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Jan Groth (15 January 1921 – 17 July 1993) was a Polish actor, who appeared in both theatre and film.[1][2]
Jan Groth | |
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| Born | 15 January 1921 |
| Died | 17 July 1993 (aged 72) |
Resting place | Grünwald |
Life
[edit]After graduating from school, he was drafted into military service with (where, how long?). In 1945 he attended the State Drama School of Poland (which was located in Krakow and Danzig). In the 1945-6 season, he became a member of the ensemble of the Polish State Theatre in Wrocław.
From 1946 to 1956 he played at the Polish State Theatre in Gdańsk. There he acted as Wurm in Kabale and Liebe, Tybald in Romeo and Juliet, Basilio in The Marriage of Figaro, Hortensio in Der Widerspenstigen Zhmung and Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night.
In 1957 he went to Austria, where he acted at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt. In 1960 he moved to Vienna and worked for cellar stages there. He then played at the Theater an der Wien in the musical 'Heimweh in St. Pauli' opposite Freddy Quinn, at the Raimund Theatre in Lady Windermere's Fan, and at the Burgtheater in Caligula (by Albert Camus) and Becket or the Honor of God (by Jean Anouilh)
In 1967 Groth moved to Grünwald in Germany. In the following years, he worked in film and television, including in Nosferatu the Vampyre in 1979 as the Harbormaster.[3] He died in 1993, aged 72, and was buried in the cemetery at Grünwald.[4]
Filmography
[edit]- 1970: The Sex Nest
- 1970: Perrak
- 1970: Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger
- 1972: Doppelspiel in Paris[5]
- 1972: Cry of the Black Wolves
- 1972: Die Fremde
- 1972: Tatort: Rattennest
- 1973: Okay S.I.R.
- 1973: Mordkommission
- 1974: Zündschnüre
- 1974: Hamburg Transit
- 1975: Derrick (TV series)
- 1975: Bitte keine Polizei
- 1976: Schaurige Geschichten
- 1976: Alexander März
- 1977: Grete Minde
- 1977: Sonderdezernat K1
- 1977: Auf der Suche nach dem Glück
- 1977: The Old Fox
- 1977: Die Konsequenz (The Consequence)[6]
- 1977: Halbe-Halbe
- 1978: Amor
- 1979: Nosferatu the Vampyre
- 1979: Tatort: Freund Gregor
- 1979: Baranski
- 1979: Ein Kapitel für sich
- 1980: Polizeiinspektion 1
- 1980: Derrick
- 1980: Berlin Alexanderplatz
- 1981: Kudenow oder An fremden Wassern weinen
- 1982: St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken (Fernsehserie)
- 1984: Morgen in Alabama
- 1984: Abwärts
- 1985: Plötzlich und unerwartet (1985)
- 1985: Sylter Novelle
- 1986: Auf Achse
- 1986: Detektivbüro Roth
- 1992: Anwalt Abel (Kaltes Gold, Fernsehserie)
References
[edit]- ^ "Jan Groth". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Jan Groth | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ "Jan Groth Movies List | Rotten Tomatoes | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ^ Huber, Hermann J. (1986). Langen Müller’s Schauspielerlexikon der Gegenwart. Deutschland. Österreich. Schweiz. Vienna: Georg Müller Verlag GmbH. p. 328. ISBN 3-7844-2058-3.
- ^ "Die Krimihomepage | Fernsehkrimiklassiker| Doppelspiel in Paris (30.07.1972 ZDF)". www.tv-krimis.info. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Petersen, Wolfgang (1 January 1977). "The Consequence - Apple TV". Apple TV. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
External links
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