1. Ignaz Kirchner often played opposite Gert Voss, both in classical drama such as Shakespeare's Antonio, with Voss as Shylock, and as Jago, with Voss as Othello, and especially in black comedies, such as Goldberg in Tabori's Die Goldberg-Variationen, and in Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys, Beckett's Endspiel and Genet's Die Zofen.
Ignaz Kirchner later chose the name of Ignatius of Loyola as his stage name.
Ignaz Kirchner first was an apprentice in a book shop, and then trained in acting at the Schauspielschule Bochum.
Ignaz Kirchner made his stage debut in 1970, when he was still at university, in Roger Vitrac's Der Coup von Trafalgar staged by Alfred Kirchner.
Ignaz Kirchner then worked for Theater Bremen, where he had his greatest success in the title role of Shakespeare's Hamlet, directed in 1980 by Jurgen Gosch.
In 1987, Ignaz Kirchner became a member of the Burgtheater, where Peymann was now Intendant.
In 1992, Ignaz Kirchner appeared as Macduff in Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by Peymann.
Ignaz Kirchner performed solo programs such as Wilhelm Reich's Rede an den kleinen Mann and a series reciting Robert Walser's novels.
Ignaz Kirchner then moved to the Hamburg Thalia Theater, appearing in 1995 as the Doctor in Schnitzler's Das weite Land directed by Flimm, in 1996 Zettel in Shakespeare's Ein Sommernachtstraum with director Jens-Daniel Herzog, and the title role of Moliere's Tartuffe, again with Flimm.
Ignaz Kirchner played in 1998 Clov in Beckett's Endspiel alongside Voss as Hamm, staged by Tabori in a production that was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen.
Ignaz Kirchner played Solange in Die Zofen, directing himself with Voss and his wife Ursula Voss, and Dr Dorn in Chekhov's Die Mowe with Luc Bondy, both in 2000.
Ignaz Kirchner performed again solo programs such as Walser's Der Spaziergang and Bernhard's Der Stimmenimitator and Minetti.
Ignaz Kirchner appeared at the Salzburg Festival in the speaking role Samiel in Weber's opera Der Freischutz in 2005, staged by Falk Richter.
Ignaz Kirchner died on 26 September 2018 after a long illness.