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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Christiane Maybach was born on 14 March 1932 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for A Study in Terror (1965), Unter uns (1994) and Gaslicht (1960). She died on 12 April 2006 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Art Department
Leonide Massine, dancer and choreographer was born in Moscow in 1895 the son of a soprano & a musician from the Bolshoi Theatre chorus. He studied acting & dance from the age of 8 at Moscow's Imperial Theatre School. He was 19 when he was spotted by Diaghilev and recruited as the principal dancer in the Ballets Russes to replace the recently married Nijinsky. Although many said that as a person he was distant and unemotional, when on stage (or film) he showed a livliness and an ability for the understanding and expressing of strong emotions and tremendous humour. Massine's first original work of choreography was the innovative Parade (1917) with a libretto by Jean Cocteau, music by Erik Satie and decor by Pablo Picasso. Later on his set designers included Matisse, Salvador Dalí and Chagall. He went on to a hugely successful career as an international dancer and choreographer and while his private life remained tempestuous with four marriages and many affairs, his professional career seems to have been totally happy and satisfying for him. he was still dancing in his mid-sixties and was choreographing right up to his death in 1979.- Actor
- Soundtrack
René Deltgen was born on 30 April 1909 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. He was an actor, known for The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959), No Way Back (1953) and Journey to the Lost City (1960). He was married to Anita Irene Wapordjieff and Elisabeth Scherer. He died on 29 January 1979 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hanno Brühl was born on 19 February 1937 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Die Andere Seite der Welt (1984), Baff - Fast eine Sendung (1968) and Sehnsucht (1990). He died on 5 October 2010 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Hildegard Krekel was born on 2 June 1952 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She was an actress, known for Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein (1977), Zoff (1972) and Tatort (1970). She was married to ? ?. She died on 26 May 2013 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Gisela Uhlen was born on 16 May 1919 in Leipzig, Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979), Rembrandt (1942) and The Indian Scarf (1963). She was married to Herbert Ballmann, Wolfgang Kieling, Hans Bertram, Beat Hodel and Kurt Wessels. She died on 16 January 2007 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Arved Birnbaum was born on 31 March 1962 in Forst, German Democratic Republic. He was an actor, known for In the Face of Crime (2010), We Are the Night (2010) and Tatort (1970). He was married to Sabine. He died on 24 October 2021 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Helma Seitz was born on 23 February 1913 in Offenbach am Main, Germany. She was an actress, known for Der Tod läuft hinterher (1967), Der Kommissar (1969) and Tatort (1970). She was married to Arthus Hartog and Theodor Becker. She died on 11 July 1995 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Xao Seffcheque was born in 1956 in Graz, Styria, Austria. He was a writer and actor, known for Ein Jahr - die Anrheiner (1999), Die Kleinen und die Bösen (2015) and Das große Sitzen (1998). He died on 26 May 2023 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Willy Millowitsch was born on 8 January 1909 in Cologne, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), Paradies der flotten Sünder, Das (1968) and Der Etappenhase (1956). He was married to Gerda Feldhoff and Linny Lüttgen. He died on 20 September 1999 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Mimi Thoma was born on 9 October 1909 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. She was an actress, known for Schindler's List (1993), Fährmann Maria (1936) and Am Ende der Welt (1947). She died on 16 May 1968 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Alan Barton was born on 16 September 1953 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987), Smokie: My Heart Is True (1988) and Smokie: Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1989). He died on 23 March 1995 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Fritz Bachschmidt was born on 10 September 1928 in Kehl, Baden [now Baden-Württemberg], Germany. He was an actor, known for Köberle kommt (1983), Unternehmen Rentnerkommune (1978) and The Black Forest Hospital (1985). He was married to Anne Wehner-Bachschmidt. He died on 8 May 1992 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Costume Designer
- Actor
Helmut Holger was born on 16 March 1926 in Essen, Germany. He was a costume designer and actor, known for Dead Woman from Beverly Hills (1964), Stephanie in Rio (1960) and Und das am Montagmorgen (1959). He died on 17 January 2012 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Miriam Pielhau was born on 12 May 1975 in Heidelberg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Cinema TV (1997), Der letzte Bissen (2007) and Zepp (2007). She was married to Thom. She died on 12 July 2016 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- John Cannon was born on 26 March 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for I've Got a Secret (1952), Strike It Rich (1951) and The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom (1957). He was married to Trudy Wilson Cannon. He died on 22 June 2001 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Mal Sondock was born on 4 July 1934 in Harris County, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Stop Train 349 (1963), Town Without Pity (1961) and The Phony American (1961). He died on 9 June 2009 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Jan Hahn was born on 22 September 1973 in Leipzig, Germany. He was an actor, known for Frühstücksfernsehen (1987), Pastewka (2005) and Der letzte Bulle (2010). He died on 4 May 2021 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Loris Bazzocchi was born on 5 January 1931 in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor, known for Shoot First, Die Later (1974), La piovra (1984) and From the Orient with Fury (1965). He died on 19 April 2019 in Cologne, Germany.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Willi Herren was born on 17 June 1975 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He was an actor, known for Lindenstraße (1985), Lola and Billy the Kid (1999) and Tatort (1970). He was married to Jasmin Herren. He died on 20 April 2021 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Elsa Scholten was born on 28 February 1902 in Homberg [now Duisburg], Germany. She was an actress, known for Prinzess Wäscherin: Die rote Jule (1954), Der kühne Schwimmer (1960) and Der blaue Heinrich (1955). She was married to Hans Scholten. She died on 14 October 1981 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lotti Krekel was born on 23 August 1941 in Roetgen, Germany. She was an actress, known for Tim Frazer (1963), Die spanische Fliege (1958) and Familie Heinz Becker (1992). She was married to Ernst H. Hilbich. She died on 11 April 2023 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Christoph Hemrich was born on 29 June 1956 in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Feuerengel (1997), Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (1997) and De Partizanen (1995). He died on 20 May 2012 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Johannes Gross was born on 6 May 1932 in Neunkhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He died on 29 September 1999 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Gunnar Kaiser was born on 9 June 1976 in Cologne. He died on 12 October 2023 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ines Taddio was born on 28 December 1928 in Enemonzo, Carnia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. She was an actress, known for Unsere tollen Tanten (1961), Tanze mit mir in den Morgen (1962) and Einer frisst den anderen (1964). She died on 29 January 2021 in Cologne, Germany.- Erwin Jöris was born on 5 October 1912 in Berlin, Germany. He died on 17 November 2013 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Kurt Brumme was born on 4 February 1923 in Cologne, Germany. He was married to Gerrit von Kautz and Hanne Frese. He died on 9 May 2005 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Producer
- Writer
- Production Manager
After graduating from school with a high school diploma, Alfred Biolek studied law. Following his doctorate, he worked as a legal advisor at ZDF from 1963 to 1970. From 1970 Biolek worked as a producer for "Bavaria GmbH" in Munich. The programs "Am churning" with Rudi Carrell and "Bios Bahnhof" from 1978 to 1985, which was also moderated by him, were created here. The content of the shows was humorous reports on current topics, with numerous stars and starlets from the media industry being guests. The evening was accompanied by games, music and conversations. For these productions, Biolek was awarded the "Adolf Grimme Prize" in 1983. From 1985 to 1991, the program "Mensch Meier" was broadcast under the moderation of Bioleks.
From 1990 he worked as an honorary professor at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne. The successful show "Boulevard Bio" started in late 1991, in which the popular talk show host had conversations with various personalities from art, politics, sports and media in a relaxed and sometimes private atmosphere. From 1994 onwards, Biolek also presented the cooking show "alfredissimo", in which he cooked for his guests and they cooked for him. After 12 years and 485 editions of "Boulevard Bio", the TV presenter stopped his popular talk show on June 11, 2003. However, Biolek continued to stay with the television audience through his cooking show "alfredissimo". Biolek also appeared with his company "Pro GmbH" as a producer for successor Sandra Maischberger, who has occupied the slot of the departed talk show host on ARD since September 2, 2003 with her talk show "People at Maischberger".
He was the first German to be appointed UN Special Ambassador for World Population on November 23, 2000 in New York. His charitable work is dedicated to the AIDS problem in Africa, to help which he founded the "Alfred Biolek Foundation - Help for Africa" in 2005. During his career, Biolek was awarded several prestigious awards, including the "Golden Camera" (1993), the "Bambi" (1994), the "German Book Prize" (2002) and the "Karl Valentin Order" (2003). . In 2008 he was honored with the "Golden Camera" for his life's work. In 2009, Biolek was awarded the German Television Prize - honorary award for his life's work. On July 9, 2009, on the occasion of his 75th birthday, ARD broadcast a gala entitled "Thank you, Bio" from the Cologne E-Werk.
Alfred Biolek died on July 23, 2021 in Cologne.- Hans Schulze was born on 7 October 1930 in Bochum, Germany. He was an actor, known for Macbeth (1974), Na krawedzi (1973) and Tatort (1970). He died on 29 August 2023 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Willi Schneider was born on 5 September 1905 in Cologne, Germany. He was an actor, known for Zwischen gestern und morgen (1947), Tatort (1970) and Südliche Nächte (1953). He was married to Hanny Osslender. He died on 12 January 1989 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Hermann Pfeiffer was born on 6 May 1902 in Elberfeld, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Kornblumenblau (1939), Für die Katz' (1940) and Woe to Him Who Loves (1951). He died on 11 July 1969 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.- Charly Wagner was born on 8 June 1941 in Cologne, Germany. He died on 7 May 2020 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Ernst-Ludwig Freisewinkel was born on 20 March 1930 in Bielefeld, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Fortsetzung heute (1963), Das große Revier (1966) and Wir und der Kosmos (1968). He died on 22 April 2017 in Cologne, Germany.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Walter Bockmayer was born on 4 July 1948 in Fehrbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Flaming Hearts (1978), Looping (1981) and Rivalinnen unter griechischer Sonne (1974). He died on 7 October 2014 in Cologne, Germany.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Herbert Maisch was born on 10 December 1890 in Nürtingen, Kingdom of Württemberg [now Baden-Württemberg], Germany. He was a director and assistant director, known for Andreas Schlüter (1942), Menschen ohne Vaterland (1937) and D III 88 (1939). He died on 10 October 1974 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Bernd Schaarmann was born on 26 August 1968. Bernd was a director and producer, known for Flashback (2002), Leben und Sterben in Castrop-Rauxel (2006) and Ein bißchen Mord muß sein (2000). Bernd died on 5 October 2014 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Erhard Klöss was born on 20 January 1931. Erhard was a writer, known for Die Herren der Welt - Die Entstehung des Kolonialismus in Europa (1985). Erhard was married to Erika Stegmann-Klöss. Erhard died on 4 February 2011 in Cologne, Germany.
- Ruth Herz was born on 27 October 1943 in Haifa, Palestine [now Israel]. She was married to Thomas Herz and Gabriel Gorodetsky. She died on 2 February 2023 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
At the age of 14, Pleitgen was already working as a freelancer for sports and court reporting for the local edition Bünde der Freie Presse Bielefeld. He also began a two-year traineeship here in 1959. At the beginning of 1963, Pleitgen joined WDR television in Cologne, where he worked for the "Tagesschau" until 1970. This is where the journalist's foreign reporting began, who reported from Brussels and Paris on the discussions between the "European Economic Community" (EEC) and NATO and in 1967 reported from the Middle East on the "Six-Day War" between Israel and its Arab neighbors. In 1969 he married Gerda Lichtenberg. Together they became parents of four children. In 1970, Pleitgen was appointed as a foreign correspondent for ARD in Moscow, from where he kept the German television audience informed about the internal events in the Soviet Union until 1977 in such a way that he soon became a "Cold War reporter".
In mid-1977, Pleitgen moved to East Berlin in the same role after Klaus Bednarz replaced him in Moscow. Until 1982, the foreign correspondent had a lasting impact on the German public's image of the other German state through his reports and reports from the GDR. As the successor to Peter Merseburger, Pleitgen went to Washington in mid-1982 to document the era of the Reagan administration as ARD's USA correspondent until 1987 - not without critical judgments about the president's policies. After Pleitgen temporarily managed the ARD studio in New York in 1987/88, he was appointed editor-in-chief of WDR television in mid-1988. A little later he also took over the moderation of the foreign magazine "Weltspiegel". At the beginning of 1994, Pleitgen was promoted to radio director of WDR, whose five programs he restructured in terms of content. In mid-1995, Pleitgen was appointed director of WDR, succeeding Friedrich Nowottny.
The new boss of the largest ARD broadcaster focused on quality in his programming by trying to increase viewership through good television journalism (reports, documentaries) and upscale entertainment films. During his term in office, Pleitgen also promoted the expansion of ARD's online program in the spirit of the new media revolution. Finally, he himself played an active role in the programming as the moderator of the Sunday ARD "Press Club". Pleitgen was confirmed as director of WDR for another term in 2000. At the beginning of 2001, Pleitgen was also appointed chairman of ARD. In the following months, the new chairman of "First" was particularly involved in the dispute over the television broadcasting rights for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. At the end of 2002, Pleitgen resigned from the ARD chairmanship. In addition to being director of WDR, he now took on the role of deputy chairman of ARD.
In September 2004, the deputy chairman of ARD and director of WDR took action against the planned introduction of a state-determined quota in public broadcasting: In this context, Pleitgen warned against interference with the broadcasters' program autonomy. In January 2005, the WDR director also spoke out in favor of expelling politicians from broadcasting committees in the future in order to guarantee the independence of the media. On December 17, 2006, after almost 300 broadcasts, Fritz Pleitgen hosted the ARD "Presseclub", one of the oldest series on German television, for the last time. Monika Piel followed him. In May 2005, Pleitgen was awarded the "Médaille Charlemagne pour des Médias Européens" in Aachen as a European media personality. From April 1, 2007 to the end of 2011, Pleitgen was chairman of the management board of Ruhr 2010 GmbH.
He was honored with the Great Cross of Merit in 2012 for his voluntary, social commitment, such as as President of the German Cancer Aid. He was also awarded the "Golden Blokhin Medal" from the Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology in 2019. In June 2020 it became known that Pleitgen was suffering from pancreatic cancer.
Fritz Pleitgen died on September 15, 2022 in Cologne.- Lilly Towska was born on 31 January 1901. She was an actress, known for Spanische Legende (1959), Ein Mann namens Harry Brent (1968) and Frauen für Golden Hill (1938). She died on 27 April 1995 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Klaus Poche was born on 18 November 1927 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. He was a writer, known for Born in '45 (1990), Rosa Roth (1994) and Mein lieber Robinson (1971). He was married to Helga Poche. He died on 9 January 2007 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Erik Silvester was born on 24 September 1944 in Brezno, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Job nach Noten (1972), Dalli Dalli (1971) and 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet (1966). He died on 23 November 2008 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Dieter Bongartz was born on 25 March 1951 in Dülken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was a writer and director, known for Ein Sommer und eine Liebe (1999), Der zehnte Sommer (2003) and Lieber Liebe (1996). He died on 18 November 2015 in Cologne, Germany.- Renate Dissel was born in 1943. She was an actress, known for Voll normaaal (1994), Die Musterknaben (1997) and Tatort (1970). She died on 19 September 2012 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Elisabeth Scherer was born on 30 July 1914 in Cologne, Germany. She was an actress, known for Jetzt oder nie - Zeit ist Geld (2000), Helden und andere Feiglinge (1998) and Tatort (1970). She was married to René Deltgen and Dieter Werner. She died on 18 April 2013 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Hildegard Kühn was born on 17 March 1937 in Cologne, Germany. She was an actress, known for Der Eismann kommt (1968), Nur für uns (1960) and Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger (1965). She died in December 2006 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Al Hansen was born on 5 October 1927 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Elegy for the Fluxus Dead by Al Hansen Performed by Bibbe Hansen (2008), Elegy for the Fluxus Dead (1987) and Joseph Beuys' Public Dialogue (1974). He was married to Audrey Ostlin Hansen. He died on 18 June 1995 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Eberhard Taubert was born on 11 May 1907 in Kassel, northern Hesse, Germany. He was a writer, known for Der ewige Jude (1940) and Triumph of the Will (1935). He died on 2 November 1976 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.
- Hilde Brüninghaus was born in 1914. She was an actress, known for Is' was, Kanzler (1984), Locker vom Hocker (1979) and Wir warten auf's Christkind (1960). She was married to Kaspar Brüninghaus. She died in 2009 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.