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Helmut Qualtinger‌

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Helmut Qualtinger

Vienna, Austria

Helmut Qualtinger

Vienna, Austria

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1928-10-08

Popularity

star2.9

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

Movie Credits

The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose‌
star7.5
calendar 1986

Mikosch im Geheimdienst

Mikosch im Geheimdienst‌
star5.0
calendar 1959

Der Herr Karl

Der Herr Karl‌
star8.3
calendar 1967

April 1, 2000

April 1, 2000‌
star6.3
calendar 1952

End of the Game

End of the Game‌
star4.9
calendar 1978

Kurzer Prozeß

Kurzer Prozeß‌
star6.5
calendar 1967

Tales from the Vienna Woods

Tales from the Vienna Woods‌
star6.0
calendar 1979

Wer war Andre Heller?

Wer war Andre Heller?‌
star6.5
calendar 1972

Die schöne Lügnerin

Die schöne Lügnerin‌
star5.9
calendar 1959

The Castle

The Castle‌
star6.2
calendar 1968

Sonnenschein und Wolkenbruch

Sonnenschein und Wolkenbruch‌
star4.0
calendar 1955

Weights and Measures

Weights and Measures‌
star3.5
calendar 1973

Scherben bringen Glück

Scherben bringen Glück‌
star7.0
calendar 1957

Von und mit....Helmut Qualtinger

Von und mit....Helmut Qualtinger‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Mitgift

Mitgift‌
star4.7
calendar 1976

Biedermann und die Brandstifter

Biedermann und die Brandstifter‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

The Cultist

The Cultist‌
star5.0
calendar 1974

Radetzkymarsch

Radetzkymarsch‌
star8.3
calendar 1965

Einmal keine Sorgen haben

Einmal keine Sorgen haben‌
star5.0
calendar 1953

Geschäfte mit Plückhahn

Geschäfte mit Plückhahn‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Einen Jux will er sich machen

Einen Jux will er sich machen‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Hab’ ich nur Deine Liebe

Hab’ ich nur Deine Liebe‌
star0.0
calendar 1953

Lumpazivagabundus

Lumpazivagabundus‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

Man müßte nochmal zwanzig sein

Man müßte nochmal zwanzig sein‌
star3.0
calendar 1958

Das weite Land

Das weite Land‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

Hanussen

Hanussen‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Diary of a Serial Killer

Diary of a Serial Killer‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

Das Abgründige in Herrn Gerstenberg

Das Abgründige in Herrn Gerstenberg‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

König der Manege

König der Manege‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Mulligans Rückkehr

Mulligans Rückkehr‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald

Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald‌
star8.0
calendar 1961

Mann im Schatten

Mann im Schatten‌
star6.8
calendar 1961

Passion eines Politkers

Passion eines Politkers‌
star8.0
calendar 1970

Die heilige Johanna

Die heilige Johanna‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

The Magnificent Rogue

The Magnificent Rogue‌
star4.0
calendar 1960

Umsonst

Umsonst‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

Feuerwasser

Feuerwasser‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Der Himbeerpflücker

Der Himbeerpflücker‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

Die Hinrichtung

Die Hinrichtung‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Die Geschichte der 1002. Nacht

Die Geschichte der 1002. Nacht‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

König Johann

König Johann‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Du bist die Richtige

Du bist die Richtige‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Der Paukenspieler

Der Paukenspieler‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

Grandison

Grandison‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Qualtinger

Qualtinger‌
star7.0
calendar 2011

Helmut Qualtinger liest Mein Kampf

Helmut Qualtinger liest Mein Kampf‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

Das vierte Gebot

Das vierte Gebot‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Die Hinrichtung

Die Hinrichtung‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Samba

Samba‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Cat's Game

Cat's Game‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

Abelard - Die Entmannung

Abelard - Die Entmannung‌
star3.5
calendar 1977

Eiszeit

Eiszeit‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Krankensaal 6

Krankensaal 6‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Der Fall Bohr

Der Fall Bohr‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Die Kurve

Die Kurve‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

The Diary of Dr. Döblinger

The Diary of Dr. Döblinger‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

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

The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'‌
star8.0
calendar 1986

Tv Credits

Die Alpensaga

Die Alpensaga‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Krimistunde

Krimistunde‌
star9.0
calendar 1982

Deutscher Filmpreis

Deutscher Filmpreis‌
star6.0
calendar 1951

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Goldene Kamera Verleihung‌
star3.5
calendar 1966

Das Profil

Das Profil‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

3 nach 9

3 nach 9‌
star6.5
calendar 1974

Ikonen Österreichs

Ikonen Österreichs‌
star0.0
calendar 2019