''Cliff Dexter'' is a detective series in the ZDF 1966 until 1968. It produced two seasons each with 13 episodes each 25 minutes, lead actor was
Hans von Borsody
Hans von Borsody (; 20 September 1929 – 4 November 2013) was a German film actor.
He was born in Vienna into an artistic family of Hungarian descent. His father Eduard was a film director, his uncle Julius a set designer.(in German) His daught ...
. Other performers have included Hans Schellbach as Commissioner Meinert,
Sabine Bethmann
Sabine Bethmann (25 October 1929 – 8 November 2021) was a German film and television actress.
Biography
Bethmann was born in Tilsit, East Prussia on 25 October 1929. She first appeared in the 1956 movie ''Waldwinter'' and became popular by h ...
as Jacqueline and
Andrea Dahmen as Carrol. In two episodes occurred
Günter Strack.
Cliff Dexter is a former FBI agent who - working as a private investigator - in a German city. Parts of the series were filmed in
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...
, including the startup sequence, runs in his
Mercedes Benz
Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquarter ...
300 SE convertible to his office located at Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 22, 20459 Hamburg. (formerly Ost-West Straße)
The series was, although popular with audiences, not continued after 26 episodes, probably partly because the critics had little good to say about the 'pocket-format Bond'. Yet during the broadcast period 1966–1968, the series regularly reached 36-38 million viewers.
Main cast
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Hans von Borsody
Hans von Borsody (; 20 September 1929 – 4 November 2013) was a German film actor.
He was born in Vienna into an artistic family of Hungarian descent. His father Eduard was a film director, his uncle Julius a set designer.(in German) His daught ...
as Cliff Dexter (26 episodes)
*
Andrea Dahmen as Carroll (13 episodes)
*
Sabine Bethmann
Sabine Bethmann (25 October 1929 – 8 November 2021) was a German film and television actress.
Biography
Bethmann was born in Tilsit, East Prussia on 25 October 1929. She first appeared in the 1956 movie ''Waldwinter'' and became popular by h ...
as Jacqueline (13 episodes)
*
Eva Gross as Empfangssekretärin (13 episodes)
*
Hans Waldherr
Hans may refer to:
__NOTOC__ People
* Hans (name), a masculine given name
* Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician
** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans
** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...
as Bob (13 episodes)
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Hans Schellbach
Hans may refer to:
__NOTOC__ People
* Hans (name), a masculine given name
* Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician
** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans
** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi a ...
as Kommissar Meinert (12 episodes)
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Herbert F. Schubert
Herbert may refer to:
People Individuals
* Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert
Name
* Herbert (given name)
* Herbert (surname)
Places Antarctica
* Herbert Mountains, Coats Land
* Herbert Sound, Graham Land
Australia
* Herbert ...
as Paul (12 episodes)
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Hans Irle as Archibald Pillow (10 episodes)
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Achim Thorwald as Kriminalist Marquard (6 episodes)
See also
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List of German television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Germany:
Current
Drama
* '' 4 Blocks'' ( TNT Serie, 2017–2019)
* '' Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ( RTL, 1996–present)
* '' Babylon Berlin'' ( Sky 1 & ARD, 2017–p ...
Bibliography
* Martin Compart. ''Crime TV: Lexikon der Krimiserien''. Bertz, 2000.
External links
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German crime television series
1966 German television series debuts
1968 German television series endings
German-language television shows
ZDF original programming
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