„Ich habe nicht´s ausgelassen“ - Walter Plathe liest aus seiner Biographie
On stage, he played the seductive Liliom, the mischievous Schwejk, and the tragic Professor Unrat. In films, he took on comedic and serious roles, and on television, he was the down-to-earth and likeable "country doctor" for seventeen years. As colorful and versatile as the roles of actor Walter Plathe are, the character behind them is straightforward and direct. Walter Plathe – a true Berlin native, a guy with heart and wit, a popular actor who clings to his credo: "The mother of everything is the theater!".
When Walter Plathe recounts his life, it feels as if he is reading from a script. The genre? Comedy, crime, romance, drama, farce, and action movie all in one. With his dry wit and the temperament of a true Berliner, the actor speaks about a life full of scene changes and contrasts. Plathe is a rascal, a character, and a heartthrob, charming and warm, thoughtful and funny – not only when he slips into his roles but also as a person.
With a lot of humor, Walter Plathe narrates his life story and chats in the second part with actor/director and festival director Marten Sand. The audience can jot down questions during the break, which Walter Plathe will then ANSWER ALL, because he "has not left anything out".
Biography:
Walter Plathe studied at the state acting school in Berlin and was engaged in 1971 at the State Theatre Schwerin and in 1976 at the Berlin Theatre of Friendship, now the Theater an der Parkaue. His TV career began with "Märkische Chronik" and "Das Puppenheim in Pinnow". He was voted TV favorite of the GDR five times. From 1992 to 2008, he played the title role in the ZDF series "Der Landarzt" 130 times, as Dr. Ulrich Teschner. Since 2010, he has been in front of the camera as the mayor in the series "Familie Dr. Kleist". Despite his nationwide TV career, including in "Tatort", "Der Alte", "Derrick", and "Das Traumschiff", he remains loyal to the theater. With the Otto Reutter evening "Alles weg’n de’ Leut’", he made his debut at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm in 1990. For his solo piece "Heute kein Hamlet", he received the Golden Curtain for the first time in 2001 (audience award of the Berlin Theatre Club). This was followed by further awards, including the Berlin Theatre Prize for his performances in the productions "Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk" in 2005, "Ein eingebildeter Kranker" in 2007, "Zille" in 2009, and "Zille und Der eiserne Gustav" in 2014. He played leading roles in "Zille", "Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk", "Der blaue Engel", "Der eiserne Gustav", and in Dieter Wedel productions "Nibelungen" in Worms as Joseph Süß in "Das Vermögen des Herrn Süß". In 2009, he received the Georg-Scheu-Preis for his role as "Volker von Alzey" at the Nibelungen Festival in 2008. From 2015 to 2017, he played Götz von Berlichingen in the eponymous play at the Burgfestspiele in Jagsthausen. The last time the audience in Berlin saw him was at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm in "Jacobowsky und der Oberst" and in "Monsieure Pierre geht online", he played Sir Toby Rülp in "Was ihr wollt" at the Wustrau Seefestival and at the Schlosspark Theater under the direction of Marten Sand. In 2019, he was also awarded the BZ Culture Prize.
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