Lambert Hamel (born 7 June 1940 in

Ludwigshafen Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (; meaning "Ludwig I of Bavaria, Ludwig's Port upon the Rhine"; Palatine German dialects, Palatine German: ''Ludwichshafe''), is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in the German state of Rh ...

) is a German television and film actor.

Training and first engagements

After graduating from high school, Hamel initially took

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, and

theatre studies Theatre studies (sometimes referred to as theatrology or dramatics) is the study of theatrical performance in relation to its literary, physical, psychological, sociological, and historical contexts. It is an interdisciplinary field which also enco ...

from 1960 to 1962, at the universities of

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and

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. He then completed acting training at the Westphalian Drama School Bochum. While he was still training, director Oscar Fritz Schuh brought him to the Deutsche Schauspielhaus Hamburg, where he made his debut in 1963 in

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world liter ...

's ''

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''.

Theater and film

Hamel has worked on numerous German stages throughout his career. In 1964, he was at the Schauspielhaus Bochum, then moved to the

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for the following four years, and from 1968, he worked for the Bavarian State Theater. From 1973 to 2001, he was a permanent ensemble member at the

Münchner Kammerspiele The Munich Kammerspiele (German: Münchner Kammerspiele) is a state-funded German-language theater company based at the ''Schauspielhaus'' on Maximilianstrasse in the Bavarian capital. The company currently has three venues: the main stage of ...

, before returning to the Bavarian State Theater for the 2001/02 season. In addition, Hamel took part in guest engagements at the

Salzburg Festival The Salzburg Festival () is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer, for five weeks starting in late July, in Salzburg, Austria, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart's operas are a focus of ...

and at the Vienna Burgtheater. Hamel has also acted in numerous film and television productions, as well as reading

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s and

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Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

* Hermann J. Huber: '' Langen Müller's Schauspielerlexikon der Gegenwart. Deutschland. Österreich. Schweiz''. Albert Langen • Georg Müller Verlag GmbH, München • Wien 1986, ISBN 3-7844-2058-3, S. 356. * C. Bernd Sucher (Hrsg.): '' Theaterlexikon. Autoren, Regisseure, Schauspieler, Dramaturgen, Bühnenbildner, Kritiker.'' Von Christine Dössel und

Marietta Piekenbrock Marietta Piekenbrock (born 1964 in Westfalen) is a German art curator, dramaturge, author and a cultural manager. Her projects combine theatre, dance, performances and music with cultural history, architecture and everyday life. As an artistic mana ...

unter Mitwirkung von Jean-Claude Kuner und C. Bernd Sucher. 2. Auflage. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, München 1999, ISBN 3-423-03322-3, S. 265. * * *

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