Arno Brandner

Arno Brandner †
Konrad Krauss as Arno Brandner
Verbotene Liebe character
Portrayed by	Konrad Krauss
Duration	1995-2012
First appearance	Episode 1 2 January 1995
Last appearance	Episode 4140 11 September 2012
Created by	Reg Watson
Introduced by	Ariane Krampe
Spin-off appearances	Die längste Nacht von Königsbrunn (2014)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Architect Builder Businessman
Family Brandner family Father Hubertus Brandner † Mother Inge Brandner † Brothers Achim Brandner Wife Iris Sander (197?-1996) Elisabeth Ryan (2001-2007) Sons Jan Brandner Florian Brandner Daughters Julia Mendes Susanne Brandner Grandsons Timo Mendes Paul Brandner (adoptive) Granddaughters Leonie Richter Carolin Brandner (legal) Lisa Brandner (adoptive) Nephews Robin Brandner Nieces Jana Brandner † Nico von Lahnstein (legal) First cousins Matthias Brandner Philipp Brandner

Arno Brandner is a fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love). The character was portrayed by actor Konrad Krauss, who first appeared in the series premiere on 2 January 1995.

The actor took time off from November 2009 to March 2010, from March to June 2011 and from September to December 2011. In recent years, Krauss has become a secondary character who is seen as a supporter of other featured storyline. The character made a return to the front burner one last time with a story about Alzheimer's disease in 2012.

On 31 July 2012 it was announced that Krauss will be leaving the show. He last appeared on 11 September 2012.

Krauss returned as Arno's spirit for the web special Die längste Nacht von Königsbrunn in 2014.

The character of Arno Brandner is considered to be the patriarch of the Brandner family and in the beginning was the middle-class counterpart to the wealthy Christoph von Anstetten. Arno is often showed stubborn when it comes educate his children. All of them enjoyed tough love from him. But Arno is also good-hearted and loves his family. When tragedies strike Arno is one who keeps people calm.

Arno is a good businessman, who stands behind his word. He is also known for keeping trust in people, even though they sometimes disappoint him. This is seen several times over the years when Arno is at the edge of losing his business. Arno is shown as someone who works best when he's the one in charge. As he gets silent partners in his construction company in later years, it's shown that Arno can't deal with outside involvement.

He's considered to be a conservative person but lightened up in later years when it comes topics like homosexuality. Arno himself has been in love several times. He is shown as someone who can love with passion but also acts very realistic for a man of his character when it comes to long-term relationships. Arno cheated on his first wife, while he was cheated on by his second wife. This resulted for both marriages to end.

In 2012, the producers of the show created a very heartfelt storyline for the character of Arno. After being on the show for seventeen years and actor Konrad Krauss himself being in his 70s, Arno is being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The storyline got a lot of media attention due to the fact that no other German serial has dealt with the issue. GrundyUFA, the production company of Verbotene Liebe, promoted the story and promised an honest writing of what has about to be the scariest chapter in life. The show offered support and information for people who are suffering Alzheimer's disease or have members in their family who do.