Walter Amtrup


Walter Otto Hugo Karl Amtrup was a German actor, film dubber, opera singer, and acting teacher.

Early life and education

Walter Amtrup was born in Altona, Hamburg as the son of a state court judge. He attended the gymnasium in Lüneburg and, following his Abitur graduation, enrolled at the Berlin University of the Arts. He was educated as an opera singer and a stage actor from 1925 until 1931.

Opera and acting career

Amtrup made his professional opera debut in 1932 at the Landestheater Altenburg. This was followed by many appearances in Meißen, Neisse, Wilhelmshaven, Hanau, Bunzlau, at the Staatstheater Schwerin and until the end of the Second World War at the municipal Städtische Bühnen in Chemnitz.

German Democratic Republic

Ten years after the end of World War II, the Amtrup family moved to Central Germany in 1955, where Amtrup was employed as a character actor by the Städtische Bühnen Erfurt. In 1966 he was booked by the Meiningen Court Theatre, where his artistic career ended in 1969.

Family

Walter Amtrup was married to former opera singer Johanna Amtrup, née Kieling. The couple had three children: Karin, Turid, and Niels-Torsten. The German marine biologist and dolphin research scientist Karsten Brensing is Walter Amtrup’s grandson.

Artistic career

Education and engagements

Roles

Theater

;Theater Altenburg
  • 1931: UB 16
  • 1931: Die Wundertannen am Wurzel
  • 1932: Manon Lescaut
;Theater Meißen
  • 1933: Jagd ihn – ein Mensch
;Theater Neiße
;Theater Wilhelmshaven
  • 1934: Alle gegen Einen – Einer gegen Alle
  • 1934: Christa, ich erwarte Dich
  • 1934: Minna von Barnhelm
  • 1934: Des Meeres und der Liebe Wellen
  • 1935: Das Frühstück zu Rudolstadt
  • 1935: Anna Kronthaler
  • 1935: Das Wunderwasser
  • 1935: Don Carlos
;Theater Hanau
  • 1935: Peer Gynt
  • 1935: Am Himmel Europas
  • 1936: Die Insel
;Theater Bunzlau
  • 1936: Vertrag am Karakat
;Schweriner Theater
;Theater Chemnitz
;Theater Flensburg
;Städtische Bühnen Erfurt
;Meininger Theater :

Film and television

;Actor
  • 1957: Polonia-Express
  • 1959: Der Spekulant
  • 1960: Die Hunde bellen nicht mehr
;Film dubber