- Had a long-term relationship with the actress Flockina von Platen.
- German star character actor, on stage from 1905 in Landshut, Bavaria. In films from 1919, often in leading or heroic roles. After 1933, he identified himself strongly with National Socialism and was cast in several Nazi propaganda films. This harmed his post-war career. He died of pneumonia in 1950, aged 63.
- His grave is located in the South Cemetery in Wiesbaden.
- Eugen Klöpfer attended the Realschule ("secondary school") in Heilbronn. He subsequently attended the Lateinschule (Latin School) in Lauffen and then the Karlsgymnasium in Heilbronn.
- One time his hair burned down on the stage he he stood there completely bald headed.
- In the 1910's he had first little successes. He developed into a fascinated personality and soon belonged to the favourite actors of Max Reinhardt ensemble.
- His impressive film career was finished after World War II, but he was able to put on some theater plays with his own ensemble later.
- After the Nazi seizure of power, he was promoted to the Presiding Board of the Reich Film Chamber , under Joseph Goebbels, and was also chairman of Dr. Goebbels' artist donation.
- After the First World War, Klöpfer relocated to Berlin. There he played from 1920 to 1923 at the Deutsches Theater , then at various stages, starting in 1925 in Vienna and Salzburg. Finally, he toured Europe and South America. He played the title role in Carl Zuckmayer's 1927 play Schinderhannes.
- The first steps of Eugen Klöpfer into the world of the theater weren't very easy. He was engaged as a worker for the Landshut theater in 1905 where he had to get through a long and hard teaching. In this time he went through nearly each thinkable mishap.
- In 1949 he joined with its own ensemble in Cologne and New Town in the Palatinate on again, but he died in 1950 of pneumonia.
- His favourite part were strenght characters.
- After a denazification trial, he was exonerated from the charge of complicity in the death of Joachim Gottschalk.
- Although he started an apprenticeship with a lumber business in Munich, Klöpfer soon discovered that his passion was the theater.
- In 1936 he was appointed general director of Berlin's Theater am Nollendorfplatz.
- Because of his catchy face he got many other engagement and he also became an important film actor.
- In 1934, he was designated as a Staatsschauspieler (i.e. an actor of national importance). He was also appointed the director of the Volksbühne ("People's Theatre") in Berlin.
- In 1909 he came to the Volkstheater München ("Munich People's Theater). From 1914 to 1918, he performed in Colmar, Erfurt, Bonn and Frankfurt am Main.
- In 1937, Klöpfer joined the Nazi Party .
- He joined the Theatre Association of Munich and performed at various provincial theaters. In 1905 he was cast in his first role in Landshut, afterwards playing in Ingolstadtand Biel.
- In August 1944, towards the end of the Second World War, Klöpfer was added by Adolf Hitler to the Gottbegnadeten-Liste, a list of important German artists, which exempted him from military service, including service on the home front.
- When the film business became aware of his successes it engaged him for interesting roles. From 1919 he appeared in many silent movies like "Die Arche" (19) and "Menschen" (20) and he acted under the direction of F. W. Murnau.
- With the movie "Flüchtlinge" followed some screen appearances in propaganda movies, among others "Jud Süss" (40) under the direction of Veit Harlan. After the war he was confronted with his participation in these movies and he got a acting prohibition; moreover he had to spend a imprisonment for two months.
- From 1935 he was appointed Vice President of the Ministry of Arts and joined the board of UFA.
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