Hartmut Reck (17 November 1932 – 30 January 2001) was a German television and film actor. He also appeared in the American-produced

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, '' The Longest Day''. He also acted in the German film

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industry, dubbing into German the voices of

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and others.

Life and career

Reck was born in Berlin. He made his debut working in theater with the

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, working under

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. In 1956, he began working in film and with

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in the former

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. He moved to

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in 1959, where he played the title role in a

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, ''Raskolhikoff'' alongside

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, Uwe Friedrichsen and Ernst Fritz Fürbringer. The film was based on the novel ''

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'' by

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. In 1962, he played in '' Jeder stirbt für sich allein'',

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's 1962 television film adaptation of the novel '' Every Man Dies Alone'' by Hans Fallada, appearing with Edith Schultze-Westrum, Alfred Schieske and Wolfgang Kieling. Reck's best known

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was '' The Longest Day'' (1962), an American

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about "

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", produced by

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. The film's German and French cast members spoke their lines in their own languages, and in separately filmed sequences, spoke their parts in English. In 1965, he played alongside Karin Dor and Harald Leipnitz in a

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, '' The Sinister Monk''. In 1968, he played

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in a

version of the Dreyfus Affair on German broadcaster

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. Reck appeared in several guest roles on long-running German

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, '' Der Kommissar'' and ''

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''. In 1988, he became well known to the German public as "Kommissar Ecki Schöller" in the television series '' Die Männer vom K3''. In addition to his film and television roles, Reck worked as a

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in the German film dubbing industry, dubbing the voices of numerous English-speaking actors into German, including Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Robert Duvall, Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Peter Graves, Patrick Stewart, Franco Nero, Terence Hill and others.List of roles dubbed by Hartmut Reck
synchron kartei. Retrieved March 19, 2012

Personal

Hartmut Reck was the father of one son (from a relationship with

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) and two daughters. He died in

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Filmography (selected)

;Film * '' A Berlin Romance'' (1956) - Harald * '' Zwischenfall in Benderath'' (1956) - Hans Hellmann * '' Berlin, Schoenhauser Corner'' (1957) - FDJler * ''

Polonia-Express ''Polonia-Express'' is an East Germany, East German film directed by Kurt Jung-Alsen. It was released in 1957. Cast * Alice Graf as Hella Merkel * Horst Schön as Fritz Marr * Gerhard Bienert as Wilhelm Merkel * Martin Flörchinger as Ralow * Rud ...

'' (1957) - 1. Arbeiter * '' Sheriff Teddy'' (1957) - Robbi * '' Tatort Berlin'' (1957) - Rudi Prange * ''Ein Mädchen von 16 ½'' (1958) - Rolf * ''Tilman Riemenschneider'' (1958) - Gotthold * '' Ware für Katalonien'' (1959) - Unterleutnant Schellenberg * '' Musterknaben'' (1960) - Bassi * ' (1960) - Werner * ' (1960) - Robbi Freitag * ''

Heaven, Love and Twine ''Heaven, Love and Twine'' (German: ''Himmel, Amor und Zwirn'') is a 1960 West German comedy film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Hartmut Reck, Ann Smyrner and Hannelore Schroth. It is based on the 1952 novel of the same title by Thomas ...

'' (1960) - Friedrich Himmel * ' (1961) - Roy Benter * '' The Longest Day'' (1962) - Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited) * '' The Sinister Monk'' (1965) - Ronny ;Television films and series * ''Raskolnikoff'' (1959) - Raskolnikoff * ''Der Prozeß Mary Dugan'' (1960) - Jimmy Dugan * ''Die Dame ist nicht fürs Feuer'' (1960) - Humphrey Devize * ''Der Groß-Cophta'' (1960) - The Knight * ''Ruf zur Leidenschaft'' (1961) - Tony Burgess * ''Spielsalon'' (1962) - Junger Mann * ''Anfrage'' (1962) - Klaus Köhler * '' Jeder stirbt für sich allein'' (1962) - Karl Hergesell * ''Die Glocken von London'' (1962) - Richard Johnson * ''Schlachtvieh'' (1963) - Engel, Journalist * ''Mauern'' (1963) - Walter Koslowski * ''Das Ende vom Lied'' (1963) - Unteroffizier Mitchem * ' (1964), (

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miniseries) - Lewis Richards * ''Bericht von den Inseln'' (1964) - Reporter * '': Zwei Pistolen'' (1964) - Klaus Bilek * ''Das Duell'' (1964) - Lajewski * ''Ein Sommer – ein Herbst'' (1964) - Dymow * ''Keine Angst vor der Hölle?'' (1965) - Juge Maloine * ' (1965) - Ernst Springer * ''Glück in Frankreich'' (1965) - Ernst * ''Yerma'' (1965) - Victor * ''An einem ganz gewöhnlichen Tag'' (1966) - Er * ''Ein Mädchen von heute'' (1966) * ''Die gelehrten Frauen'' (1966) - Clitandre * ''Fliegender Sand'' (1967) - Henry Wellington * ''Der Vater und sein Sohn'' (1968) - Vater Sedlmair * ''König Richard II'' (1968) - Bolingbroke * ''Affaire Dreyfuss'' (1968) - Major Picquart * ''Alarm'' (1969) - Prosecutor * '' Der Kommissar'' (1969–1972) - Lehrer Rossmann / Möricke * ''Die Hupe – Eine Schülerzeitung'' (1969) * ''Wir 13 sind 17'' (1972) * ''Doppelspiel in Paris'' (1972) - Roman Czerniawski * ' (1973), (miniseries based on Hans Fallada novel) - Redakteur Padberg * ''Gemeinderätin Schumann'' (1974) - Kurt Schumann * ''Partner gesucht'' (1976) - Wolf Brinkmann * ''Im schönsten Bilsengrunde'' (1980) - Classen * ''Der Aufsteiger'' (1981) - Eisenlauer * ''Betti, die Tochter'' (1982) - Hans Wedemeier * ''Wie es geschah'' (1983) - Harro Bergmann * ''Lauter Glückspilze'' (1986) * ''Quadrille'' (1986) - Axel Diensen * ''Deadly Nightcap'' (1986) - Dr. Maurice Young * ''Maria Stuart'' (1986) - Paulet * ''Die Sterne schwindeln nicht'' (1986) * '' Das Erbe der Guldenburgs'' (1987) * '' Die Männer vom K3'' (1988–2001, 38 episodes) - Ecki Schöller (final television appearance) * ''Radiofieber'' (1989, TV miniseries) - Dr. Vock * ''Der Fotograf oder Das Auge Gottes'' (1992) * ''Nervenkrieg'' (1993) - Dr. Andre * ''Cornelius hilft'' (1994) * ''Mona M. – Mit den Waffen einer Frau'' (1996) ;Voice acting (dubbing), selected * ''Die Rechte und die Linke Hand des Teufels'' :('' My Name Is Trinity'', 1971) * ''Vier Fäuste für ein Halleluja'' :(''

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'', 1972)

References

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