Benno Sterzenbach
Age: 69 | From: Osnabrück, Germany
Person Details
Birthday: 1916-03-03 05:17:10
Death: 1985-09-13 05:17:10
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Osnabrück, Germany
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Movie Involvements: 40
TV Involvements: 14
Most Famous Work
Biography
Benno Sterzenbach (born 3 March 1916 Osnabrück - died 13 September 1985 Feldafing) was a German cinema and theatre actor and director. His first major role on stage was Götz von Berlichingen at which he played next to Ellen Schwiers as Adelheid at the Jagsthausen festival. On television, he is mostly known for his roles in filmed theatrical adaptations: Der Richter und sein Henker (1957) by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Der Schlaf der Gerechten (1962) by Albrecht Goes and Mirandolina (1963) by Carlo Goldoni. Suspected of espionage due to his editorial relations, he was arrested by the Gestapo in 1941, and imprisoned for a month, during which time he protested his innocence. He was eventually freed after his case was expedited. This episode was repeated in a number of his plays. With Paths in Twilight in 1948, he made his cinematic debut under the direction of Gustav Fröhlich. In 1960, he was in one of the first films by Edgar Wallace after the war: Der Rächer. In the same year, he was in Es ist soweit. In 1966, he acted alongside Heinz Reincke in one of the first German colour television series, Adrian der Tulpendieb. After acting in 1962 in Max the Pickpocket with Heinz Rühmann, in 1964 he played the role of a doctor in Flug in Gefahr, a film which started a long series of films based on plane crashes. Benno Sterzenbach found most success in the role of General Winston Woodrov Wamsler in Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion. After this, he was invited to series such as Die fünfte Kolonne, Derrick and The Old Fox. In France, he is best known for his role as Major Achbach in La Grande Vadrouille with Louis de Funès and Bourvil. Benno Sterzenbach has also written a number of books. Source: Article "Benno Sterzenbach" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Most Famous Work
Der Alte
(1977) Herr Färber
Derrick
(1974) Birkmann
Dalli Dalli
(1971) Self
Zum blauen Bock
(1957) Self
Der Anwalt
(1976) Franz Schöller
Space Patrol
(1966) General Winston W. Wamsler
Pippi on the Run
(1970) Policeman
Die fünfte Kolonne
(1963) DickmannActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | General Wamsler (archive footage) | |
| 1985 | Henning Carsten | |
| 1984 | Duncan Fletcher | |
| 1983 | N/A | |
| 1982 | Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer | |
| Kelley/Dr. Graf | ||
| 1980 | Der alte Ansorge | |
| 1979 | Kommerzienrat Veik | |
| Bourgaut | ||
| 1977 | Herr Färber | |
| 1976 | Franz Schöller | |
| 1975 | Karl Brensberger | |
| 1974 | Siegfried Horre | |
| Birkmann | ||
| 1973 | Buller | |
| 1971 | Self | |
| General | ||
| Albin Herzog | ||
| 1970 | Policeman | |
| Vater Baker | ||
| 1969 | N/A | |
| Braun | ||
| Banco | ||
| 1968 | Kriminalrat Beuerle | |
| Walter Farell | ||
| 1967 | Galindo | |
| Barbi | ||
| 1966 | Major Achbach, the German officer | |
| Generaloberst Göring | ||
| General Winston W. Wamsler | ||
| Matey | ||
| Graf Dunois | ||
| Josias | ||
| Charles | ||
| Zeuge 1 | ||
| 1965 | Montague | |
| Kapitän Archbold | ||
| Grosshack | ||
| Anthony Burton | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1964 | Gerichtsdiener Wladimir | |
| Eduard IV | ||
| Dr. Frank Baird | ||
| 1963 | Dickmann | |
| Saul Hodgkins | ||
| Tobias von Rülp | ||
| Conte di Albafiorita | ||
| 1962 | Fritz Walker | |
| Erich | ||
| Dritter Versucher | ||
| Charly Gibbons | ||
| Ralph Mc Guiness | ||
| 1961 | Peter J. Malone | |
| 1960 | Pawlack | |
| Sir Gregory Penn | ||
| Herr Thomsen | ||
| 1959 | Miller | |
| 1958 | Kreon | |
| 1957 | Zweiter Leibwächter | |
| Self | ||
| 1955 | Rittmeister Reningen | |
| Offizier des SS | ||
| Cyril | ||
| 1954 | Junker Tobias von Rülp | |
| Direktor | ||
| 1953 | Journalist | |
| 1948 | Stefan Kolb | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
