Axel von Ambesser
| Axel von Ambesser | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 June 1910 Hamburg, Germany |
| Died |
6 September 1988 (aged 78) Munich, Germany |
| Other names | Axel Eugen Alexander von Österreich |
| Occupation | Film actor nad film director |
| Years active | 1935–1988 |
Axel Eugen Alexander von Oesterreich (22 June 1910 – 6 September 1988), better known as Axel von Ambesser, was a German actor and film director.[1]
Ambesser's father was Alexander Constantin von Oesterreich. Ambesser was born in Hamburg and attended Wilhelm-Gymnasium. He appeared as a stage actor in the Hamburger Kammerspielen, and went on to play in the Stadttheater Augsburg, the Münchner Kammerspiele, from 1937 the Deutsche Theater Berlin, from 1942 the Staatstheater Berlin, and the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna.[2]
Selected filmography
Actor
- The Heart of a Queen (1940)
- Women Are No Angels (1943)
- The Adventures of Fridolin (1948)
- Who Wants to Sleep? (1965)
Director
- Breakfast in Bed (1963)
- Marry Me, Cherie (1964)
- I Learned It from Father (1964)
- Who Wants to Sleep? (1965)
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/67086
- ↑ Walk, Ines. "Axel von Ambesser". Biographie. Film Zeit. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
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