Helmuth Schneider (18 December 1920 – 17 March 1972) was a German

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. Schneider portrayed the role of Uncle Dimitri in ''

The White Horses ''The White Horses'' is a 1965 television series co-produced by RTV Ljubljana (now RTV Slovenija) of Yugoslavia and German TV (''Südwestfunk''). Plotline The story follows the adventures of a teenage girl Julia ( Helga Anders) who leaves Belgr ...

''. He died in a traffic accident in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

in 1972.

Selected filmography

*1944: '' Dreaming'' - Student *1945: ''

No Trampolim da Vida ''No Trampolim da Vida'' is a 1946 Brazilian comedy drama film Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, a ...

'' *1950: ''Écharpe de Seda'' *1951: '' The Goddess of Rio Beni'' - Edgar (German version) *1952: '' Two People'' - Rochus Graf Enna *1952: ''Meu Destino É Pecar'' - Maurício *1953: ''

The Mill in the Black Forest ''The Mill in the Black Forest'' () is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Edith Mill, Helmuth Schneider and Albert Hehn.Bock & Bergfelder p.384 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets ...

'' - Paul Kemper *1953: ''

Under the Stars of Capri ''Under the Stars of Capri'' () is a 1953 West German romantic comedy film directed by Otto Linnekogel and starring Hanna Rucker, Helmuth Schneider and Hans Leibelt.Grote p. 388 It was shot at the Göttingen Studios and on location at a variety ...

'' - Vincenz Rainalter *1954: ''

Annie from Tharau ''Annie from Tharau'' () is a 1954 West German romance film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Ilse Werner, Heinz Engelmann, Helmuth Schneider.Bock & Bergfelder p.548 It takes its name from a historic song of the same title and was part o ...

'' - Adrian Rotenbach *1954: ''Schützenliesel'' - Stefan Brandner *1955: '' The Fisherman from Heiligensee'' - Stefan Staudacher *1955: '' The Forest House in Tyrol'' - Michael Reimers, Hotelbesitzersohn *1956: ''Ein Herz schlägt für Erika'' - Franz Wagner *1956: ''

A Thousand Melodies ''A Thousand Melodies'' () is a 1956 West German musical film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Martin Benrath, Gardy Granass and Helmuth Schneider.Koepnick p. 318 The film was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin with sets designed b ...

'' - Thomas Hoff *1956: ''Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald'' - Martin *1956: '' Three Birch Trees on the Heath'' - Hans Freese, Revierförster *1957: ''Frauen sind für die Liebe da'' - Philipp Hansen *1957: '' The King of Bernina'' - Markus *1957: ' - Franz Sixt *1958: ''Zwei Matrosen auf der Alm'' - Toni Leitner *1959: ' - Kara Ben Nemsi *1960: ''

Cavalcade A cavalcade is a procession or parade on horseback, or a mass distance ride by a company of riders. Sometimes the focus of a cavalcade is participation rather than display and the participants do not wear costumes or ride in formation. ...

'' - Ernst Herrera *1960: ''

Stahlnetz ''Stahlnetz'' was a German police procedural television series with many similarities to '' Dragnet'' running from 1958 to 1968, and from 1999 to 2003. See also * Episodes ''Stahlnetz'' 1958-1968 *List of German television series The followi ...

: '' (TV series episode) - Elling *1961: ''

The Story of Joseph and His Brethren ''The Story of Joseph and His Brethren'' (Italian: ''Giuseppe venduto dai fratelli'') is a 1961 Yugoslavian/Italian film directed by Irving Rapper and Luciano Ricci. The film is also known as ''Joseph Sold by His Brothers'', ''Joseph and His Bre ...

'' - Zebulon *1961: ''Drei weiße Birken'' - Hannes *1963: ''

Captain Sindbad ''Captain Sindbad'' is a 1963 independently made fantasy and adventure film, produced by Frank King and Herman King, directed by Byron Haskin, that stars Guy Williams and Heidi Brühl. The film was shot at the Bavaria Film studios in Germany a ...

'' - Bendar *1964: ''

The Secret Invasion ''The Secret Invasion'' is a 1964 American action war film directed by Roger Corman. It stars Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney, Edd Byrnes, Henry Silva, Mia Massini, and William Campbell. Appearing three years before '' The Dirt ...

'' - German Patrol Boat Captain *1964: ''

: '' (TV series episode) - Bertram Bischoff *1966: ''Le facteur s'en va-t-en guerre'' - Maury *1966: '' Is Paris Burning?'' - Adjudant allemand métro *1966: ''

La Grande Vadrouille ''La Grande Vadrouille'' (; ), originally released in the United Kingdom as ''Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!'', is a 1966 French-British comedy film directed by Gérard Oury about French civilians who, in 1942, help the crew of a Royal Ai ...

'' - L'officier allemand dans le train *1966: ''

'' (TV series) - Uncle Dimitri *1967: '' Dirty Heroes'' - SS Gen. Hassler *1968: ''

Untamable Angelique ''Untamable Angelique'' (French: ''Indomptable Angélique'') is a 1967 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein and Roger Pigaut. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy an ...

'' - (uncredited) *1968: ''

Assignment K ''Assignment K'' (also known as ''Department K'') is a 1968 British spy thriller film directed by Val Guest in Techniscope and starring Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv, Michael Redgrave, Leo McKern, Robert Hoffmann and Jeremy Kemp. It was writ ...

'' - Franz Ulrich (uncredited) *1968: ''

Angelique and the Sultan ''Angelique and the Sultan'' (French: ''Angélique et le Sultan'') is a 1968 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein and Jean-Claude Pascal. It was made as a co-production between France ...

'' - Colin Paturel *1970: ''

Battle of the Commandos ''Battle of the Commandos'' (also known as ''Legion of the Damned'') is a European Macaroni-War film directed in 1969 by Umberto Lenzi. The movie was a co-production between Italy (where it was released as ''La legione dei dannati''), West Germany ...

'' - Pvt. Sam Schrier *1970: '' Chuck Moll'' - Joe Caldwell *1970: '' The Fifth Day of Peace'' - Col. von Bleicher *1970: ''Kemek'' - Paul *1972: ' - General von Klapwitz

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* 1920 births 1972 deaths German male film actors German male television actors Male actors from Munich Road incident deaths in Brazil 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-screen-actor-stub