Max Adalbert
German actor (1874–1933)
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::summary German actor (1874–1933) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Max Adalbert by Alice Matzdorf.jpg |
| name | Max Adalbert |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Danzig, German Empire |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Munich, Nazi Germany |
| birth_name | Johannes Adolph Krampf |
| occupation | Actor |
| yearsactive | 1893–1933 |
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| image = Max Adalbert by Alice Matzdorf.jpg | imagesize = | name = Max Adalbert | birth_date = | birth_place = Danzig, German Empire | death_date = | death_place = Munich, Nazi Germany | birth_name = Johannes Adolph Krampf | othername = | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1893–1933
Max Adalbert (born Johannes Adolph Krampf; 19 February 1874 – 7 September 1933) was a German stage and film actor.
Biography
Adalbert was born in Danzig (Gdansk), Imperial Germany as Maximilian Adalbert Krampf to a Prussian Officer. Using his first names as his stage name, he debuted at the age of 19 at the theater of Lübeck and in 1894 at the municipal theater of Barmen. Adalbert also appeared in St.Gallen, Nuremberg and Vienna. He moved to Berlin in 1899 to work at the Residenztheater. Coming in contact with Curt Bois, Adalbert turned into a comedian and co-founded the popular Kabarett der Komiker in December 1924. On 30 May 1931 he made his debut as the central character of Carl Zuckmayer's Der Hauptmann von Köpenick at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, which was filmed in the same year.
Max Adalbert died of pneumonia while in Munich for a guest performance, and was buried at the Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery near Berlin.
Selected filmography
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| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Judith Trachtenberg | Fürst Metternich |
| 1921 | The Indian Tomb | (Uncredited) |
| The Golden Bullet | (Uncredited) | |
| Lady Hamilton | drei Lazaronis | |
| Destiny | Schatzmeister | |
| The Story of Christine von Herre | (Uncredited) | |
| The Blockhead | Amadeu Beck | |
| The Kwannon of Okadera | (Uncredited) | |
| 1922 | Dr. Mabuse the Gambler | (Uncredited) |
| 1923 | The Flame | Journalist |
| 1930 | Three Days Confined to Barracks | Hoffmann |
| 1931 | The Captain from Köpenick | Wilhelm Voigt |
| My Leopold | Gottlieb Weigelt | |
| Errant Husbands | Dr. Peter Liezow | |
| The Scoundrel | Aldalbert Bulcke | |
| My Heart Longs for Love | Anton Heberlein | |
| 1932 | The Champion Shot | Funke Sr. |
| A Mad Idea | Birnstiel | |
| 1933 | Laughing Heirs | Justus Bockelmann |
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References
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