Ignaz Kirchner
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Born | Hanns-Peter Kirchner-Wierichs 13 July 1946 Wuppertal, Germany |
Died | 26 September 2018 Vienna, Austria | (aged 72)
Education | Schauspielschule Bochum |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
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Ignaz Kirchner (born Hanns-Peter Kirchner-Wierichs; 13 July 1946 – 26 September 2018)[1] was a German actor who made a career on German-speaking stages, especially at Vienna's Burgtheater where he played for 30 years. A character actor, he worked with leading stage directors. He often played opposite Gert Voss, both in classical drama such as Shakespeare's Antonio, with Voss as Shylock, and as Jago, with Voss as Othello, and especially in black comedies, such as Goldberg in Tabori's Die Goldberg-Variationen (with Voss as Mr. Jay), and in Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys, Beckett's Endspiel and Genet's Die Zofen. Kirchner and Voss were named Schauspielerpaar des Jahres twice, in 1992 and 1998.
Career
Born in Wuppertal, Kirchner was raised from age ten in a Jesuit boarding school in Vorarlberg, Austria.[2] He later chose the name of Ignatius of Loyola as his stage name. He first was an apprentice in a book shop, and then trained in acting at the Schauspielschule Bochum.[1] He made his stage debut in 1970, when he was still at university, in Roger Vitrac's Der Coup von Trafalgar staged by Alfred Kirchner.[2] The actor played in 1973 and 1974 at the Freie Volksbühne Berlin , participating in two productions by Wilfried Minks . In 1974 he moved on to Stuttgart, on an invitation by Claus Peymann , where he remained until 1978. He then worked for Theater Bremen, where he had his greatest success in the title role of Shakespeare's Hamlet, directed in 1980 by Jürgen Gosch .[1]
From 1982 to 1986, Kirchner was a member of the
In 1987, Kirchner became a member of the Burgtheater, where Peymann was now
In the 1992/93 season, Kirchner moved to the
From 1997, Kirchner was back at the Burgtheater.[1] He played in 1998 Clov in Beckett's Endspiel alongside Voss as Hamm,[6] staged by Tabori in a production that was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen. For this performance Kirchner and Voss won again the award Actor Duo of the Year.[9] In 1999 he appeared as Schigolch in Wedekind's Lulu, staged by Andreas Kriegenburg .[6] He played Solange in Die Zofen, directing himself with Voss and his wife Ursula Voss, and Dr. Dorn in Chekhov's Die Möwe with Luc Bondy, both in 2000. A year later, he appeared as Sandperger in Karl Schönherr's Glaube und Heimat with Martin Kušej, and a supervisor and a policeman in Roberto Zucco by Bernard-Marie Koltès with Klaus Michael Grüber. In 2002, he appeared as Uta-Napishti in the premiere of Raoul Schrott's Gilgamesh with Theu Boermans , and as Richard in the Austrian premiere of Thomas Bernhard's Elisabeth II with Thomas Langhoff.[10] He performed again solo programs such as Walser's Der Spaziergang[1] and Bernhard's Der Stimmenimitator and Minetti. From 2005, he played in a Burgtheater production of Klaus Pohl 's Der Anatom at the Anatomischer Saal der Bildenden Künste, the play's only role.[11] He appeared at the Salzburg Festival in the speaking role Samiel in Weber's opera Der Freischütz in 2005, staged by Falk Richter.[12]
The major role of Fürst Bolkonskyi in a dramatization at the Burgtheater of Tolstoy's novel
Kirchner died on 26 September 2018 after a long illness.[1][13]
Filmography
- 1977: The Brothers (directed by Wolf Gremm) – Pfleger
- 1989: Hanna Monster, Liebling (directed by Christian Berger) – Rudolf
- 1995: Jailbirds (directed by Detlev Buck) – Mohrmann
- 1999: Sonnenallee (directed by Leander Haußmann) – Onkel Heinz
- 1999: Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland (TV Series)
- 2000: Zimmer mit Frühstück (TV Movie, directed by Michael Verhoeven – Rudolf
- 2005: NVA (directed by Leander Haußmann) – Futterknecht
- 2005: Intrigue and Love (TV Movie, directed by Leander Haußmann) – Herr Miller
- 2007: Teufelsbraten (TV Movie, directed by Hermine Huntgeburth) – Lehrer Mohren
- 2009: Dinosaurier – Gegen uns seht ihr alt aus! (directed by Leander Haußmann) – Victor Semlitsch (final film role)
Awards
- 1991 – For Jago in Othello: Kainz Medal of Vienna[1]
- 1992 – Actor Duo of the Year (with Gert Voss) for Tabori's Die Goldberg-Variationen[9]
- 1998 – Actor Duo of the Year (with Gert Voss) for Beckett's Endspiel[9]
- 2001 – Nomination for Nestroy Prize for best supporting role[1]
- 2004 – Silver Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Land Wien[1]
- 2008 – Kammerschauspieler[14]
- 2010 – Nomination for Nestroy Prize for best leading role[1]
Literature
- Sucher, Curt Bernd (1988). Theaterzauberer. Schauspieler. 40 Portraits. Munich/Zurich: Piper. ISBN 3-492-03125-0.
- Becker, Peter von (1992). "'Willst Du mich einen Virtuosen schimpfen' Gert Voss und Ignaz Kirchner – ein freundschaftliches Streitgespräch über Kunst und Wahnsinn des Theaters". In Merschmeier, Michael; Rischbieter, Henning (eds.). Theater heute. Jahrbuch (in German). pp. 38–51.
- Dermutz, Klaus (2007). ISBN 978-3-552-06064-7.
- Tenner, Haide; Kirchner, Ignaz (2016). Immer an der Grenze der Verrücktheit. Amalthea Signum. ISBN 978-3-99050-059-0.[15]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Leyrer, Georg (27 September 2018). "Burgschauspieler Ignaz Kirchner gestorben". Kurier (in German). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ a b c Walder, Sandra (27 September 2018). "Lieber in der zweiten Reihe: Ignaz Kirchner ist tot". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ a b Mayer, Norbert (5 December 2009). "Ignaz Kirchner: "Ich kenne keine kalte Rache"". Presse am Sonntag (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Cerny, Karin (24 September 2013). "Burgschauspieler Ignaz Kirchner: "Was für einen Hass es damals gab!" (interview)". Profil (in German). Vienna. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Paterno, Petra (27 September 2018). "'Nichts war früher schöner'". Wiener Zeitung (in German). Vienna. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d Stadelmaier, Gerhard (28 September 2018). "Zum Tode von Ignaz Kirchner : Immer Heimweh nach der Tücke gehabt". FAZ (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ theater heute, August 1991
- ^ Becker, Peter von (27 September 2018). "Der introvertierte Star". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Schauspieler Ignaz Kirchner gestorben". ORF (in German). 27 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Jandl, Paul (5 August 2015). "Ich bin mir gegenüber nur ein bisschen verlogen (interview)". Die Welt (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Ignaz Kirchner" (in German). Burgtheater. 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Salzburger Festspiele : Buh-Rufe und Bühnenfeuer". FAZ (in German). 4 August 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Pohl, Ronald (27 September 2018). "Publikumsliebling Ignaz Kirchner gestorben". Der Standard (in German). Vienna. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Merck, Nikolaus (31 March 2008). "Nun auch Sie, Herr Kirchner". nachtkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Pohl, Ronald (27 October 2016). "Ignaz Kirchner: Stromstöße eines Elektrisierenden". Der Standard (in German). Vienna. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
External links
- Literature by and about Ignaz Kirchner in the German National Library catalogue
- Ignaz Kirchner at IMDb
- Ignaz Kirchner discography at Discogs
- Schauspieler Ignaz Kirchner gestorben / Immer an der Grenze zur Verrücktheit nachtkritik.de 27 September 2018