Thomas Hörbiger (1931–2011) was a German

film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and

lyricist A lyricist is a writer who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income derives ...

. He was the son of the actor

Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrians, Austrian theatre and film actor. Life and work Paul Hörbiger was born in the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the ...

. His daughter is the actress Mavie Hörbiger. Hörbiger co-wrote Austria's winning entry at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, which was sung by

Udo Jürgens Jürgen Udo Bockelmann (30 September 1934 – 21 December 2014), generally known as Udo Jürgens, was an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spanned over 50 years. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, ...

Selected filmography

* '' The Doctor's Secret'' (1955) * '' Emperor's Ball'' (1956) * '' The Winemaker of Langenlois'' (1957) * ''

Love, Girls and Soldiers ''Love, Girls and Soldiers'' (German: ''Liebe, Mädchen und Soldaten'') is a 1958 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Franz Antel and starring Renate Holm, Willy Hagara and Carla Hagen.Bock & Bergfelder p.175 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1958) * '' The Street'' (1958)

References

Bibliography

* Barclay, Simon. ''The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2014''.

External links

* 1931 births 2011 deaths German male film actors Male actors from Berlin Eurovision Song Contest-winning songwriters {{Germany-film-actor-1930s-stub