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Ralph Arthur Roberts (2 October 1884 – 12 March 1940)〔(ROBERTS, Ralph Arthur ), British Film Institute Film & TV Database, retrieved 4 July 2013.〕〔(Ralph Arthur Roberts ), Filmportal.de, retrieved 4 July 2013 〕 was a German film actor who also directed in the theatre and occasionally in film and wrote plays. From 1928 on, he headed the Berlin Theatre in Behrenstraße. ==Life and career== He was born in Meerane as Robert Arthur Schönherr; his parents were Carl Robert Schönherr, a baker, and his wife Berta Elisabeth ''née'' König.〔Hansjoachim Schönherr, ("Roberts, Ralph Arthur (eigentlich Robert Arthur Schönherr)" ), ''Neue deutsche Biographie'', Volume 21 ''Pütter – Rohlfs'', ed. Hans Günter Hockerts, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2003, p. 681 〕 He grew up in Dresden, where he was already performing as an extra at the ''Albert-Theater'' while still in ''gymnasium''〔 and then studied acting with Adolf Winds and composition at the conservatoire.〔 He made his professional début in 1903 at the ''Residenztheater'' in Wiesbaden, and had temporary engagements at the Trianon Theatre in Berlin and the ''Schauspielhaus'' in Breslau.〔 In 1907 or earlier, he moved to Hamburg, where in 1909 he became a member of the company at the Thalia Theatre.〔 After service as an officer in World War I, Roberts returned to the Thalia, where he directed plays in addition to acting.〔 In 1921 he became head of the ''Komödienhaus'' in Berlin, and in 1928 he opened his own theatre in Behrenstraße, where he premiėred several comic works of his own.〔〔 Initially he played tragicomic rôles, frequently in operettas; in 1922, he co-starred with Fritzi Massary in the première of Leo Fall's ''Madame Pompadour''. However, after that he concentrated on light comedy on the stage.〔 In addition, he played several supporting rôles in films. Wearing a monocle was part of his image, and in film he generally played men of substance: directors and industrialists. He is remembered especially for his tendency to portray characters as more or less eccentric,〔 which rose to ironic self-commentary in rôles such as the public prosecutor in ''Der Maulkorb'' (in which according to his relative and biographer Hansjoachim Schönherr he proved himself "one of the best character actors of his generation")〔 and King Charles X of France in ''Tanz auf dem Vulkan''. Roberts also wrote lyrics for songs, which were used for the 1954 film ''On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight'' featuring Hans Albers and Heinz Rühmann. In particular, he wrote both the lyrics and the music for the title waltz, originally for a revue of his at the Thalia, ''Bunt ist die Welt''.〔〔 He died in Berlin on 12 March 1940,〔 before the première of his last film, ''Wie konntest Du, Veronika!'',〔 from oyster poisoning, and was buried at the Protestant Südwestkirchhof in Stahnsdorf. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ralph Arthur Roberts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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