Background
Braun, Pinkas was born on January 7, 1923 in Zurich, Switzerland. Son of Nathan and Chaja (Kraemer) Braun.
Braun, Pinkas was born on January 7, 1923 in Zurich, Switzerland. Son of Nathan and Chaja (Kraemer) Braun.
Student, Drama School, Zurich, 1944.
Woyzeck, Baron (in Nachtasyl), Pelegrin (in Santa Cruz), Salieri (in Amadeus), Shylock (in The Merchant of Venice), Iago (in Othello), Otto Frank (in The Diary of Anne Frank), George Bernard Shaw (in The Best of Friends). Freelance since 1957. Has undertaken theatre work as actor and Director in Germany, Austria and Israel, and television and cinema work in Germany, Austria, France, Italy and United Kingdom.
Actor appearing in television films including Charlie Muffin, Praying Mantis, Woman in White, many others. Series include Jorg Preda. Director German television The Sequestered of Altona.Actor in films Wir Wunderkinder, Das Wunder des Malachias, Das Feuerschiff, The Man Outside, Tout Feu, Tout Flamme, Les Cavaliers de L'Orage, The Last Escape, K, Komiker, others. Important theatre roles include: Salieri in Amadeus, Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Iago in Othello, George Bernard Shaw in The Best of Friends, Philipp der Zweite in Don Carlos.
Of co. of Schauspielhaus Zurich 1945-1950, 1952-1956.
Children: Tobias, Deborah, I. Judith.