Ernst Hannawald (born 20 October 1959 in Heidholzen,

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) is a German

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, best known for his role in '' The Consequence''.

Life

Ernst Hannawald was discovered at the age of 17 by

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for his film ''

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''. The homosexual romantic drama caused a scandal in 1977 because the

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switched off the broadcast during the programme. Hannawald continued to act mainly in socially critical films. After his second leading role in ''Die Faust in der Tasche'', he was given a smaller role in the film ''

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'' under the direction of

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. Hannawald became known nationwide through the series ''

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'' with Toni Berger. He also appeared in the series ''

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'' and ''

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'' by Franz Xaver Bogner. In 1986, Hannawald caused a car accident on Munich's

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in which his then fiancée Lucie and two friends were killed. He himself was seriously injured in the accident and was in a coma. A court later placed partial blame on him, as he had changed direction over a solid line, while the other party in the accident, who had ignored a red traffic light at excessive speed while drunk and thus crashed into his car, was primarily to blame. To finance his drug addiction, which Hannawald believes was a consequence of the car accident, he robbed a bank and a post office in 1998. He was sentenced to five years in prison and was granted an early release in August 2000 for good behaviour. During his time in prison, he wrote his autobiographical book ''Life is not a film''. In the early 2000s he resumed his acting career.

Filmography

Feature films

* 1977 - ''

'' (''The Consequence'') * 1978 - ' (''Die Faust in der Tasche'') * 1979 - ''

'' (''L'ingorgo - Una storia impossibile'') * 1979 - ' (''Die letzten Jahre der Kindheit'') *2007 -'' Das sardonische Lächeln'' *2013 - '

Television

* 1981: ''

'' * 1986: ''

'' * 1997: ' * 2002: ''Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt'' * Guest star roles in '' Löwengrube'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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References

External links

Official Website
from Ernst Hannawald *
ZBF Agency Munich
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