Anton Rattinger
| Height | 179 cm |
| Hair | Brown |
| Eyes | Grey-Blue |
| Languages | English |
| Accents | Austrian and Bavarian dialect |
| Training | Max-Reinhardt-Schule (HdK), Berlin; Actors Studio N.Y. and L.A, |
| Singing | Musical, Schauspielgesang |
| Voice | Bariton |
| Dance | Musical- und Jazztanz |
| Sports | horseback riding, skiing, squash |
| Instruments | transverse flute, piano, drum |
| Solo Performances | Musical Performances and Poetry and Literature Readings |
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Anton Rattinger was born in Möderbrugg (Austria). He studied drama at Berlin’s Max- Reinhard- Schule, and he achieved a doctor’s degree in psychology at Berlin’s Technical University in 1983. Since1975 Rattinger appeared in many roles on various stages, mostly in Berlin, e.g. the Schillertheater and the Renaissance Theater. He played lead roles in major musical productions, e.g. at the Theater an der Wien and Berlin’s Theater des Westens, appeared in numerous tv features, and participated in German and international cinema productions. Rattinger is a guest lecturer at the University of Arts in Berlin.From Anton Rattinger’s theatrical work: Edgar Wibeau in THE NEW SORROWS OF YOUNG W. (Städtische Bühnen Bielefeld). Kadett Biegler in SCHWEIJK (Freie Volksbühne Berlin), Plempe in PALME ODER DER GEKRÄNKTE (Renaissance-Theater Berlin), Phil Murray in COMEDIANS by T. Griffith (Staatliche Schauspielbühnen Berlin), Dr. Bitterim in ÄRZTINNEN by R. Hochhuth (Freie Voksbühne Berlin), Gus in CATS (Theater an der Wien), Narrator in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (Kammerspiele Berlin), Corrino in VOLPONE(Tribüne Berlin), Stiller in 1, 2, 3 and Sander in GRAND HOTEL (Theater des Westens Berlin), Pastor John Hale in THE CRUCIBLE/, Malvolio in AS YOU LIKE IT (Berliner Kammerspiele), Simon in HOBSON`S CHOICE (Theater am Kurfürstendamm), Herr Gabor in SPRING´S AWAKENING, Tournell in LA PUCE À L´OREILLE (Opernhaus Aachen), Fritz Bernardy in PENSION SCHÖLLER (Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Essen, Leverkusen), Monsignore Rosentreter in DIE HEBAMME (Berliner Ensemble), Anton in MÄNNER (Komödie Berlin) and the stranger in DIE HOSE(Komödie Berlin). Rattinger impersonation of fairy Aurora is a highlight of Peter Lund’s production of CINDERELLA at the Neuköllner Oper in Berlin. His last stage appearance was in the role of Old Deuteronomy in the recent production of CATS at the Musical Theater am Potsdamer Platz.
A selection of cinematic appearances: MARIANNE AND JULIANE/ THE TWO GERMAN SISTERS (Margarethe von Trotta), STAGEFRIGHT (John Joest), LE MUR DE BERLIN (Yves Butler), DR. M. (Claude Chabrol), TE RUA (Barry Barclay), KARNIGGELS (Detlev Buck), HAPPY WEEKEND (Ed Herzog), DEATHLINE (Ralf Huettner), KNOCKING ON HEAVEN´S DOOR (Thomas Jahn), SUMMER STORM (Marco Kreuzpaintner), DIE QUELLEN DES LEBENS (Oskar Roehler).