Raoul Aslan

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Raoul Aslan
Born October 16, 1886(1886-10-16)
Saloniki, Greece
Died June 17, 1958 (aged 71)
Seewalchen am Attersee, Upper Austria

Raoul Aslan (October 16, 1886June 17, 1958) was an Austrian theater actor of Armenian-Italian ancestry.[1] Born in Saloniki, Greece, Aslan lived in Vienna from 1897 until his death.[1] In 1917 he joined the "Deutsche Volkstheater" in Vienna and was active at the Vienna Burgtheater from 1920-1958, where he mainly played classical heroes and complex characters such as Hamlet, Mephisto, Marquis Posa, and Nathan.[1] Aslan was the director of the Vienna Burgtheater from 1945-1948.[1] In 1929 he was the first actor to be awarded the title "Kammerschauspieler".[1]

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