Helmuth Lohner

Helmuth Lohner was born on the 24^th April 1933 in the city of Vienna. He is an Austrian actor, theatre director and was the director of the Theatre in der Josefstadt from the year 2004 to the year 2006.

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Helmuth Lohner trained as a commercial artist while he was receiving private lessons in acting. He appeared in the movie of the country for the first time in the year 1952 at the Stadttheatre Baden. He appeared in many productions of Stadttheater Klagenfurt from the year 1953 to the year 1963.

He also had further engagements in Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and the city of Zurich.

Helmuth Lohner was married to a German actress called Susanne Cramer twice and they divorced twice. He then later married the German actress called Karin Baal and they had a daughter called Therese Lohner who is also an actress of the country.

Selected works

As opera director

Ø  1994 La belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach

Ø  1997 The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár

Ø  1999 Eine Nacht in Venedig by Johann Strauss II

Ø  2002 Die Csárdásfürstin by Emmerich Kalman

Ø  2005 The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

As theatre actor

Ø  1978 Das weite Land by Arthur Schnitzler, directed by Otto Schenk

Ø  1987 Der einsame Weg by Arthur Schnitzler, directed by Thomas Langhoff

Ø  1991-1993 Ein Jedermann (Salzburg festival)

Ø  1999 Figaro lässt sich scheiden by Ödön von Horváth, directed by Luc Bondy

Selected films

Ø  1956 Herrscher ohne Krone

Ø  1957 Das Wirtshaus im Spessart

Ø  1957 Witwer mit fünf Töchtern

Ø  1958 Das Dreimäderlhaus

Ø  1958 Die Halbzarte

Ø  1958 The Spessart Inn

Ø  1959 Die schöne Lügnerin, with Romy Schneider

Ø  1960 Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder

Ø  1960 Pension Schöller

Ø  1960 Mrs. Warren's Profession

Ø  1961 Blond muß man sein auf Capri

Ø  1961 Das letzte Kapitel

Ø  1961 Mann im Schatten

Ø  1968 Hannibal Brooks, directed by Michael Winner, starring Oliver Reed

Ø  1969 Babeck (de) (TV miniseries)

Ø  1971 Liliom (TV movie), directed by Otto Schenk

Ø  1973 Reigen (de), directed by Otto Schenk

Ø  1974 Derrick (TV series) - Season 1, Episode 2 - "Johanna"

Decorations and awards

Ø  1980 Kainz Medal

Ø  1988 Nestroy Ring

Ø  1991 Gold Honorary Medal of Vienna

Ø  1992 Kammerschauspieler

Ø  2001 Nestroy nomination for Best Actor

Ø  2003 Honorary Member of the Theater in der Josefstadt

Ø  2003 Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class

Ø  2006 Gold Medal for services to the City of Vienna