Ewald Wenck
Hermann Ewald Wenck ( born December 28, 1891 in Berlin, † April 30, 1981 ) was a German actor, comedian and radio presenter.
Life
He made his theater debut after private acting lessons in 1912 at the Stadttheater Bautzen in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Further engagements followed in Konstanz, Gera and finally Berlin. In Berlin, Wenck acted primarily at the Metropol Theatre and at the Admiralty.
Ewald Wenck began his career as a film actor in the silent film era and made his debut as an actor in 1919 Hans Werckmeister Margot's Free, followed by other film productions. He had his real breakthrough, however, only with the advent of sound film, when he was a sought-after performer was in the 1930s and 1940s. However, he was often occupied in smaller roles, but became in the period following one of the most busy supporting cast of German film. During the Second World War, he was able to participate in various entertainment films, including German film classics such as Helmut Weiss ' Feuerzangenbowle from the year 1944.
After the war, Wenck was in Germany mainly through its participation in the RIAS radio cabaret The islanders and in the RIAS serials Pension Spree joke and as the narrator in those days it was - stories from the old Berlin popular. In 282 RIAS broadcasts, he came afterwards to be the oldest DJ in the world in " Ewald's Hit Parade " (Author: Michael Alex) to January 26, 1981, which he regularly comes with the words " Hello fans, Opi Dopi " and " Here Ewald's hit Parade " moderated.
He was buried in the cemetery of Steglitz.