Walter Amtrup

Walter Otto Hugo Karl Amtrup (15 March 1904 – 7 August 1974) was a German actor, film dubber, opera singer (bass), and acting teacher.

Early life and education Walter Amtrup was born in Altona, Hamburg as the son of a state court judge. He attended the gymnasium in Lüneburg and, following his Abitur graduation, enrolled at the Berlin University of the Arts. He was educated as an opera singer and a stage actor from 1925 until 1931.

Opera and acting career Amtrup made his professional opera debut in 1932 at the Landestheater Altenburg. This was followed by many appearances in Meißen, Neisse, Wilhelmshaven, Hanau, Bunzlau, at the Staatstheater Schwerin (state theater of Mecklenburg) and until the end of the Second World War at the municipal Städtische Bühnen in Chemnitz.

German Democratic Republic Ten years after the end of World War II, the Amtrup family moved to Central Germany in 1955, where Amtrup was employed as a character actor by the Städtische Bühnen Erfurt. In 1966 he was booked by the Meiningen Court Theatre, where his artistic career ended in 1969.

Family Walter Amtrup was married to former opera singer Johanna Amtrup, née Kieling. The couple had three children: Karin (born 1936), Turid (born 1943), and Niels-Torsten (born 1951). The German marine biologist and dolphin research scientist Karsten Brensing is Walter Amtrup’s grandson.

Artistic career

Education and engagements 1925–1931: Education at the Berlin University of the Arts, specializing in drama/opera 1932–1933: Landestheater Altenburg 1933: Stadttheater Meißen 1966–1969: Meininger Theater 1959: Der Spekulant (TV) 1960: Die Hunde bellen nicht mehr (TV) Film dubber 1958: Kassendiebe – as Boček (Czechoslovak film) 1958: Testpiloten – as Anufrijew (Mosfilm) 1959: Invention for Destruction – as Graf Artigas (Czechoslovak film) 1959: Die letzte Chance (Italian Film) 1960: Tierfänger – as animal catcher – not mentioned by name (Soviet film) 1961: Das schwarze Gesicht – not mentioned by name (Hungarian film)