Ekkehard Schall (born May 29, 1930 in Magdeburg; died September 3, 2005 in Berlin) was a German stage and screen actor/director. He was one of the best profiled actors of Brecht's works and together with Helene Weigel a member of the Berliner Ensemble.
Schall's first engagement was in 1947 in Magdeburg. After engagements in Frankfurt (Oder) (Stadttheater Frankfurt (Oder)) and on the Neuen Bühne in Berlin, Bertolt Brecht engaged him 1952 for the Berliner Ensemble. Schall played here till 1995, for 14 years as intendant.
He played more than 60 roles, for example the Ui in Brecht's "Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui" more than 500 times.
Schall was honored in 1959 with the "Kunstpreis der DDR", in 1962 and 1979 with the "Nationalpreis der DDR".
He was married to Brecht's daughter Barbara Brecht-Schall and is the father of actress Johanna Schall.
Von den Sterbenden. Von den Gestorbenen. Von den Lebeneden. - Zweiter Brecht-Abend mit Ekkehard Schall
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