Götz George

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© Dieter Eikelpoth

Facts

Height
183 cm
Hair
Dark blond
Eyes
Blue
Languages
English
Accents
Berlinish
Training
Else Bongers, Berlin
Dance
Jan Borall
Sports
fencing, surfing, horseback riding, swimming
 

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Biography

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Götz George, born in Berlin in 1938, is the son of the famous actor Heinrich George and his wife, the actress Berta Drews. After first appearances on the stage of Berlin's Hebbel Theater during his childhood, Götz George was trained as an actor by the reknowned teacher Else Bongers. At the age of 15, Götz George started his career as a movie actor. In 1960 he received his first major award (the Bundesfilmpreis) for his appearance in the film JACQUELINE (directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner), followed by the German Critics Award in 1961. A year later he received the public „Bambi“-award as the most popular German actor.
Between 1959 and 1969 Götz George appeared in 26 cinema features, among them KIRMES (directed by Wolfgang Staudte), DAS MÄDCHEN UND DER STAATSANWALT (director Jürgen Goslar), LIEBE WILL GELERNT SEIN (director Kurt Hoffmann), SIE NANNTEN IHN GRINGO/ MAN CALLED GRINGO (director Roy Rowland) and OSTWIND/ EAST WIND/ LE VENT D´EST (director Jean-Luc Godard). George's next movie production was AUS EINEM DEUTSCHEN LEBEN/ DEATH IS MY TRADE , directed by Theodor Kotulla, in 1977, where he gave a highly praised performance as the KZ commander Rudolf Höss. The movies ABWÄRTS/OUT OF ORDER in 1984 and ZAHN UM ZAHN/SCENE OF THE CRIME: A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH in 1985 (the latter based on the TV-series SCHIMANSKI ) were both successful at the box office and among critics. In 1985, George received the German Cinema Award (Charlie-Chaplin-Schuh) and the Gold Ribbon (Bundesfilmpreis) as best German movie actor. After starring in ZABOU/THE CRACK CONNECTION in 1987 (another SCHIMANSKI -adaption for cinema) and the action thriller DIE KATZE/THE CAT in 1988, Götz George appeared in DER BRUCH , the first East-West-German co-production for cinema, directed by Frank Beyer in 1988. The location of his next film was Argentina, where he starred in the movie BLAUÄUGIG/BLUE-EYED , produced in 1989 under the direction of Reinhard Hauff. In 1991 George played a lead role in Helmut Dietl's comedy SCHTONK , a big success in Germany among audience and critics, and official German nomination for the Oscar. For this performance, George again received the Gold Ribbon (Bundesfilmpreis) as best actor. Perhaps his most prominent achievement, however, was the role of the serial killer Fritz Haarmann in Romuald Karmakar's movie DER TOTMACHER/DEATHMAKER , for which he received the Coppa Volpi, the actor's award of the Venice Film Festival in 1995 and, once more, the Gold Ribbon (Bundesfilmpreis) in 1996. In the same year he again appeared in another highly successful film by Helmut Dietl, ROSSINI.

In early 1997, George starred in the movie DAS TRIO/THE TRIO , directed by Hermine Huntgeburth, and during the last two months he was filming the thriller SOLO FÜR KLARINETTE/SOLO FOR CLARINET , directed by Nico Hofmann, a movie adaption of the successful novel by Elsa Lewin. In summer of 1998, Götz George starred as Josef Mengele in Roland Suso Richter's film AFTER THE TRUTH / NICHTS ALS DIE WAHRHEIT . In 2000 he played the advertiser Eddie Kaminski in the feature film COMMERCIAL MAN, directed by Lars Kraume, in GOTT IST TOT (2001) the cranky Heinrich (written and directed by Kadir Sözen) and 2004/05 the designer Jost in MARIA AN CALLAS (written and directed by Petra K. Wagner). 2008 he is Schlomo Herzl in MEIN KAMPF after Tabori (director: Urs Odermatt). 2011 he plays the chancellor Olbrich (Olli) Ebert in ZETTL, directed by Helmut Dietl.

During the seventies, Götz George worked for television and theatre. Among others, notable stage appearances were in TROILUS UND CRESSIDA (as Troilus), in MARTIN LUTHER UND THOMAS MÜNZER (as Luther), in ENDSTATION SEHNSUCHT (A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - as Kowalski), in DANTONS TOD DANTON'S DEATH - as Danton) and in PLATONOW (as Platonow).

Though Götz George has been a popular German movie actor for four decades, he gained his perhaps most unique popularity for the impersonation of the police detective Horst Schimanski in the TATORT/SCENE OF THE CRIME TV-series from 1981 to 1991. Aside from their success in Germany, the SCHIMANSKI films have introduced George to TV-audiences worldwide: 427 million people have watched so far. Moreover, George's appearances in numerous other successful TV features have made him the most well-known and mostly decorated German actor of our time. After a six-year-intermission, SCHIMANSKI returned to German tv-screens in the end of 1997 and has been continued since. Other succesful tv-appearances include SCHULZ & SCHULZ (1989-93), DAS SCHWEIN/THE SWINE (1994), DER SANDMANN (1995), and DIE BUBI SCHOLZ STORY (1997). In 1999 Götz George was shooting for the tv feature film DIE SPUR MEINER TOCHTER in Marocco. The year 2001 began with two further SCHIMANSKI movies and was closed with shoots for the tv movie LIEBE. MACHT. BLIND. in South Africa. The TV features LIEBE IST DIE HALBE MIETE and VINZENZ & CLAIRE followed in 2001, along with the suspense-packed film GEHEIMNISVOLLE FREUNDINNEN , filmed by the young director Oliver Elias. 2003 and 2004 followed BLATT & BLÜTE (director: Michael Kreindl), ALPENGLÜHEN I+II (director: Hajo Gies) and EINMAL SO, WIE ICH WILL (director: Vivian Naefe).

George's participation in the screening of Schiller's INTRIGUE AND LOVE , directed by Leander Haussmann, drew him closer to his theatrical past; a stark contrast to his impersonation of a union official in the tv feature ALS DER FREMDE KAM , another collaboration with Andreas Kleinert (2005).
In 2006/2007 George starred in DER NOVEMBERMANN (director: Jobst Oetzmann), which premiered at the Munich Film Fest 2007, in THE CAT (director: Kaspar Heidelbach), first shown at the Filmfest Hamburg 2007, and in MEINE FREMDE TOCHTER (director: Manfred Stelzer). He made SCHIMANSKI – SCHICHT IM SCHACHT (director: Thomas Jauch) and the comedy LÜG WEITER, LIEBLING (director: Gabriela Zerhau) in 2008. The following year saw the making of tv movies ZIVILCOURAGE (director: Dror Zahavi) and PAPA ALLEIN ZU HAUSE (director: Vivian Naefe). Another episode of his long-standing Schimanski series, SCHULD UND SÜHNE (director: Thomas Jauch) followed in 2010. In 2011 he is filming the tv play BLINDER SPIEGEL (director: Andreas Kleinert), in 2012 TOD EINER POLIZISTIN (Matti Geschonneck) and the movie about his father GEORGE (Regie: Joachim Lang).

In 2002 Götz George played one of the leads in the tv movie MEIN VATER/COMING HOME , which received the Emmy Award for best foreign feature fim in 2003.

In 2001 Götz George was awarded with the „Goldene Feder“, he received the National German TV Award in 2007 and the „Platin Romy“ in 2009, both for his lifetime achievement , and he was given the DIVA “Movie Merit Award” in 2010 and in 2013, again for his lifetime achievement, the Award of the German Actors Union. The same year, he received the National German TV Award together with his brother Jan and the director Joachim Lang for the docu drama GEORGE, in 2014 the drama got the "Gold World Medal".

Publications

Movies

2011

Zettl
(chancellor Olbrich (Olli) Ebert)
Diana Film
dir.: Helmut Dietl
Berlin/Potsdam

2008

Mein Kampf (Tabori)
(Schlomo Herzl)
Schiwago Film
dir.: Urs Odermatt
Vienna/Zittau/Czech Republic

2004/05

Maria an Callas
(Jost)
Moonfilm / BB Film
dir.: Petra K. Wagner
Cologne / Baltic Sea

2001

Gott ist tot (AT: Abschied Träume)
(Heinrich)
Filmfabrik
dir.: Kadir Sözen
Cologne

2000

Viktor Vogel - Commercial Men
(Eddie Kaminsky)
Deutsche Columbia Pictures
dir.: Lars Kraume
Frankfurt/Berlin/Baltic Sea

1998

After the truth / Nichts als die Wahrheit
(Mengele)
Helkon Media
dir.: Roland Suso Richter
Berlin

1997

Solo für Klarinette
(Bernhard Kominka)
Ziegler Film
dir.: Nico Hofmann
Berlin / Munich
Das Trio
(Zobel)
Next Film
dir.: Hermine Huntgeburth
Cologne

1996

Rossini
(gypsy)
Diana Film
dir.: Helmut Dietl
Munich

1995

Der Totmacher
(Fritz Haarmann)
Pantera Film
dir.: Romuald Karmakar
Hamburg

1993

Die Sturzflieger
(Max)
Bavaria-Film
dir.: Peter F. Bringmann
Munich/NRW

1992

Christine
(Walter)
Durniok-Film
dir.: Peter Stripp
Berlin

1991

Schtonk
(Willie)
Bavaria
dir.: Helmut Dietl
Munich

1988/89

Blauäugig
(Johann Neudorf)
Bioskop
dir.: Reinhard Hauff
BRD/Argentina

1988

Der Bruch
(Graf)
DEFA, Allianz
dir.: Frank Beyer
DDR/BRD
Die Katze
(Probek)
Bavaria
dir.: Dominik Graf
BRD

1987

Zabou
(Horst Schimanski)
Bavaria, ARD
dir.: Hajo Gies
BRD

1985

Zahn um Zahn
(Horst Schimanski)
Bavaria, ARD
dir.: Hajo Gies
BRD

1984

Abwärts
(Jörg)
Laura/Mutoscope/Dieter Geissler (ARD)
dir.: Carl Schenkel
BRD

1977

Aus einem deutschen Leben
(Franz Lang)
Iduna/WDR
dir.: Theodor Kotulla
BRD

1969

Le vent d'est
(functionary)
Poli/Anouschka/CCC
dir.: Group Dziga Vertov (Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre G
F/I/BRD
Himmelfahrtskommando El Alamein
(Rudi)
CCC/PEC/CCI
dir.: Armando Crispino
BRD/I

1968

Der Todeskuß des Dr. Fu Man Chu
(Carl)
Terra/Ada/Udastex
dir.: Jesus Franco
BRD/E/USA
Ich spreng' euch alle in die Luft
(Eddie Blomfield)
Barbara/Terra
dir.: Rudolf Zehetgruber
BRD

1966

Winnetou und das Halbblut Apanatschi
(Jeff)
Rialto/Jadran
dir.: Harald Philipp
BRD/YU

1965

Sie nannten ihn Gringo
(Mace)
Germania Int./Procusa
dir.: Roy Rowland
BRD/E
Ferien mit Piroschka
(Thomas Laurends)
Sascha/Schlaraffia/Mafilm
dir.: Franz Josef Gottlieb
A/BRD

1964

Unter Geiern
(Martin (bear slayer’s son))
Rialto/Societe Nouvelle/Atlantis/Jadran
dir.: Alfred Vohrer
BRD/F/YU
Herrenpartie
(Herbert H.)
Neue Emelka/Neue MünchnerLichtspielkunst/Avala
dir.: Wolfgang Staudte
BRD/YU
Wartezimmer zum Jenseits
(Don Micklem)
Rialto
dir.: Alfred Vohrer
BRD

1963

Mensch und Bestie
(Franz Köhler)
CCC/Avala
dir.: Edwin Zbonek
BRD/YU
Liebe will gelernt sein
(Hansgeorg)
Independent
dir.: Kurt Hoffmann
BRD

1962

Nur tote Zeugen schweigen/Hypnosis
(Chris)
Germania Int./Procusa/Domizianc Int.
dir.: Eugen Martin
BRD/E/I
Der Schatz im Silbersee
(Fred Engel)
Rialto/Jadran
dir.: Harald Reinl
BRD/YU
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
(Jochen Rehbert)
Winston
dir.: Jürgen Goslar
BRD
Ihr schönster Tag/Das Fenster zum Flur
(teenager)
Melodie
dir.: Paul Verhoeven
BRD

1961

Unser Haus in Kamerun
(Georg Ambrock)
Rialto
dir.: Alfred Vohrer
BRD
Mörderspiel
(Kersten)
Bavaria Film/Les Films Gibe/Filmaufbau Göttingen
dir.: Helmut Ashley
BRD/F
Der Teufel spielt Balalaika
(Peter Joost)
UFA
dir.: Leopold Lahola
BRD

1960

Die Fastnachtsbeichte
(Clemens)
UFA
dir.: William Dieterle
BRD
Kirmes
(Robert Mertens)
Freie Filmproduktion
dir.: Wolfgang Staudte
BRD

1959

Jacqueline
(Gustav Bäumler)
UFA
dir.: Wolfgang Liebeneiner
BRD

1958

Solange das Herz schlägt
(Eberhard Römer)
UFA
dir.: Alfred Weidenmann
BRD

1956

Alter Kahn und junge Liebe
(Karl Borchert)
DEFA
dir.: Hans Heinrich
DDR

1953

Ihre große Prüfung
(Peter Behrend)
Roxy-Film
dir.: Rudolf Jugert
BRD
Wenn der weiße Flieder wieder blüht
(Klaus)
UFA-Berolina
dir.: Hans Deppe
BRD

Tv

2015

Böse Wetter
(Türnitz)
ARD, Degeto / Radical Movies
dir.: Johannes Grieser

2014

Besondere Schwere der Schuld
(Joseph Komalschek)
ARD / Eyeworks Fiction
dir.: Kaspar Heidelbach
Cologne

2013

(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Kaspar Heidelbach
Cologne/Duisburg/Rotterdam

2012

George
(Heinrich George)
SWR/ARTE / TeamWorx
dir.: Joachim Lang
Berlin/NRW/Baden-Württemberg
Tod einer Polizistin (Endspiel)
(Bruno Theweleit)
ZDF / Network Movie
dir.: Matti Geschonneck
Berlin

2011

Deckname Luna
(Dr. Arthur Noswitz)
ZDF / ndF
dir.: Ute Wieland
Berlin/Munich
Nacht ohne Morgen
(Jasper Dänert)
ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Andreas Kleinert
Berlin

2010

Nachtschicht - Reise in den Tod
(Bruno Markowitz)
ZDF / Network Movie
dir.: Lars Becker
Hamburg
Schimanski - Schuld und Sühne
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Thomas Jauch
Cologne / Duisburg

2009

Papa allein zu Hause
(Theo)
ZDF / Hofmann & Voges
dir.: Vivian Naefe
Munich
Zivilcourage
(Peter Jordan)
WDR / Colonia Media
dir.: Dror Zahavi
Berlin

2008

Lüg weiter, Liebling
(Hans-Peter (Hape))
ZDF / Akzente Film
dir.: Gabriela Zerhau
Munich / Nice
Schimanski - Schicht im Schacht
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Thomas Jauch
Cologne/Duisburg/Netherlands

2007

Schokolade für den Chef (AT: Chefsache)
(Ernst Schmitt)
ARD / Polyphon
dir.: Manfred Stelzer
Cologne
Meine fremde Tochter
(Johann Bergkamp)
WDR / Colonia Media
dir.: Manfred Stelzer
Cologne

2006

Die Katze
(Siegmar)
NDR / Cologne Film
dir.: Kaspar Heidelbach
Kiel/Hamburg
Der Novembermann
(Henry)
WDR / Filmpool
dir.: Jobst Oetzmann
Sylt
Schimanski - Tod in der Siedlung
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Torsten C. Fischer
Cologne / Duisburg

2005

Die Toten vom Karst
(Gubian)
ARD/Degeto / Trebitsch Entertainment
dir.: Sigi Rothemund
Trieste (I)
Als der Fremde kam
(Robert Stubenrauch)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Andreas Kleinert
Cologne
Kabale und Liebe
(president)
ZDF/Arte/3sat / Boje Buck Film / Lotus Film
dir.: Leander Haußmann
Retz (A)
Die Sturmflut
(Jens Urban)
RTL / TeamWorx
dir.: Jorgo Papavassiliou
Bremen

2004

Schimanski - Sünde
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Manfred Stelzer
NRW
Alpenglühen II
(Hannes Seeger)
ARD/Degeto / Aspekt Telefilm
dir.: Hajo Gies
Hamburg / Tyrol
Kein Himmel über Afrika
(Larry)
ARD/Degeto / TeamWorx
dir.: Roland Suso Richter
South Africa
Einmal so, wie ich will
(John)
ZDF / TeamWorx
dir.: Vivian Naefe
South Africa

2003

Blatt & Blüte
(Vinzenz)
ORF / Dor-Film
dir.: Michael Kreindl
Vienna
Schimanski - Das Geheimnis des Golem (nominated for the Emmy 2004)
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Andreas Kleinert
NRW / Antwerp
Alpenglühen
(Hannes Seeger)
ARD/Degeto / Aspekt Telefilm
dir.: Hajo Gies
Hamburg / Tyrol

2002

Familienkreise
(Raimund)
BR/ARD / TeamWorx
dir.: Stefan Krohmer
Geheimnisvolle Freundinnen
(Prof. Winterfeld)
PRO 7 / Studio Berlin
dir.: Oliver Elias
Berlin
Schimanski - Asyl
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Edward Berger
(nominated for the Emmy 2004)
NRW
Verliebte Diebe (AT: Vinzenz und Claire)
(Vinzenz)
NDR/ARD / Novafilm
dir.: Peter Patzak
Berlin
Mein Vater (AT: Nach Hause in die Fremde)
(Richard)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Andreas Kleinert
Emmy 2003 for Best Foreign TV Feature
Cologne
Der Anwalt und sein Gast
(Karmann)
SWR/ARD / D&D-Filmproduktion
dir.: Torsten C. Fischer
Berlin

2001

Liebe ist die halbe Miete
(Dr. Gottfried Naumann)
MDR/ARD / mitteldeutsches Filmkontor
dir.: Gabi Kubach
Leipzig
Schimanski - Kinder der Hölle
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Edward Berger
NRW

2000

Liebe. Macht. Blind
(consul Stahlberg)
SWR/ARD / teamworx, BRD
dir.: Thorsten Näter
Namibia, South Africa
Bargeld lacht
(Harry)
NDR/ARD / Aspekt Telefilm
dir.: Hajo Gies
Hamburg
Schimanski - Tödliche Liebe (Drücker)
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Andreas Kleinert
NRW
Schimanski - Schimanski muß leiden
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Matthias Glasner
Duisburg

1999

Die Spur meiner Tochter (AT: Element des Todes)
(Paul Flemming)
SAT 1 / Colonia Media
dir.: Hajo Gies
Morocco / Germany
Racheengel
(Dr. Meinfeld)
PRO 7 / Bioskop Film
dir.: Thorsten Näter
Berlin/Beelitz

1998

Die Entführung (Heidfelds Entscheidung)
(Heidfeld)
SAT 1 / Telefilm Saar
dir.: Peter Patzak
Berlin
Schimanski -Sehnsucht
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Hajo Gies
Cologne/France
Schimanski - Geschwister
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Mark Schlichter
Cologne/Belgium
Schimanski - Rattennest
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Hajo Gies
Duisburg

1997

Bubi Scholz Story
(name part)
WDR/ARD / MTM West GmbH
dir.: Roland Suso Richter
Berlin/NRW
Schimansi - Muttertag
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Marc Schlichter
Cologne/Belg./NL/Croatia
Schimanski - Blutsbrüder (Die belgische Route)
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Hajo Gies
Belgium/Netherlands/NRW
Schimanski - Hart am Limit
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Hajo Gies
Duisburg

1996

Schimanski - Die Schwadron
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Colonia Media
dir.: Josef Rusnak
Duisburg
Der Jäger
(Harry Kowa)
SAT 1 / Aspekt Telefilm
dir.: Kaspar Heidelbach
Berlin

1995

Tote sterben niemals aus
(Benno/Theobald)
ZDF / Ufa Fernsehproduktion
dir.: Jürgen Goslar
Berlin
Der Mann auf der Bettkante
(Förnbeißer)
RTL / Rialto Film
dir.: Christoph Eichhorn
Berlin
Der Sandmann
(Henry Kupfer)
RTL / Westdeutsche Universum Film
dir.: Nico Hofmann
Berlin

1994

Das Schwein
(Stefan Stolze)
SAT 1 / Nostro Film
dir.: Ilse Hofmann
Berlin
Der König von Dulsberg
(Bruno Bülle)
NDR/ARD / Aspekt Telefilm
dir.: Petra Haffter
Hamburg

1993

Schulz & Schulz V
(Wolfgang and Walter Schulz)
ZDF / Aspekt Telefilm
dir.: Nico Hofmann
Hamburg/Stralsund
Morlock IV - Der Tunnel
(name part)
WDR/ARD / GMT
dir.: Yves Boisset
Paris/Pau/Lourdes

1992/93

Morlock III - Das Loch/Träume aus Gras
(name part)
/WDR/ARD / Bavaria
dir.: Klaus Emmerich
Munich

1992

Morlock II - Die Verflechtung
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Bavaria
dir.: Dominik Graf
Munich/Leipzig
Christine
(Walter)
WDR/ARD / Durniok Film
dir.: Peter Stripp
Berlin
Schulz & Schulz IV
(Wolfgang and Walter Schulz)
ZDF / Aspekt Telefilm
dir.: Nico Hofmann
Hamburg
Schulz & Schulz III
(Wolfgang and Walter Schulz)
ZDF / Aspekt Telefilm
dir.: Ilse Hofmann
Hamburg

1991-92

27. Der Fall Schimanski
(Horst Schimanski)
WDR/ARD
dir.: Hajo Gies
Munich/Duisburg
26. Kinderlieb
(Horst Schimanski)
WDR/ARD
dir.: Ilse Hofmann
Munich/Duisburg
Tatort
WDR/ARD

1991

Morlock I - Kinderkram
(name part)
WDR/ARD / Bavaria
dir.: Peter F. Bringmann
Munich/Baltic Sea

1990/91

25. Bis zum Hals im Dreck
(Horst Schimanski)
WDR/ARD
dir.: Peter Carpentier
Munich/Duisburg
24. Unter Brüdern
(Horst Schimanski)
WDR/ARD / (mit dem Fernsehen der DDR)
dir.: Helmut Krätzig
Munich/Duisburg
23. Schimanskis Waffe
(Horst Schimanski)
WDR/ARD
dir.: Hans Noever
Munich/Duisburg
22. Medizinmänner
(Horst Schimanski)
WDR/ARD
dir.: Peter Carpentier
Munich/Duisburg
Tatort
WDR/ARD

1990

Schulz & Schulz II
(Wolfgang and Walter Schulz)
ZDF / Aspekt Telefilm
dir.: Ilse Hofmann
Hamburg

1989

Schulz & Schulz
(Wolfgang and Walter Schulz)
ZDF / Aspekt Telefilm
dir.: Ilse Hofmann
Hamburg

1984-1989

21. Katjas Schweigen
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Hans Noever
Munich/Duisburg
20. Blutspur
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Werner Masten
Munich/Duisburg
19. Der Pott
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Karin Hercher
Munich/Duisburg
18. Moltke
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Hajo Gies
Munich/Duisburg
17. Einzelhaft
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Theodor Kotulla
Munich/Duisburg
16. Gebrochene Blüten
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Hajo Gies
Munich/Duisburg
15. Spielverderber
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Pete Ariel
Munich/Duisburg
14. Freunde
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Klaus Emmerich
Munich/Duisburg
13. Schwarzes Wochenende
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Dominik Graf
Munich/Duisburg
12. Der Tausch
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Ilse Hofmann
Munich/Duisburg
11. Das Haus im Wald
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Peter Adam
Munich/Duisburg
1o. Doppelspiel
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Hajo Gies
Munich/Duisburg
9. Rechnung ohne Wirt
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Peter Adam
Munich/Duisburg
8. Zweierlei Blut
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Hajo Gies
Munich/Duisburg
7. Kielwasser
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Hajo Gies
Munich/Duisburg
Tatort

1983

Abgehört
(Bozidar Popkov-Prokop)
Polyphon
dir.: Wolf von Sydow
(v. Peter Ustinov)
Hamburg

1982

Das schöne Ende dieser Welt
(Craig Murray)
Pentagramma-Film
dir.: Rainer Erler
Australia

1981-83

6. Miriam
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Peter Adam
Munich/Duisburg
5. Kuscheltiere
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Hajo Gies
Munich/Duisburg
4. Das Mädchen auf der Treppe
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Peter Adam
Munich/Duisburg
3. Der unsichtbare Gegner
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Hajo Gies
Munich/Duisburg
2. Grenzgänger
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Ilse Hoffmann
Munich/Duisburg
1 .Duisburg - Ruhrort
(Horst Schimanski)
ARD
dir.: Hajo Gies
Munich/Duisburg
Tatort
Bavaria Film
Munich/Duisburg

1980

Überfall in Glasgow
(Craig Kennan)
Deutsche Buchgemeinschaft
dir.: Wolfgang Hantke
Glasgow
Der Regenmacher
(Bill Starbuck)
Accord-Film
dir.: Ludwig Cremer
Hamburg 1980
Der König und sein Narr
(King Friedrich Wilhelm I)
SFB / UFA-Fernsehen
dir.: Frank Beyer
Berlin

1978/79

Les chevaux du soleil (Sonnenpferde)
(Victor)
Taurus-Film
dir.: Francois Villiers
Munich
Der Alte - Der Auftraggeber
(Martens)
ZDF / NMF
Munich

1978

Der Alte - Der schöne Alex
(Alex Bergemann)
ZDF / NMF
dir.: Theodor Grädler
Munich
Derrick - Der Spitzel
(Lukas)
ZDF / Telenova
dir.: Zbynek Brynych
Munich

1977

Polizeiinspektion I - Verfolgungswahn
(Neumeier)
NMF
dir.: Zbynek Brynych
Munich

1976

Tatort - Transit ins Jenseits
(Martin Poll)
ARD / SFB
dir.: Günter Gräwert
Berlin

1974

Cafe Hungaria
ORF / André Libik/ORF
dir.: Karoly Makk, Hagen Müller-Stahl, Korbinian Köberle
Mandragola
(Siro)
HR / Comoedienhaus Wilhelmsbad/HR
dir.: Heinz Wilhelm Schwarz

1973

Zwischen den Flügen
(Tom Hartmann)
ZDF
dir.: Helmut Förnbacher
Der Kommissar - Sommerpension
(Gottfried Schuster)
ZDF / NMF
dir.: Jürgen Goslar
Munich
Die Gräfin von Rathenow
(Leopold)
CCC-Film
dir.: Peter Beauvais
Berlin

1972

Der Kommissar - Der Amoklauf
(Neumann)
ZDF / NMF
dir.: Wolfgang Becker
Munich
Tatort - Rattennest
(Jerry)
ARD / SFB
dir.: Günter Gräwert
Berlin

1971

Der Illegale
(Grunwaldt)
ZDF / Stern-TV
dir.: Günter Gräwert
Tatort - Blechschaden
(Joachim Seidel)
ARD / NDR
dir.: Wolfgang Petersen
Hamburg

1970

Diamantendetektiv Dick Donald
(name part)
Karat-Film
dir.: Jürgen Goslar/Erich Neureuther
Munich
Der Kommissar - Tod einer Zeugin
(Wolfgang Karass)
ZDF / NMF
dir.: Zbynek Brynych
Munich

1969

11 Uhr 20
(Muller)
Neue Münchner Fernsehproduktion
dir.: Wolfgang Becker
Ein Jahr ohne Sonntag
(Robert Sonntag)
Studio Hamburg
dir.: Claus Peter Witt

1968

Der Spion unter der Haube
(Kazio)
TV 60
dir.: Günter Gräwert
Match
(Andre)
TV-Union, ZDF
dir.: Wolfgang Becker
Berlin
Wenn der Eismann kommt
(waiter Rocky)
Intertel
dir.: Günter Gräwert

1967

Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte
Egger/ZDF
dir.: Peter Beauvais

1965

Alle meine Söhne
(Chris)
(Aufz.) ZDF
dir.: August Everding

1961

Alle meine Söhne (according to Henry Miller)
(Chris ( m.A.Treff u.P.Dahlke ))
NDR
dir.: Franz Peter Wirth

1957

Kolportage (according to Georg Kaiser)
(Erik (mit E.K.Schultz u.Caninenberg))
SWF
dir.: Hans Lietzau

Theatre

1990

Platonov (Anton Tschechow)
(name part)
dir.: Helmut Stauss/Götz George
theatre-TV-production

1986

The Revisor (Gogol)
(name part)
Berliner Tournee
dir.: Götz George/Eberhard Feik/Helmut Stauss
tour

1984/85

Das tolle Geld (Ostrowskij)
(Wasilikow)
Berliner Tournee
dir.: Wolfgang Forester
tour

1983/84

Thérèse Raquin (Emile Zola)
(Laurent)
Bühne 64
dir.: Otto Taussig
tour

1981/82

A Devil of a Woman (Karl Schönherr)
(border guard)
Bühne 64
dir.: Ossi Fuchs
tour

1981

Danton's Death (Georg Büchner)
(Danton)
Salzburger Festspiele
dir.: Rudolf Noelte

1979/80

The Idiot (Dostojewski)
(Rogoschin)
Berliner Tournee
dir.: VojtechJasny
tour

1978

The Rose Tattoo (Tennessee Williams)
(Alvaro)
Schweizer Tourneetheater
dir.: Charles Regnier
tour

1977/78

The Bear/Der Heiratsantrag (Anton Tschechow)
Berliner Tournee
dir.: Wolfgang Forester
tour

1977

Herrenbesuch (Christopher Hampton)
(Dave )
Renaissancetheater
dir.: Harry Meyen
(tour 1978)
Berlin

1976

The Devil's Disciple (Bernard Shaw)
(name part)
Schweizer Tourneetheater
dir.: Wilm ten Haaf
tour

1975

The Power of Darkness (Leo Tolstoi)
(Nikita)
Bühne 64
dir.: Rene Deltgen
tour

1974/75

Mandragola (Macchiavelli)
(Siro, servant)
Neue Schaubühne Tournee
dir.: Heinz Wilhelm Schwarz
tour

1973

Match (Michel Fermaud)
(André)
Kleines Theater am Zoo
dir.: Götz George
Frankfurt a.M.

1972-74

A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
(Kowalski)
Schweizer Tourneetheater
dir.: Charles Regnier
tour

1972

The Recruiting Officer (George Farquhar)
(Captain Plume)
Residenztheater
dir.: Axel von Ambesser
Munich
Martin Luther & Thomas Münzer (Dieter Forte)
(Luther)
Schauspielhaus Köln
dir.: Hansgünther Heyme

1970

Amphitryon (Peter Hacks)
(name part)
Bad Hersfelder Festspiele
dir.: Günther Fleckenstein
Thérèse Raquin (Emile Zola)
(Laurent)
Konzertdirektion Kempf
dir.: Otto Taussig
tour

1969

Marius (Marcel Pagnol)
(Marius)
Theater Berliner Allee
dir.: Fred Nolte
Düsseldorf

1966

Troylus and Cressida (Shakespeare)
(Troylus )
Schiller-Theater
dir.: Ernst Schröder
Berlin

1964/65

All my Sons (Arthur Miller)
(Chris)
Bühne 64
dir.: August Everding
tour

1959-1963

Die Fliegen (Sartre)
(Orest)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Peter Beauvais
Göttingen
Die Mutter (Gorki)
(Semion)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Eberhard Müller-Elmau
Göttingen
The Life of Galileo (Bertolt Brecht)
(the little monk)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Dieter Munck
Göttingen
Die Uhr schlägt Eins (Zuckmayer)
(Gerhard)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Heinz Hilpert
Göttingen
Manorhouse (Thomas Wolfe)
(Eugene Ramsey)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Joachim Brinkmann
Göttingen
The Genoa Conspiracy (Schiller)
(Bourgognino)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Ulrich Hoffmann
Göttingen
The Post Office (Tagore)
(the milkman)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Dieter Munck
Göttingen
Der gute Mensch von Sezuan (Bertolt Brecht)
(the police officer)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Eberhard Müller-Elmau
the policeman
Der rote Buddha (Erwin Sylvanus)
(the victim)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Eberhard Müller-Elmau
Göttingen
Troylus and Cressida (Shakespeare)
(Ajax)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Heinz Hilpert
Göttingen
Saint Joan (Bernard Shaw)
(friar Martin Ladvenu)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Heinz Hilpert
Göttingen
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
(Happy)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Ulrich Hoffmann
Göttingen
The Passion of Joan of Arc (Schiller)
(Raimond)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Claus Leiniger
Göttingen
The Playboy of the Western World (John Millington Synge)
(Christopher Mahon)
Deutsches Theater
dir.: Martin Ackermann
Göttingen

1951 - 53

King Richard III (Shakespeare)
(prince)
Schiller-Theater
dir.: Karlheinz Stroux
Berlin
Wilhelm Tell (Schiller)
(Tell's son)
Schiller-Theater
dir.: Boleslaw Barlog
Berlin

1950

Ma Heart's in the Highlands (William  Saroyan)
(shepherd boy)
Hebbel-Theater
dir.: Walter Sueßenguth
Berlin