Profile
Willi Forst
Actor + Singer + Musician
Male
Born
Apr 7, 1903
Hometown
Vienna
Died
Aug 11, 1980
Death Place
Vienna
Willi Forst, born Wilhelm Anton Frohs was an Austrian actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer and singer. As a debonair actor he was a darling of the German-speaking film audiences, as a director, one of the most significant makers of the Viennese… Read More
News + Updates
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Karl Farkas Hat Im Simpl Nicht Gekokst KurierGoogle News - Sep 03, 2011
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Ronnies Gage: Grillplatte Für Zwei Die Presse.ComGoogle News - Jun 14, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Willi Forst.
CHILDHOOD
1903
Birth
Born on April 7, 1903.
TWENTIES
1927
24 Years Old
His first major role was opposite Marlene Dietrich in the silent film Café Elektric in 1927.
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THIRTIES
1937
34 Years Old
He founded his own film company, Willi Forst-Film, in 1937 and considered a move to Hollywood the same year.
1938
35 Years Old
Following the annexation of Austria in 1938, he was much courted by the National Socialists but succeeded in avoiding overt political statement, concentrating entirely on the opulent period musical entertainment for which he was famous and which was much in demand during the war.
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FIFTIES
1957
54 Years Old
He gave international actress Senta Berger her first role in 1957 and that same year directed his last film (Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume), after which he retired from the industry, suggesting that his style was no longer in demand.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1973
70 Years Old
After the death of his wife in 1973 he lived a reclusive life in the Swiss canton of Tessin.
1980
77 Years Old
He died of cancer in Vienna in 1980 and is buried in Neustift am Walde.
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