Although he started an apprenticeship with a lumber business in Munich, Klöpfer soon discovered that his passion was the theater. He joined the Theatre Association of Munich and performed at various provincial theaters. In 1905 he was cast in his first role in Landshut, afterwards playing in Ingolstadtand Biel. In 1909 he came to the Volkstheater München ("Munich People's Theater). From 1914 to 1918, he performed in Colmar, Erfurt, Bonn and Frankfurt am Main.
After the First World War, Klöpfer relocated to Berlin. There he played from 1920 to 1923 at the Deutsches Theater , then at various stages, starting in 1925 in Vienna and Salzburg. Finally, he toured Europe and South America. He played the title role in Carl Zuckmayer's 1927 play Schinderhannes. In the twenties, he appeared in numerous silent films.
Nazi era
After the Nazi seizure of power, he was promoted to the Presiding Board of the Reich Film Chamber, under Joseph Goebbels, and was also chairman of Goebbels' artist donation. In 1934, Klöpfer was designated as a Staatsschauspieler (i.e. an actor of national importance). He was also appointed the director of the Volksbühne ("People's Theatre") in Berlin. From 1935 he was appointed Vice President of the Ministry of Arts and joined the board of UFA. In 1936 he was appointed general director of Berlin's Theater am Nollendorfplatz. In 1937, Klöpfer joined the Nazi Party. In 1940, he played the role of Landschaftskonsulenten Sturm in Veit Harlan's anti-Semitic Nazi propaganda film Jud Süß. In August 1944, towards the end of the Second World War, Klöpfer was added by Adolf Hitler to the Gottbegnadeten-Liste, a list of important German artists, which exempted him from military service, including service on the home front.[1]
Postwar
After 1945, Klöpfer was banned and spent two months in prison in 1948. After a denazification trial, he was exonerated from the charge of complicity in the death of Joachim Gottschalk. In 1949, he began performing again with his own ensemble in Cologne and Neustadt in der Pfalz, but he died in 1950 of pneumonia. His grave is located in the South Cemetery in Wiesbaden.
^Klee, Ernst (2007). Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945. Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer. pp. 313–314.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Eugen Klopfer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Eugen Gottlob Klopfer 10 March 1886 in Talheim Heilbronn 3 March 1950 in Wiesbaden was a German actor Eugen KlopferBornEugen Gottlob Klopfer 1886 03 10 10 March 1886Talheim Heilbronn German EmpireDied3 March 1950 1950 03 03 aged 63 Wiesbaden West GermanyNationalityGermanOccupationActorYears active1920 1945 1949 1950 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Nazi era 2 2 Postwar 3 Filmography 4 ReferencesEarly life EditBorn to Karl Klopfer and his wife Karoline nee Horsch Eugen attended the Realschule secondary school in Heilbronn He subsequently attended the Lateinschule Latin School in Lauffen and then the Karlsgymnasium in Heilbronn Career EditAlthough he started an apprenticeship with a lumber business in Munich Klopfer soon discovered that his passion was the theater He joined the Theatre Association of Munich and performed at various provincial theaters In 1905 he was cast in his first role in Landshut afterwards playing in Ingolstadtand Biel In 1909 he came to the Volkstheater Munchen Munich People s Theater From 1914 to 1918 he performed in Colmar Erfurt Bonn and Frankfurt am Main After the First World War Klopfer relocated to Berlin There he played from 1920 to 1923 at the Deutsches Theater then at various stages starting in 1925 in Vienna and Salzburg Finally he toured Europe and South America He played the title role in Carl Zuckmayer s 1927 play Schinderhannes In the twenties he appeared in numerous silent films Nazi era Edit After the Nazi seizure of power he was promoted to the Presiding Board of the Reich Film Chamber under Joseph Goebbels and was also chairman of Goebbels artist donation In 1934 Klopfer was designated as a Staatsschauspieler i e an actor of national importance He was also appointed the director of the Volksbuhne People s Theatre in Berlin From 1935 he was appointed Vice President of the Ministry of Arts and joined the board of UFA In 1936 he was appointed general director of Berlin s Theater am Nollendorfplatz In 1937 Klopfer joined the Nazi Party In 1940 he played the role of Landschaftskonsulenten Sturm in Veit Harlan s anti Semitic Nazi propaganda film Jud Suss In August 1944 towards the end of the Second World War Klopfer was added by Adolf Hitler to the Gottbegnadeten Liste a list of important German artists which exempted him from military service including service on the home front 1 Postwar Edit After 1945 Klopfer was banned and spent two months in prison in 1948 After a denazification trial he was exonerated from the charge of complicity in the death of Joachim Gottschalk In 1949 he began performing again with his own ensemble in Cologne and Neustadt in der Pfalz but he died in 1950 of pneumonia His grave is located in the South Cemetery in Wiesbaden Filmography Edit1919 The Dancer 1919 Die Arche 1919 Cagliostros Totenhand 1920 Die Frau ohne Dienstag 1920 Menschen 1920 Der ewige Monch im Banne der Musik 1920 Sehnsucht 1920 Mary Magdalene as the secretary 1920 Humanity Unleashed as Karenow 1920 Sturm 1920 Der Leidensweg eines Achtzehnjahrigen 1920 Das Madchen aus der Ackerstrasse 2 Teil 1920 Das Geheimnis der Spielholle 1920 Um der Liebe willen 1920 Die lebende Fackel 1921 Die Bestie im Menschen 1921 Flachsmann als Erzieher 1921 Verlogene Moral 1921 The Rats as Mr John 1921 Die Lou von Montmartre 1921 Night and No Morning as Mac Chifford 1921 The Vulture Wally as Der Gellner Vincenz 1921 The Fateful Day 1921 Der Totenklaus 1921 Die Schuldige 1921 Betruger des Volkes 1922 Money in the Streets 1922 The Burning Soil as Peter Rog 1922 Menschenopfer 1922 Macbeth 1922 The Count of Charolais as the president of the senate 1922 The Earl of Essex as Earl of Essex 1922 The False Dimitri as Boris Godunov 1923 Schlagende Wetter 1923 Die Austreibung 1923 The Street as the middle aged man 1924 New Year s Eve as the man 1924 Carlos and Elisabeth as Prince Philip 1924 Das goldene Kalb 1925 Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days 1925 Comedians as Axel Swinborne 1925 The Elegant Bunch as Anton Paudler 1925 Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand as Gotz von Berlichingen 1925 Der erste Stand Der Grosskapitalist 1926 Superfluous People as Andrej Karlowitsch Siganew 1926 Fadette as Barbeau 1927 The Convicted as Karl Hartmann 1928 Luther as Martin Luther 1929 Katharina Knie as Old Knie 1931 1914 as Emperor Franz Josef 1931 Der Herzog von Reichstadt 1931 The Paw as Lorenzi 1932 Unheimliche Geschichten 1932 Haunted People 1933 Refugees as Bernhard Laudy 1934 William Tell as Heinrich Von Meltchtal 1935 The Private Life of Louis XIV as Prince Charles Louis 1935 Pygmalion as Alfred Doolittle 1935 I Was Jack Mortimer as Pedro Montemayor 1935 Anschlag auf Schweda 1936 Love s Awakening 1936 as Dr Bergriedel 1938 Youth it as Hoppe 1938 Der Spieler 1939 Detours to Happiness as Mr von Hanna 1939 Die fremde Frau 1940 The Eternal Spring as the employer 1940 Jud Suss as Councilman Sturm 1940 Friedrich Schiller The Triumph of a Genius as Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart 1941 My Life for Ireland as Duffy 1941 Friedemann Bach as Johann Sebastian Bach 1941 Jakko 1942 Die goldene Stadt as Melchior Jobs 1942 Stimme des Herzens 1943 The Endless Road as Friedrich List 1943 Gabriele Dambrone as Gotthart 1944 Die Zaubergeige 1944 Der Erbforster 1944 Philharmoniker 1945 Anna Alt as Prof Burghardt 1945 The Noltenius Brothers as Mr Karsten 1945 Puppenspieler 1945 Shiva und die GalgenblumeReferences Edit Klee Ernst 2007 Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich Wer war was vor und nach 1945 Frankfurt am Main S Fischer pp 313 314 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eugen Klopfer amp oldid 1135525836, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
