Alfred Balthoff
Alfred Balthoff (1905 – 1989) was a German stage, film and television actor. He also worked as a voice actor, dubbing foreign releases for the German-speaking market. In the immediate post-war years he made several films in the Eastern Zone for DEFA, but later established himself in West Germany.
Alfred Balthoff
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- Name
- Alfred Balthoff
- Born
- 8 December 1905
- Birthplace
- Peiskretscham, Upper Silesia, German Empire
- Died
- 8 March 1989 (aged 83)
- Place of death
- Vienna, Austria
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- German Reich · Germany · West Germany
- Languages
- German
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Alfred Balthoff, an actor and composer, was born on 8 December 1905 in Pyskowice and died on 8 March 1989 in Vienna.
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• Name — Alfred Balthoff • Born — 8 December 1905 • Birthplace — Peiskretscham, Upper Silesia, German Empire • Died — 8 March 1989 (aged 83) • Place of death — Vienna, Austria • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1947-1982 (film & TV)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Marriage in the Shadows (1947) • Wozzeck (1947) • The Marriage of Figaro (1949) • Our Daily Bread (1949) • Love's Awakening (1953) • The Great Test (1954) • Bon Voyage (1954) • Confess, Doctor Corda (1958) • Dorothea Angermann (1959) • A Thousand Stars Aglitter (1959) • The Death Ship (1959) • Blind Justice (1961) • Murderer in the Fog (1964) • All People Will Be Brothers (1973)
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1905
Alfred Balthoff born at Pyskowice.
1989
Alfred Balthoff died at Vienna.
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- Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
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