Life Attila Hörbiger

hörbiger jedermann, salzburg festival, 1947

hörbiger born in hungarian capital budapest, part of austro-hungarian empire, son of engineer hanns hörbiger , younger brother of actor paul hörbiger. in 1903 family moved vienna, father set design office. attila attended benedictine gymnasium @ saint paul s abbey, carinthia 1906 1914.

he began stage career @ wiener neustadt municipal theatre in 1919, followed engagements in stuttgart , bozen. in 1921 performed @ raimund theater in vienna , @ lehartheater in bad ischl; next engagements @ municipal theatre in reichenberg (liberec), @ vienna stage of josef jarno, @ german reduta theatre in brünn (brno), , @ new german theatre in prague. in 1928, hörbiger joined theater in der josefstadt ensemble under director max reinhardt; , 1950 1975, member of burgtheater. acted rudolf von habsburg in grillparzer s könig ottokars glück und ende @ great reopening of burgtheater on 15 october 1955.

from 1935 1937, , again 1947 1951, took title role in summer performances of hofmannsthal s play jedermann (play) (everyman) @ salzburg festival – according max reinhardt best actor ever in role.

hörbiger started film career in late 1920s. in 1931, starred in die große liebe, first film ever directed otto preminger. played in several german , austrian movies, alongside second wife paula wessely whom had married in 1935. her, had 3 actress daughters, elisabeth orth (b. 1936), christiane hörbiger (b. 1938) , maresa hörbiger (b. 1945). after austrian anschluss nazi germany, hörbiger joined nsdap. , paula wessely starred in anti-polish propaganda film heimkehr ( homecoming ) of 1941, directed gustav ucicky.

still in 1974, hörbiger premiered nathan wise @ burgtheater; appeared in theatre performances until 1985. 2 years later died in vienna @ age of 91 following stroke. buried @ grinzing cemetery.