Axel Eugen Alexander von Oesterreich (22 June 1910 – 16 September 1988), better known as Axel von Ambesser, was a German

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. Ambesser's father was Alexander Constantin von Oesterreich. Ambesser was born in Hamburg and attended Wilhelm-Gymnasium. He appeared as a stage actor in the Hamburg Kammerspiele, and went on to play in the Stadttheater Augsburg, the Münchner Kammerspiele, from 1937 the Deutsche Theater Berlin, from 1942 the Staatstheater Berlin, and the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna.

Works

* ''Das Abgründige in Herrn Gerstenberg'', play, 1946 * ''Begegnung im Herbst'', play, 1967

Selected filmography

Actor * ''

The King's Prisoner ''The King's Prisoner'' () is a 1935 German historical comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Michael Bohnen, Paul Kemp, and Susi Lanner. It is based around the development of Meissen porcelain during the eighteenth century, particula ...

'' (1935) - Tanzmeister * '' A Hopeless Case'' (1939) - Verehrer * ''Salonwagen E 417'' (1939) - Ursulas Bräutigam Werner * ''Die unheimlichen Wünsche'' (1939) - Jouet, Luftschiffer * ''Eine kleine Nachtmusik'' (1939) - Baron Egon * ''Ritorno'' (1940) * ''Traummusik'' (1940) - Maestro Hutten * ''

The Heart of a Queen ''The Heart of the Queen'' (''Das Herz der Königin'') is a 1940 German historical film, making selective use of the life story of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her execution by Queen Elizabeth I for anti-English and pro-Scottish propaganda, in the ...

'' (1940) - Prinz Henry Darnley * '' Annelie'' (1941) - Georg * ''Tanz mit dem Kaiser'' (1941) - Kaiser Joseph II. * '' Women Are No Angels'' (1943) - Richard Anden * '' Carnival of Love'' (1943) - Pianist Frank * ''Die kluge Marianne'' (1943) - Baldi * ''Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl'' (1944) - Fridolin Beidermann * ''Das Mädchen Juanita'' (1945) - Robert Henseling * '' The Adventures of Fridolin'' (1948) - Fridolin Biedermann * ''Verspieltes Leben'' (1949) - Stefan Marbach * ''Verlobte Leute'' (1950) - Hans Schmidt, der Maler * '' Three Girls Spinning'' (1950) - Professor Hartwig * '' Dreaming Days'' (1951) - Herr Berger * ''Kommen Sie am Ersten'' (1951) - Kommentator (voice) * ''Der Mann in der Wanne'' (1952) * ''Ich hab' mich so an Dich gewöhnt'' (1952) - Kommentator * '' Dancing Stars'' (1952) - Sir Thomas Gregorian * ' (1953) - Direktor Brand * ''Die Freundin meines Mannes'' (1957) - Mann im Flugzeug * '' Adorable Arabella'' (1959) - Lord Fleetwood * '' The Good Soldier Schweik'' (1960) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * '' Gustav Adolf's Page'' (1960) - Wallenstein * ' (1961) - Narrator (voice) * ''

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'' (1963) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * ' (1963) - Thomas Andermatt * '' I Learned It from Father'' (1964) - Regisseur / Himself - Narrator (uncredited) * '' Who Wants to Sleep?'' (1965) - Ronald * ' (1965) -

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Director * ' (1953) — (based on '' Youth at the Helm'') * ' (1954) — (based on a play by ) * '' Her First Date'' (1955) — (screenplay by Max Colpet, remake of ''

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'') * ' (1957) * '' The Crammer'' (1958) * ' (1959) * ' (1959) — (based on a play by and ) * '' Adorable Arabella'' (1959) — (based on ''

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'' by

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) * '' The Good Soldier Schweik'' (1960) — (based on ''

The Good Soldier Švejk ''The Good Soldier Švejk'' () is an unfinished satirical dark comedy novel by Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek, published in 1921–1923, about a good-humored, simple-minded, middle-aged man who appears to be enthusiastic to serve Austria-Hungary i ...

'') * ' (1960) * ' (1961) * ''

He Can't Stop Doing It ''He Can't Stop Doing It'' (German: ''Er kann's nicht lassen'') is a 1962 West German mystery film directed by Axel von Ambesser and starring Heinz Rühmann, Rudolf Forster and Grit Boettcher.BFI.org/ref> It was loosely based on the ''Father Brow ...

'' (1962) — (''

Father Brown Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective. He is featured in 53 short stories by English author G. K. Chesterton, published between 1910 and 1936. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and ...

'' film) * '' Kohlhiesel's Daughters'' (1962) — (remake of '' Kohlhiesels Töchter'') * ''

'' (1963) — (based on a novel by ) * '' I Learned It from Father'' (1964) * '' Marry Me, Cherie'' (1964) — (based on a novel by Gábor Vaszary) * '' Who Wants to Sleep?'' (1965, anthology film) * ' (1965) — (based on illustrated stories by

) * ''Die schöne Helena'' (1975, TV film) — (based on the opera ''

La belle Hélène ''La belle Hélène'' (, ''The Beautiful Helen'') is an opéra bouffe in three acts, with music by Jacques Offenbach and words by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. The piece parodies the story of Helen of Troy's elopement with Paris (mythology ...

'')

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* 1910 births 1988 deaths German male film actors German male stage actors Male actors from Hamburg Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 20th-century German male actors Film directors from Hamburg German television directors German male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century German dramatists and playwrights People educated at the Wilhelm-Gymnasium (Hamburg) {{Germany-film-actor-1910s-stub