Siegfried Weiss (18 April 1906 – 8 October 1989) was an East German actor.

Biography

Weiss made his artistic debut on the stage of the

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Theater, at 1924. He continued his career in the theaters of Lübeck,

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and Berlin, where he acted in the

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, among others. Weiss' film career started already in the Nazi era, with the 1937

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inspired movie ''Die Graue Dame'' (The Gray Lady), and had lasted for almost fifty years. After the

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he returned to acting on screen, working with the East German studio DEFA and with the television producers DFF. He appeared in more than fifty independent GDR productions and in co-productions with other Eastern Bloc countries, such as the epic movies ''

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'', '' Karl Liebknecht'' and ''

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''. He retired in 1984. Weiss retired at 1987, making his last appearance on stage in the Berlin Ensemble on 25 October that year.Various authors.
Notate, Volume 10
'' Brecht-Zentrum der DDR (1989). Page 17.

Partial filmography

* '' The Grey Lady'' (1937) - Ganove * '' The Call of the Sea'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1953) - Kriminalbeamter * '' Die Störenfriede'' (1953) - Erichs Vater * ''

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'' (1954) - Graf Pfeil * '' Alarm in Zirkus'' (1954) - Hepfield * '' Ernst Thaelmann - Leader of his Class'' (1955) - industrialist * ''

Der Teufelskreis ''Der Teufelskreis'' is an East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on ...

'' (1956) - Hanussen * '' Zwischenfall in Benderath'' (1956) - Direktor Tappert * ''Rivalen am Steuer'' (1957) - Alvarez * ''

Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser… ''Berlin, Schoenhauser Corner'' (german: Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser…) is an East German crime film directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1957. Plot summary Dieter, Angela, Kohle and Karl-Heinz are part of a group of delinquent youth ...

'' (1957) - Fritz Erdmann * ''

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'' (1957) - Balduin * ''

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'' (1957) - Eleganter Herr * '' Sie kannten sich alle'' (1958) - Dr. Blei * ''Der Prozeß wird vertagt'' (1958) * ''

Das Lied der Matrosen ''The Sailor's Song'' (german: Das Lied der Matrosen) is an East German black-and-white film directed by Kurt Maetzig and Günter Reisch. It was released in 1958. Plot As the news of the October Revolution sweep through the world, the German Hig ...

'' (1958) * '' Erich Kubak'' (1959) - Egon Hempel * ''

Doctor Ahrendt's Decision ''Dr. Ahrendt's Decision'' (german: Die Entscheidung des Dr. Ahrendt) is an East German black-and-white film, directed by Frank Vogel. It was released in 1960. Plot Dr. Ahrendt developed a new model of an iron smelter. When his invention fails to ...

'' (1960) - Kripphahn * ''Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy'' (1961) - Colonel Nelson * ''Henker - Der Tod hat ein Gesicht'' (1961) - Sekretär * ''Das Stacheltier - Der Dieb von San Marengo'' (1963) - Syndikus der Hohlkörper AG * ''Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes'' (1963) - Geschworener : Herr Meier * ''

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'' (1964) - Polizeioffizier * ''Das Stacheltier - Das blaue Zimmer'' (1964) - (voice) * ''

The Story of a Murder ''The Story of a Murder'' (german: Chronik eines Mordes) is an East German drama film directed by Joachim Hasler. It was released in 1965. The film is done following the novel of Leonhard Frank ''Die Jünger Jesu''. Cast * Angelica Domröse as ...

'' (1965) - Dr. Rotholz * ''

Solange Leben in mir ist Solange Leben in mir ist (English: As Long As There's Life in Me) is a 1965 German biopic from the East German state-owned DEFA studios and director Günter Reisch following the life of the German Communist leader Karl Liebknecht during the first h ...

'' (1965) - Franz Mehring * ''

The Escape In The Silent ''The Escape in the Silent'' (german: Flucht ins Schweigen)Flucht ins Schweigen' on DEFA Foundation's website. is an East German black-and-white film, directed by Siegfried Hartmann. It was released in 1966. Plot Construction works carried out in ...

'' (1966) - Juwelier * ''Ohne Kampf kein Sieg'' (1966, TV Mini-Series) * ''Ich - Axel Caesar Springer'' (1968, TV Series) * ''Mohr und die Raben von London'' (1968) - Ender * ''Der Mord, der nie verjährt'' (1968) - Prosecutor General * ''Lebende Ware'' (1969) - Ferenc Chorin * ' (1970) - Oberst am Klavier * ''

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'' (1971) - Canaris * ''

Husaren in Berlin ''Husaren in Berlin'' is a 1971 East German film directed by Erwin Stranka. Plot summary Cast *Manfred Krug as Andreas Hatik von Futak * Evelyn Opoczynski as Andrea *István Iglódi *Rolf Herricht as Augustin *Gábor Agárdi * Antol Farka ...

'' (1971) - Gotzkowsky * '' Liberation III: Direction of the Main Blow'' (1971) - Manstein * ''Trotz alledem!'' (1972) * ''Das zweite Leben des Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow'' (1973) - Obersekretär Dollwitz * ''Зарево над Драва'' (1974) * '' Take Aim'' (1975) - Niels Bohr * ''Komödianten-Emil'' (1980) - Meyer sen. * ''Die Gerechten von Kummerow'' (1982) - Amtsrichter * ''Romeo and Julia auf dem Dorfe'' (1984) - Richter * '' Polizeiruf 110'' (1984, TV Series) - Alois Hauber

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weiss, Siegfried 1906 births 1989 deaths Actors from Chemnitz German male film actors German male television actors German male stage actors 20th-century German male actors