Peter Ahrweiler () (6 January 1915 – 3 September 2004) was a German

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and

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Biography

Early life

Ahrweiler was born in

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Career

Ahrweiler had always wanted to be a pilot. However, after

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, he opted to begin his career as a

cabaret artist Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or ...

. He took over the management of a small theater called ''Kleine Komödie'', located in

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

in 1953. He appeared as an actor in several films, including '' Der Hauptmann von Köpenick'' in 1956 with Heinz Rühmann, ''Drei Birken auf der Heide'' in 1956, and ''

Panic Time ''Panic Time'' (German: ''Panische Zeiten'') is a 1980 West German comedy film directed by Peter Fratzscher and starring Udo Lindenberg, Vera Tschechowa and Walter Kohut. Hake p.180 The film's sets were designed by the art director Toni Lüdi ...

'' in 1980. He also appeared in a 1996 episode of ''

Adelheid und ihre Mörder ''Adelheid und ihre Mörder'' (''Adelheid and Her Murderers'') was a German comedy-drama television series broadcast between 1993 and 2007 by Das Erste. 65, 50 minute episodes in six series were produced. Directors included Ulrich Stark (6 ep ...

''.

Death

Ahrweiler died on 3 September 2004 in Hamburg after a long illness. His resting place is at the

Ohlsdorf Cemetery Ohlsdorf Cemetery (german: Ohlsdorfer Friedhof or (former) ) in the Ohlsdorf quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany, is the biggest rural cemetery in the world and the fourth-largest cemetery in the world. Most of the people buried at the cemete ...

in Hamburg.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahrweiler, Peter 1915 births 2004 deaths German male actors Burials at the Ohlsdorf Cemetery