Joe Stöckel
Joe Stoeckel (actually Joseph Stoeckel, born 27 September 1894 in Munich, † June 14, 1959 ) was a German writer, director and popular actors. Stiletto embodied especially the "Munich Original" in numerous comic stage plays and movies.
Life
Joseph Stoeckel, son of a Munich architect the age of 16, visited the State Theatre School - even though his father only wanted that he learned a " decent job ". After a Elevenzeit the Munich Court Theatre he had first engagements in Bayreuth and Landshut. Then he moved to the comic trade and acted as a comedian in the operetta Gaertnerplatz Theatre.
In the 20 years founded his own film company stiletto, where he would make the then internationally known series Joe Marco, the man of power. He himself played the lead role as Joe, who had made the most sensational adventure. For heeled transformed the river Isar in Munich in a Wild West setting and Americanized his first name Joseph. From then on he was called Joe - a first name, the not so good fit afterwards to his Bavarian roles.
It belongs next to Karl Valentin, White Ferdl, Josef Eichheim and Beppo Brem of the pioneers of the Munich film.
Joe Stöckels principal merit, however, it was to have brought the Bavarian comedy to the film. So he adapted stage classics such as The Three village's patron saint, the sinful village, The sanctimonious Florian and The grandfather sold as a screenwriter or director for the film. He was probably the first to the contrast between Bavaria and other German ethnic groups, especially the " Prussians ", used for comedy.
Joe heeled reached the peak of his career after the Second World War, he contributed to a total of about 170 films, of which he himself led 30 times the Director.
He was buried in the East Cemetery in Munich, where the grave of honor was abandoned with the number 77-3-9 before, and renewed at the initiative of Erich Scheibmayr in conjunction with the Munich burial club.