Mathias Gnädinger
| Mathias Gnädinger | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 March 1941 Ramsen, Switzerland |
| Died |
3 April 2015 (aged 74) Zürich, Switzerland |
| Residence | Stein am Rhein |
| Occupation | Stage and film actor |
| Years active | 1968–2015 |
| Notable work |
Leo Sonnyboy (1989) Journey of Hope (1990) Kinder der Landstrasse (1992) Sternenberg (2004) Usfahrt Oerlike (2015) |
Mathias Gnädinger (25 March 1941 – 3 April 2015) was a Swiss stage and film actor.
Career
Initially a typesetter and typographer, Gnädinger began his acting training at the Bühnenstudio Zürich (now part of the Zurich University of the Arts) from 1962-66.[1][2]
His first role in Swiss television was in 1968. He starred in Leo Sonnyboy, Das Boot ist voll, Journey of Hope and the Austrian-German-Swiss co-production Kinder der Landstrasse. Since 1988, he had worked as a freelance actor.
Gnädinger starred in about 70 character roles in television and German-language cinema, as well as stage actor in about 130 theater productions,[2] among them at the Burgtheater in Vienna, the Schaubühne in Berlin, and the Schauspielhaus and Theater am Neumarkt in Zürich when latter was established in 1966.[1] The Swiss drama film Usfahrt Oerlike was released in January 2015, and is the second last film starring Gnädinger alongside Jörg Schneider. According to the film's director Paul Riniker, a sequel was planned, but neither it nor another project focusing on the 74-year-old actor will be realized, as Gnädinger died on 3 April 2015.[3]
In Mathias Gnädinger's last film, Der grosse Sommer, directed by Stefan Jäger, he plays Anton Sommer, a former Swiss wrestling champion in the footsteps of a Sumo wrestler in Japan. The production works in Japan were documented by 10vor10, and Gnädiger was absolutely fascinated by the old Japanese tradition, and his ten years old co-star Loïc Sho of Swiss-Japanese origin. Gnädinger said he got in touch with Swiss wrestling only once, as a boy.[4] Ursula Gnädinger assisted her husband at the production works as make-up artist. The comedy is scheduled for release in the second half of 2015.[5][3][6]
Personal life
Born in Ramsen, Schaffhausen, Gnädinger lived in Stein am Rhein. He had four brothers and was raised on a farm. His mother was of Sicilian-Appenzell origin; she was the daughter of a typesetter and was educated in St. Gallen. Gnädinger's father was a farmer and the town clerk of Ramsen.[7] Gnädinger married his former childhood sweetheart, Ursula, in 2004. He organized his career as an actor without an agency and managed everything himself. His wife Ursula later became his manager and assisted him in all aspects. "For him, this late love was a godsend."[3]
Death
Gnädinger died on 3 April 2015 in Zürich from cardiac complications and acute respiratory distress syndrome.[8][9] The funeral took place within the family;[3] a public acknowledgment was celebrated at Münster Schaffhausen on 16 April 2015.[10]
Awards (excerpt)
- 2014: Georg-Fischer Award for his lifetime work (Lebenswerk)[2]
- 2012: Lifetime Award by the Swiss Television SRF (Lebenswerk)
- 2005: Swiss Film Prize, nominated Best Performance in a Leading Role (Bester Hauptdarsteller/Beste Hauptdarstellerin) for Ricordare Anna (2004)
- 2003: Swiss Film Prize, won Best Actor (Bester Darsteller) for Big Deal (2002)
- 2002: Swiss Film Prize nomination as Best Actor (Bester Darsteller) for Lieber Brad (2001)
- 1996: Hans Reinhart-Ring
- 1996: Prix Walo, won Actors on TV and film (Schauspieler)
Filmography
- 2015: Der grosse Sommer
- 2015: Usfahrt Oerlike
- 2014–2015: Der Bestatter (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2012: Hunkeler und die Augen des Ödipus (TV)
- 2011: Silberkiesel - Hunkeler tritt ab
- 2010: Länger leben
- 2009: Hunkeler und der Fall Livius (TV)
- 2007: Marmorera
- 2008: Hunkeler macht Sachen (TV)
- 2005: Die Vogelpredigt
- 2005: Hunkeler: Tod einer Ärztin
- 2005: Steinschlag (TV)
- 2004: Sternenberg
- 2004: Der Untergang
- 2004: Ricordare Anna
- 2004: Hunkeler: Das Paar im Kahn
- 2003–2006: Lüthi und Blanc (TV series, 169 episodes)
- 2003: Spital in Angst (TV)
- 2002: Andreas Hofer - Die Freiheit des Adlers (TV)
- 2002: Big Deal (TV)
- 2001: Lieber Brad
- 2001: Im Namen der Gerechtigkeit (TV)
- 2000: Comedian
- 2000: WerAngstWolf
- 1996: Tresko - Der Maulwurf (TV)
- 1996: Deutschlandlied (TV miniseries)
- 1994: Magic Hunter
- 1994: Joe & Marie
- 1994: Tschäss
- 1993: Der grüne Heinrich
- 1993: Probefahrt ins Paradies
- 1993: Justiz
- 1992: Kinder der Landstrasse
- 1992: Eurocops (TV series)
- 1991: Tassilo - Ein Fall für sich (TV series)
- 1990: Winckelmanns Reisen
- 1990: Reise der Hoffnung
- 1990: Der Berg
- 1990: Bingo
- 1990: Klassäzämekunft
- 1990–2002: Tatort (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1989: Leo Sonnyboy
- 1989: Gekauftes Glück
- 1989: Pestalozzis Berg
- 1989: La nuit de l'eclusier
- 1988: Arbeitersaga (TV series)
- 1988: Spielergeschichten (TV series)
- 1987: Der Elegante Hund (TV series)
- 1987: Pattbergs Erbe (TV)
- 1986: Du mich auch
- 1986: Triumph der Liebe (TV)
- 1983: Der Gemeindepräsident
- 1982: Wer spinnt denn da, Herr Doktor?
- 1981: Der Erfinder
- 1980: Das Boot ist voll
- 1980: St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken
- 1979: Der Chinese (TV)
- 1978: Heidi (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1978: Trilogie 1848 - Der Galgensteiger (TV)
- 1977: Em Lehme si Letscht
- 1976: Die plötzliche Einsamkeit des Konrad Steiner
- 1970: Das Verhör von Habana - Ein Selbstbildnis der Konterrevolution (TV)
- 1968: Die vier Brüder (Ich, TV)
External links
- Mathias Gnädinger at the Internet Movie Database
- Mathias Gnädinger on the website of the Swiss television SRF (German)
References
- 1 2 Mats Staub. "Mathias Gnädinger" (in German). Theaterlexikon der Schweiz. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 sda. "Schauspieler Matthias Gnädinger erhält Georg-Fischer-Preis" (in German). Der Landbote. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Léa Spirig. "Fischer über Gnädinger: «Die späte Liebe war ein Glücksfall»" (in German). G&G Spezial. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Endstation Japan" (in German). 10vor10. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ "Jörg Schneider: «Gnädinger gehörte zur ersten Garde»" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Der grosse Sommer" (in German). tellfilm.ch. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ Katharina Flieger. "Mathias Gnädinger: «Das ländliche Leben hat mich sehr geprägt" (in German). SRF. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ Tagesschau Hauptausgabe, SRF 1 on 4 April 2015.
- ↑ Michael Sennhauser. "An Aufhören dachte Mathias Gnädinger nicht" (in German). SRF Kultur. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ Tagesschau Hauptausgabe, SRF 1 on 16 April 2015
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