Helmut Qualtinger

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-10-08 (58 years old)

Deathday

1986-09-29

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria

Helmut Qualtinger

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, Pete...

Acting

1986

The Name of the Rose

as Remigio da Varagine

1959

Mikosch of the Secret Service

as Oberst Fedor Fedorowitsch Ganiew

1967

Der Herr Karl

as Herr Karl

1978

End of the Game

as Von Schwendi

1967

Kurzer Prozeß

as Inspektor Pokorny

1979

1972

1959

Die schöne Lügnerin

as Detective Zawadil

1968

The Castle

as Bürgel

1955

1973

Weights and Measures

as Anselm Eibenschütz

1976

Mitgift

as Huck

1963

Biedermann und die Brandstifter

as Schmitz - ein Ringer

1974

Der Kulterer

as Kulterer

1965

Radetzkymarsch

as Kapturak

1971

Geschäfte mit Plückhahn

as Erwin Plückhahn

1962

Einen Jux will er sich machen

as Melchior - Hausknecht

1953

Hab’ ich nur Deine Liebe

as Direktor Pokorny

1965

Lumpazivagabundus

as Knieriem, ein Schustergeselle

1970

1955

Hanussen

as Ernst Röhm

1969

1954

1977

1961

Mann im Schatten

as Oberpolizeirat Dr. Radosch

1970

Passion eines Politkers

as Nationalrat Bröschl

1971

1960

The Magnificent Rogue

as Seppl Reber

1967

Umsonst

as Pitzl

1978

Feuerwasser

as Sepp O'Brian

1965

Der Himbeerpflücker

as Konrad Steisshäuptl

1966

Die Hinrichtung

as Scharfrichter Engel

1969

1971

König Johann

as Johann Plantagenet, König von England

1955

Du bist die Richtige

as Orientalischer Fürst

1967

1978

Grandison

as Dr. Ludwig Pfister

1968

Das vierte Gebot

as Schalanter

1966

Samba

as Capitano Agamemnon Heredia

1974

Ward 6

as Ragin

1985

Cat's Game

as Viktor

1975

Eiszeit

as Officer

1966

Der Fall Bohr

as Matzenauer

1961

Die Kurve

as Ministerialdirigent Kriegbaum

1986

Production

2022

Der Herr Karl

as Writer

1963

And So to Bed

as Writer

2023

Der Herr Karl

as Writer

1967

1967

Der Herr Karl

as Writer

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