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Achim Benning

Birth
Stadtkreis Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Death
30 Jan 2024 (aged 89)
Vienna, Austria
Burial
Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria GPS-Latitude: 48.1504865, Longitude: 16.4401042
Plot
Group 33 G, Number 25
Memorial ID
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Actor, educator and theater director. After completing his training at the Max Reinhardt Seminar, he began his career acting at Vienna's Burgtheater in 1959. During his time there, he received numerous roles including Warwick in Shaw's "Saint Joan," Lvov in Chekhov's "Ivanov" and Orest in Sophocles' "Electra." In addition to acting, he also directed various stage productions such as Strindberg's "The Father" (1973), Büchner's "Danton's Death" (1982) and his own play "One Jox He Wants to Make" (1996). Eventually, he worked as a full-time professor at the Reinhardt Seminar.

Actor, educator and theater director. After completing his training at the Max Reinhardt Seminar, he began his career acting at Vienna's Burgtheater in 1959. During his time there, he received numerous roles including Warwick in Shaw's "Saint Joan," Lvov in Chekhov's "Ivanov" and Orest in Sophocles' "Electra." In addition to acting, he also directed various stage productions such as Strindberg's "The Father" (1973), Büchner's "Danton's Death" (1982) and his own play "One Jox He Wants to Make" (1996). Eventually, he worked as a full-time professor at the Reinhardt Seminar.


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