Max Adalbert(1874-1933)
- Actor
Although somewhat forgotten these days, Max Adalbert was a great name
of the German theater at he beginning of the twentieth century. Born
Max Kampf in Danzig (now Gdansk in Poland) Max Adalbert worked in
Lübeck, St. Gallen (Switzerland), Vienna and Berlin (Kleines Theater,
Reinhardt-Bühnen). During the silent period he appeared in two
masterpieces by Fritz Lang 'Der müde Tod' and 'Dr. Mabuse der Spieler'.
After a few years solely devoted to the boards Adalbert successfully
returned to the cinema. He was very good in 'Mein Leopold' but it is
'Der Hauptmann von Köpenick' that earned him most acclaim. A heart
attack brutally broke this virtuous circle.
