Herbert Berghof
Herbert Berghof (13 September 1909 – 5 November 1990) was an Austrian-American actor, director and acting teacher. Early life. Born and educated in Vienna, Austria, he studied acting there with Max Reinhardt. In 1939, he moved to New York where he launched a career as an actor and director on Broadway, and worked with Lee Strasberg. Berghof became a charter member of the Actors Studio in 1947, with classmates including Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Jerome Robbins, and Sidney Lumet. Career. In 1945, he co-founded HB Studio (the Herbert Berghof Studio) in New York City, as a place  where aspiring actors could train and practice. In 1948, Uta Hagen joined the Studio as Berghof's artistic partner, and they married in 1957. They ran the studio together until his death in 1990. Notable alumni included Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Geraldine Page, Fritz Weaver, Anne Bancroft, Donna McKechnie and Matthew Broderick. Stage appearances by Berghof included roles in Ibsen's "The Lady from the Sea" (1950), "The Andersonville Trial" (1959). Among his film appearances were "5 Fingers" (1952), "Red Planet Mars" (1952), "Fräulein" (1958), "Cleopatra" (1963), "An Affair of the Skin" (1963), "Harry and  Tonto" (1974), "Voices" (1979), "Those Lips, Those Eyes" (1980), "Times Square" (1980) and "Target" (1985). He directed the first Broadway production of Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" (1956). Death. Described by "The New York Times" as "one of the nation's most respected acting teachers and coaches", he died of a heart ailment on 5 November 1990 at his home in Manhattan.