August Zirner (born 7 January 1956) is an American-Austrian actor, who starred in over 60 film productions. He is one of the most popular actors in Germany.[1]
Zirner was born as son of Austrian Jewish immigrants in the United States in Urbana, Illinois. His father had fled from the Nazis.[2] In 1976 he studied drama at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna before he made his debut as an actor at the Volkstheater in Vienna. After that he was engaged in Hanover, Wiesbaden and at the Munich Kammerspiele. His breakthrough into film was in The Promise in 1994.[1]
In 2009 Zirner played the transverse flute together with the Spardosen-Trio and the Theatre Program Diagnose: Jazz. In May 2011 Zirner acts in Blind Date, a play based on a film by Theo van Gogh at the Schauspielhaus Graz, a production of Bernadette Sonnenbichler.
Zirner is married to actress Katalin Zsigmondy and one of his four children is the actor Johannes Zirner.[5] Although he has lived in Europe since 1973, August Zirner has retained his U.S. citizenship.[1][5]
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August Zirner born 7 January 1956 is an American Austrian actor who starred in over 60 film productions He is one of the most popular actors in Germany 1 August Zirner at the Romy TV awards Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna Contents 1 Biography 2 Commitment 3 Awards 4 Selected filmography 5 References 6 External linksBiography editZirner was born as son of Austrian Jewish immigrants in the United States in Urbana Illinois His father had fled from the Nazis 2 In 1976 he studied drama at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna before he made his debut as an actor at the Volkstheater in Vienna After that he was engaged in Hanover Wiesbaden and at the Munich Kammerspiele His breakthrough into film was in The Promise in 1994 1 He has appeared in numerous films and television films e g in Cafe Europa de 1990 by Franz Xaver Bogner de Voyager 1991 by Volker Schlondorff 3 Talk of the Town 1995 by Rainer Kaufmann Winterkind 1997 by Margarethe von Trotta The Pharmacist 1997 by Rainer Kaufmann and The Counterfeiters by Stefan Ruzowitzky which was awarded with the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2008 For the film Rage he got the 2006 Grimme Preis 4 In 2009 Zirner played the transverse flute together with the Spardosen Trio and the Theatre Program Diagnose Jazz In May 2011 Zirner acts in Blind Date a play based on a film by Theo van Gogh at the Schauspielhaus Graz a production of Bernadette Sonnenbichler Zirner is married to actress Katalin Zsigmondy and one of his four children is the actor Johannes Zirner 5 Although he has lived in Europe since 1973 August Zirner has retained his U S citizenship 1 5 Commitment editAugust Zirner supports the Austrian Service Abroad as an advisor for the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service Awards edit2006 Special Recognition by the German Academy of Performing Arts on the Film Festival Baden Baden for the production team of Wut Selected filmography edit1984 Knock on the Wrong Door de directed by Gabriela Zerhau de Wolfgang 1986 Now or Never de Paul 1988 Felix it Luci s Husband 1989 Money de Lothar Fuchs 1990 Cafe Europa de Yobo 1991 No Mention of Violence de TV Movie directed by Theodor Kotulla de Frank Gotz 1991 Voyager Joachim Hencke 1991 Forever Young TV Movie Tomy 1994 Du bringst mich noch um directed by Wolfram Paulus Simon Halm 1995 The Promise 6 Konrad 1995 Talk of the Town Erik Kirsch 1996 Hannah directed by Reinhard Schwabenitzky Wolfgang Heck 1997 Der rote Schakal TV Movie Werner Leiser 1997 Der Wald TV Movie based on a novel by Werner Kopacka de Karl Furst 1997 The Pharmacist Pawel Siebert 1997 Winterkind TV Movie directed by Margarethe von Trotta Michael 1998 Suzie Washington directed by Florian Flicker de Herbert Korn 1999 Annaluise amp Anton Richard Pogge 2000 Kissing My Sister Jan Lomberg 2001 Mostly Martha 7 Martha s Therapist 2001 Taking Sides directed by Istvan Szabo Captain Ed Martin 2001 Das Sams de Herr Oberstein 2002 Amen directed by Costa Gavras Von Weizsacker 2002 Joe and Max TV Movie David Lewin 2002 Geburtig Danny Demant 2002 Trenck de TV Movie directed by Gernot Roll Konig Friedrich II 2003 Novaks Ultimatum de TV Movie Dr Gunther Erhardt 2004 Queen of Cherries de TV Mini Series directed by Rainer Kaufmann Samuel Goldfisch 2004 Sergeant Pepper Dr Theobald 2005 Speer und Er TV Mini Series Dr Gilbert 2005 Liebe nach dem Tod TV Movie Paul Markwart 2005 A Sound of Thunder Clay Derris 2005 Tara Road Greg Vine 2005 Der Todestunnel TV Movie Manfred Grabowski 2005 Mutig in die neuen Zeiten TV Movie directed by Harald Sicheritz Paul Berkowitz 2006 Helen Ted und Fred TV Movie directed by Sherry Hormann Peter Kowalski 2006 Rage TV Movie Simon Laub 2007 The Counterfeiters Dr Klinger 2007 Herr Bello Herr Sternheim Traugott Sternheim 2007 Meine bose Freundin TV Movie Robert Mahrtaler 2007 Contergan de TV Movie Dr Gerd Naumann 2008 Come In and Burn Out de Richard Harms 2008 Ein starker Abgang TV Movie Dr Kubler 2009 Sleepless de 2 TV Movie Dr Borchert 2009 Thanksgiving de TV Movie Dr Martin Langhammer 2009 Dr Hope fr TV Movie Ludwig von Arnstetten 2009 Berlin 36 Edwin Bergmann 2009 Ein Dorf sieht Mord TV Movie Martin Selig 2009 Oh What a Mess de TV Movie Ludwig Norderstedt 2009 Meine Familie bringt mich um TV Movie Peter 2010 Klimawechsel TV Series Dr Dieter Dumont 2010 The Last 30 Years TV Movie Oskar Landrock 2010 An Intern for Life de TV Movie Ulf Kamprath 2011 Der Kardinal TV Movie Franz Konig 2012 Sams im Gluck Herr Oberstein 2012 Milk Money de TV Movie Dr Martin Langhammer 2012 Homecoming de TV Movie August Staudenmeyer 2012 The Dead and the Living de Lenzi Weiss 2013 The Blind Spot de Meier 2014 High Tide Is Dead on Time de TV Movie Alexander Halbach 2014 Clara Immerwahr de TV Movie Philipp Immerwahr 2014 Coming In Salvatore 2015 The Misplaced World de Georg 2015 Master of Death de TV Movie Andreas Niethammer 2015 Colonia Dignidad German Ambassador 2017 Euphoria Frank 2018 Wackersdorf Innenminister 2018 What Doesn t Kill Us de Maximilian 2018 Das Wunder von Worgl Direktor Nationalbank 2018 Die Affare Borgward de TV Movie Wilhelm Nolting Hauff 2019 Das Ende der Wahrheit Dr Grunhagen 2022 The Silent Forest Gustav DallmannReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to August Zirner a b c Interview mit August Zirner Eigentlich bin ich ein Komiker stern de 4 August 2008 Retrieved 17 September 2014 a b August Zirner im Interview August Zirner wollte mit Senta Berger drehen News moviepilot de moviepilot de Retrieved 17 September 2014 Canby Vincent 31 January 1992 Movie Review Voyager Review Film A Variation on the Oedipus Theme NYTimes com The New York Times Retrieved 17 September 2014 Funf Adolf Grimme Preise fur Colonia Media Produktion Wut Retrieved 17 September 2014 a b GQ Alles zum Thema August Zirner GQ GQ Archived from the original on 1 October 2011 Retrieved 17 September 2014 http www nydailynews com archives entertainment 1995 09 08 1995 09 08 broken promise berlin wal html permanent dead link Mitchell Elvis 16 August 2002 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