Attila Hörbiger (21 April 1896 â€" 27 April 1987) was an Austrian
stage and movie actor.Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital
Budapest, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of
engineer Hanns Hörbiger and the younger brother of actor Paul
Hörbiger. In 1903 his family moved to Vienna, where his father set up
a design office. Attila attended the Benedictine gymnasium at Saint
Paul's Abbey, Carinthia from 1906 to 1914.He began his stage career at
the Wiener Neustadt municipal theatre in 1919, followed by engagements
in Stuttgart and Bozen. In 1921 he performed at the Raimund Theater in
Vienna and at the Lehartheater in Bad Ischl; his next engagements were
at the municipal theatre in Reichenberg (Liberec), at the Vienna stage
of Josef Jarno, at the German Reduta Theatre in Brünn (Brno), and at
the New German Theatre in Prague. In 1928, Hörbiger joined the
Theater in der Josefstadt ensemble under director Max Reinhardt; and
from 1950 to 1975, he was a member of the Burgtheater. He acted Rudolf
von Habsburg in Grillparzer's König Ottokars Glück und Ende at the
great reopening of the Burgtheater on 15 October 1955.
stage and movie actor.Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital
Budapest, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of
engineer Hanns Hörbiger and the younger brother of actor Paul
Hörbiger. In 1903 his family moved to Vienna, where his father set up
a design office. Attila attended the Benedictine gymnasium at Saint
Paul's Abbey, Carinthia from 1906 to 1914.He began his stage career at
the Wiener Neustadt municipal theatre in 1919, followed by engagements
in Stuttgart and Bozen. In 1921 he performed at the Raimund Theater in
Vienna and at the Lehartheater in Bad Ischl; his next engagements were
at the municipal theatre in Reichenberg (Liberec), at the Vienna stage
of Josef Jarno, at the German Reduta Theatre in Brünn (Brno), and at
the New German Theatre in Prague. In 1928, Hörbiger joined the
Theater in der Josefstadt ensemble under director Max Reinhardt; and
from 1950 to 1975, he was a member of the Burgtheater. He acted Rudolf
von Habsburg in Grillparzer's König Ottokars Glück und Ende at the
great reopening of the Burgtheater on 15 October 1955.
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