Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 â€" 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 (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.
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 (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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