Walter Sittler Explained

Walter Sittler
Birth Date:5 December 1952
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Children:3
Relatives:Edward Vieth Sittler (father)

Walter Sittler is an American-German actor, producer, and writer.

Early life

Sittler was born on December 5, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois. His father Edward Vieth Sittler had been born a United States citizen, but shortly after Germany's September 1, 1939, invasion of Poland had applied for naturalisation as a German citizen, renouncing his United States Citizenship, and had worked for the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, including as an English language commentator broadcasting propaganda intended to weaken the morale of allied personnel during the Second World War. His father had an unsuccessful marriage in the United States before emigrating to Germany, and on September 27, 1940, had remarried to Walter Sittler's mother, Lily Margaret, who had been born in England in 1918 and held British and German citizenship.[1] Sittler's paternal uncle, Charles Veith Sittler, employed by the University of Chicago in 1960, had also broadcast for the Nazis (and had married Klara Julie Karoline Clee Hitterling in Berlin-Steglitz on February 1, 1945). Although he had not renounced his United States citizenship Charles Veith Sittler was neither charged with treason nor stripped of his citizenship. Edward Vieth Sittler and Charles Veith Sittler had been returned separately to the United States by the United States Government after the Second World War as witnesses for the prosecution in the treason trials of other Americans who had worked for the Nazi German government. Edward Vieth Sittler, employed as a university professor, remained in the United States despite his lack of citizenship until deported in 1954. Walter Sittler possesses United States Citizenship on the basis of his own birth in the United States before the deportation. His father later returned to the US (it is unclear whether accompanied by his family or not) and attempted to regain his United States Citizenship, which was rejected by the Courts on April 12, 1963, following which he returned to West Germany, where he died in 1975.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Professional life

Walter Sittler was an acting student at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich, and debuted on the stage in 1981 at the Nationaltheater Mannheim. He went on to act also on television, including playing Dr. Robert Schmidt in the German television show Nikola (1997–2005), and in films such as EuroTrip (2004).[12]

Activism

Sittler has spoken out against the Stuttgart 21 railway and urban development project, and against populist politics, saying in a 2016 interview:[13]

In the 2016 United States presidential election he voted for Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump (another American-born television personality of German and British ancestry).

Family

Sittler married to director and writer Sigrid Klausmann on May 29, 1985.[14] They have three children, including actress Jennifer Sittler, Benedikt Sittler, and Lea-Marie Sittler.

Filmography[15]

Actor

Producer

Voice

Notes and References

  1. Web site: In Re Sittler's Petition, 197 F. Supp. 278 (S.D.N.Y. 1961): US District Court for the Southern District of New York – 197 F. Supp. 278 (S.D.N.Y. 1961). August 24, 1961 . . August 24, 1961 . JUSTIA . September 15, 2021.
  2. News: . U.S. Immigration Authorities Asked to Investigate the Sittler Case . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . December 16, 1959 . June 23, 2021.
  3. News: . Ex-nazi Professor Sittler Resigns from Long Island University . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . December 17, 1959 . June 23, 2021.
  4. Web site: Edward Vieth Sittler, Petitioner-appellant, v. United States of America, Respondent-appellee, 316 F.2d 312 (2d Cir. 1963). US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – 316 F.2d 312 (2d Cir. 1963). Argued January 10, 1963. Decided April 12, 1963. . . JUSTIA . June 23, 2021 .
  5. Web site: Edward V. Sittler Dismissal Records, 1949–1962; Michigan College of Mining and Technology . . ARCHIVE GRID . Michigan Technological University – J.R. Van Pelt and Opie Library . June 23, 2021 .
  6. News: . Editorial: The Gift of Citizenship Stressed in Sittler Case . Defiance Crescent News . September 18, 1961 .
  7. News: Pearson . Drew . November 6, 1960 . Old Joe Kennedy Aided Refugees From A. Hitler . Nevada State Journal . Reno, Nevada .
  8. News: . Teacher Found To Be Ex-Nazi, Inquiry Sought . The Anderson Herald . December 17, 1959 .
  9. News: . Ex-Nazi Defended: He'll Keep Job, Educator Says . Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star . Lincoln, Nebraska . December 13, 1959 .
  10. News: . CHANDLER ACCUSED BY 'BEST FRIEND'; He Testifies That He Watched U.S. Writer Broadcast Propaganda for Nazis . The New York Times . New York City, New York . June 14, 1947 . June 23, 2021.
  11. Web site: Hitler's Very Own Hot Jazz Band . Dash . Mike . May 17, 2012 . Smithsonian Magazine . Smithsonian Institution . September 15, 2021 . The band's ever-growing repertoire consisted mostly of dance standards, mixed with about 15 percent jazz. But it is untrue, Bermeier and Lotz insist, that it featured much "hot" jazz. Such music was regarded as beyond the pale even for propaganda broadcasts, and in any case—as even the American-born propaganda boss Edward Vieth Sittler admitted—"we cannot possibly perform this decadent 'hot' jazz as 'well' as Negroes and Jews.".
  12. Web site: Walter Sittler: Actor; Producer; Writer . . . IMDb (Internet Movie Database) . IMDb (]Internet Movie Database) . September 15, 2021 . Walter Sittler was born on December 5, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA..
  13. Web site: Interview: Walter Sittler vor seinem Auftritt in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock . Schülter . Benedikt . December 16, 2016 . www.nw.de . Zeitungsverlag Neue Westfälische GmbH & Co. KG . September 15, 2021 .
  14. News: Gietl . Sussane . Walter Sittler lässt für seine Frau alles stehen und liegen . September 15, 2021 . B.Z. Berlin . March 25, 2018 . Gruppe.
  15. Web site: Walter Sittler: Filmography . . . IMDb (]Internet Movie Database) . IMDb (Internet Movie Database) . September 15, 2021 . Walter Sittler was born on December 5, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA..

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