Rudolf Schündler
Rudolf Ernst Paul Schündler (17 April 1906, in Leipzig – 12 December 1988, in Munich) was a German actor and director. Additionally, he directed more than two dozen film and television productions during the 1950s and 1960s. One of his early film roles was in Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr.
Rudolf Schündler
- Born
- 1906. · Leipzig.
- Died
- 1988. · Munich.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- actor, theatre manager and director.
- Languages
- German.
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One of his best-known roles to German audiciences was the befuddled teacher Dr. Arthur Knörz in the school comedy film series Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank ("The Slackers from the Front Row") during the late 1960s and the 1970s. Among his international roles were Karl in The Exorcist (1973) and Professor Milius in Suspiria (1977), both horror film classics of that time. On stage, he appeared in comical roles and as a kabarettist. He co-ounded the political cabaret "Die Schaubude" in Munich in the post-war era, but it had to close after just three years in 1948. Shortly after finishing the film The Nasty Girl, Schündler died of a heart attack in Germany, aged 82.
The Violin Maker of Mittenwald (1950) Victoria and Her Hussar (1954) The Faithful Hussar (1954) The Happy Village (1955) The Beautiful Master (1956) Greetings and Kisses from Tegernsee (1957) Mikosch, the Pride of the Company Mein Mädchen ist ein Postillion (1958) Gräfin Mariza (1958) Mein Schatz, komm mit ans blaue Meer (1959) Willy the Private Detective (1960) Always Trouble with the Bed (1961) Café Oriental (1962) Wild Water (1962)
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1906
Rudolf Schündler was born in 1906 at Leipzig.
1988
Rudolf Schündler died in 1988 at Munich.
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- Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 14225589n
General reference · Bibliothèque nationale de France
- GND (German National Library) authority file 1014476933
General reference · GND (German National Library)
- ISNI authority file 0000000077153858
General reference · ISNI
- Library of Congress authority file no2010022897
General reference · Library of Congress
- VIAF authority file 107412546
General reference · VIAF
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q91608: Rudolf Schündler
General reference · Wikimedia Foundation
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- “Rudolf Schündler”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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GND (German National Library) authority file 1014476933GND (German National Library)
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Library of Congress authority file no2010022897Library of Congress
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q91608: Rudolf SchündlerWikimedia Foundation
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