Heinz Bennent (18 July 1921 – 12 October 2011) was a German actor.

Biography

Bennent was born in Stolberg. He was conscripted into the

Luftwaffe The Luftwaffe () was the aerial warfare, aerial-warfare branch of the before and during World War II. German Empire, Germany's military air arms during World War I, the of the Imperial German Army, Imperial Army and the of the Imperial Ge ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, where he was captured by Allied forces and spent much of the war in

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camps.10 Famous People Who Spent Time as Prisoners of War.
MSN. Retrieved February 2, 2024. His career began after the war in

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. He moved to Switzerland in the 1970s, where he lived until his death at age 90. He was survived by his son, actor David Bennent, and daughter, actress Anne Bennent.

Selected filmography

Film

*1959: ''Arzt aus Leidenschaft'' .... Walter Wichert *1960: ''Madame Pompadour'' .... Dichter Joseph Calicot *1967: ' .... Ulrich *1972: ''Les rendez-vous en forêt'' .... Akos *1974: ''Perahim - die zweite Chance'' *1975: '' Section spéciale'' .... Major Beumelburg *1975: ''

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'' .... Pastor Holm *1975: '' The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum'' .... Dr. Hubert Blorna *1975: '' The Net'' .... Inspector Canonica *1976: ''Une femme fatale'' .... Moritz Korber *1976: ' .... Philip Ashby *1976: '' I Want to Live'' .... Professor Wolfgang Mach *1976: '' Die Wildente'' .... Doctor Relling *1977: '' The Serpent's Egg'' .... Professor Hans Vergerus *1978: '' Germany in Autumn'' .... Member of the board of TV producers *1978: '' The Man in the Rushes'' .... Felix *1978: '' Brass Target'' .... Kasten *1979: ''Son of Hitler'' .... Ostermayer *1979: ''

The Tin Drum ''The Tin Drum'' (, ) is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass, the first book of his Danzig Trilogy. It was adapted into a 1979 film, which won both the 1979 Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980. To "beat a ti ...

'' .... Greff *1979: '' Womanlight'' .... Georges *1979: '' Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness'' .... Münzinger *1980: ' .... Dr. Schön *1980: '' The Last Metro'' .... Lucas Steiner *1981: '' Possession'' .... Heinrich *1982: '' L'amour des femmes'' .... Manfred *1982: '' Le Lit'' .... Martin *1982: '' Espion, lève-toi'' .... Meyer *1982: ''

War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the work comprises both a fictional narrative and chapters in which Tolstoy discusses history and philosophy. An ...

'' .... Joe *1983: '' Via degli specchi'' .... Gianfranco *1983: ' .... Pierre Baranne *1983: '' The Death of Mario Ricci'' .... Henri Kremer *1985: ' .... Heinz Steger *1988: ''Year of the Turtle'' .... Heinz August Kamp *1991: ' .... Raphaël *1993: ''Je m'appelle Victor'' *1994: '' Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...'' .... Léon *1995: ''

A French Woman ''A French Woman'' () is a 1995 French drama film directed by Régis Wargnier. Plot Shortly after marrying Louis (Daniel Auteuil), a French military officer, Jeanne (Emmanuelle Béart) must face solitude as Louis is sent to fight in World War ...

'' .... Andreas *1995: '' Tears of Stone'' .... Herr Richtof *1999: ''Jonas et Lila, à demain'' .... Anziano *2000: ''Cold Is the Evening Breeze'' .... Hugo Wimmer

Television

*1969: ' (TV film) .... Edmund Frank *1969: ' (TV film) .... Mr. Lorenz, teacher *1970: ''Eine Rose für Jane'' (TV film) .... Jones *1971: ''

Tatort ("Crime Scene") is a German-language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with 30 feature-length episodes per year, making it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by the German public-se ...

: '' (TV series episode) .... Pilot Feininger *1972: '' Der Kommissar: Tod eines Schulmädchens'' (TV series episode) .... Dr. Gebhardt *1972: ' (TV film) .... Akos *1972: '' Sonderdezernat K1: Vier Schüsse auf den Mörder'' (TV series episode) .... Jeffrey Simmons *1973: '' Der Kommissar: Der Geigenspieler'' (TV series episode) .... Andreas Kolding *1974: ''Perahim – die zweite Chance'' (TV film) .... Perahim *1974: ''Die Eltern'' (TV film) .... Michael *1975: ' (TV film) .... Gregor Samsa's father *1975: ''

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: '' (TV series episode) .... Robert Hofer *1975: ''

: '' (TV series episode) .... Martin Koenen *1976: '': Der Einarmige'' (TV series episode) .... Franz Borsig *1976: ''

: '' (TV series episode) .... Franz Scheller *1976: ' (TV series, 13 episodes) .... Dr. Wetzlar *1978: ''

: Lissas Vater'' (TV series episode) .... Ludwig Heimer *1980: '' From the Life of the Marionettes'' (TV film) .... Arthur Brenner *1981: ' (TV miniseries) .... Wolf von Andergast *1982: ''

: Nachts in einem fremden Haus'' (TV series episode) .... Dr. Stoll *1983: ''

: Geheimnisse einer Nacht'' (TV series episode) .... Gustav Vrings *1985: ''

: Die Tänzerin'' (TV series episode) .... Dr. Rohner *1986: '' Le Tiroir secret'' (TV miniseries) .... André Lemarchand *1987: ' (TV film) .... Feuerbach *1994: ' (TV series episode) .... Gustav Jonker *2004: ' (TV film) ....

Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud ( ; ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating psychopathology, pathologies seen as originating fro ...

(final film role)

Awards

In 1980, Bennent was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in '' The Last Metro''.

References

External links

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Erna Baumbauer Management Munich
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennent, Heinz 1921 births 2011 deaths 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors Actors from the Rhine Province German Film Award winners German male film actors German male television actors German prisoners of war in World War II Luftwaffe personnel of World War II People from Stolberg (Rhineland) Male actors from North Rhine-Westphalia