Mathias Gnädinger (25 March 1941 â€" 3 April 2015) was a Swiss stage
and film actor.Initially a typesetter and typographer, Gnädinger
began his acting training at the Bühnenstudio Zürich (now part of
the Zurich University of the Arts) from 1962 to 1966.His first role in
Swiss television was in 1968. He starred in Leo Sonnyboy, Das Boot ist
voll, Journey of Hope and the Austrian-German-Swiss co-production
Kinder der Landstrasse. Since 1988, he had worked as a freelance
actor.Gnädinger starred in about 70 character roles in television and
German-language cinema, as well as stage actor in about 130 theater
productions, among them at the Burgtheater in Vienna, the Schaubühne
in Berlin, and the Schauspielhaus and Theater am Neumarkt in Zürich
when latter was established in 1966. The Swiss drama film Usfahrt
Oerlike was released in January 2015, and is the second last film
starring Gnädinger alongside Jörg Schneider. According to the film's
director Paul Riniker, a sequel was planned, but neither it nor
another project focusing on the 74-year-old actor will be realized, as
Gnädinger died on 3 April 2015.
and film actor.Initially a typesetter and typographer, Gnädinger
began his acting training at the Bühnenstudio Zürich (now part of
the Zurich University of the Arts) from 1962 to 1966.His first role in
Swiss television was in 1968. He starred in Leo Sonnyboy, Das Boot ist
voll, Journey of Hope and the Austrian-German-Swiss co-production
Kinder der Landstrasse. Since 1988, he had worked as a freelance
actor.Gnädinger starred in about 70 character roles in television and
German-language cinema, as well as stage actor in about 130 theater
productions, among them at the Burgtheater in Vienna, the Schaubühne
in Berlin, and the Schauspielhaus and Theater am Neumarkt in Zürich
when latter was established in 1966. The Swiss drama film Usfahrt
Oerlike was released in January 2015, and is the second last film
starring Gnädinger alongside Jörg Schneider. According to the film's
director Paul Riniker, a sequel was planned, but neither it nor
another project focusing on the 74-year-old actor will be realized, as
Gnädinger died on 3 April 2015.
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