Rolf Hoppe
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Rolf Hoppe (born 6 December 1930 in Ellrich) is a German film and stage actor.
Life
Hoppe was born as son of a master baker in Ellrich, Thuringia, Germany. After his apprenticehip as a baker, he worked from 1945 to 1948, also as an coachman. He then started an actors’ training in Erfurt and also worked in the cirkus Aeros. He later engaged at Thalia Theater in Halle (Saale) and at the Young World Theatre in Leipzig. He also acted at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden, at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, at the Salzburg Festival. He also was internationally active in Switzerland, Italia and China.
In the East-German DEFA movies, Hoppe often played villains, e.g., in different Osterns. One of his most notable roles was that of the Tábornagy in Mephisto which was awarded the 1981 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Hoppe lives in Weißig in Dresden. He is married and has two daughters. His youngest daughter, Christine Hoppe (1968), is also an actress.
Filmography
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Discography
- 2010: Hoppe spricht Schöne Frühlingslieder[1]
Awards
- 1971: National Prize of East Germany 1. class for art and literature
- 1981: Critics Award of the Hungarian Journalist. Association for his role in Mephisto
- 1995: Lessing Award of the Free State of Saxony
- 1998: Grimme-Preis for his role in the TV miniseries Sardsch
- 2005: Goldene Henne for his lifetime achievement
- 2007: Art Award, City of Dresden
- 2010: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1st Class
Further reading
- Eberhard Görner: Der Schauspieler Rolf Hoppe. Henschel, 1996, ISBN 3894872535
External links
- Rolf Hoppe at IMDb
- Rolf Hoppe at dreihaselnuessefueraschenbroedel.de (German)
- Rolf Hoppe at DEFA-Sternstunden (German)
- Rolf Hoppe at film-zeit.de (German)
References
- ^ Frühlingslieder auf Frühlingslieder.com (abgerufen am 19. Juni 2010)