Wolf Roth

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Wolf Roth
Born (1944-08-30) August 30, 1944 (age 79)

Wolf Roth [1] (born August 30, 1944) [2] is a German theatre and television actor.

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Early life and education

Roth was born in Torgau, Germany, where his family had fled during World War II. He was raised and educated in Bremen. In 1961 he moved to the United States and graduated from the Edsel Ford High School in Detroit, Michigan. He spent the next months travelling through the Midwest of the U.S.

Career

Having returned to Germany, he graduated in Bremen and went on to the Freie Universität in Berlin. He took courses in sociology and economics, but found his vocation when he was taken by friends to the entrance examinations of the famous Max Reinhardt Seminar for actors. He was discovered by the actress Hilde Körber, and while still in the seminar, he was seen and engaged by Boleslaw Barlog. He made his theatrical debut in the play Quadratur des Kreises by Walentin Petrowitsch Katajew in 1967. Subsequently he joined the theatre in Oberhausen, where he portrayed several roles. He left Oberhausen in 1969 to continue his career in Berlin, where he played in the Berliner Theater and the Schaubühne. During this time, he started to work in television and the movies, where his main work has been since then. Films include Goldene Zeiten (2006) (as the character Jürgen Matthies).

Theatre

Piano concerts

Selected films

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References

  1. Deutsches Bühnenjahrbuch (1968–1969). (in German). Hamburg.{{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. IMDb