Helmuth Lohner


Helmuth Lohner was an Austrian actor, theatre director, and from 1997 to 2006 director of the Theater in der Josefstadt.

Early life

Born in Vienna, Lohner initially trained as a commercial artist, while also taking private acting lessons. He made his acting début in 1952 at the municipal theatre in Baden bei Wien. He also appeared as operetta buffo at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt. From 1953 to 1963 he appeared in various productions of the Theater in der Josefstadt, as well as making numerous film appearances.

Career

Further engagements in Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Zurich followed. Between them he appeared at the Burgtheater, and at the Salzburg Festival several times, taking the roles of "Death", "The Devil" and "Jedermann" in Hugo von Hofmannsthal's play Jedermann. He made his film debut in 1955 in Josef von Báky's Hotel Adlon. From 1963 he was active in television as actor and director.

Personal life

Lohner married and divorced the German actress Susanne Cramer twice. Their daughter Konstanze Lohner is a pedagogue in Germany. He then married the German actress Karin Baal, with whom he had a daughter, actress Therese Lohner. In 2011, he married Elisabeth Gürtler-Mauthner. The couple lived together for 19 years before their marriage.

Death

Helmuth Lohner died aged 82 on 23 June 2015.

Selected works

As opera director

As theatre actor

Partial filmography

Das Licht der Liebe – An der schönen blauen Donau Hotel Adlon – Erzherzog KarlUrlaub auf Ehrenwort Grenadier Richard HellwigMy Sixteen Sons King in Shadow – Count HolckSalzburg Stories – FranzWie schön, daß es dich gibt – RainerWidower with Five Daughters – Dr. Klaus HellmannThe Spessart Inn – FelixStefanie The House of Three Girls – Moritz von SchwindEva – Ein Student' – Martin Graf Waldau / Count WaldauMarili – Peter MarkwartMrs. Warren's Profession – Frank GardnerPension Schöller – Peter KlapprothImmer will ich dir gehören – Klaus StettnerMy Husband, the Economic Miracle – Tommy Schiller – ein JournalistMann im Schatten – Franz VillingerYou Must Be Blonde on Capri – Hannes Niklas
  • ' – Oliver FlemingIm sechsten Stock – Jojo, ArbeiterSo toll wie anno dazumal – Susannes Traummann #3 ' – Nikolaus TschinderleThe Seventh Victim – Gerald Mant
  • ' – Carl Joseph von Trotta' – Don Juan
  • ' – Manfred KrupkaHannibal Brooks – WilliLiliom – LiliomDer Paukenspieler – Friedrich Hofstetter' – The CountDerrick: – Alfred BalkeAus nichtigem Anlass – Ullrich Wältzing
  • ' – Fedor ProtasovShalom Pharao – Joseph Der elegante Hund – Alois Stange' – Leo Kaminski Mozart und da Ponte – Narrator
  • ' – Gottfried von YoschHarms – Onkel – Hans Perner

Decorations and awards