Herbert Berghof
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Berghof also taught at the New School, the American Theater Wing, the Neighborhood Playhouse and Columbia University.
Biography
A highly respected acting coach whose influence on American stage and film acting can be seen in the work of his students--Geraldine Page, Liza Minnelli, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Matthew Broderick, Anne Bancroft and Fritz Weaver among others, Berghof also won acclaim as an actor on stage in "King Lear," "The Andersonville Trial" and "In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer" and in the films "Five Fingers" (1952) and "Cleopatra" (1963). He directed the American premiere of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" in 1956.
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1927
Made stage acting debut in Vienna in "Don Carlos"
1927
Was a member of the St. Gallen Repertory Theater in Switzerland
1938
Fled Vienna when Nazis overran Austria
1939
Broadway debut in "From Vienna", performed by the Refugee Artists Group
1939
Settled in New York
1940
First major role as actor on Broadway, "King Lear"
1945
Opened Herbert Berghof Studios, acting school in West Village section of Manhattan (now known as HB Studios)
1947
Became charter member of Actors Studio
1952
Film acting debut, "Five Fingers"
1956
Directed American stage premiere of "Waiting For Godot"
1963
Had supporting role in "Cleopatra"
1964
Founded HB Playwrights Foundation
1985
Final film, "Target"
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Notes
Berghof also taught at the New School, the American Theater Wing, the Neighborhood Playhouse and Columbia University.
