Ralph Morgenstern (born as Ralph Morgenstern-Nolting on 3 October 1956) is a German

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

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. Morgenstern was born in

Mülheim an der Ruhr Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr (, ; ; ) and also described as ''"City on the River"'', is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen. It is home ...

. He works in theatre, film, and on German TV. Morgenstern has one daughter and has lived together with his partner Oliver since 2005.

Actor in theatre

* 1984-1986: ''Geierwally'' (Filmdose, Köln, Regie: Walter Bockmayer) * 1989-1990: ''Sissi - Beuteljahre einer Kaiserin'' (Filmdose, Köln, Regie: Walter Bockmayer) * 1991-1998: ''Festes Ensemble am Kölner Schauspielhaus'' * 1995 - ''Tankstelle der Verdammten'' (Kölner Schauspielhaus) * 1998 - ''Mephisto'' (Kölner Schauspielhaus) * 1998 - ''Faust'' (Kölner Schauspielhaus) * 2003 - ''Die Banditen'' (

Oper Köln The Cologne Opera (German: Oper der Stadt Köln or Oper Köln) refers to both the main opera house in Cologne, Germany and its resident opera company. History of the company From the mid 18th century, opera was performed in the city's court thea ...

) * 2006-2007 - ''Kiss me Kate'' ( Musikalische Komödie der Oper Leipzig)

Actor in films

*1984: ''Im Himmel ist die Hölle los'' (directed by Helmer von Lützelburg), as Mr. Raffo *1988: ' (directed by Walter Bockmayer), as Aunt Luckard *1994: '' Die Wache: Vollmond'' (TV episode, directed by Bob Blagden), as Cross-dresser *1995: ''Ein Mann für gewisse Stunden'' (TV film) *1997: ''Das erste Semester'' (directed by

Uwe Boll Uwe Boll (; born 22 June 1965) is a German filmmaker. He came to prominence during the 2000s for his adaptations of video game franchises. Released theatrically, the films were critical and commercial failures; his Alone in the Dark (2005 film), ...

), as Restaurantleiter *1999: '' Gisbert'' (TV series, directed by Jojo Wolff or Hape Kerkeling), as Mr Faulhaber *2000: ''Schöne Aussichten'' (TV miniseries, directed by Rüdiger Nüchtern), as Fred Holmann *2000: ''I Love You, Baby'' (directed by Nick Lyon), as Sickenberger *2000: '' Die Anrheiner: Der beste Ort der Welt'' (TV episode), as Florian Finkel *2001: ''Ausziehn!'' (directed by Peter Morlock), as Lex Montgomery Voice Actor *2004: ' (directed by Michael Schaack), as Linda *2006: ' (directed by Michael Schaack)

TV Host

* 1992 - ''Filmdosenshow'' (RTL, together with Hella von Sinnen) * 1993 - ''XOV bei VOX'' * 1994 - ''Klatschmohn'' (WDR) * 1995-2002 - ''Kaffeeklatsch'' (ZDF) * 2001-2007 - ''Blond am Freitag'' (host; Comedy-Wochenrückblick des ZDF) * 2005-2007 - ''ZDF-Fernsehgarten''

External links

Website of Ralph Morgenstern

Ralph Morgenstern in Deutschen Nationalbibliothek
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgenstern, Ralph 1956 births Living people People from Mülheim German male stage actors German LGBTQ rights activists German LGBTQ broadcasters German television presenters German television talk show hosts German male film actors ZDF people Male actors from North Rhine-Westphalia