Thomas Hörbiger (1931–2011) was a German

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter 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 incom ...

. He was the son of the actor

Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrian theatre and film actor. Life and work Paul Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger, founder of the ...

. His daughter is the actress

Mavie Hörbiger Mavie Hörbiger (born 14 November 1979 in Munich) is a German-Austrian actress. Since 2009, she belongs to the ensemble of Vienna's Burgtheater. Life and work Hörbiger descends from a famous Austrian family of actors and actresses, all at lea ...

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

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

Selected filmography

* ''

The Doctor's Secret The Doctors Secret may refer to: * The Doctor's Secret (1909 film), ''The Doctor's Secret'' (1909 film), a French silent short film * The Doctor's Secret (1913 film), ''The Doctor's Secret'' (1913 film), an American silent short film * The Doctor's ...

'' (1955) * ''

Emperor's Ball ''Emperor's Ball'' (German:''Kaiserball'') is a 1956 Austrian drama film directed by Franz Antel and starring Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack and Hannelore Bollmann. The film is part of a cycle of films set during the old Austro-Hungarian Empire.Ka ...

'' (1956) * ''

The Winemaker of Langenlois ''The Winemaker of Langenlois'' (German: ''Die Winzerin von Langenlois'') is a 1957 Austrian romantic comedy film directed by Hans H. König and starring Herta Staal, Gunnar Möller and Paul Hörbiger.Dassanowsky p.169 Cast * Herta Staal as El ...

'' (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 b ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Street The Street may refer to: Geographical *Wall Street in New York City's Financial District * The Street, Lawshall, Suffolk, England * The Street (Heath Charnock), a building and bridleway in Rivington, Lancashire, England Film and television * ''The ...

'' (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 {{Germany-film-actor-stub