Ulrich Bettac
Encyclopedia
Ulrich Bettac born Ulrich Ewald Berthold Bettac, was a German
-born Austria
n actor and theatre director. He was especially well known for his work as a character actor
at the Burgtheater
in Vienna; he also had a fairly extensive film career.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
-born Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n actor and theatre director. He was especially well known for his work as a character actor
Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
at the Burgtheater
Burgtheater
The Burgtheater , originally known as K.K. Theater an der Burg, then until 1918 as the K.K. Hofburgtheater, is the Austrian National Theatre in Vienna and one of the most important German language theatres in the world.The Burgtheater was created in 1741 and has become known as "die Burg" by the...
in Vienna; he also had a fairly extensive film career.
Selected filmography
- Mysterious ShadowsMysterious ShadowsMysterious Shadows is a 1949 Austrian drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst.-Cast:* Paul Hubschmid - Dr. Benn Wittich* Ilse Werner - Cornelia* Stefan Skodler - Robert Roy* Elfe Gerhart - Charlotte* Hermann Thimig - Heinemann...
(1949) - 1. April 20001. April 2000 (film)1. April 2000 is a 1952 political satire film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Hilde Krahl, made during the Allied Occupation of Austria...
(1952) - The Eternal WaltzThe Eternal WaltzThe Eternal Waltz is a 1954 West German film dramatizing the life of Johann Strauss II. The initial story was written by Hanns Marschall and Ruth Charlotte Silbermann, and the film itself was written by Alexander Lix; the adaptation was by Paul Verhoeven who also directed the film.-Cast:*Bernhard...
(1954) - SissiSissi (film)Sissi is a 1955 film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Gustav Knuth, Vilma Degischer and Josef Meinrad. It is the first of a trilogy of romantic films about the Empress of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria, who was known to her family...
(1955) - André and UrsulaAndré and UrsulaAndré and Ursula is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Ivan Desny, Elisabeth Müller and Walter Clemens. It was based on the novel of the same title by Polly Maria Höfler.-Cast:* Ivan Desny - André Duval...
(1955) - Sissi – The Young Empress (1956)