Walter Schultheiss

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Walter Schultheiss
Born (1924-05-25) May 25, 1924 (age 100)
Tübingen, Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1947–present
Spouse
Trudel Wulle
(m. 1950;died 2021)
Children1

Walter Schultheiss (born 25 May 1924) is a German actor, author and painter.

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Life and career

He began his career in 1947 as Pedro del Vegas in the operetta Maske in Blau . [1] He became famous in 1963 through his street sweeper skits at the former Süddeutscher Rundfunk, in which he and Werner Veidt entertained radio listeners every Saturday for 20 years: as the street sweeper duo Karle and Gottlob. He was heard and seen in other sketches, and radio plays with Oscar Heiler, Oscar Müller, Willy Seiler, Georg Thomalla and Willy Reichert. [2]

Schultheiss was involved in television films and family series such as Oh God, Herr Pfarrer, Der König von Bärenbach, as the pious parish councilor Karl Engstinger in Pfarrerin Lenau and as the winery owner Der Eugen . Even in old age, Schultheiss was still regularly on the theater stage for several weeks a year in the comedy im Marquardt in Stuttgart. [3] From 2000 to 2007 he played the supporting role of the upper-class landlord Rominger in the SWR crime scene in Stuttgart (Ernst Bienzle). In 2009 he took part in the Swabian mini-series Laible und Frisch. In addition to acting, Schultheiss writes humorous dialogues, poems and valentines. [4] [5]

Personal life

On May 25, 1950, Schultheiss married actress Trudel Wulle [6] (1925–2021); In 1955 their son was born. The couple lived in Wildberg. [7]

Scultheiss turned 100 on 25 May 2024. [8]

Filmography

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  6. "WAS D LEUT SO RAUSSCHWÄTZET Trudel Wulle und Walter Schultheiß. Besuchen Sie die neue Internetseite der Gemeinde Bisingen - PDF Kostenfreier Download". docplayer.org. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  7. Germany, Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgart. "Walter Schultheiß feiert Geburtstag: Sein Rat mit 98 Jahren: Stets annehmen, was kommt!". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. "Vorzeigeschwabe und Ikone des Wortwitzes: Walter Schultheiss wird 100" (in German). Schwäbisches Tagblatt. 25 May 2024.