Justus Von Dohnanyi Bio - Biography

Name Justus Von Dohnanyi
Height
Naionality German
Date of Birth 2-December-1960
Place of Birth Lubeck, Germany
Famous for Acting
Justus Von Dohnanyi is a German actor. His father is the German conductor, Christoph von Dohnanyi and his grandfather was the German jurist and member of the German resistance, Hans von Dohnanyi.

Born in Lubeck, he studied acting in Hamburg. He appeared on the legitimate stage in Hamburg, Zurich, and Frankfurt before working in television, where he appeared in several television movies. He appeared in the 2004 movie Downfall as Wilhelm Burgdorf. He had a prominent role in the 2001 movie The Experiment as a prison guard, opposite Moritz Bleibtreu and Christian Berkel, who also appeared in Downfall. He received the 2001 Lola for Best Supporting Actor.

Von Dohnanyi is the son of German conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi and a member of the well-known Dohnanyi family. His grandfather was Hans von Dohnanyi, German jurist and German resistance fighter and his great-uncle was Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran pastor and a co-founder of the Confessing Church, both of whom were executed by the Third Reich.

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