Justus von Dohnányi

Justus von Dohnányi (born 2 December 1960) is a German actor, best known for portraying Wilhelm Burgdorf in 2004 film Downfall.[1][2][3][4]

Justus von Dohnányi
Von Dohnányi attending the premiere of Frau Müller muss weg! in 2015
Born (1960-12-02) 2 December 1960
Lübeck, West Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Parent(s)Christoph von Dohnányi
Renate Zillessen
RelativesHans von Dohnanyi (grandfather)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (great-uncle)

Life and career

Born in Lübeck, von Dohnányi is the son of conductor Christoph von Dohnányi[5] and actress Renate Zillessen[6] and a member of the well-known Dohnányi family. His grandfather was Hans von Dohnanyi, German jurist and German resistance fighter and his great-uncle was Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran pastor and a co-founder of the Confessing Church, both of whom were executed by the Third Reich. His great-grandfather was Ernst von Dohnányi, a notable composer of Hungarian origin.

Dohnányi studied acting at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg.[7] He appeared on the legitimate stage in Hamburg, Zürich, and Frankfurt before working in television, where he appeared in several television movies.[7]

He appeared in the 2004 film Downfall (German: Der Untergang) as Wilhelm Burgdorf.[1] He had a prominent role in the 2001 movie The Experiment as a prison guard, opposite Moritz Bleibtreu and Christian Berkel, who also appeared in Downfall. He received the 2001 Lola for Best Supporting Actor.[7] In 2014 he appears alongside Matt Damon, Jean Dujardin and others in the movie The Monuments Men. He is featured in the 2015 film Woman in Gold as the representative of the Belvedere Gallery who attempts to keep the title-painting, stolen by the Nazis, from being returned to its rightful owner, Maria Altmann.

Selected filmography

References
  1. deutschlandfunkkultur.de. "Schauspieler Justus von Dohnányi - "Ich hab kein Problem, im Rampenlicht zu stehen"". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. "Interview mit Schauspieler Justus von Dohnányi". berliner filmfestivals (in German). 22 March 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ""So richtig die Sau rauslassen"". gala.de (in German). 16 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. Powelz, Mike (4 March 2020). "Justus von Dohnányi: "Wir sind alle ab und zu Opfer einer Täuschung"". www.goldenekamera.de (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. Online, TV Spielfilm. "Interview Justus von Dohnanyi: Zweideutig - TV SPIELFILM". TV Spielfilm Online (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. "Justus von Dohnányi im Interview: "Wir Menschen sind ja auch recht lächerliche Figuren."". Planet Interview (in German). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. "Justus von Dohnányi – Biographie und Filmographie" Kino-Zeit. Retrieved April 8, 2011 (in German)
  8. "A Coffee in Berlin". BAM.org. Retrieved 23 September 2023.


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