Helmuth Lohner

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Helmuth Lohner (b. 24 April 1933 in Vienna) is an Austrian actor, theatre director, and from 2004 to 2006 director of the Theater in der Josefstadt.

Lohner initially trained as a commercial artist, while also taking private acting lessons. He made his acting début in 1952 at the Stadttheater Baden. He also appeared in Opera buffa at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt. From 1953 to 1963 he appeared in various productions of the Theater in der Josefstadt, as well as making numerous film appearances.

Further engagements in Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Zurich followed. Between them he appeared at the Burgtheater, and at the Salzburg Festival several times, taking the roles of "Death", "The Devil" and "Jedermann" in Hugo von Hofmannsthal's play Jedermann (which by tradition is performed every year).

Lohner made his film debut in 1955 in Josef von Báky's Hotel Adlon. From 1963 he was active in television as actor and director.

Lohner married and divorced the German actress Susanne Cramer twice. He then married the German actress Karin Baal, with whom he has a daughter Therese Lohner, also an actress. His current partner is Elizabeth Guertler-Mauthner, manager of the Viennese Hotel Sacher. He also has a close friendship and long history of artistic co-operation with the Austrian actor and director Otto Schenk.

Contents 1 Selected works 1.1 As opera director 1.2 As theatre actor 2 Selected films

[edit] Selected works

[edit] As opera director

• 1994 La belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach
• 1997 The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár
• 1999 Eine Nacht in Venedig by Johann Strauss II
• 2002 Die Csárdásfürstin by Emmerich Kalman
• 2005 The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

[edit] As theatre actor

• 1978 Das weite Land by Arthur Schnitzler, directed by Otto Schenk
• 1987 Der einsame Weg by Arthur Schnitzler, directed by Thomas Langhoff
• 1991-1993 Ein Jedermann (Salzburg festival)
• 1999 Figaro lässt sich scheiden by Ödön von Horváth, directed by Luc Bondy

[edit] Selected films

• 1956 Herrscher ohne Krone
• 1957 Das Wirtshaus im Spessart
• 1957 Witwer mit fünf Töchtern
• 1958 Das Dreimäderlhaus
• 1958 Die Halbzarte
• 1959 Die schöne Lügnerin, with Romy Schneider
• 1960 Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder
• 1960 Pension Schöller
• 1961 Blond muß man sein auf Capri
• 1961 Das letzte Kapitel
• 1961 Mann im Schatten
• 1968 Babeck
• 1968 Hannibal Brooks, directed by Michael Winner), starring Oliver Reed
• 1971 Liliom