Wolf Albach-Retty (1906-1967) was one of those actors full of charm,
presence and wit the Ausrian and German cinema of yore knew the secret
for. That he became an actor comes as no surprise considering that his
mother, Rosa Albach-Retty, was a star of the Viennese stage. Of course,
Magda Schneider, the woman he
married in 1936, was an actress. And logically indeed they begot
another famous actress by the name of ...
Romy Schneider. Unfortunately,
being Romy's father is probably Wolf Albach-Retty's greatest claim for
glory, for despite his acting talents he privileged - lock, stock and
barrel - commercial cinema, opting for romance films, superficial
musicals and mediocre comedies which pleased the crowds but did not
make film history. Too bad because his acting talents would have been
welcome in the world of
Max Ophüls,
Wolfgang Liebeneiner or Helmut Käutner, among others. His theater career was much more satisfactory,
notably his acclaimed performances in plays by Athur Schnitler.
Das Mädel aus dem Böhmerwald(1965)as Herr Baumann
Die große Kür(1964)as Chef der Wiener Eisrevue
Frühjahrsparade(1934)
Romy, femme libre(2022)as Self
Conversation avec Romy Schneider(2018)as Self
