Life companion was the actress Hansi Burg. Their relationship started in 1925. They separated in 1935 due to the pressure of the German Nazi government. In 1938 she went into exile in Switzerland . Shortly after this she married the Norwegian Erich Blydt. Burg returned to Germany and Albers in 1946. They lived together until his death 1960. She died 15 years later.
After his death the Wilhelmplatz, a square in Hamburg, Germany, was named after him.
German actor and singer, closely associated with the city of Hamburg.
His most famous song "Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins" (On the Reeperbahn at 12.30 a.m.) is the unofficial anthem of the colorful neighborhood of St. Pauli, which is known for its brothels, music and night clubs.
Was drafted in 1915 and served at the Western front in World War I.
Stopped working in theater to distance himself from the Hitler regime, but the Nazis forced him to end his relationship with his longtime companion Hansi Burg, who finally emigrated to England via Switzerland. After World War II, they lived together again at Lake Starnberg until his death.
His acting teacher Eugen Burg , father of his girlfriend Hansi, was killed in the concentration camp Theresienstadt.
He has an entry in Jean Tulards "Dictionnaire du Cinma/Les Acteurs", published in Paris in 2007 by Robert Laffont/Bouquins, pages. 17-18 (ISBN: 978-2-221-10895-6).
Studied acting under Ewald Bach.
A vaudeville comedian and dancer, he became a theatrical star after appearing in plays by Max Reinhardt. He then made a successful transition to films after being cast by Josef von Sternberg in Der blaue Engel (1930) , eventually becoming the preeminent German film star of the 1930s and 40s..
