Mathias Gnädinger Explained

Mathias Gnädinger
Birth Date:25 March 1941
Birth Place:Ramsen, Switzerland
Death Place:Zürich, Switzerland
Occupation:Stage and film actor
Years Active:1968–2015
Notable Works:Leo Sonnyboy (1989)
Journey of Hope (1990)
Kinder der Landstrasse (1992)
Sternenberg (2004)
Usfahrt Oerlike (2015)

Mathias Gnädinger (25 March 1941  - 3 April 2015) was a Swiss stage and film actor.

Career

Initially a typesetter and typographer, Gnädinger began his acting training at the Bühnenstudio Zürich (now part of the Zurich University of the Arts) from 1962 to 1966.[1] [2]

His first role in Swiss television was in 1968. He starred in Leo Sonnyboy, Das Boot ist voll, Journey of Hope and the Austrian-German-Swiss co-production Kinder der Landstrasse. Since 1988, he had worked as a freelance actor.

Gnädinger starred in about 70 character roles in television and German-language cinema, as well as stage actor in about 130 theater productions,[2] among them at the Burgtheater in Vienna, the Schaubühne in Berlin, and the Schauspielhaus and Theater am Neumarkt in Zürich when latter was established in 1966.[1] The Swiss drama film Usfahrt Oerlike was released in January 2015, and is the second last film starring Gnädinger alongside Jörg Schneider. According to the film's director Paul Riniker, a sequel was planned, but neither it nor another project focusing on the 74-year-old actor will be realized, as Gnädinger died on 3 April 2015.[3]

In Mathias Gnädinger's last film, Der grosse Sommer, directed by Stefan Jäger, he plays Anton Sommer, a former Swiss wrestling champion in the footsteps of a Sumo wrestler in Japan. The production works in Japan were documented by 10vor10, and Gnädiger was absolutely fascinated by the old Japanese tradition, and his ten years old co-star Loïc Sho of Swiss-Japanese origin. Gnädinger said he got in touch with Swiss wrestling only once, as a boy.[4] Ursula Gnädinger assisted her husband at the production works as make-up artist. The comedy is scheduled for release in the second half of 2015.[5] [3] [6]

Personal life

Born in Ramsen, Schaffhausen, Gnädinger lived in Stein am Rhein. He had four brothers and was raised on a farm. His mother was of Sicilian-Appenzell origin; she was the daughter of a typesetter and was educated in St. Gallen. Gnädinger's father was a farmer and the town clerk of Ramsen.[7] Gnädinger married his former childhood sweetheart, Ursula, in 2004. He organized his career as an actor without an agency and managed everything himself. His wife Ursula later became his manager and assisted him in all aspects. "For him, this late love was a godsend."[3]

Death

Gnädinger died on 3 April 2015 in Zürich from cardiac complications and acute respiratory distress syndrome.[8] [9] The funeral took place within the family;[3] a public acknowledgment was celebrated at Münster Schaffhausen on 16 April 2015.[10]

Awards (excerpt)

Filmography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mathias Gnädinger. Theaterlexikon der Schweiz. Mats Staub. German. 9 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Schauspieler Matthias Gnädinger erhält Georg-Fischer-Preis. Der Landbote. sda. German. 9 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Fischer über Gnädinger: "Die späte Liebe war ein Glücksfall". G&G Spezial. Léa Spirig. 5 April 2015 . German. 9 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Endstation Japan. 10vor10. German. 27 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Jörg Schneider: "Gnädinger gehörte zur ersten Garde". Zürcher Oberländer. German. 9 April 2015.
  6. Web site: Der grosse Sommer. tellfilm.ch. German. 9 April 2015. dead. https://archive.today/20150408014126/http://tellfilm.ch/filmographie/projekte/123_sumotori6. 8 April 2015.
  7. Web site: Mathias Gnädinger: «Das ländliche Leben hat mich sehr geprägt. SRF. Katharina Flieger. 18 July 2013 . German. 9 April 2015.
  8. Tagesschau Hauptausgabe, SRF 1 on 4 April 2015.
  9. Web site: An Aufhören dachte Mathias Gnädinger nicht. SRF Kultur. Michael Sennhauser. 4 April 2015 . German. 9 April 2015.
  10. Tagesschau Hauptausgabe, SRF 1 on 16 April 2015

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