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Phil Decker
Phil Decker is a fictional character in Heinz Werner Höber's ''Jerry Cotton'' novels. He is Cotton's sidekick and a fellow FBI agent. Subsequently, he appeared in the films ''Manhattan Night of Murder'' (1965), '' Tread Softly'' (1965) and six other films starring George Nader as Jerry Cotton. In all these films he was portrayed by Heinz Weiss. In 2010's ironic revival film ''Jerry Cotton'' he was played by the comedian Christian Ulmen Christian Ulmen (born 22 September 1975) is a German entertainer, actor, voice actor and audiobook narrator. Career Ulmen was born in Neuwied. He started his television career in 1996 as a video jockey on MTV Europe. He is known for his creativ .... External links Jerry Cotton films on IMDB Literary characters introduced in 1954 Characters in novels of the 20th century Fictional Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel {{novel-char-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Cotton
Jerry Cotton is the fictional character in a series of pulp magazine-type crime novels. The novels have been written by many different writers in German language, German-speaking countries and in Finland over the course of several decades. Overview The novels center around the adventures of FBI agent Jerry Cotton, which take place in and around New York City. In 1954 the first novel appeared as no. 68: "Ich suchte den Gangster-Chef" (''I Sought the Gang Boss'') in the series "Bastei Kriminalroman". The pseudonym "Jerry Cotton" was developed in 1956 and the first novella with this name on the front page appeared with the title "Ich jagte den Diamanten-Hai" (''I hunted the Diamond Shark''). In 2014 the series reached the 3000th edition, "Goodbye New York!". Total circulation, about 930 million. In Finnish versions of Jerry Cotton, he is said to have been born and raised on a farm in Harpersville, Connecticut. There is also some reference to his father having been a blacksmith or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Kalmuczak
Rolf Kalmuczak (17 April 1938 in Nordhausen, Thuringia, Nordhausen – 10 March 2007 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen) was a German author. He was an editor of daily papers, freelance contributor at ''Stern (magazine), Stern'', lector and one of the authors of the Jerry Cotton series. Since 1966 he had used more than 100 pseudonyms, written some 160 youth books, 36 film scripts, 170 paperback crime novels, and 200 booklet-novels. He admits that he wrote the TKKG book series as "Stefan Wolf". Rolf Kalmuczak was married with one daughter and lived in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Pseudonyms Best-known works The best-known works of the author published under the alias Stefan Wolf are the following youth book series: *"Ein Fall für TKKG" *"Tom und Locke" *"Der Magier und das Power-Trio" *"Der Puma und seine Freunde" External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalmuczak, Rolf 1938 births 2007 deaths People from Nordhausen, Thuringia German male writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Werner Höber
Heinz Werner Höber (1931 in Bärenstein – 15 May 1996) was a very prolific pulp fiction author who produced many novels about the fictitious FBI-agent Jerry Cotton and eventually sued his publisher because he felt he had been entitled to receive royalties. Early life Like Karl May, Heinz Werner Höber was born in Saxony. He also had in common with Karl May that he had been born into a rather poor family. His father introduced him to the works of Karl May in order to give him an incentive to improve his reading skills. Consequently, the young Heinz Werner Höber started writing early his own Wild West stories, dreaming about having a career like Karl May, who had finally escaped poverty for good once he had published his famous tales about the fictional Wild West pioneer Old Shatterhand and the Native American Winnetou. After the war, Heinz Werner Höber befriended a Russian officer and on his way to West Germany he had the opportunity to visit the Karl May museum in Radebeul. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Weiss
Heinz Weiss (12 June 192120 November 2010) was a German film actor. Weiss is best known for playing the role of Phil Decker in the Jerry Cotton series of films and the role of Captain Heinz Hansen in '' Das Traumschiff''. He also played the character "Kramer" in the iconic World War II film '' The Great Escape'' (1963). He himself had served in German military, the ''Wehrmacht'', during WWII. He died on 20 November 2010 in Grünwald near Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha .... bunte.de Filmograp ...
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Christian Ulmen
Christian Ulmen (born 22 September 1975) is a German entertainer, actor, voice actor and audiobook narrator. Career Ulmen was born in Neuwied. He started his television career in 1996 as a video jockey on MTV Europe. He is known for his creative, and sometimes provocative, humour, which he displayed in TV shows such as ''Unter Ulmen'' or '' Mein neuer Freund'', the German adaptation of Channel 4's '' My New Best Friend'', and the award-winning TV series '' Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich''. Ulmen has also appeared in leading roles in successful cinema productions including ''Berlin Blues'' (2003), the screenplay ''Atomised'' (2006), based on Michel Houellebecq's novel of the same title, and ''Men in the City'' directed by Simon Verhoeven and released in October 2009. Since 2013, Ulmen and Nora Tschirner play a team of investigators in the Weimar-based episodes of the ''Tatort'' series. Personal life Ulmen is agnostic. Ulmen met his future wife Huberta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FBI Agent
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, the FBI is also a member of the U.S. Intelligence Community and reports to both the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence. A leading U.S. counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal investigative organization, the FBI has jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crimes. Although many of the FBI's functions are unique, its activities in support of national security are comparable to those of the British MI5 and NCA; the New Zealand GCSB and the Russian FSB. Unlike the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which has no law enforcement authority and is focused on intelligence collection abroad, the FBI is primarily a domestic agency, maintaining 56 field offices in major cities thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan Night Of Murder
''Manhattan Night of Murder'' (german: Mordnacht in Manhattan) is a 1965 German thriller film directed by Harald Philipp and starring George Nader, Heinz Weiss and Monika Grimm. It was the second of the Jerry Cotton series of films, depicting the adventures of an FBI agent.Blake, Deal, p.146f Plot A gang of extortionists murder owners of small businesses in case the refuse to pay for protection. After they have killed one of their victims Jerry Cotton hunts gets assigned to take care of this matter. Cast * George Nader as Jerry Cotton * Heinz Weiss as Phil Decker * Richard Münch as Mr. High * Monika Grimm as Sally * Slobodan Dimitrijevic as Alec Korsky * Silvia Solar as Wilma de Loy * Peter Kuiper as Bob * Siegurd Fitzek as Patrick * Allen Pinson as Jenkins * Elke Neidhardt as Sophie Latimore * Henri Cogan Henri Cogan (13 September 1914 in Paris – 23 September 2003 in Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French actor and stuntman. Biography Before Henri Cogan became a fight chore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tread Softly (1965 Film)
''Tready Softly''/''The Violin Case Murders'' (German title:''Schüsse aus dem Geigenkasten'') is a 1965 German thriller film directed by Fritz Umgelter and starring George Nader, Heinz Weiss and Sylvia Pascal. It is the first in the Jerry Cotton series of films.Blake, Deal, p.178f Plot A group of men murder two people in Pasadena, then rob a safe of a large amount of cash. Later the same men arrive at an isolated farm house near Chicago, kill the occupants, and retrieve a stash of (very light) gold bars. As the same gun was used in both cases, FBI director John High ( Richard Münch) takes over the investigation, and assigns it to agents Jerry Cotton (George Nader) and his sidekick Phil Decker (Heinz Weiss). High reveals that he had received phone calls from a woman calling herself Mary Springfield, who was concerned that her sister was involved with a gangster. The movements of the sister match well with the two crimes and High believes there is a connection. Cotton locates M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nader
George Garfield Nader, Jr. (October 19, 1921 – February 4, 2002) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in a variety of films from 1950 to 1974, including ''Sins of Jezebel'' (1953), ''Congo Crossing'' (1956), and ''The Female Animal'' (1958). During this period, he also did episodic television and starred in several series, including NBC's ''The Man and the Challenge'' (1959–60). In the 1960s he made several films in Germany, playing FBI agent Jerry Cotton. He is remembered for his first starring role, in the low-budget 3-D sci-fi film ''Robot Monster'' (1953), known as "one of the worst films ever made.” Discreetly gay during his acting career, he and his life partner Mark Miller were among Rock Hudson's closest friends. After retiring from acting, he wrote ''Chrome'' (1978), a science-fiction novel dealing positively with a same-sex relationship. Early life Nader was born in Pasadena, California, the son of Alice (née Scott), who was from Kansas, and George Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Cotton (film)
''Jerry Cotton'' is a 2010 German action comedy film directed by Philipp Stennert and Cyrill Boss and starring Christian Tramitz, Christian Ulmen and Mónica Cruz. It is a re-boot of the Jerry Cotton series of films. FBI agent Jerry Cotton fights crime in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the U .... On December 17 and 26 2012 it was shown on HBO Asia in Original German language with English subtitles. Cast References External links * 2010 films 2010 action comedy films 2010s buddy comedy films 2010s crime comedy films 2010s gang films 2010s parody films Buddy comedy films German action comedy films German crime comedy films 2010s German-language films Films set in the United States 2010s police comedy films Films based on German novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Characters Introduced In 1954
Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed. Literature is a method of recording, preserving, and transmitting knowledge and entertainment, and can also have a social, psychological, spiritual, or political role. Literature, as an art form, can also include works in various non-fiction genres, such as biography, diaries, memoir, letters, and the essay. Within its broad definition, literature includes non-fictional books, articles or other printed information on a particular subject.''OED'' Etymologically, the term derives from Latin ''literatura/litteratura'' "learning, a writing, grammar," originally "writing formed with letters," from ''litera/littera'' "letter". In spite of this, the term has also been applied to spoken or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters In Novels Of The 20th Century
Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to Theophrastus Music * ''Characters'' (John Abercrombie album), 1977 * ''Character'' (Dark Tranquillity album), 2005 * ''Character'' (Julia Kent album), 2013 * ''Character'' (Rachael Sage album), 2020 * ''Characters'' (Stevie Wonder album), 1987 Types of entity * Character (arts), an agent within a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc. * Character sketch or character, a literary description of a character type * Game character (other), various types of characters in a video game or role playing game ** Player character, as above but who is controlled or whose actions are directly chosen by a player ** Non-player character, as above but not player-controlled, frequently abbreviated as NPC Other uses in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
