Edgar Mandel

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Edgar Mandel
Born (1928-08-19) 19 August 1928 (age 92)
OccupationActor
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Edgar Mandel (born 19 August 1928) is a German stage, film, and television actor who also appeared in audio plays.

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Born in Speyer, he took part in the 1957 world premiere of Bertold Brecht's Die Gesichte der Simone Machard at the Theater Frankfurt, staged by Harry Buckwitz. [1] [2] He was a member of the Theater Dortmund. [3]

Filmography

Films with Mandel have included:

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References

  1. Jacobi, Johannes (14 March 1957). "Zur Brecht-Uraufführung in Frankfurt: "Die Gesichte der Simone Machard"". Die Zeit (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. "Brecht-/ Le Visioni di Simone Machard" (PDF). Il Dramma (in Italian). March 1957. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. "Festschrift / 5O jahre / Wir (be)leben die kultur" (PDF). Theater- und Konzertfreunde Dortmund (in German). Hamburg. 2014. p. 49. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. Wie eine Träne im Ozean Deutsches Filmhaus
  5. Revolution in Frankfurt tvspielfilm.de/