Dieter Karl Cäsar Wedel known as Dieter Wedel (; 12 November 1939 – 13 July 2022) was a German director.

Biography

Wdel was born on 12 November 1939. He has directed several television productions since the late 1960s, among them very popular mini-series like ', ', ' and . He is considered to be one of Germany's best-known television directors. He also served as the artistic director of the Nibelung Festival in

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between 2003 and 2014. In the Me Too campaign, Wedel was accused in January 2018 by several actresses of sexual harassment, and in the case of actress Jany Tempel, even rape. There have been official concerns about the alleged long-time coverup of Wedel's actions because most of his work was done through public broadcasting and received government money. After official investigations against him, Wedel resigned from his post as the artistic director of the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele. Wedel was married to Ursula Wolters for many years, but in the past he has also had relationships with other women, among them actresses

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. He had six children. Wedel died from

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on 13 July 2022 in Hamburg, at the age of 82.

Filmography

Source: (with producing television channel behind the title) * 1969: ''Willi'', NDR * 1970: ''Gedenktag'', NDR * 1971: '' Hamburg Transit: Grüner Türke'', NDR/ ARD * 1972: ' (TV miniseries), NDR/ARD * 1972: ' (TV series), ARD * 1973: ''

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: Ein ganz gewöhnlicher Mord'', ARD * 1974: ''Eintausend Milliarden'', NDR/ARD * 1974: ''Eiger'', ARD * 1974: ''Aus Liebe zum Sport'' (TV series), ARD * 1975: ', ARD * 1976: ' (TV miniseries), ARD * 1977: ''Das Rentenspiel'' * 1981/1982: ''Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten'' (TV series), SR/ARD''Lexikon der Fernsehspiele''
Achim Klünder (1991), Band II, S. 145 * 1982: '' Schwarz Rot Gold: Alles in Butter'', NDR/ARD * 1982: '' Schwarz Rot Gold: Unser Land'', NDR/ARD * 1983: ''Das Protokoll'', NDR/ARD * 1984: ''Der Mann, der keine Autos mochte'',

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* 1985: '' Schwarz Rot Gold: Nicht schießen!'', NDR/ARD * 1987: ''Kampf der Tiger'', ZDF * 1988: ' (TV miniseries), WDR/ARD * 1993: ' (TV miniseries),

* 1994: ''Sylvia Brandt – Ich greife ein'', Sat.1 * 1996: ' (TV miniseries), ZDF * 1998: ' (TV miniseries), Sat.1 * 2002: (TV miniseries), ZDF * 2006: ', ZDF * 2007: ', ZDF * 2010: ', ARD

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wedel, Dieter 1939 births 2022 deaths Mass media people from Frankfurt German film directors German male screenwriters Free University of Berlin alumni Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Deaths from leukemia in Germany