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German actor (1904–1984)
Rudolf Platte
Platte (r.) performing at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin 1945
Born Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte
(1904-02-12 ) 12 February 1904Died 18 December 1984(1984-12-18) (aged 80) Occupation(s) Theatre and film actor Years active 1925–1984
Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte (12 February 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a
German actor.
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Biography
Born in Hörde, Westphalia (today part of
Dortmund ) the son of a merchant, his family moved to
Hildesheim three years later. Rudolf left school at the age of 16 to take acting lessons, making his debut in 1925 as
Shylock in Shakespeare's
The Merchant of Venice in
Düsseldorf . Two years later he moved to
Berlin , where he together with
Werner Finck and
Hans Deppe founded the cabaret
Die Katakombe .
From 1929 onward, Platte performed in more than 200 film roles, embodying the shy and underestimated, likeable "Little Man". In 1940 he succeeded
Ralph Arthur Roberts as director of the Theater in der Behrenstraße in Berlin (right beside the present-day
Komische Oper ) until its final closure in 1944. From 1945 to 1947 he directed the
Theater am Schiffbauerdamm , which in 1954 became home of the
Berliner Ensemble theatre company.
After World War II, Platte could continue his film career in
West Germany , performing in numerous comedies as well as in literary film adaptions, later also on television, and still successfully appeared on stage in Berlin.
In 1942 he had married the actress
Georgia Lind (his second wife). The couple divorced shortly afterwards, but remarried in 1954. In the intervening year he was married to another actress
Marina Ried . Both are buried in an
ehrengrab in the Berlin
Wilmersdorf cemetery.
Selected filmography
Revolt in the Reformatory (1930) - Erziehungsgehilfe
Three Days of Love (1931) - Chauffeur
Zimmer 12 a (1931)
The Pride of Company Three (1932) - Unteroffizier Knoll
Das Millionentestament (1932) - Verkäufer Krüppli
This One or None (1932) - Officer
How Shall I Tell My Husband? (1932) - Beamter
Love at First Sight (1932) - Crammberg, Adjutant des Prinzen
I by Day, You by Night (1932) - Kuchenkellner
F.P.1 Doesn't Respond (1932) - Radio Operator
Eine Tür geht auf (1933)
Morgenrot (1933)
Two Good Comrades (1933)
Der Stern von Valencia (1933)
Hitlerjunge Quex (1933) - Moritatensänger (carnival singer) (uncredited)
Keine Angst vor Liebe [
de ] (1933) - Wagner
Viktor und Viktoria (1933)
The Sun Rises (1934) - Sauerwein
Such a Rascal (1934) - Rettig, Tanzlehrer
Gold (1934) - Schwarz
Pappi (1934) - Der Mann
Der Meisterboxer (1934) - Ein Tanzpaar
Charley's Aunt (1934) - Shipmaker
What Am I Without You (1934) - Franz Hurtig, Schriftsteller
Heinz in the Moon (1934) - Arthur Kosemund, Nessels Diener
The Cousin from Nowhere (1934) - August
Bashful Felix (1934) - Felix Kaminski
Der Herr Senator. Die fliegende Ahnfrau (1934) - Theo Keller
Love Conquers All (1934) - Max - sein Freund
Grüß' mir die Lore noch einmal (1934) - Theo
Love, Death and the Devil (1934) - Spunda
One Too Many on Board (1935)
The Gypsy Baron (1935)
I Love All the Women (1935)
The Court Concert (1936)
Donogoo Tonka (1936)
Stjenka Rasin (1936)
A Girl from the Chorus (1937)
Autobus S (1937)
The Chief Witness (1937)
Gasparone (1937)
The Vagabonds (1937)
Monika (1938)
The Girl of Last Night (1938)
So You Don't Know Korff Yet? (1938)
The Blue Fox (1938)
Woman at the Wheel (1939)
Marriage in Small Doses (1939)
In the Name of the People (1939)
Who's Kissing Madeleine? (1939)
Twelve Minutes After Midnight (1939)
The Girl at the Reception (1940)
My Daughter Doesn't Do That (1940)
Alarm (1941)
The Master Detective (1944)
After the Rain Comes Sunshine (1949)
Third from the Right (1950)
This Man Belongs to Me (1950)
When Men Cheat (1950)
Unknown Sender (1950)
The Man in Search of Himself (1950)
You Have to be Beautiful (1951)
Woe to Him Who Loves (1951)
Maya of the Seven Veils (1951)
When the Evening Bells Ring (1951)
Pension Schöller (1952)
The Exchange (1952)
Three Days of Fear (1952)
Hannerl (1952)
You Only Live Once (1952)
My Wife Is Being Stupid (1952)
A Musical War of Love (1953)
Lady's Choice (1953)
Dutch Girl (1953)
The Bachelor Trap (1953)
The Flower of Hawaii (1953)
My Sister and I (1954)
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel (1954)
The Great Lola (1954)
Money from the Air (1954)
The False Adam (1955)
Ball at the Savoy (1955)
Mamitschka (1955)
Music, Music and Only Music (1955)
Love, Dance and a Thousand Songs (1955)
The Spanish Fly (1955)
The Beautiful Master (1956)
The Bath in the Barn (1956)
Tired Theodore (1957)
The Simple Girl (1957)
The Zurich Engagement (1957)
Der Haus-Tyrann (1957)
Aunt Wanda from Uganda (1957)
The Muzzle (1958)
La Paloma (1959)
The Domestic Tyrant (1959)
The Buddenbrooks (1959)
The Captain from Köpenick [
de ] (1960, TV film)
Her Most Beautiful Day (1962)
The Bird Seller (1962)
Doctor Sibelius (1962)
Stahlnetz :
Das Haus an der Stör [
de ] (1963, TV series episode)
Homesick for St. Pauli (1963)
Destination Death (1964)
Professor Columbus [
de ] (1968)
Gentlemen in White Vests (1970)
Der Kommissar : Der Tennisplatz (1972, TV series episode)
Derrick : Mitternachtsbus (1973, TV series episode)
Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler (1974)
Der Kommissar: Der Mord an Dr. Winter (1975, TV series episode)
Derrick: Offene Rechnung (1977, TV series episode)
The Old Fox : Marholms Erben (1978, TV series episode)
The Old Fox: Die Lüge (1979, TV series episode)
Zurück an den Absender [
de ] (1981, TV film)
Veronika Voss (1982)
Jakob und Adele : Eine Altersliebe (1984, TV series episode)
References
External links
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