Ulrich Wildgruber
Ulrich Wildgruber (18 November 1937 – 30 November 1999) was a German actor. He started working on stage in 1963 and is best known for playing Othello in the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. He also played in more than fifty films from 1970 to 1999.
Ulrich Wildgruber

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- Name
- Ulrich Wildgruber
- Born
- 18 November 1937
- Birthplace
- Bielefeld, Germany
- Died
- 30 November 1999
- Place of death
- Sylt, Germany
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Germany
- Honours
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Languages
- German
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Wildgruber committed suicide at the age of 62.
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• Name — Ulrich Wildgruber • Born — 18 November 1937 • Birthplace — Bielefeld, Germany • Died — 30 November 1999 • Place of death — Sylt, Germany • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1963–1999
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1975 — Ice Age — Oswald Kronen • 1979 — The Hamburg Syndrome — Heribert • 1985 — The Death of the White Stallion — Abbot Georg • 1987 — Dragon Chow — Udo • 1989 — Melancholia (1989 film) — Manfred • 1995 — Pakten — Reverend Berger • 1998 — The Inheritors — Danninger
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• 1986 Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse
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- 1.Munzinger-Archiv. biography.
- 2.Oxford University Press. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance. 2012. 978-0-19172-781-8.
- 3.Ulrich Wildgruber Abschiedsbrief entdeckt. Der Spiegel. 1999-12-01.
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