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Ekkehard Schall (29 May 1930 inMagdeburg – 3 September 2005 inBerlin) was a German stage and screen actor/director.
He was one of the best-known interpreters ofBrecht's works and together withHelene Weigel a member of theBerliner Ensemble.[1]
Schall first went on stage in 1947 in Magdeburg. After engagements inFrankfurt (Oder) (Stadttheater Frankfurt (Oder)) and on theNeuen Bühne in Berlin, Bertolt Brecht hired him in 1952 as part of the Berliner Ensemble. Schall played here till 1995, for 14 years as intendant.
He played more than 60 roles, for example,Ui in Brecht'sDer aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui more than 500 times.
Schall was honored in 1959 with theKunstpreis der DDR, in 1962 and 1979 with theNationalpreis der DDR.
He was married to Brecht's daughterBarbara Brecht-Schall and is the father of actressJohanna Schall.
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