Peter Alexander Ferdinand Maximilian Neumayer

Peter Alexander Ferdinand Maximilian Neumayer was born on the 30^th June 1926; he died on the 12^th February 2011. He is commonly known with the name Peter Alexander; he was an Austrian actor, singer and an entertainer. He got his fame in the 1950s and in the 1960s through popular movies and successful recordings. He showed himself to be a good host of TV shows in the country.

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Life and Career

At the time of the World War II, Peter Alexander was teenaged Luftwaffenhelfer and member of the Reichsarbeitsdienst before he was conscripted into the Navy of the country. He was captured by the British in the early part of the 1945 as a POW.

At the end of the World War II, Peter Alexander attended the Vienna's Max Reinhardt Seminary for actors until 1948 and then he started his profession in the movies of the country. He starred in many musical comedies of the country like Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlager and Peter schießt den Vogel ab.

After his death in the year 2011, Media Control Charts named Peter Alexander to be the biggest singles artist ever with the total of 459 songs that were charted on the German singles chart.

Peter Alexander was married to Hilde Haagen in 1952 and they had two children together. He died on the 12^th February 2011 at the age of 84 in the city of Vienna.

Filmography

Ø  Der Engel mit der Posaune, 1948

Ø  Verlorene Melodie, 1952

Ø  Königin der Arena, 1953

Ø  Salto Mortale, 1953

Ø  Die süßesten Früchte, 1953

Ø  Drei von denen man spricht, 1953

Ø  Verliebte Leute, 1954

Ø  Große Starparade, 1954

Ø  Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlager, 1955

Ø  Musikparade, 1956

Ø  Bonjour Kathrin, 1956\

Ø  Ein Mann muß nicht immer schön sein, 1956

Ø  Liebe, Jazz und Übermut, 1957

Ø  Das haut hin, 1957

Ø  Die Beine von Dolores, 1957

Ø  Münchhausen in Afrika, 1958

Ø  Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen, 1958

Ø  So ein Millionär hat's schwer, 1958

Ø  Peter schießt den Vogel ab, 1959

Ø  Schlag auf Schlag, 1959

Ø  Ich bin kein Casanova, 1959

Ø  Salem Aleikum aka: Mein ganzes Leben ist Musik, 1959

Ø  Kriminaltango, 1960

Ø  Ich zähle täglich meine Sorgen, 1960

Ø  Im weißen Rößl, 1960

Ø  Season in Salzburg aka: Wenn der Toni mit der Vroni, 1961

Ø  Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby, 1961

Ø  Die Fledermaus, 1962

Ø  The Merry Widow, 1962

Ø  Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies, 1962

Ø  Das süße Leben des Grafen Bobby

Ø  Charleys Tante, 1963

Ø  Der Musterknabe, 1963

Ø  Schwejks Flegeljahre, 1963

Ø  Hilfe, meine Braut klaut, 1964

Ø  Und sowas muß um 8 ins Bett, 1964

Ø  Das Liebeskarussell, 1965

Ø  Graf Bobby, der Schrecken des Wilden Westens, 1965

Ø  Bel Ami 2000 oder Wie verführt man einen Playboy? 1965

Ø  Zum Teufel mit der Penne Part #2 of the series: Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank, 1968

Ø  Hurra, die Schule brennt! Part #4 of the series: Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank, 1969

Ø  Hauptsache Ferien, 1969

Decorations and Awards

Ø  Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1985)

Ø  Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (1974)

Ø  Ring of honour of Vienna (1984)

Ø  Golden Camera (1970, 1980, 1984 (Germany); 1979 (Austria)) as the best music star of a decade

Ø  Super Golden Camera 1979 (Germany) as the biggest star of all time, with participation of over 11 million readers of Hörzu

Ø  Bambi (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1987, 1990, 1996) - for his lifetime

Ø  Golden Europe (1969, 1974, 1979)

Ø  Golden Screen (1966, 1973, 1974 and 1976)

Ø  Silver Screen (1970 and 1971)

Ø  Bronze Bravo Otto (1971)

Ø  Gold Decoration for Services to the City of Vienna (1971)

Ø  Lion of RTL Radio, a total of 9 prizes in bronze, silver and gold (1973)

Ø  Honorary Lion as the best singer

Ø  Golden Microphone qualitatively better than 1966 male music star of the European show business

Ø  Rose Hill award (1992) for taking notes Austrian film history

Ø  Award of the City of Cologne (1976) for 14 total sold-out events at the Cologne Sporthalle

Ø  Hermann Lons Gold Medal

Ø  Golden Romy (1992)

Ø  Platinum Romy (1993)

Ø  Other awards were: Lieber Augustin of Vienna (1968), the Golden Bear (1973), Golden Rathausmann (1970), Golden Plates of German gastronomy (1973), Golden Cleo as the most popular star in Austria (1986), German Record Award (1980), Silver Plate of Robert Stolz Foundation in (1980)

Ø  4th place in the list of the 50 most Austrians the last 50 years in a reader poll of the daily Kurier (2004)

Ø  Inclusion in the Echo Hall of Fame (2011)

Ø  Naming of Peter-Alexander-Platz in Döbling (19th district of Vienna, 2012)