Erich Auer (14 April 1923 – 17 December 2004) was an Austrian
theater
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...
,
film and
television 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 (), lit ...
.
[Goble p.173] He had
leading role
A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead (), plays the role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play. The word ''lead'' may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and ''leading actor'' may refer to a person who typica ...
s in several
heimatfilmen during the early 1950s. He was married to
Martha Wallner
Martha Wallner (28 March 1927 – 21 March 2018) was an Austrian stage actress.Rentschler, Eric. ''The Films of G.W. Pabst: An Extraterritorial Cinema''. Rutgers University Press, 1990. pg. 268 She also appeared in films and television. She was ...
, a popular Austrian actress. They had two children, Marieluise and Erich Auer.
Selected filmography
* ''
Duel with Death'' (1949)
* ''
The Fourth Commandment'' (1950)
* ''
The Merry Farmer'' (1951)
* ''
Spring on Ice
''Spring on Ice'' (German: ''Frühling auf dem Eis'') is a 1951 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Eva Pawlik, Herta Mayen and Hans Holt. It is set around the Vienna Ice Revue.
The film was shot using Agfacolor ...
'' (1951)
* ''
The Crucifix Carver of Ammergau
''The Crucifix Carver of Ammergau'' (german: Der Herrgottschnitzer von Ammergau) is a 1952 West German romantic drama film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Erich Auer, Elise Aulinger and Willy Rösner. Part of the tradition of heimatfilm, ...
'' (1952)
* ''
The Monastery's Hunter'' (1953)
* ''
Marriage Strike'' (1953)
* ''
Ten on Every Finger'' (1954)
* ''
The First Kiss'' (1954)
*''
Das Mädchen vom Pfarrhof'' (1955)
* ''
The King of Bernina'' (1957)
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1923 births
2004 deaths
Austrian male television actors
Austrian male film actors
Male actors from Vienna
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