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Walter Ulbricht(1893-1973)

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Walter Ulbricht was born on 30 June 1893 in Leipzig, Germany. He was married to Lotte Ulbricht and Martha Schmellinsky. He died on 1 August 1973 in Groß Dölln, East Germany [now Brandenburg, Germany].
BornJune 30, 1893
DiedAugust 1, 1973(80)
BornJune 30, 1893
DiedAugust 1, 1973(80)
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Known for

Walter Ulbricht in Baumeister des Sozialismus Walter Ulbricht (1953)
Baumeister des Sozialismus Walter Ulbricht
  • Self
  • 1953
Prazdnik nashey molodosti
  • Self
  • 1955
Talking with Germans (1964)
Talking with Germans
  • Self
  • 1964
Tovarish Berlin (1969)
Tovarish Berlin
  • Self
  • 1969

Credits

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  • Stamps (2024)
    Stamps
    8.8
    • referenced
    • 2024

Self

  • MDR Dok (2015)
    MDR Dok
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2020
  • DDR 20 (1969)
    DDR 20
    TV Special
    • Self
    • 1969
  • Mein Land
    • Self
    • 1969
  • Tovarish Berlin (1969)
    Tovarish Berlin
    • Self
    • 1969
  • Review of the Day (1952)
    Review of the Day
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Self - Staats.-und Parteichef DDR
    • 1966
  • Talking with Germans (1964)
    Talking with Germans
    • Self
    • 1964
  • Mit dem Herzen dabei
    TV Series
    • Self (1966)
    • 1964
  • Die Rote Optik: DDR-Fernsehen als Staatspropaganda
    TV Special
    • Self
    • 1964
  • Diesseits und jenseits der Zonengrenze
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1960–1964
  • 13. August 1961 - Bau der Berliner Mauer
    TV Special
    • Self
    • Self - First Secretary KPD
    • 1961
  • Prazdnik nashey molodosti
    • Self
    • 1955
  • Geschichte einer Straße (1954)
    Geschichte einer Straße
    Short
    • Self
    • 1954
  • Das Lied der Ströme (1954)
    Das Lied der Ströme
    6.9
    • Self (at rally opposing West German rearmament) (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Walter Ulbricht in Baumeister des Sozialismus Walter Ulbricht (1953)
    Baumeister des Sozialismus Walter Ulbricht
    • Self
    • 1953
  • Velikoye proshchaniye (1953)
    Velikoye proshchaniye
    5.4
    • Self
    • 1953

Archive Footage

  • Guten Morgen Österreich (2016)
    Guten Morgen Österreich
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • Arte Journal (1998)
    Arte Journal
    4.7
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • Berlin - Kalter Krieg der Zoos (2024)
    Berlin - Kalter Krieg der Zoos
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • Damals war's (1995)
    Damals war's
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2010–2023
  • Terra X History (2023)
    Terra X History
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022)
    The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Self - First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • Die Spioninnen - Im Auftrag der DDR (2023)
    Die Spioninnen - Im Auftrag der DDR
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • Die schwersten Unglücke der DDR (2016)
    Die schwersten Unglücke der DDR
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2016–2023
  • Stasi: A State Against Its People (2022)
    Stasi: A State Against Its People
    7.3
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Die Zeit meines Lebens: 'Dirty Dancing' in Ost und West (2022)
    Die Zeit meines Lebens: 'Dirty Dancing' in Ost und West
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Histoire populaire des impôts (2022)
    Histoire populaire des impôts
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Winston Churchill in History (2000)
    History
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2005–2022
  • La case du siècle (2010)
    La case du siècle
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • D'après une histoire vraie (2021)
    D'après une histoire vraie
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • Dominic Cooper in Spy City (2020)
    Spy City
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2020

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • June 30, 1893
    • Leipzig, Germany
  • Died
    • August 1, 1973
    • Groß Dölln, East Germany [now Brandenburg, Germany]
  • Spouses
      Lotte UlbrichtMay 1953 - August 1, 1973 (his death, 1 child)

Did you know

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    First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) (25 July 1950-3 May 1971).

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