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- Actress
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Saskia Rosendahl was born on 9 July 1993 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. She is an actress, known for Lore (2012), The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) and Fabian: Going to the Dogs (2021).- Allen Greene was born on 29 December 1952 in White Hall, Illinois, USA. Allen died on 11 August 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Cordelia Wege was born on 2 May 1976 in Halle, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for Hamlet_X (2003), Dark (2017) and Mätressen - Die geheime Macht der Frauen (2005).
- Wouter Hendrickx was born in 1975 in Halle, Belgium. He is an actor, known for De infiltrant (2018), Cordon (2014) and The Misfortunates (2009).
- Urs Rechn was born in the former GDR, on January 18. 1978, in Halle/Saale, (Saxony - Anhalt, Germany,) to Günther Rechn (a renowned painter and graphic artist from Eastern Germany, GDR) and Beate Rechn, and was the second of their three children.
From 1987 onwards, Urs Rechn attended the Special Grammar School for Music "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Halle, where he excelled in Violoncello, French Horn and Singing. After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the family relocated to Cottbus, Brandenburg, where Urs Rechn attended the 1. Academic High School for Music and Fine Arts "Heinrich Heine" and the Konservatorium Cottbus, where he protrude from the classes as the Junior Conductor of the youth symphony orchestra and brass band.
Despite having received no formal previous teaching in acting, Urs Rechn segued into an acting career, encouraged by the honoured and renowned East German Director and Impresario Christoph Schroth. He appeared on the stage plays "Hamlet" (1995), "The Beaver Coat" (1996) and "Steig' in das Traumboot der Liebe" (1996)and as a chorister in the Opera "The Magic Flute" (1995) on the State Theater Cottbus.
In 1997, owing to conscription , Urs Rechn went to the German paratroops and later to the German special forces. In the meantime, he played in several TV episodes thanks to an agreement with his Colonel. Upon completion of the active service in 2002, Urs Rechn attended the University of Music and Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" and graduated in 2004. He became then - and still is - a visiting scholar at this very institution.
Urs Rechn has been performing most of his acting time on stage: 2003-2005 Staatsschauspiel Dresden, 2005-2007 Landestheater Tübingen, 2008-2013 Theater Chemnitz, e.g.: "The Seagull" - Treblev / "A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" - Brick / "The Merchant of Venice" - Antonio / "Julius Caesar" - Marcus Antonius / "Caligula" - Caligula / "A Streetcar Named Desire" - Stanley Kowalski / "The Threepenny Opera" - Jonathan Peachum. - Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Tony Hancock was born in Birmingham, England, the son of John and Lillian Hancock. He was educated at Durlston Court, Swanage, and Bradfield College, Reading. He served in the R.A.F. (ground crew) during the war. In 1942 he was in the R.A.F. Gang Show. He was de-mobbed in 1946. He appeared at the Windmill Theatre, London in 1948. His radio show "Hancock's Half Hour" ran from 1954 - 1959, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson with co-stars Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Williams, Sidney James and Bill Kerr. This popular show was adopted by TV and the shows were re-recorded and broadcast 1956-1960.- Reinhard Heydrich began his career as an officer in the post-World War I German navy. He was dishonorably discharged after becoming involved in an illicit love affair. The young woman became pregnant, but instead of marrying her, Heydrich met and soon got engaged to Lina von Osten. In 1930 Heydrich, now unemployed, was persuaded by his wife to join Adolf Hitler's National Socialist (Nazi) party, which he did the next year; he also became a member of the SS at that same time. As one of its first officers, Heydrich was tasked by Heinrich Himmler to expand the small organization into an internal security force to monitor the Nazi party. The result was the creation of the SD (Sicherheistdienst [Security Service]), which was combined, in 1934, with the Gestapo (Gestaatspolizei, or state secret police) to form the much feared SS Security Police, which Heydrich--now an SS Brigadier General--commanded. He played a major role in the destruction of the SA, known as the "storm troopers", which was an internal security service set up by Hitler but which he now suspected of plotting against him; the organization was destroyed and many of its officers, including its leader, Ernst Röhm, were murdered in June of 1934. For his services Heydrich was made a Lieutenant-General in the SS.
At the start of World War II Heydrich became commander of the consolidated Reich security forces, which he formed into the Reich Security Central Office of the SS. Also, by this time, Heydrich had become a major figure in the rounding up and planned extermination of Europe's Jews. On his orders, the SS-Einsatzgruppen--Special Groups--were created for the purpose of hunting down, rounding up and exterminating Jews in Poland and Russia. Three years later, in 1942, he chaired the infamous Wannsee Conference, where the decision was made to exterminate all the Jews of Europe. Promoted to SS-General (Obergruppenfuhrer), Heydrich was made the Reich Governor of Czechoslovakia at the start of 1942. Aware of how powerful, cunning and dangerous Heydrich was, British intelligence agents put together an operation designed to kill him, and trained and dispatched three Czech exiles to Prague. The assassination was carried out in May of 1942. Heydrich died a short while later, on June 4th, the same day of the historic Battle of Midway in the Pacific.
If ever a truly monstrous and evil man existed, it was Reinhard Heydrich, one of the masterminds of the Holocaust. In a horrific act of revenge, called "Operation Reinhard," Hitler had the entire village of Lidice, Czechoslovakia--near where Heydrich was killed--exterminated. All male inhabitants above the age of 15 were shot; all other residents were sent to concentration camps, and the village itself was physically wiped off the face of the earth. Heydrich was buried with full honors. His grave on the Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin is now anonymous in order to prevent any form of remembrance. - Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Christoph Letkowski was born on 16 June 1982 in Halle/Saale, East Germany [now Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]. He is an actor and director, known for Parkour (2009), Nachtschicht (2003) and Blochin: Die Lebenden und die Toten (2015).- Music Department
- Composer
- Writer
Born February 23 1685 in Halle, Germany, he was christened "Georg Friederich Händel" but always signed his name "Georg Friedrich Händel". His father intended for him to go into law, but Händel studied music clandestinely and was eventually allowed to study under an organist. He achieved some success early on, and toured Italy in 1706. He briefly worked in Hannover before departing for London in 1711. While in England Händel composed a number of anthems, operas, and church music, and in 1723 he became a British citizen. He premiered "Messiah" in Ireland as a charity aid, and this quickly became his most famous work. He died early in the morning on 14 April 1759, and was buried in Westminster Abbey under a monument that reads: "George Frederic Handel". 3,000 people attended his funeral.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Walther Reyer was born on 4 September 1922 in Hall, Tyrol, Austria. He was an actor, known for Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956), The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) and Journey to the Lost City (1960). He was married to Angela, Erika Remberg, Gretl Elb and Claudia. He died on 5 September 1999 in Innsbruck, Austria.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Winnie Böwe was born on 8 November 1973 in Halle, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for Bibi & Tina (2014), Bibi & Tina: Perfect Pandemonium (2017) and Bibi & Tina: Mädchen gegen Jungs (2016). She is married to Jörg Bittner. They have two children.- Ash Stymest was born on 31 July 1991 in Coney Hall, Bromley, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Sex Doll (2016), Phobias (2021) and MTV Bang (2010).
- Robert Edward Lee was a Confederate general who served the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War, during which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy's most powerful army, from 1862 until its surrender in 1865. During the war, Lee earned a solid reputation as a skilled tactician, for which he was revered by his officers and men as well as respected and feared by his adversaries in the Union Army.
- Henning Peker was born on 1 September 1966 in Halle an der Saale, German Democratic Republic. He is an actor, known for In the Fade (2017), Dark (2017) and Das Feuerschiff (2008).
- Friederike Linke was born in 1981 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. She is an actress, known for Ameisen gehen andere Wege (2011), Tatort (1970) and Morden im Norden (2012).
- Heinrich Schmieder was born on 14 February 1970 in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. He was an actor, known for Downfall (2004), Extreme Ops (2002) and Tatort (1970). He was married to Antje Schmieder. He died on 21 July 2010 in Livigno, Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy.
- Actor
- Music Department
Michael Kind was born on 23 July 1953 in Halle, German Democratic Republic. He is an actor, known for Downfall (2004), Coast Guard (1997) and Die Wolke (2006). He is married to Ursula Andermatt.- Susanne Daubner was born in 1962 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. She is an actress, known for Verkauftes Land (2003), Browser Ballett - Satire in Serie (2021) and Extra Drei (1976).
- Special Effects
- Additional Crew
- Stunts
Gerd Nefzer was born on 5 July 1965 in Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is known for Dune (2021), Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023).- Wright Esser was born on 20 October 1907 in North Hall, Buckinghamshire, England. He was an actor, known for The Great Lover (1949) and Hawaii Five-O (1968). He died on 12 August 1976 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
- Natascha Paulick was born in 1970 in Halle, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for The Wave (2008), Dark (2017) and Antibodies (2005).
- Thomas Wingrich was born in 1973 in Halle (Saale). After his community service of caring for people with mental and physical disabilities he studied acting at the University of Music and Theatre in Leipzig and at the Schauspielstudio of the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. From 1997 to 2000 he worked as an actor at the Kammerspiele Magdeburg. 2001 he started to work as a freelance artist in Berlin, he played in various theatres like the Tribune Berlin, the Kleines Theater Berlin, the Theater Bregenz, the Theater Putbus, on tour with the Theater des Ostens, in many classical leading roles for the ensemble Klassik am Meer, and since 2008 regularly at the Berlin Criminal Theatre, among others as Christopher Wren in A. Christies "Mousetrap". He acted in numerous television productions, as for example in "Ein todsicheres Ding" (starring Eddy), in "Liebesau - die andere Heimat", "Hinter Gittern", "1943" (Major Schwarz), "Weissensee", and in some cinema films. In addition, he produced since 2007 a number of readings and audio books, and from 2010 to 2017 he was a guest lecturer for acting at the Theaterakademie Vorpommern. He worked as director of theatre on the isle of Usedom, in Quedlinburg and in Berlin.
- Georg Listing was born on 31 March 1987 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tokio Hotel: Durch den Monsun (2005), Tokio Hotel: Schrei (2005) and Tokio Hotel: Rette mich (2006).
- Uta Kargel was born on 28 May 1981 in Halle (Saale), East Germany [now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]. She is an actress, known for Rote Rosen (2006), A Dream of a Man with a Light Bulb (2018) and Sunny Hill (2008).
- Hilmar Thate was born on 17 April 1931 in Dölau, Saalkreis, Province of Saxony, Prussia [now Halle/Saale, Saxony-Anhalt], Germany. He was an actor, known for Veronika Voss (1982), Wege in die Nacht (1999) and Professor Mamlock (1961). He was married to Angelica Domröse and Lore. He died on 14 September 2016 in Berlin, Germany.
- Paul Weigel was born on 18 February 1867 in Halle an der Saale, Province of Saxony, Prussia [now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]. He was an actor, known for The Great Dictator (1940), Me und Gott (1918) and Mademoiselle Midnight (1924). He died on 25 May 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Christian Schmidt was born on 13 May 1970 in Halle an der Saale, German Democratic Republic. He is an actor, known for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Downfall (2004) and The Country Doctor (1987).- Ben Wallace is an American retired professional basketball player.
A native of Alabama, Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College and Virginia Union University and signed with the Washington Bullets (later Wizards) as an undrafted free agent in 1996. In his NBA career, Wallace played with the Washington Bullets/Wizards, Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers.
He won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times, a record he shares with Dikembe Mutombo. In nine seasons with the Pistons (2000-2006; 2009-2012), Wallace made two NBA Finals appearances (2004 and 2005) and won a championship with the Pistons in 2004.
He is the only player in NBA history to record 1,000 rebounds, 100 blocks, and 100 steals in 4 consecutive seasons (2001-2004). - Actor
- Producer
Kai Pflaume was born on 27 May 1967 in Halle, German Democratic Republic [now Saxony-Anhalt, Federal Republic of Germany]. He is an actor and producer, known for Nur die Liebe zählt (1993), Buschow (2015) and Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell (2011). He has been married to Ilke Pflaume since 10 August 1996. They have two children.- Ina Bleiweiß was born on 28 March 1968 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. She is an actress, known for Lindenstraße (1985), In aller Freundschaft (1998) and Zauber um Zinnober (1983).
- John Wooden is an American basketball player and head coach at the University of California, Los Angeles. Nicknamed the 'Wizard of Westwood', he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period as head coach at UCLA, including a record seven in a row. No other team has won more than four in a row in Division 1 college men's or women's basketball. Within this period, his teams won an NCAA men's basketball record 88 consecutive games. Wooden won the prestigious Henry Iba Award as national coach of the year a record seven times and won the AP award five times. He also won a Helms national championship (which was decided by a poll) at Purdue as a player 1931-1932.
As a 5'10" guard, John Wooden was the first player to be named basketball All-American three times, and the 1932 Purdue team on which he played as a senior was retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA Tournament national. Wooden was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player (1960) and as a coach (1973), the first person ever enshrined in both categories.
One of the most revered coaches in the history of sports, Wooden was beloved by his former players, among them Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Bill Walton. Wooden was renowned for his short, simple inspirational messages to his players, including his 'Pyramid of Success'. These often were directed at how to be a success in life as well as in basketball. Wooden's 29-year coaching career and overwhelmingly positive critical acclaim have created a legacy of great interest in not only sports, but in business, personal success, and organizational leadership as well. - Actor
- Visual Effects
Rafael Haider was born on 25 March 1991 in Hall in Tirol, Austria. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Da wo es noch Treue gibt (2006) and Da wo die Freundschaft zählt (2007).- Elisabeth Böhm was born in 1994 in Halle an der Saale, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tierärztin Dr. Mertens (2006), Inga Lindström (2004) and Liebe verlernt man nicht (2009).
- Peter W. Bachmann was born on 25 March 1955 in Halle, German Democratic Republic. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Die Lügnerin (1992) and In aller Freundschaft (1998).
- Karl Ludwig Diehl was born on 14 August 1896 in Halle an der Saale, Germany. He was an actor, known for Masken (1930), Der Mann, der nicht nein sagen kann (1938) and The Story of Vickie (1954). He was married to Mary von Ruffin. He died on 8 March 1958 in Gut Berghof, Penzberg, Bavaria, Germany.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Koen Wauters was born on 17 September 1967 in Halle, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Intensive Care (1991), Familie (1991) and My Blue Heaven (1990). He was previously married to Valerie De Booser and Carolyn Lilipaly.- Art Director
- Set Decorator
- Production Designer
Paul Degueldre was born on 9 November 1927 in Halle, Flanders, Belgium. He was an art director and set decorator, known for De dans van de reiger (1977), The Arrival of Joachim Stiller (1976) and F.C. De Kampioenen (1990). He died on 9 December 2004 in Halle, Flanders, Belgium.- Johannes Kienast was born on 9 February 1986 in Halle an der Saale, Germany. He is an actor, known for Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013), Tradition (2019) and Axel der Held (2018).
- Blanche Kommerell was born on 10 March 1950 in Halle an der Saale, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for Jacob the Liar (1974), Little Red Riding-Hood (1962) and Eine Pyramide für mich (1975). She was previously married to Alexander Weigel and Achim Scholz.
- Actor
- Producer
- Executive
Les Williams was born on 22 August 1965 in Perry Hall, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (2012), Kiss the Bride (2007) and Training Wheels (2002).- Jutta Hoffmann was born on 3 March 1941 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. She is an actress, known for Der Dritte (1972), Ein Teil von uns (2016) and Motzki (1993). She is married to Nicolaus Haenel. They have one child. She was previously married to Herrmann Zschoche.
- Karoline Teska was born on 20 May 1988 in Halle, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for The Wave (2008), Sources of Life (2013) and Mutants (2002).
- Heike Jonca was born on 18 August 1956 in Halle, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for Hallo, Onkel Doc! (1994), Tatort (1970) and Die Eisbombe (2008).
- Bodo Wolf was born on 18 August 1944 in Halle an der Saale, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Country Doctor (1987), In the Name of the Law (1994) and Coast Guard (1997). He died on 24 November 2023 in Neusalza-Spremberg, Görlitz, Saxony, Germany.
- Rudolf Ulrich was born on 3 January 1922 in Halle, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tecumseh (1972), Der Floh im Ohr (1973) and Otpisani (1974). He was married to Hanna. He died on 4 April 1997 in Berlin, Germany.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Sound Department
Tobias Kownatzki was born on 2 August 1979 in Halle, Germany. He is known for V for Vendetta (2005), A Cure for Wellness (2016) and The Kingdom (2007).- Elisabeth Frank was born in 1984 in Halle, Saale, Germany. She is an actress, known for Noctuidae (2021), Tatort (1970) and Die Tage dazwischen (2012).
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Robert Schindel was born on 4 April 1944 in Bad Hall, Upper Austria, Austria. He is a writer and director, known for Gebürtig (2002), Auf der Strecke (1980) and Haider lebt - 1. April 2021 (2002).- Robert Zimmermann was born on 3 September 1988 in Halle, German Democratic Republic. He is an actor, known for Jerks (2017), Jenny: Echt gerecht (2018) and Never Too Late for Justice (2016).
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Stefan Wolle was born on 22 October 1950 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. He is a producer, known for Whispers of Freedom (2025), That Trip We Took with Dad (2016) and Artour (1992).