Lothar Müthel

Biography

Lothar Müthel was a renowned German stage and film actor and director born in Berlin on February 18, 1896. Following the Anchluss of Austria, he became director of Vienna's Burgtheater, where he staged notorious productions, including an extreme The Merchant of Venice in 1943. Müthel also appeared in notable films like The Golem: How He Came into the World and Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand, before his death in Frankfurt am Main at age 68.