Alfred Rasser
Biography: Alfred Rasser (29 May 1907 – 18 August 1977) was a Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actor who starred predominantly in Swiss German-language cinema and television and stage productions, but he was also known for the role of Theophil Läppli, a parody on the Swiss militarism. Born and raised in Basel, Canton of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland as son of Berta née Stump and Emil, Rasser's father died when Alfred was at the age of 11. Berta Rasser had now, for Alfred and his three siblings, to earn the family's keep. After his apprenticeship as merchant at Jacky Maeder & Cie to 1922, he attended the drama school for the first time, and found his true passion. To have an income, Alfred Rasser tried among others as a chicken farmer in the Canton of Ticino in 1928. From 1928 to 1930 Rasser took acting lessons at Oskar Wälterlin and body workout at Rosalia Chladek at the Basel conservatory. Upon completion of the drama school, in 1930 he founded his own theater company, but graduated in 1934 at the Basel conservatory.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 29, 1907
Deathday: August 18, 1977
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Known For
Uli der Knecht
1954-10-19
Uli der Knecht
Overview: The film traces Uli's progress from his humble peasant surroundings to the homes of the wealthy and prominent. The characterizations are convincing, and the comic interludes surprisingly subtle and believable for a Swiss film. The no-star cast doomed Uli Der Knecht from the start so far as American distribution was concerned. It was another matter in Switzerland, where the film was one of the year's top moneymakers. Uli der Knecht was based on a novel by Jeremias Gottbelf.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-10-19
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Uli the Tenant
1955-12-22
Uli the Tenant
Overview: Uli has been the tenant of the "Glunggen-farm" for two years. His wife Vreneli gave him two children and the couple is happy. But this year, the harvest looks bad and his landlord calls in the rent, as the old man urgently needs money to satisfy the demands of his son and stepson. Desperate to make ends meet, Uli fraudulently sells a cow knowing that she does not produce any milk. He is pursued in court but is acquitted. But then, the buyer curses him... and disaster promptly strikes.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-12-22
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Palace Hotel
1952-04-14
Palace Hotel
Overview: The paths of guests and employees cross at the Palace Hotel in St. Moritz: A chambermaid experiences financial difficulties. A guest has been robbed. A thief is caught. An assistant cook is promoted to waiter. And there’s no shortage of love in this small world of the great Hotel Palace. Keeping an orderly eye over proceedings is the hotel’s beautiful patron, whose heart is in the right place.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-04-14
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Das Gespensterhaus
1942-08-28
Das Gespensterhaus
Overview: In Bern above Junkerngasse 54 the caretaker has died - the old Hutzli. On the day on which he was buried, it's started again, this howling in the middle of the night - scary. Since then, no one dares to live there.
Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1942-08-28
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Fräulein Huser
1940-06-01
Fräulein Huser
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 1940-06-01
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Füsilier Wipf
1938-06-05
Füsilier Wipf
Overview: A hairdresser is being recruited during World War I by the Swiss military where they turn this soft civilian into a 'real man'.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-06-05
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HD Soldier Läppli
1959-01-01
HD Soldier Läppli
Overview: A Swiss film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Democrat Läppli
1961-01-01
Democrat Läppli
Overview: Theophil Läppli is a swiss patriot, who after a trip to Greece tries to recover the democratic roots of Switzerland. With much enthusiasm and idealism he's discovering, that corruption and greed are wide spread in his beloved country. This is the second movie about Theophil Läppli after HD-Soldat Läppli (1959).
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Läppli am Zoll
1954-01-01
Läppli am Zoll
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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Little Friends
1954-11-04
Little Friends
Overview: At the age of three, little Wolfgang has lost his parents. Since then his uncle Eduard raises the boy. As a former concertmaster Eduard has recognized how gifted his nephew is and the boy learns the hard way. The 6-year-old must practice daily 6 hours at the piano and already impresses at famous music parties. When Eduard Fabricius breaks a leg after a concert in Lucerne and must go to the hospital, he can be persuaded by a pediatrician to grant some carefree vacation weeks in a manor for Wolfgang. The manor belongs to the young widow Elisabeth who soon grows very fond of the little boy. Wolfgang makes friends with 11-year-old Heidi and Jöggi, a boy his age who first saw a rival in him...
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-11-04
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William Tell
1960-12-16
William Tell
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Genres: Adventure History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-12-16
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Immer die verflixten Weiber
1970-12-26
Immer die verflixten Weiber
Overview: The women of a Swiss community finally want to achieve equal rights. At the top of the uproar is the midwife Spyri, who does not want to be married by the head of the district, Stirnimann. They succeed in abducting the head of the community and using his former lover in his place.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-12-26
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Die missbrauchten Liebesbriefe
1940-11-30
Die missbrauchten Liebesbriefe
Overview: While on a longer business trip, a wannabe poet urges his beautiful but more simple wife to answer his overly swollen love letters. With no idea how to respond she forwards the letters to a new young school teacher to use his answers instead...
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1940-11-30
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