Paul Hörbiger
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Publicity photo, 1939
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| Born |
29 April 1894 Budapest, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 5 March 1981 (aged 86) Vienna, Austria |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1928–1974 |
| Spouse(s) | Josefa Gettke (1921-1939) (divorced) 4 children |
Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrian theatre and film actor.
Paul Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger, founder of the Welteislehre cosmological concept, and elder brother of actor Attila Hörbiger. In 1902 the family returned to Vienna, while Paul attended the gymnasium (grammar or high school) at St. Paul's Abbey in Carinthia. Having obtained his Matura degree, he served in a mountain artillery regiment of the Austro-Hungarian Army in World War I, discharged in 1918 with the rank of an Oberleutnant.
After the war, Paul Hörbiger took drama lessons and began his acting career in 1919 at the city theatre of Reichenberg (Liberec). From 1920 he performed at the New German Theatre in Prague. His fame grew when in 1926 he was employed by director Max Reinhardt at the ensemble of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, reaching a high point with his appointment at the Vienna Burgtheater in 1940. He also appeared at the 1943 Salzburg Festival, performing in the role as Papageno in Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.
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