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Rudolf Prack(1905-1981)

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Rudolf Prack in Der ewige Klang (1943)
Handsome matinée idol and star of post-war German film, Viennese-born Rudolf Anton Prack was afforded the singular contractual distinction (though somewhat to his detriment) of being never permitted to act in a villainous part - lest his popularity with female audiences be diminished. The son of a postal worker who died in 1922, leaving massive debts in his wake, young Rudolf spent his teenage years as a bank clerk. Once his father's debts had at last been expunged, he began to study at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna and was eventually engaged by Hans Thimig to appear on stage at the Theater in der Josefstadt. His screen career took off rather slowly after his 1937 debut, but he registered early successes as a charismatic poacher in Krambambuli (1940) and as a farm boy seduced by Kristina Söderbaum in Veit Harlan's La ville dorée (1942). After the war, he came into his own as rather more sophisticated, urbane leads in sentimental , simplistic 'Heimatfilms', like La fiancée de la Forêt-Noire (1950), or Grün ist die Heide (1951). Eschewing offers from Hollywood, he formed popular screen partnerships with leading ladies Sonja Ziemann and Marianne Koch, though both were decades younger. Prack won the first of two Bambi Awards in 1949, ahead of English star Stewart Granger, by a margin of seven percent of the votes.

In the 1960s, he made a successful transition to character roles, notably as a dedicated country doctor in the bucolic television series Landarzt Dr. Brock (1967). Prack retired from acting in 1976 and died of pneumonia in Vienna in December 1981.
BornAugust 2, 1905
DiedDecember 2, 1981(76)
BornAugust 2, 1905
DiedDecember 2, 1981(76)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Ein Herz schlägt für dich (1949)
Ein Herz schlägt für dich
5.3
  • Martin Hellwanger, Bauer
  • 1949
Angelika Hauff in La Reine de la route (1948)
La Reine de la route
6.0
  • Michael von Dornberg
  • 1948
Hertha Feiler, Rudolf Prack, and Ernst Litter in Heimliches Rendezvous (1949)
Heimliches Rendezvous
4.8
  • Dr. Stefan Böhme
  • 1949
Zyankali (1948)
Zyankali
  • Polizeikommissar Tanner
  • 1948

Credits

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Actor



  • Ringstraßenpalais (1980)
    Ringstraßenpalais
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Ferdinand
    • 1980–1981
  • Der kleine Kadi
    TV Movie
    • 1979
  • Die Standarte (1977)
    Die Standarte
    6.0
    • Lakai- Kaiserlicher Diener im Hof
    • 1977
  • Rudolf Prack in Le Christ de Vienne (1976)
    Le Christ de Vienne
    6.9
    • Major a.D.
    • 1976
  • Großes Glück zu kleinen Preisen
    TV Movie
    • 1975
  • Karl May, à la recherche du paradis perdu (1974)
    Karl May, à la recherche du paradis perdu
    7.0
    • Sächsicher Justizminister
    • 1974
  • Der Jäger von Fall (1974)
    Der Jäger von Fall
    5.0
    • Prinzregent
    • 1974
  • Chris Roberts and Ireen Sheer in Wenn jeder Tag ein Sonntag wär'... (1973)
    Wenn jeder Tag ein Sonntag wär'...
    4.7
    • Raimund Anger
    • 1973
  • Was geschah auf Schloß Wildberg (1972)
    Was geschah auf Schloß Wildberg
    4.3
    • Prof. Dr. Schott
    • 1972
  • Verliebte Ferien in Tirol (1971)
    Verliebte Ferien in Tirol
    3.3
    • Dr. Madesperger
    • 1971
  • Glückspilze
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Kunde am Postschalter
    • 1971
  • Christine Kaufmann in Gestrickte Spuren (1971)
    Gestrickte Spuren
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Graf Richemont
    • 1971
  • Der Kurier der Kaiserin (1970)
    Der Kurier der Kaiserin
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Oskar
    • 1970
  • Teri Tordai in Suzanne joue de la trompette (1970)
    Suzanne joue de la trompette
    4.7
    • Archduke
    • 1970
  • Ein dreifach Hoch dem Sanitätsgefreiten Neumann (1969)
    Ein dreifach Hoch dem Sanitätsgefreiten Neumann
    3.7
    • Erzherzog Rudolf
    • 1969

Soundtrack



  • Mythos Geschichte (2014)
    Mythos Geschichte
    TV Series
    • performer: "Mariandl" (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Mariandls Heimkehr (1962)
    Mariandls Heimkehr
    5.2
    • performer: "Mariandl"
    • 1962
  • Mariandl (1961)
    Mariandl
    5.8
    • performer: "Mariandl" (reprise)
    • 1961
  • Die große Starparade (1954)
    Die große Starparade
    6.5
    • performer: "Ro-Ro-Robinson" (reprise)
    • 1954
  • Die Diebin von Bagdad (1952)
    Die Diebin von Bagdad
    6.9
    • performer: "Du Bist die Liebe"
    • 1952

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  • Born
    • August 2, 1905
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • December 2, 1981
    • Vienna, Austria(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Maria Heinisch? - January 17, 1974 (her death, 3 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Retired from acting in 1976.

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