Max Adalbert

Max Adalbert
Born (1874-02-19)February 19, 1874
Danzig (Gdansk), Imperial Germany
Died September 7, 1933(1933-09-07) (aged 59)
Munich, Germany
Occupation Actor
Years active 19321958

Max Adalbert (February 19, 1874 – September 7, 1933) was a German stage and movie actor.

Biography

Adalbert was born in Danzig (Gdansk), Imperial Germany as Maximilian Adalbert Krampf to a Prussian Officer. He used his first names as his stage name from the start of his career and debuted at the age of 19 at the theater of Lübeck and in 1894 at the municipal theater of Barmen. Adalbert also appeared in St.Gallen, Nuremberg and Vienna. He moved to Berlin in 1899 to work at the Residenztheater. Coming in contact with Curt Bois, Adalbert turned into a comedian and co-founded the popular Kabarett der Komiker in December 1924. On May 30, 1931, he made his debut as the central character of Carl Zuckmayer's Der Hauptmann von Köpenick at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, which was filmed in the same year.

Max Adalbert died of pneumonia while in Munich for a guest performance, and was buried at the celebrities cemetery Südwestkirchhof at Berlin Stahnsdorf.

Selected filmography

List of acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role
1920 Judith Trachtenberg Fürst Metternich
1921 The Indian Tomb (Uncredited)
The Golden Bullet (Uncredited)
Lady Hamilton drei Lazaronis
Destiny Schatzmeister
The Story of Christine von Herre (Uncredited)
The Blockhead Amadeu Beck
The Kwannon of Okadera (Uncredited)
1922 Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (Uncredited)
1923 The Flame Journalist
1930 Three Days Confined to Barracks Hoffmann
1931 The Captain from Köpenick Wilhelm Voigt
My Leopold Gottlieb Weigelt
The Scoundrel Aldalbert Bulcke
1932 The Champion Shot Funke Sr.
A Mad Idea Birnstiel
1933 The Merry Heirs Justus Bockelmann
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