Biography

German character actor on screen, TV and stage. Trained in Brunswick he had his stage debut in Freiburg. Later he was on stage in Frankfurt and since 1975 in Munich. After more and more bigger filmparts since 1949 he played his only leading role in The Kidnapping of Miss Nylon (1959). Then he became a very busy supporting actor in over fifty movies. Director Billy Wilder gave him the part as Chauffeur Fritz in One, Two, Three (1961) opposite James Cagney. He starred in several TV serials in Germany, best known as Inspector Janot in the longtime serial Dem Täter auf der Spur (1967) between 1967-73 and in Lutz & Hardy (1994). His most recognized and superb role was as Vater Kempowski in Tadellöser & Wolff (1975). He had his last appearance as guest-star in the final episode of Derrick (1974) in 1998.

Actor

Derrick(1974)as Albert Rabes, Heinrich Gruga, Herr Sparke, Johannes Brusius, Lagusta

Gegen den Wind(1995)as Herr von Rebnitz

Lutz & Hardy(1994)as Hardy van Bellen

Rohe Ostern(1995)as Grandpa Gustav

Rudy, the Racing Pig(1995)as Buselmeier

Additional Crew

A Clockwork Orange(1971)

Self

Zimmer frei!(1996)as Self

Die Harald Schmidt Show(1995)as Self

NDR Talk Show(1979)as Self

Stimmt's?(1988)as Self

III nach neun(1974)as Self

Known for

A Clockwork Orange1971 · Additional Crew One, Two, Three1961 · Actor Feuerwerk1955 · Actor Im weissen Rößl1967 · Actor

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Karl Lieffen, Irina Wanka, and Fritz Wepper in Derrick (1974)

Credit Score: Karl Lieffen

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Dem Täter auf der Spur

Inspecteur Janot

Sat Jun 15 1968 – Sat Aug 04 1973

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Noms	Votes
1	Dem Täter auf der Spur	6.50	1967	•	8.0	0	31
2	One, Two, Three	5.00	1961	•	7.8	1	24730
3	Uneasy Summer	2.50	1967	•	6.2	0	147
4	Conny und Peter machen Musik	2.38	1960	•	5.2	0	82