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Willi Forst

Austrian actor, singer, director, producer, playwright (1903-1980)
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Willi Forst
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
April 7, 1903
Date of death
August 11, 1980
Place of birth
Vienna
Place of death
Vienna
Country of citizenship
Austria[11]
Occupation
film director, singer, screenwriter, film actor, film producer, actor, director, writer, pianist, musician[12][13][14][15][16]
Award received
German Film Award[17]
Cause of death
cancer[19]
Work location
Berlin[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[25]
Birth name
Wilhelm Anton Frohs[26]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Forst[20]
Given name
Willi[21]
Instrument
voice[24]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Name in native language
Willi Forst[27]
Place of burial
Neustifter Friedhof[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Willi Forst en Wilhelm Anton Frohs cs Wilhelm Anton Frohs de Wilhelm Anton Frohs fa ویلی فرست he וילי פורסט hu Wilhelm Anton Frohs id Willy Forst ja ヴィリ・フォルスト ko 윌리 포스트 ru Вилли Форст ru Форст Вилли uk Віллі Форст zh 维利·福尔什特 zh-hant 威利·福斯特
🔖 Identifiers · 66
ISNI
0000000081413042
VIAF cluster ID
61756372
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86045988
GND ID
118818813
AllMovie person ID
p90188
Allcinema person ID
5179
AlloCiné person ID
23256
Austrian Biographical Encyclopedia ID
F/Forst_Willy_1903_1980
Awards & Winners artist ID
03d03cs
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
141782224
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
forst-willi
CiNii Research ID
1140563741645425408
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
54642
DAHR artist ID
359583
DDB person (GND) ID
118818813
Danish National Filmography person ID
121470
De Agostini ID
Forst,+Willi+o+Willy
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118818813
Discogs artist ID
446884
Elonet person ID
105545
Europeana entity
agent/base/16490
FAST ID
197569
FES digital collections entity ID
366130
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118818813
Film.ru person ID
willi-forst
Filmportal ID
590f0acc15c045c6aeb9b6e037b8220e
Find a Grave memorial ID
41644225
Freebase ID
/m/03d03cs
George Eastman Museum people ID
100298
HAND ID
67B1-C681-65CC-7851-A6DF
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
20173
IMDb ID
nm0286924
Ivi person ID
villi-forst
J9U entity ID
987007405474605171
JRC Names ID
206889
KANTO ID
000185556
KBR person ID
14719097
KINENOTE person ID
70090
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118818813
Kallías ID
PE00047844
Kinobox person ID
90777
Kinopoisk person ID
351693
LdiF person ID
3520
MovieMeter person ID
37461
Munzinger person ID
00000001633
MusicBrainz artist ID
a9444a2e-e2c1-4604-9455-b97f624e8cd6
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000083868
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12054266
NE.se ID
willi-forst
NLP ID
a0000002564017
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810573725105606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
381101878
Open Media Database person ID
37461
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
119573
PORT person ID
188680
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
21842
Related category
Category:Films directed by Willi Forst
SBN author ID
MILV336487
SPAP ID
a/a7e19bd7-b598-4b36-b18c-f72810494760
SecondHandSongs artist ID
84998
Swedish Film Database person ID
129544
TMDB person ID
37461
Vienna History Wiki ID
22454
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfrPCtTK3YyMGJhkJF3Qq
Yale LUX ID
person/b06d0174-4da2-4cbc-9303-5af10f9841bd
ČSFD person ID
33013

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🔗 Connections
← Cast member 20
Der Raub der Mona Lisa, Bel Ami, Café Elektric, Sodom and Gomorrah, Two Hearts in Waltz Time, A Blonde Dream, Katharina Knie, Viennese Girls +12 more
Films directed 13
Die Sünderin, Gently My Songs Entreat, Bel Ami, Maskerade, Tomfoolery, Viennese Girls, Women Are No Angels, Burgtheater +5 more
Films written 13
Die Sünderin, Gently My Songs Entreat, Bel Ami, Maskerade, Tomfoolery, Escapade, Viennese Girls, Burgtheater +5 more
Occupation 5
singer, film director, screenwriter, film producer, film actor
← Producer 5
Bel Ami, Women Are No Angels, Operetta, Capers, Wiener Blut
Award received 1
German Film Award
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
Austria
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Vienna
Place of death 1
Vienna
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Willi Forst
Sex or gender 1
male
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by Willi Forst
← SNARC ID 1
Víznar
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Summary

Willi Forst was born on April 7, 1903[1], in Vienna[2]. He died on August 11, 1980[3], in Vienna[4]. He worked as a film director[5], singer[6], screenwriter[7], film actor[8], and film producer[9].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: AT[29]

  • Began / founded: 1903-04-07[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1980-08-11[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a9444a2e-e2c1-4604-9455-b97f624e8cd6[32]

FAQs

Where was Willi Forst born?

Willi Forst's place of birth was Vienna[2].

Where did Willi Forst die?

Willi Forst passed away in Vienna[4].

What did Willi Forst do for work?

Willi Forst worked as a film director[5], singer[6], screenwriter[7], film actor[8], and film producer[9].

What awards did Willi Forst receive?

Honors received include German Film Award[17].

Related Entities

Austria Víznar

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Berlin
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65838: Import places from GND"
  2. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → film director, singer, screenwriter +2
    "Changed claim: Occupation: pianist, см. / see autofix на / on P106"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 67B1-C681-65CC-7851-A6DF
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46460: HAND ID (6)"
  4. 20w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 366130
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 366130, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  5. 23w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George Eastman Museum people ID → 100298
    "Created claim: George Eastman Museum people ID: 100298, Matched to Willi Forst (#118189930) in George Eastman Museu…"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Documentation files at → SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
    Instrument → voice
    Family name → Forst
    Related category → Category:Films directed by Willi Forst
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32152: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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