Reinhard Kolldehoff
Reinhard Kolldehoff (29 April 1914 – 18 November 1995), sometimes credited as René Kolldehoff, was a German actor and voice artist. A prolific character player, he played over 200 film, television, stage, and radio roles in a career which spanned over 50 years. He was one of the busiest actors of the German-language post-war cinema, who also thrived in international film.
Reinhard Kolldehoff
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- Born
- 1914. · Berlin.
- Died
- 1995. · Berlin.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- actor and dancer.
- Fields
- acting.
- Languages
- German.
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The son of a postal worker, Kolldehoff was born in Berlin in 1914, he financed his Abitur and later his private acting lessons by taking on extra roles at the Großes Schauspielhaus and the State Opera. He made his professional stage debut in 1936 at the Landestheater Altenburg, and his film debut in the 1941 Heinz Rühmann film The Gasman. The same year, he was called up to military service. After World War II, he joined the ensemble company of the Hebbel-Theater, and also performed at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus under Gustaf Gründgens. He appeared in 140 films between 1941 and 1988. Throughout his career, Kolldehoff worked with many significant directors, including Fritz Lang, Helmut Käutner, Falk Harnack, Henri Verneuil, Claude Chabrol, Jacques Tati, Gérard Oury, Marcel Camus, Glauber Rocha, Édouard Molinaro, Jacques Deray, Joseph Losey, Paul Verhoeven, Serge Gainsbourg, Philippe de Broca and Luchino Visconti. He was sometimes credited as René Kolldehoff.
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Later life and death
Kolldehoff retired from acting in the late 1980s after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and diabetes. He died in Berlin in 1995, aged 81.
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Reinhard Kolldehoff died in 1995 at Berlin.
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