Friedrich Kayssler

Japanese: カイスラー（英語表記）Friedrich Kayssler

1874‐1945
He was one of the leading actors in the Berlin theater scene in the first half of the 20th century. While appearing in early films, he also directed stage productions and wrote plays. He established his foothold as an actor under M. Reinhardt, and achieved his first great success in Kleist's "The Prince of Homburg." He went on to play many leading roles in plays such as "Faust," and continued his stage career with Gründgens after 1933 in Germany under the Nazi regime. [Ueda Koji]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1874‐1945
20世紀前半のベルリンの演劇界を代表する俳優の一人。草創期の映画にも出演する一方，みずから舞台演出も行い，戯曲も残している。M.ラインハルトの下で俳優としての地歩を固め，クライストの《公子ホンブルク》で最初の大成功を収めた。以後《ファウスト》をはじめとする多くの主役を演じ，1933年以降もナチス政権下のドイツで，グリュントゲンスとともに舞台活動を続けた。【上田浩二】

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