Justus von Dohnányi

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Justus von Dohnányi (born December 2, 1960) is a German actor. His father is the German conductor, Christoph von Dohnányi and his grandfather was the German jurist and member of the German resistance, Hans von Dohnanyi.

Biographical details

Born in Lübeck, Dohnányi studied acting at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg.^[1] He appeared on the legitimate stage in Hamburg, Zurich, and Frankfurt before working in television, where he appeared in several television movies.^[1]

He appeared in the 2004 movie Downfall (German: Der Untergang) as Wilhelm Burgdorf. He had a prominent role in the 2001 movie The Experiment as a prison guard, opposite Moritz Bleibtreu and Christian Berkel, who also appeared in Downfall. He received the 2001 Lola for Best Supporting Actor.^[1]

Von Dohnányi is the son of German conductor Christoph von Dohnányi and a member of the well-known Dohnányi family. His grandfather was Hans von Dohnanyi, German jurist and German resistance fighter and his great-uncle was Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran pastor and a co-founder of the Confessing Church, both of whom were executed by the Third Reich.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Justus von Dohnányi - Biographie und Filmographie" Kino-Zeit. Retrieved April 8, 2011 (German)

External links

Justus von Dohnanyi at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Dohnanyi, Justus von
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Short description	German actor
Date of birth	December 2, 1960
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