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Helmut Qualtinger
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Helmut Qualtinger
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1928-10-08,Vienna, Austria
Gender
Male
Biography
Helmut Qualtinger was born in Vienna, Austria. He initially studied medicine, but quit university to become a newspaper reporter and film critic for local press, while beginning to write texts for cabaret performances and theater plays. Qualtinger debuted as an actor at a student theater and attended the Max Reinhardt Seminar as a guest student. Beginning in 1947, he appeared in cabaret performances. In 1949, Qualtinger's first theatrical play, Jugend vor den Schranken, was staged in Graz. Up to 1960, Qualtinger collaborated on various cabaret programmes with the Namenlosen Ensemble made up of Gerhard Bronner, Carl Merz, Louise Martini, Peter Wehle, Georg Kreisler, and Michael Kehlmann. Qualtinger was famous for his practical jokes. In 1951, he managed to launch a false report in several newspapers announcing a visit to Vienna of a (fictional) famous Inuit poet named Kobuk (author of "The Burning Igloo"). The reporters who assembled at the railway station however were to witness Qualtinger, in fur coat and cap, stepping from the train. Asked about his "first impressions of Vienna", the "Inuit poet" commented in broad Viennese dialect, "Haaaßis'sdo - [It's hot here]". The short one-man play Der Herr Karl, written by Qualtinger and Carl Merz and performed by Qualtinger in 1961, made the author known across German-speaking countries. "Herr Karl", a grocery store clerk, tells the story of his life to an imaginary colleague - from the days of the Habsburg empire, the First Austrian Republic, the Austrofascist regime leading up to the Anschluss (annexation) by Nazi Germany, World War II and finally military occupation by Allied forces in the 1950s, seen from the perspective of a one who is a prototypical opportunist. Qualtinger's portrayal of the petit-bourgeois Nazi collaborator came at a time when "normality" had just been restored and Austrians' involvement in the Nazi movement was being downplayed and "forgotten", making many enemies for the author, who even received anonymous threats of murder. Beginning in the 1970s, Qualtinger frequently performed recitals of his own and other texts, including excerpts from Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf and Karl Kraus' Die letzten Tage der Menschheit (The Last Days of Mankind). These recitals were highly popular and resulted in several records being published. Qualtinger played countless theater, TV and film parts, making his final appearance in The Name of the Rose in 1986, along with Sean Connery. Qualtinger died in Vienna on 29 September 1986, of a liver condition. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

The Name of the Rose

7.493

The Name of the Rose
1986-09-24

Mikosch im Geheimdienst

4.5

Mikosch im Geheimdienst
1959-02-27

8.2

Der Herr Karl
1967-01-01

6.567

April 1, 2000
1952-11-19

End of the Game

4.9

End of the Game
1978-05-05

6.4

Kurzer Prozeß
1967-11-24

Tales from the Vienna Woods

6

Tales from the Vienna Woods
1979-01-01

Wer war Andre Heller?

6.5

Wer war Andre Heller?
1972-06-25

Die schöne Lügnerin

5.9

Die schöne Lügnerin
1959-09-09

6.2

The Castle
1968-08-30

Sonnenschein und Wolkenbruch

4

Sonnenschein und Wolkenbruch
1955-06-12

Weights and Measures

3.5

Weights and Measures
1973-01-26

Scherben bringen Glück

7

Scherben bringen Glück
1957-01-01

Von und mit....Helmut Qualtinger

0

Von und mit....Helmut Qualtinger
1975-01-01

4.7

Mitgift
1976-02-13

Biedermann und die Brandstifter

0

Biedermann und die Brandstifter
1963-05-10

5

Der Kulterer
1974-03-06

8.3

Radetzkymarsch
1965-04-17

Einmal keine Sorgen haben

5

Einmal keine Sorgen haben
1953-05-20

Geschäfte mit Plückhahn

0

Geschäfte mit Plückhahn
1971-07-14

Einen Jux will er sich machen

0

Einen Jux will er sich machen
1962-05-19

Hab’ ich nur Deine Liebe

0

Hab’ ich nur Deine Liebe
1953-12-17

Lumpazivagabundus

0

Lumpazivagabundus
1965-12-03

Man müßte nochmal zwanzig sein

3

Man müßte nochmal zwanzig sein
1958-08-13

0

Das weite Land
1970-03-29

0

Hanussen
1955-09-14

Diary of a Serial Killer

0

Diary of a Serial Killer
1969-06-18

Das Abgründige in Herrn Gerstenberg

0

Das Abgründige in Herrn Gerstenberg
1957-04-07

König der Manege

0

König der Manege
1954-09-23

Mulligans Rückkehr

0

Mulligans Rückkehr
1977-01-01

Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald

8

Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
1961-09-07

Mann im Schatten

6.6

Mann im Schatten
1961-08-25

Passion eines Politkers

8

Passion eines Politkers
1970-05-17

Die heilige Johanna

0

Die heilige Johanna
1971-12-30

The Magnificent Rogue

4

The Magnificent Rogue
1960-11-01

0

Umsonst
1967-07-08

0

Feuerwasser
1978-07-23

Der Himbeerpflücker

0

Der Himbeerpflücker
1965-06-23

Die Hinrichtung

0

Die Hinrichtung
1966-04-11

Die Geschichte der 1002. Nacht

0

Die Geschichte der 1002. Nacht
1969-12-25

0

König Johann
1971-01-20

Du bist die Richtige

0

Du bist die Richtige
1955-01-13

Der Paukenspieler

0

Der Paukenspieler
1967-12-01

0

Grandison
1978-03-28

0

Qualtinger
2011-11-25

Helmut Qualtinger liest Mein Kampf

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Helmut Qualtinger liest Mein Kampf
1985-01-01

Das vierte Gebot

0

Das vierte Gebot
1968-09-15

Die Hinrichtung

0

Die Hinrichtung
1981-10-02

0

Samba
1966-05-09

Abelard - Die Entmannung

3.5

Abelard - Die Entmannung
1977-02-18

0

Krankensaal 6
1974-12-03

0

Cat's Game
1985-06-23

0

Eiszeit
1975-08-15

0

Der Fall Bohr
1966-12-01

0

Die Kurve
1961-07-22

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

0

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973-10-30

The Diary of Dr. Döblinger

0

The Diary of Dr. Döblinger
1986-08-31

The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'

8

The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
1986-10-11

0

Die Alpensaga
1976-12-01

9

Krimistunde
1982-04-08

Deutscher Filmpreis

6

Deutscher Filmpreis
1951-01-01

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

3.5

Goldene Kamera Verleihung
1966-01-25

0

Das Profil
1962-01-29

6.5

3 nach 9
1974-11-19

Ikonen Österreichs

0

Ikonen Österreichs
2019-12-29