Heinz Schimmelpfennig

Heinz Schimmelpfennig (April 6, 1919 in Berlin, Germany - December 31, 2010 in Gernsbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) was a German actor and director.

Heinz Schimmelpfennig
Born	April 6, 1919 Berlin, Germany
Died	December 31, 2010 Gernsbach, Germany
Years active	1951-1996

Biography

After leaving school, Schimmelpfennig trained as a designer until 1939. He then joined as a soldier in World War II, before being wounded in 1942 and leaving the forces.^[1]

After his recovery, he found a job as a camera assistant at the UFA in Babelsberg. He then realised that he wanted to become an actor himself, so in 1943, he studied two years of studying acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna.^[2]

External links

• Heinz Schimmelpfennig at the Internet Movie Database

References

1. "Heinz Schimmelpfennig biography". Retrieved April 8, 2012.
2. "The Life". Retrieved April 8, 2012.