1916-03-03 Osnabrück, Germany
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.
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Raumpatrouille Orion - Rücksturz ins Kino | General Wamsler (archive footage) | 2003-07-24 |
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Titanic | Duncan Fletcher | 1984-01-01 |
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Hostage | 1983-05-03 | |
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L'As des as | Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer | 1982-10-27 |
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Die Weber | Der alte Ansorge | 1980-01-27 |
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Ein Mord, den jeder begeht | Kommerzienrat Veik | 1979-08-04 |
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Gefangen in Frankreich: Theodor Fontane im Krieg 1870/71 | Bourgaut | 1979-01-01 |
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Die Ballade von der wunderbaren Wandlung des Generals Fünfstern | General | 1971-04-30 |
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Augenzeugen müssen blind sein | Albin Herzog | 1971-03-11 |
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Ausreißer | Vater Baker | 1970-06-12 |
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På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump | Policeman | 1970-11-14 |
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Ein Charleston für Lady Mac' Beth | Banco | 1969-02-18 |
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Die Jubilarin | Braun | 1969-11-20 |
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Ich stehe zur Verfügung | Kriminalrat Beuerle | 1968-11-14 |
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Der Auswanderer | Barbi | 1967-07-05 |
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Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki | Galindo | 1967-11-28 |
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Der Fall der Generale | Generaloberst Göring | 1966-09-22 |
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Johannisnacht | Matey | 1966-06-21 |
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Towarisch | Charles | 1966-04-06 |
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Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc | Graf Dunois | 1966-05-27 |
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La Grande Vadrouille | Major Achbach | 1966-12-08 |
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Die Ermittlung | Zeuge 1 | 1966-03-28 |
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Der heimliche Teilhaber | Kapitän Archbold | 1965-11-05 |
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Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe | Grosshack | 1965-10-04 |
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Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt | Montague | 1965-12-29 |
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Und nicht mehr Jessica | Anthony Burton | 1965-08-10 |
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Der seidene Schuh | 1965-04-10 | |
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Flug in Gefahr | Dr. Frank Baird | 1964-01-01 |
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König Richard III. | Eduard IV | 1964-04-06 |
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Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk | Gerichtsdiener Wladimir | 1964-06-30 |
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Was Ihr wollt | Tobias von Rülp | 1963-04-13 |
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Der Geisterzug | Saul Hodgkins | 1963-05-24 |
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Mirandolina | Conte di Albafiorita | 1963-02-24 |
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Der Abstecher | Erich | 1962-06-27 |
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Der Schlaf der Gerechten | Fritz Walker | 1962-11-21 |
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Mord im Dom | Dritter Versucher | 1962-04-19 |
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Die Feuertreppe | Ralph Mc Guiness | 1962-02-24 |
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Max der Taschendieb | Charly Gibbons | 1962-03-01 |
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Der Strafverteidiger | Peter J. Malone | 1961-11-23 |
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Die Friedhöfe | Pawlack | 1960-10-12 |
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Der Rächer | Sir Gregory Penn | 1960-08-05 |
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Einer von sieben | Herr Thomsen | 1960-01-21 |
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Freddy unter fremden Sternen | Miller | 1959-12-12 |
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Antigone | Kreon | 1958-05-08 |
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Der Richter und sein Henker | Zweiter Leibwächter | 1957-09-06 |
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Unternehmen Schlafsack | Offizier des SS | 1955-09-22 |
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Der Cornet | Rittmeister Reningen | 1955-12-16 |
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Falsch verbunden | Cyril | 1955-07-21 |
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Der Korporal aus Java | Jan | 1955-03-02 |
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John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter | Direktor | 1954-07-22 |
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Was ihr wollt | Junker Tobias von Rülp | 1954-10-30 |
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Die Blume von Hawaii | Journalist | 1953-12-18 |
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Wege im Zwielicht | Stefan Kolb | 1948-04-08 |
