Gunther Philipp

Gunter Philipp
Born	Gunter Placheta 8 June 1918 Maroshévíz Austria-Hungary
Died	2 October 2003 (aged 85) Bad Godesberg Germany
Resting place	Melaten-Friedhof
Occupation	Film actor Television actor Physician
Years active	1949–2002
Home town	Vienna and Innsbruck

Burial site of Gunther Philipp in Cologne (2014)

Gunter Philipp (8 June 1918 – 2 October 2003) was an Austrian film actor, physician and swimmer.^[1]

From 1949 to 2002 he appeared as an actor in 147 movies for cinema and television, mainly in comic roles. As an author, Philipp wrote 21 film scripts.

Education

During the Second World War, Philipp studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar and at the University of Vienna philosophy majoring in psychology and then medicine. In 1943 he received his doctorate in medicine (Dr. med. univ.) After the war, he ran a practice in Eberstalzell in Upper Austria and was active until in the 1990s at the Vienna University Clinic for Neurology and Psychiatry.

Selected filmography

• Der Schuß durchs Fenster (1950)
• Ideal Woman Sought (1952)
• The Mine Foreman (1952)
• Josef the Chaste (1953)
• The Rose of Stamboul (1953)
• The Emperor Waltz (1953)
• The Cousin from Nowhere (1953)
• The Congress Dances (1955)
• The Count of Luxemburg (1957)
• Kindermädchen für Papa gesucht (1957)
• The Legs of Dolores (1957)
• The Girl Without Pyjamas (1957)
• Mikosch, the Pride of the Company (1958)
• Mikosch of the Secret Service (1959)
• Bombs on Monte Carlo (1960)
• The White Horse Inn (1960)
• Season in Salzburg (1961)
• Mariandl (1961)
• Mariandl's Homecoming (1962)
• The Merry Widow (1962)
• Die Fledermaus (1962)
• The Phone Rings Every Night (1962)
• Charleys Onkel (1969)

Sporting successes

• 1935 Austrian record 100 m breaststroke
• 1937 an Austrian record 100 m breaststroke
• 1938 Austrian record 100 m breaststroke 3 x.
• 1939 the Austrian record in the 100 m breaststroke (at the same time European year best performance: 1:11,3)^[2]
• 1939 academic world record at the German University Championships in Schrießheim Mannheim / year highs 100 m breaststroke (second in the world rankings)
• 1962 Austrian State Championship on Ferrari 250 GT
• 1963 Austrian State Championship on Ferrari GTO
• 1963 four times first in the Grand Prix of Austria (Zeltweg)

Decorations and awards

• Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art
• Honorary Medal of the Austrian capital Vienna in Gold

References

1. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/95434
2. http://www.twv.at/chronik-1939_gunther_phillip.htm?jahr=1939

External links

• Gunther Philipp at the Internet Movie Database