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| Rolf Pinegger
1873 - 1957 |
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. The actor Rolf Pinegger first made an education as a carpenter before he dedicated to the theater from 1893. First he played roles at smaller theaters in Germany, finally he made it to the Volkstheater in Munich where he became a longtime member. There he was also able to realise some plays as a director. Rolf Pinegger already took part in first silent movies in the 10s like "Die goldene Kugel" (27), "Die Gespensterfalle" (19) and "Die sterbende Salome" (19). He became established as a movie actor in the 20s and he took part in the movies "Die Schmiede des Grauens" (20), "Der letzte Schuss" (20), "Der Bagnosträfling" (21), "Das Wirtshaus im Spessart" (23), "Das Geheimnis von Genf" (28) and "Andreas Hofer" (29). He coped with the transition to the sound film without difficulty and Rolf Pinegger was often engaged for the then popular movies with a regional background. Beside it he also acted in movies of other genres. To his works of the 30s and 40s belong "Das heilige Schweigen" (30), "Weisse Majestät" (34), "Der Jäger von Fall" (36), "Gewitter im Mai" (38), "Frau Sixta" (38), "Waldrausch" (39), "Die Geierwally" (40), "Der scheinheilige Florian" (41), "Der Ochsenkrieg" (43) and "Peterle" (43). After the war he continued his stage career and from 1950 his film career as well. To his last cinematical works in front of the camera belong "Der Geigenmacher von Mittenwald" (50), "Die Martinsklause" (51), "Der Klosterjäger" (53) and "Das Schweigen im Walde" (55). His grandson Rolf Pinegger was a busy child actor in the 50s.
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