!!!Schweiger, Heinrich

b. Vienna, July 23, 1931, actor (Kammerschauspieler) and director; 
married to the journalist and politician U.  Stenzel. Began his career 
at the Theater in der Josefstadt in 1948. 1949-1955, 1957 and 
1961-1991 at the Burgtheater, where he became a distinguished member 
of the company. Acted in Munich, Duesseldorf and Hamburg, where he 
also worked as a director; performances in musicals ("My Fair Lady" at 
the Vienna Volksoper); well-known from film and television appearances 
(among others "Seniorenclub", "Ringstrassenpalais"); since 1992 guest 
performances at the Theater in der Josefstadt. 1967 awarded the J. 
Kainz Medal, honorary member of the Burgtheater.

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Work: Bilder eines Schauspielers, 1995 (with U. Stenzel).


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