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Willem Holsboer(1905-1959)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Willem Holsboer was born on 3 August 1905 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Lachkabinett (1953), Der Revisor (1955) and The Beggar Student (1956). He died on 16 June 1959 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
BornAugust 3, 1905
DiedJune 16, 1959(53)
BornAugust 3, 1905
DiedJune 16, 1959(53)
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Known for

Lachkabinett (1953)
Lachkabinett
6.9
  • Director
  • 1953
Der Revisor
TV Movie
  • Hausbesitzer Pjotr Iwanowitsch Dobtschinskij
  • 1955
Gustav Knuth, Fita Benkhoff, Waltraut Haas, Werner Jacobs, Elma Karlowa, Alice Kessler, Ellen Kessler, Gunther Philipp, Dick Price, Gerhard Riedmann, and Rudolf Vogel in The Beggar Student (1956)
The Beggar Student
5.6
  • Actor
  • 1956
Er und Sie - Fernsehkurs für das Leben zu zweit
TV Series
  • Actor

Credits

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Actor

  • Paprika (1959)
    Paprika
    6.7
    • 1959
  • Gräfin Mariza (1958)
    Gräfin Mariza
    6.0
    • 1958
  • The Restless Night (1958)
    The Restless Night
    6.9
    • (as Wilhelm Holsboer)
    • 1958
  • Er und Sie - Fernsehkurs für das Leben zu zweit
    TV Series
    • 1957
  • Giuseppe Becce, Pepperl Auer, Friedrich Domin, Ludwig Ganghofer, Gustl Gstettenbaur, Willem Holsboer, Attila Hörbiger, Christiane Hörbiger, Ruth Kappelsberger, Walter Koch, Rudolf Lenz, Gerhard Menzel, Gustav Ucicky, and Olga von Togni in Der Edelweißkönig (1957)
    Der Edelweißkönig
    5.1
    • Wimmer, Polizeihauptwachtmeister
    • 1957
  • Der geheimnisvolle Dr. Mander
    TV Movie
    • Simpson
    • 1957
  • Scampolo
    TV Movie
    • Cesare Buritti
    • 1957
  • Gustav Knuth, Fita Benkhoff, Waltraut Haas, Werner Jacobs, Elma Karlowa, Alice Kessler, Ellen Kessler, Gunther Philipp, Dick Price, Gerhard Riedmann, and Rudolf Vogel in The Beggar Student (1956)
    The Beggar Student
    5.6
    • 1956
  • Manöverball (1956)
    Manöverball
    4.0
    • Notar Berger
    • 1956
  • I'll See You at Lake Constance (1956)
    I'll See You at Lake Constance
    • Lehrer Martin
    • 1956
  • Meine Schwester und ich
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • Ein Kunde
    • 1956
  • Ein Weihnachtslied in Prosa
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • Bob Cratchit
    • 1955
  • Waltz King (1955)
    Waltz King
    5.4
    • Revolutionär Brandmeyer
    • 1955
  • Rosen im Herbst (1955)
    Rosen im Herbst
    6.3
    • Reverend Lindequist
    • 1955
  • Der Revisor
    TV Movie
    • Hausbesitzer Pjotr Iwanowitsch Dobtschinskij
    • 1955

Director

  • Lachkabinett (1953)
    Lachkabinett
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1953

Writer

  • Lachkabinett (1953)
    Lachkabinett
    6.9
    • writer
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Wilhelm Holsboer
  • Born
    • August 3, 1905
    • Stuttgart, Germany
  • Died
    • June 16, 1959
    • Munich, Bavaria, West Germany

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1938 followed the transition to the Munich Volkstheater where he also was active as a manager, an activity he carried on till 1950.

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