ɪn θˈiəɾɚ, hiː wʌz kənsˈɪdɚd wˈʌn ʌvðə kˈʌntɹiz fˈaɪnɪst ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾɚz ʌv bˈɜːɾoʊlt bɹˈɛxts plˈeɪz ɪnðə θɹˈiːpɛni ˈɑːpɚɹə ænd sənt dʒˈoʊn ʌvðə stˈɑːkjɑːɹdz.
In theater, he was considered one of the country's finest interpreters of Bertolt Brecht's plays in The Threepenny Opera and St Joan of the Stockyards.