Hey, Peter (1914-1994)

Hey, Peter

ACTOR, CABARET ARTIST (AUSTRIA)

BORN 8 Nov 1914, Wien - DIED 9 Dec 1994, Wien
GRAVE LOCATION Wien: Hietzinger Friedhof, Maxingstraße 15, Hietzing (Gruppe 22, Nummer 27 (ehrenhalber gewidmetes Grab))

Peter Hey started his career at the Theater an der Wien. He held engagements in Innsbruck, Graz, Zürich and Bern. From 1939 to 1945 he worked as a director at the Landestheater in Linz.

After the war he founded the cabaret "Eulenspiegel" in Linz. He often worked for the radio and for "Freu Dich nicht zu früh" he collaborated with Max Böhm. From 1972 to 1983 he worked for the Wiener Volkstheater where he appeared in plays by Nestroy, Brecht, Dürrenmatt and others.

Images

The grave of Peter Hey at the Hietzing Cemetery in Vienna.
Picture by androom (15 Aug 2006)