Helmuth Lohner

Helmuth Lohner (b. 24 April 1933 in Vienna) is an Austrian actor, theatre director, and from 2004 to 2006 director of the Theater in der Josefstadt.

Lohner initially trained as a commercial artist, while also taking private acting lessons. He made his acting début in 1952 at the Stadttheater Baden. He also appeared in Opera buffa at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt. From 1953 to 1963 he appeared in various productions of the Theater in der Josefstadt, as well as making numerous film appearances.

Further engagements in Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Zurich followed. Between them he appeared at the Burgtheater, and at the Salzburg Festival several times, taking the roles of "Death", "The Devil" and "Jedermann" in Hugo von Hofmannsthal's play "Jedermann" (which by tradition is performed every year).

Lohner made his film debut in 1955 in Josef von Báky's "Hotel Adlon". From 1963 he was active in television as actor and director.

Lohner married and divorced the German actress Susanne Cramer twice. He then married the German actress Karin Baal, with whom he has a daughter Therese Lohner, also an actress. His current partner is Elizabeth Guertler-Mauthner, manager of the Viennese Hotel Sacher. He also has a close friendship and long history of artistic co-operation with the Austrian actor and director Otto Schenk.

elected works

As opera director

* 1994 "La belle Hélène" by Jacques Offenbach
* 1997 "The Merry Widow" by Franz Lehár
* 1999 Eine Nacht in Venedig by Johann Strauss II
* 2002 Die Csárdásfürstin by Emmerich Kalman
* 2005 The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

As theatre actor

* 1978 " Das weite Land" by Arthur Schnitzler, directed by Otto Schenk
* 1987 " Der einsame Weg" by Arthur Schnitzler, directed by Thomas Langhoff
* 1991-1993 "Ein Jedermann" (Salzburg festival)
* 1999 "Figaro lässt sich scheiden" by Ödön von Horváth, directed by Luc Bondy

elected films

* 1956 "Herrscher ohne Krone"
* 1957 "Das Wirtshaus im Spessart"
* 1957 "Witwer mit fünf Töchtern"
* 1958 "Das Dreimäderlhaus"
* 1958 "Die Halbzarte"
* 1959 "Die schöne Lügnerin", with Romy Schneider
* 1960 "Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder"
* 1960 "Pension Schöller"
* 1961 "Blond muß man sein auf Capri"
* 1961 "Das letzte Kapitel"
* 1961 "Mann im Schatten"
* 1968 "Babeck"
* 1968 "Hannibal Brooks", directed by Michael Winner), starring Oliver Reed
* 1971 "Liliom"