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Oscar Heiler(1906-1995)

  • Actor
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After having passed his final secondary school exams at the Karlsgymnasium in Stuttgart, Oscar Heiler began a training in book trade. In 1928 he started his career as an actor at the Stuttgarter Schauspielhaus. Together with his famous Swabian colleague Willy Reichert he started performing their play "Häberle and Pfleiderer" about two Swabians gossipping in 1930. This made him well-known even outside Swabia and brought him several appearances on German TV.

He is buried in Bad Cannstantt on the "Uff-Cemetery
BornNovember 23, 1906
DiedApril 9, 1995(88)
BornNovember 23, 1906
DiedApril 9, 1995(88)
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Known for

Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald (1956)
Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald
5.4
  • Häberle
  • 1956
Alter Kahn und junge Liebe (1973)
Alter Kahn und junge Liebe
4.8
  • Reeder
  • 1973
Die Mühle im Schwarzwäldertal (1953)
Die Mühle im Schwarzwäldertal
  • Actor
  • 1953
Der Sturz (1979)
Der Sturz
6.9
  • König
  • 1979

Credits

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Actor



  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Nestele
    • Rentner
    • Säuberlich
    • 1975–1995
  • Der König von Bärenbach (1994)
    Der König von Bärenbach
    5.8
    TV Series
    • August Knödler
    • 1994
  • Pfarrerin Lenau (1990)
    Pfarrerin Lenau
    TV Series
    • 1991
  • Nicole Heesters and Heinz Reincke in Geschichten aus der Heimat (1983)
    Geschichten aus der Heimat
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Zahnarzt (ep.: Ein Zahnarzt ist auch nur ein Mensch)
    • 1983
  • Wie würden Sie entscheiden? (1974)
    Wie würden Sie entscheiden?
    5.2
    TV Series
    • 1980
  • Kirche zu verkaufen
    TV Movie
    • Fußballfan Schulz
    • 1979
  • Der Sturz (1979)
    Der Sturz
    6.9
    • König
    • 1979
  • Meine Mieter sind die besten
    TV Series
    • Karl Pfitzenmeier (1977-1978)
    • 1977
  • Alter Kahn und junge Liebe (1973)
    Alter Kahn und junge Liebe
    4.8
    • Reeder
    • 1973
  • Fußballtrainer Wulff (1972)
    Fußballtrainer Wulff
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Pfarrer
    • 1972
  • Deutschland, deine...
    TV Series
    • Fahrkartenverkäufer
    • 1971
  • Komische Geschichten mit Georg Thomalla (1961)
    Komische Geschichten mit Georg Thomalla
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Pförtner
    • 1971
  • Kapitän Harmsen (1969)
    Kapitän Harmsen
    9.1
    TV Series
    • Reinhold Eisele
    • 1970
  • Bärenfang in Hinterwang
    TV Movie
    • Futtermeister
    • 1970
  • Chronik der Familie Nägele (1968)
    Chronik der Familie Nägele
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Adolf Neschtle jr.
    • Adolf Neschtle
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Oskar Heiler
  • Born
    • November 23, 1906
    • Stuttgart, Germany
  • Died
    • April 9, 1995
    • Stuttgart, Germany
  • Spouse
    • Lydia Jahn? - 1983 (her death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1930, during rehearsals for the 50th performance of the Brecht/Weill success play "Die Dreigroschenoper" (The Three-Penny-Opera) at the Schauspielhaus in Stuttgart, Heiler fell over the hem of his costume. He couldn't get up anymore. During the operation, doctors found a malignant ulcer on his knee. His right leg had to be amputated.
  • Trademark
    Had a limp, because his right leg had to be amputated in 1930.

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