Man of U.N.C.L.E. |
| The Flying Nun | Benito Gomez / Gus Mendoza | 1968/ 1969 | Episodes - A Fish Story and The Lottery |
| Hello, Dolly! | Rudolph Reisenweber | 1969 | cine film |
| The Maltese Bippy | Dr. Charles Strauss | 1969 | cine film |
| Star Trek | Ambassador Hodin[9][10] | 1969 | Episode 72 - The Mark of Gideon (Fast unsterblich) |
| F.B.I. | Alex Keeler | 1970 | Episode - The Traitor |
| Kelly's Heroes (Stoßtrupp Gold) | Colonel Dunkhepf | 1970 | Telefilm (Yugoslawia) |
| The Mod Squad (Twen-Police) | 1970 | Episode - The Exile | |
| NET Playhouse | Chanute | 1971 | Episode: The Wright Brothers |
| Dark Shadows | Justin Collins | 1971 | Three Episodes |
| Paradise Lost | Schnable | 1974 | Telefim |
| Serpico[11] | Ducek | 1976 | Episode - The Indian |
| Insight | 1977 | Episode | |
| McCloud (Ein Sheriff in New York) | Hauptmann Andrei Krasnavian | 1977 | Episode - The Moscow Connection |
| Quincy M.E. (Quincey) | Dr. Fred Webber | 1978 | Episode - Dead and Alive |
| The Boys from Brazil[12] (Geheimakte Viertes Reich) | Strasser | 1978 | Actionfilm |
| Child of Glass (Gläserne Puppe) | Jacques Dumaine | 1978 | Telefilm |
| Nero Wolfe | Fritz | 1979 | Telefilm |
| Eight Is Enough | 1979 | Episode - The Hipbone's Connected to the Thighbone | |
| Charlie's Angels (Drei Engel für Charly) | Stovich | 1980 | Episode - Arnsteins Wunder |
| Skokie (Kteuz der Gewalt)[13] | Sol Goldstein | 1981 | Telefilm |
| The Handmaid's Tale (Geschichte der Dienerin)[14] | Der Onkel | 1989 | Science-Fiction-Film |
| Hey, Hey We're The Monkees | Baron von Klutz | 1997 | |
| The Boy Who Had Everything | 1984 | Cine-Drama | |
| Leo Tolstoy: God Sees the Truth but Waits | 1999 | Cinetale |
External links
- ^ Playbill
- ^ Movieoverview
- ^ Obie May 28, 1964, Vol. IX, No. 32
- ^ Off-Broadway-Datenbank
- ^ IMDB 403588
- ^ Über die gemeinsame Zuneigung zur Musik überwinden Nicole und der Oberst alle Vorurteile und zeitbedingte Feindschaft. Schließlich zerbricht ihre Liebe aber doch an der Grausamkeit des Krieges.
- ^ Filmlexikon
- ^ Filmdatenbank
- ^ In The Mark of Gideon (72 - 1969)
- ^ 16.htm Startrek Index
- ^ Episoden und Darsteller
- ^ Filminfos
- ^ Inhaltsangabe Skokie
- ^ Filmlexikon