Benno Besson

Personal Info

Known For

Crew

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-11-04

Day of death

2006-02-16 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland

Benno Besson

Biography

Benno Besson, born René-Benjamin Besson, was a Swiss stage actor, stage and screen director, and writer. He had great success as director at Volksbühne Berlin, Deutsches Theater and Berliner Ensemble in East-Berlin, where he went by an invitation of Bertolt Brecht in 1949.

Known For

  • Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

    Das Jahrhundert des Theaters