Rudolf, Leopold#

Rudolf, Leopold, b. Vienna, May 3, 1911, d. Vienna, June 4, 1978, actor; husband of M. Degler. Trained at the Reinhardt-Seminar drama school, 1937 debut in Salzburg, then at various German theatres until, in 1945, R. Steinboeck called him to the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna to play character parts; member of the company until his death (acted in plays by A. Schnitzler, H. v. Hofmannsthal, F. Raimund, J. Nestroy, H. Ibsen, J. A. Strindberg, L. Pirandello, etc.). Worked in films and on television. 1965 awarded the Kainz Medal.

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