German actor (1930–2018)
Rolf Hoppe
Born 6 December 1930 Died 14 November 2018 Education Staatliches Konservatorium,Erfurt Occupation Actor Years active 1948–2014 Notable credits Spouse Children 2
Rolf Hoppe (6 December 1930 – 14 November 2018)[ 1] German stage, cinema, and televisionactor , who played in more than 400 films in a career which spanned over six decades.
To international audiences Hoppe is perhaps best known for his roles as the General in theOscar -winningMephisto East-German –Czechoslovakian Holiday classicThree Wishes for Cinderella [ 2] [ 3]
Hoppe was born the son of a master baker inEllrich , Thuringia, Germany. After his apprenticeship as a baker, he worked from 1945 to 1948 as acoach driver .
Hoppe moved toErfurt where he began formal training as an actor at the Staatliches Konservatorium from 1949 to 1951, during which time he supported himself by working as an animal handler at the Zirkus Aeros. He later performed atThalia Theater inHalle (Saale) and at theTheater der jungen Welt (children's and youth theatre) inLeipzig . His stage performances included such notable venues as theStaatsschauspiel Dresden , theDeutsches Theater inBerlin , and theSalzburg Festival . Internationally, he worked in Switzerland, Italy, Poland and China.
In the East GermanDEFA movies, Hoppe frequently played villains in differentOsterns Three Wishes for Cinderella Hermann Göring ) inIstván Szabó 's dramaMephisto Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . InPeter Schamoni 's historical dramaSpring Symphony Friedrich Wieck , the strict piano teacher ofRobert Schumann and father ofClara Wieck .
In addition to numerous appearances in feature films and television productions, Hoppe also worked as a voice-artist in children's radio plays and audio-books.
Private life and death [ edit ] Hoppe died 14 November 2018 inDresden ,[ 4] Weißig . He was interred in the Waldfriedhof Weisser Hirsch (cemetery), Dresden. He was survived by his wife Friederike with whom he had two daughters: Josephine and Christine, the latter is also an actress.[ 5]
Selected filmography [ edit ] 1963:Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes , as Portier 1965:Solange Leben in mir ist 1965:Die besten Jahre , as Lehrer Klein 1965:Der Frühling braucht Zeit 1965:Karla [de ] 1966:Fräulein Schmetterling , as Himmelblau 1967:Frau Venus und ihr Teufel 1968:I Was Nineteen 1968:Die Nacht im Grenzwald , as Bennigsen 1968:Spur des Falken 1968:Hauptmann Florian von der Mühle 1968:Mohr und die Raben von London , as Bankier 1968–1970:Ich – Axel Cäsar Springer (TV series) 1969:Lebende Ware , as Grabau 1969:Jungfer, Sie gefällt mir 1969:Nebelnacht , as Herr Kranepuhl 1969:Weiße Wölfe 1970:Tödlicher Irrtum , as Allison 1970:Jeder stirbt für sich allein 1971:Männer ohne Bart , as Gangster 1971:Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment Charles IV of Spain 1971–1973:Die Brüder Lautensack (TV miniseries) 1972:Leichensache Zernik , as Werner W. Bergmann 1972:The Stolen Battle 1972:Eolomea 1973:Das zweite Leben des Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow , as Dr. Hoppe 1973:Apachen , as Captain Burton 1973:Susanne und der Zauberring , as Schleusenwärter 1973:Die Hosen des Ritters von Bredow , as Ritter Götz von Bredow 1973:Three Wishes for Cinderella 1973:Die Zwillinge (TV Movie), as Generaldirektor Beißer 1974:Orpheus in der Unterwelt , as Jupiter 1974:Leben mit Uwe , as Dr. Bohnsack 1974:Der nackte Mann auf dem Sportplatz , as Tautz 1974:Für die Liebe noch zu mager , as Onkel Carlo 1974:Ulzana 1974:Wie füttert man einen Esel , as Otto-Ernst Schuster 1974:Hans Röckle und der Teufel , as Meister Hans Röckle 1974:Johannes Kepler Rudolf II 1974:Kit & Co [de ] 1975:Between Day and Night 1975:Die Bösewichter müssen dran , as Christian 1975:Ikarus , as Brigadier 1975–1996:Polizeiruf 110 : Die Rechnung geht nicht auf 1976:Daniel Druskat (TV Mini-Series), as Herr Mühlstädt 1976:Das Licht auf dem Galgen , as Pfarrer Clark 1976:Unser stiller Mann , as Schuster 1976:Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben , asIgnaz Schuppanzigh 1977:Zur See 1977:Unterwegs nach Atlantis 1977:Die Flucht , as Der Runde 1977–1979:Das unsichtbare Visier 1978:Jörg Ratgeb – Maler , as Gaukler 1978:Sabine Wulff , as Professor 1978:Fleur Lafontaine , as Bullklein 1978:Volpone (TV Movie), as Volpone 1978:Ein Sonntagskind, das manchmal spinnt , as Lehrer Schütterow 1979:Schatzsucher , as Blinder 1980:Komödianten-Emil , as Kommissar 1980:Yunost Petra 1980:Levins Mühle , as Froese 1980:Heute abend und morgen früh 1981:Mephisto 1981:Pugowitza , as Hopf 1981:Feuerdrachen 1982:Rächer, Retter und Rapiere (TV Series), as Heinrich von Müffling 1982:Die Gerechten von Kummerow , as Superintendent 1982:Der lange Ritt zur Schule , as Trapper 1982:Sonjas Rapport 1982:Bahnwärter Thiel (TV Movie), as Pfarrer 1983:Spring Symphony 1983:Mein Vater ist ein Dieb 1983:Martin Luther (TV Series) 1983–1985:Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort 1984:Woman Doctors 1984:Who Was Edgar Allan? [de ] 1985:Irrläufer (TV Movie), as Bergmann 1985:Grünstein's Clever Move [de ] 1985:Hälfte des Lebens [de ] 1985:Kaiser und eine Nacht , as Eddie 1985:Besuch bei Van Gogh , as Amadeus Bergk 1985:Die Gänse von Bützow , as Dr. Hane 1985:Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria (TV Series), asAugustus III 1986:The House on the River 1986:Der Nachbar , as Georg Walz 1986:Boundaries of Time: Caspar David Friedrich 1987:Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown [de ] Ernest II 1987:Liane , as Jürgens Vater 1987:Magnat 1987:The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman 1988:Melanios letzte Liebe (TV Movie), as Melanio Altolaguirre 1988:Zimmer 36 1989:The Break [de ] 1989:Pestalozzi's Mountain 1989:Bangkok Story [de ] 1989:The Dancing Girl (舞姫), as Robert Koch 1989:Ein brauchbarer Mann , as Heiner Rudolf 1990:Kohl – ein deutscher Politiker 1991:Das Licht der Liebe 1991:Ende der Unschuld [de ] Otto Hahn 1991:Bronstein's Children [de ] 1992:Die Männer vom K3 1992:Schtonk! 1992:Night on Fire [de ] 1992:The Democratic Terrorist 1992:Das große Fest [de ] 1993:Durchreise – Die Geschichte einer Firma (TV Mini-Series) 1993:Die Lok , as Hans Kastler 1993–2000:Das Traumschiff 1993–1999:Rosamunde Pilcher 1994:Die Elefantenbraut (TV Movie), as Krottendorf 1994:Constable Zumbühl [de ] 1994:Mario and the Magician 1994–2003:Tatort 1995:La piovra season 7 [it ] (TV Mini-Series), as Professor Ramonte 1995:Zu treuen Händen [de ] 1995:Matulla und Busch [de ] 1995:Inspector Rex 1997:Geisterstunde – Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits (TV Movie), as Frank 1997:Lorenz im Land der Lügner , as König 1997:Der Hauptmann von Köpenick 1997:Comedian Harmonists 1997:Die Healthy , as Georg Mosbacher 1997:Reise in die Dunkelheit (TV Movie) 1998:Palmetto 1998:Sugar for the Beast (TV Movie), as Prof. Weihrauch 1998:One Step Too Far 1999:Hans im Glück , as Reiter 1999:Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland 2000:Am Ende siegt die Liebe (TV Movie), as Max Sander 2000:Models (TV Movie), as Berhard Rief 2001:Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari 2001:Der Bulle von Tölz 2001–2006:SOKO Kitzbühel 2002:Der letzte Zeuge 2002:Trenck [de ] Johann Kirnberger 2004:Wilsberg 2004:Donna Leon 2004:Am Kap der Liebe (TV Movie), as Ferdinand Hansen / Paul Freeman 2005:Alles auf Zucker! 2007:Giganten (TV Series), asJohann Wolfgang von Goethe 2007:SOKO Rhein-Main 2007:Mein alter Freund Fritz 2007–2009:Commissario Laurenti 2008:The Visit [de ] 2009:Swinki , as Weber 2009:Oh, What a Mess [de ] 2009:Eine Liebe in Petersburg (TV Movie), as Grischa 2010:Küstenwache 2011:Bittere Kirschen 2011:Linda geht tanzen (TV Movie), as Wilhelm Hessler 2012:Shores of Hope [de ] 2013:Die letzte Instanz (TV Movie), as Otmar Koplin 2014:Ohne Dich , as Hans 2016:The Bloom of Yesterday 2010: Hoppe spricht Schöne Frühlingslieder[ 6] Görner, Eberhard (1 January 1996).Der Schauspieler Rolf Hoppe (in German). Berlin: Henschel.ISBN 3-89487-253-5
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