- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBernhard Theodor Henry Minetti
- Nickname
- Martin Behindert
- Bernhard Minetti was born on January 26, 1905 in Kiel, Germany. He was an actor, known for Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf (1931), Der Mörder Dimitri Karamasoff (1931) and Es (1966). He was married to Anne Gerbrandt and Elisabeth Minetti. He died on October 12, 1998 in Berlin, Germany.
- SpousesAnne Gerbrandt(1925 - 1963) (her death, 2 children)Elisabeth Minetti(? - October 12, 1998) (his death, 3 children)
- Father of Hans-Peter Minetti.
- The son of an architect. Studied in Kiel and Munich and learned acting in Berlin, 1925-27. Made his stage debut with the Prussian State Theatre in 1930. Appeared in classical roles, including 'Hamlet'. Films from 1931, usually in subtle, but highly expressive character roles. After the war, became manager of the Stadttheater Kiel, also starting to direct. Performed on most of Germany's best-known stages, latterly in plays by Brecht and Beckett. Made regular appearances in made-for-television films from 1957. A much respected actor, he was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1978.
- The actor Bernhard Minetti made his theater debut at the Reissische Theater Gera in 1927 after a three-year acting school. With this he initiated a great theater career.
- During the war, he remained politically uncommitted, torn between the attractions of Nazism and Communism, as he later was to acknowledge himself.
- His name recognition in the film business is no match for the one at the theater. After the war he ignored the film business for a long time and dedicated to the theater. He was very successful at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg and appeared in whole Germany with guest performances.
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