Austrian actor (1906–1967)
Wolf Albach-Retty (born Wolfgang Helmuth Albert Albach ; 28 May 1906 – 21 February 1967) was an Austrian actor. He was the father of Romy Schneider with the German actress Magda Schneider .
Career Born as Wolfgang Helmuth Albert Albach in Vienna to actress Rosa Albach-Retty and K. u. K. officer Karl Albach, Albach-Retty trained at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna , and at the age of twenty played his first role at the Vienna Burgtheater .
He was a young man when he first appeared in a silent film role in 1927. In 1933 Albach-Retty became a patron member of the SS and in 1940 he joined the Nazi Party .[1] [2]
During the Third Reich , he made romance films and musicals . In 1936 he married Magda Schneider and temporarily took up German citizenship . In 1944, he was added to head of Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Joseph Goebbels ' Gottbegnadeten list of individuals that Goebbels considered crucial to Nazi culture . His addition to the list made him exempt from military service obligations.[3]
Grave of Albach-Retty at Vienna's Zentralfriedhof After World War II , his acting career soured as his past successes were no longer remembered and he was only able to find supporting acting roles in films. He returned to the Burgtheater and starred in, among other plays, Anatol by Arthur Schnitzler . By that time he was into his second marriage to actress Trude Marlen , they had a daughter Sacha Darwin (born 1947) together. He died in Vienna and is buried in Vienna's Zentralfriedhof .
Selected filmography Das grobe Hemd [de] (1927)Ein Wiener Musikantenmädel (1928)The Mysterious Mirror (1928) as SculptorLove in May (1928)Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée (1929)The Uncle from Sumatra (1930)General Babka (1930)Der Fleck auf der Ehr' (1930) as Fred, Mrs. von Werner's grandsonWiener Zauberklänge (1931) as Teddy BeamgardenTwo Hearts Beat as One (1932) as Victor MüllerGirls to Marry (1932) as Paul, Robert Groll's brotherThe Beautiful Adventure (1932) as Andre d'EguzonThe Black Hussar (1932) as Leutnant Aribert von BlomeAnd the Plains Are Gleaming (1933) as Peter Borly, HusarenleutnantKind, ich freu' mich auf dein Kommen (1933) as HerbertLove Must Be Understood (1933) as Bobby Brandt, Ellens VetterJust Once a Great Lady (1934) as Heinz von WolfensteinSpring Parade (1934) as Wilhelm August JurekTales from the Vienna Woods (1934) as Graf Rudi von WaldheimDie Katz' im Sack (1935) as Edmund Vernon, RennfahrerWinter Night's Dream (1935) as Peter KreutzbergGroßreinemachen (1935) as Robert CoxThe Bird Seller (1935) as Adam der VogelhändlerSylvia und ihr Chauffeur (1935)as Dr. HarteneggRendezvous in Wien (1936) as Franz Lenhardt – MusikerThe Fairy Doll (1936) as Alexander – sein BruderGeheimnis eines alten Hauses (1936) as Teddy EberleinMillionäre/Ich möcht' so gern mit Dir allein sein (1937) as Fred, beider SohnDie glücklichste Ehe der Welt (1937) as Peter ReitererDarling of the Sailors (1937) as Kapitänleutnant Igor JuritschFrühlingsluft (1938) as Erbprinz, RudolfDer Hampelmann (1938) as Paul OertelHotel Sacher (1939) as Lt. HerrngruberLiebe streng verboten (1939)Heimatland (1939) as Günther Nordmann, ReitlehrerA Mother's Love (1939) as Walter Pirlinger – 1922Das Glück wohnt nebenan (1939)Wie konntest Du, Veronika (1940) as Dr. Fred JunkerFalstaff in Vienna (1940) as Robert von WeiteneggSeven Years Hard Luck (1940) as Heinz KerstenSo gefällst Du mir (1941) as Peter SeidlTanz mit dem Kaiser (1941) as Rittmeister von KleberDie heimliche Gräfin (1942) as Michael HohenwardtSeven Years of Good Luck /Seven Years of Happiness (1942) as Heinz KerstenTwo Happy People (1943)Mask in Blue (1943) as Georg HardingAbenteuer im Grand Hotel (1943) as Rudolf, Count Lerchenau / Rudi LindtThe White Dream (1943) as Ernst EderReisebekanntschaft (1943) as Walter FalkeAlles aus Liebe (1943) as Rolf Möller, TierdresseurRomantische Brautfahrt (1944) as Der junge Baron Ferdinand CrisanderHundstage (1944) as Dr. Paul WendlerA Man Like Maximilian (1945) as Dr. Thomas HesseWie ein Dieb in der Nacht (1945)Alles Lüge (1948) as Will WoltersEin bezaubernder Schwindler (1949) as Martin Palmer, junger KomponistDangerous Guests (1949) as Peter AndersGrossstadtnacht (1950) as Alfred SiedlerTwo in One Suit (1950) as Otto VogelThe Man in Search of Himself (1950) as Marius AldonCzardas of Hearts (1951) as Peter Tornay / Paul EndreWoe to Him Who Loves (1951) as Dr. GöttUnschuld in tausend Nöten/Das Mädel aus der Konfektion (1951) as Dr. SingerVerklungenes Wien [de] (1951) as Sandor von HalvanyZwei in einem Auto [de] (1951) as Georg SchmittleinDer Mann in der Wanne (1952)Ideal Woman Sought (1952) as Robby HolmThe Mine Foreman (1952) as Andreas Spaun, ein KavalierThe Bird Seller (1953) as FürstThe Great Lola (1954) as Carlo WernerThe Sweetest Fruits (1954) as Roberto di Caramello / Bananen-BeppoSchool for Marriage (1954) as TobiasThe Seven Dresses of Katrin (1954) as Martin PallHis Daughter is Called Peter (1955) as Ingenieur Max Klaar, ihr VaterYour Life Guards (1955) as Onkel NikolausAnd Who Is Kissing Me? (1956) as LindnerDie Stimme der Sehnsucht [de] (1956) as Enrico AlovanisEngagement at Wolfgangsee (1956) as Erich EckbergImperial and Royal Field Marshal (1956) as Baron LinskyDort in der Wachau [de] (1957) as Kapitän Paul HeiderWetterleuchten um Maria [de] (1957) as Baron SiebenzellDer Kaiser und das Wäschermädel [de] (1957) as Erzherzog MaxEndangered Girls (1958) as Dr. Thomas JensenMan ist nur zweimal jung (1958) asPeter GrafeneggerImmer die Radfahrer (1958) as Prof. Johannes BüttnerMein ganzes Herz ist voll Musik (1958) as Niko BertholdHerrn Josefs letzte Liebe [de] (1959) as Albert TürkheimPeter, das Zirkuskind/Auf allen Strassen (1959) as Christian, GutsbesitzerGirls for the Mambo-Bar (1959) as KrügerHunting Party (1959) as Friedrich DahlhoffFrauen in Teufels Hand (1960) as Herr von ParisiHohe Tannen [de] (1960) as Mr. ReichertDer Orgelbauer von St. Marien [de] (1961) as Baron von DanningAutofahrer unterwegs/Auf den Strassen einer Stadt (1961) as PetersThe Post Has Gone (1962) as Lukas LenzThe Forester's Daughter (1962) as Graf PaalenBergwind (1963) as Herr MeisterThe Cardinal (1963) as Baron Hartman (his only film with Romy Schneider)[4] Die große Kür [de] (1964) asChef der Wiener EisrevueDie Kinder (1964, TV movie) as Gandolf Graf FreynDas Mädel aus dem Böhmerwald [de] (1964) as Herr BaumannLeinen aus Irland (1965, TV movie) as Ministerialrat KressDie Tänzerin Fanny Elßler (1966, TV movie) as Fürst Esterházy (final film role)
References ^ "Legenden. Diva mit Nazi-Trauma?" in: Der Spiegel , 15 September 2008 ^ Oliver Rathkolb : Führertreu und gottbegnadet: Künstlereliten im Dritten Reich. Österreichischer Bundesverlag, Wien 1991, ISBN 3-215-07490-7 , pp. 235/236^ Klee, Ernst (2009). Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich: Wer war was vor und nach 1945 (in German). Frankfurt am Maine: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3596171538 .^ Marina Pavido (December 1, 2020). "Wolf Albach-Retty – A Famous Father". Cinema Austriaco . Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
External links Wolf Albach-Retty at IMDb Wolf Albach-Retty in Austria-Forum (in German) (at AEIOU) Photos of Wolf Albach-Retty