Joachim "Blacky" Fuchsberger (; 11 March 1927 – 11 September 2014) was a German actor and television host, best known to a wide German-speaking audience as one of the recurring actors in various

Edgar Wallace movies Edgar Wallace (1875–1932) was a British novelist, playwright and screenwriter whose works have been adapted for the screen on many occasions. His films fall into two categories, British adaptations and the German "Krimi" films. British adapta ...

(often a Detective Inspector with

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). In the English-speaking world, he was sometimes credited as Akim Berg or Berger.

Life and career

Fuchsberger was born in Zuffenhausen, today a district of

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...

, and was a member of the obligatory

Hitler Youth The Hitler Youth ( , often abbreviated as HJ, ) was the youth wing of the German Nazi Party. Its origins date back to 1922 and it received the name ("Hitler Youth, League of German Worker Youth") in July 1926. From 1936 until 1945, it was th ...

.Vgl. ''Setzen, Sechs! – Schulgeschichten aus Deutschland (1/3). Verlorene Kindheit''. Documentary from Dora Heinze for SWR. German first broadcast on 8 December 2005 (German) During

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, at the age of 16, he was trained as a ''

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'', combat instructor and sent to the Eastern Front where he was wounded. He was captured in a hospital in

Stralsund Stralsund (; Swedish language, Swedish: ''Strålsund''), officially the Hanseatic League, Hanseatic City of Stralsund (German language, German: ''Hansestadt Stralsund''), is the fifth-largest city in the northeastern German federal state of Mecklen ...

by the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union. The army was established in January 1918 by a decree of the Council of People ...

and came into Soviet captivity and later in American and British captivity. Because of this turbulent time of his youth in Second World War, he never obtained a school diploma. In 1946, he worked as a

coal miner Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extrac ...

for the British in

Recklinghausen Recklinghausen (; ) is the northernmost city in the Ruhr-Area and the capital of the Recklinghausen district. It borders the rural Münsterland and is characterized by large fields and farms in the north and industry in the south. Recklinghaus ...

. His nickname Blacky hails from that time. After his release, he worked as an engineer for

typesetting Typesetting is the composition of text for publication, display, or distribution by means of arranging physical ''type'' (or ''sort'') in mechanical systems or '' glyphs'' in digital systems representing '' characters'' (letters and other ...

and printing machines in the family business and later in a publishing house in

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. In 1949, he was advertising manager of the German Building Exhibition in

Nuremberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...

. From 1950 to 1952, he was spokesman at the radio station in Munich and newsreel spokesman. In 1951, he married the pop singer

Gitta Lind Gitta Lind (17 April 1925 – 9 November 1974) was a German singer and film actress. Lind was born in Trier as Rita Maria Gracher. During her first employment as a singer she changed her name to Gitta Lind, a tribute to Gitta Alpár and Jenny L ...

, from whom he divorced after two years. In 1954 he married the radio technician and actress Gundula Korte (born 24 March 1930), with whom he has a son. In the same year he had his breakthrough playing "Gunner Asch" in the three-part war film '' 08/15'' film series, based on the novel by Hans Hellmut Kirst. After several war films, he starred in the 1959 film ''

Der Frosch mit der Maske ''Der Frosch mit der Maske'' (translation: ''The Frog with the Mask''), aka ''Face of the Frog'', is a 1959 West German-Danish black-and-white crime film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Siegfried Lowitz and Joachim Fuchsberger. It was the ...

'' (The Frog with the Mask) playing amateur detective Richard Gordon. More than 3.2 million visitors saw the movie in the cinema. The surprising success laid the foundation for many other film adaptations of novels by

Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer of crime and adventure fiction. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was ...

. After this success, he played the detective in another 12 Edgar Wallace films: 1960 – Chief Inspector Long in '' The Terrible People''; 1961 – Inspector Larry Holt in ''

The Dead Eyes of London ''The Dead Eyes of London'' ( and also known as ''Dark Eyes of London'') is a 1961 West German black and white crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Baal and Dieter Borsche. Plot A series of murders of ...

''; 1961 – Insurance Agent Jack Tarling in ''

The Devil's Daffodil ''The Devil's Daffodil'' (also known as ''Daffodil Killer'' or / ''Secret of the Yellow Daffodils'') is a 1961 British-West German black-and-white crime film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi. The film was produced in an English and a German version, ...

''; 1961 – Inspector Mike Dorn in ''

The Strange Countess ''The Strange Countess'' () is a 1961 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Lil Dagover, Joachim Fuchsberger and Marianne Hoppe. It is based on Edgar Wallace's 1925 novel of the same title, and is part of a long-runni ...

''; 1962 – Inspector Wade in ''

The Inn on the River ''The Inn on the River'' (/ ''The Inn on the Thames'') is a 1962 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Eddi Arent and Klaus Kinski. It is part of a series of films based on the novels of Edgar Wallac ...

''; 1963 – Clifford Lynne in '' Der Fluch der gelben Schlange'' (The Curse of the Yellow Snake); 1963 – Estate manager Dick Alford in '' The Black Abbot''; 1964 – Investigator Johnny Gray in '' Room 13''; 1964 – Inspector Higgins in '' Der Hexer'' (The Warlock); 1967 – Inspector Higgins in ''

The Monk with the Whip ''The Monk with the Whip'' (German: ''Der Mönch mit der Peitsche'') is a 1967 West German mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Uschi Glas and Grit Boettcher. It is inspired by the 1926 novel '' The B ...

''; 1968 – Inspector Higgins in '' Im Banne des Unheimlichen'' (Under the Spell of the Sinister); 1972 – Inspector Barth in ''

What Have You Done to Solange? ''What Have You Done to Solange?'' () is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Massimo Dallamano and starring Fabio Testi, Karin Baal, Joachim Fuchsberger, Cristina Galbó, and Camille Keaton. The plot follows a series of violent murders occurri ...

''. Fuchsberger was the stadium announcer for the opening and closing ceremonies of the

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in Munich. During the closing ceremony, it was suspected that a hijacked passenger aircraft was on its way to the stadium. Fuchsberger, fearing a panic, decided against evacuation. This decision was vindicated when the original suspicion turned out to have been false. In the late 1960s, Fuchsberger co-founded a real estate company that went bankrupt in a short time. At 42, he had lost his entire fortune, had to sell his villa and sat on a mountain of debt. With the help of his wife, Gundula, good friends and tireless work, he managed to discharge the debt and to start a new existence. In 1978, he was bitten by a

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during a TV show and fell seriously ill with hepatitis B. He spent 4 months at the quarantine station and suffered through a depression but recovered. He withdrew from film and television work in the late 1970s and concentrated on his stage career. In the late 1990s he started reappearing in some television movies, which after a break he continued from the late 2000s until his death. In 1984, he was the first German ambassador for

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. On 13 November 2006, he was awarded the Bavarian State Medal for Social Services for those activities. Since 2009, Fuchsberger is member of the Board of Trustees of the

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the world championship for List of women's national association football teams, women's national association football, football teams. It was held from 26 June to ...

and co-patron of the volunteer program for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011. His son, (1957–2010), was a composer and drowned in

Kulmbach Kulmbach () is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town, once a stronghold of the Principality of Bayreuth, is renowned for its University of Life Sciences, a branch of the University of Bayreuth, the massive Plasse ...

on 14 October 2010. Late in life, Fuchsberger lived in Grünwald near Munich and in Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania. He held Australian citizenship together with his original German one. He died of organ failure at his German home in Grünwald on 11 September 2014.

Awards

*1942 –

War Merit Cross The War Merit Cross () was a state decoration of Nazi Germany during World War II. By the end of the conflict it was issued in four degrees and had an equivalent civil award. A " de-Nazified" version of the War Merit Cross was reissued in 1957 ...

2nd Class with Swords *1961 –

Bravo Otto The Bravo Otto is a German accolade honoring excellence of performers in film, television and music. Established in 1957, the award is presented annually, with winners selected by the readers of ''Bravo'' magazine. The award is presented in ...

*1961 – *1969 –

Bambi Award The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and oth ...

*1970 – International Film Ribbon (Italy) *1970 – Bravo Otto *1971 – Bravo Otto *1972 – Bravo Otto *1979 –

Bavarian Order of Merit The Bavarian Order of Merit () is the Order of Merit of the Free State of Bavaria. It is awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria as a "recognition of outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people". The or ...

*1982 –

Goldene Kamera The Goldene Kamera ("Golden Camera") is an annual German film and television award, awarded by the Funke Mediengruppe. The award show was usually held in early February in Hamburg, but also took place in Berlin on occasion. It has been paused ...

*1982 – Bambi Award *1983 –

Federal Cross of Merit The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest state decoration, federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first List of president ...

*1985 – Der liebe Augustin (Austria) *1986 –

Goldene Europa Goldene Europa award is the oldest German Television award for artists and entertainers. It was awarded from 1968 to 2003. In the years 1989 and 2001, there were no ceremonies. Since 1981, the gala was broadcast on television. The original sculptu ...

*1983 – *1994 – Grand Federal Cross of Merit *1999 – Honorary Ambassador of Tourism (Tasmania)Fuchsberger Biografie bei Steffi-line.de
(German) *2005 –

Bavarian TV Awards The Bavarian TV Awards (German: Bayerischer Fernsehpreis) is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989. The prize symbol is the "Blue Panther", a figure from the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. The prize money is €10, ...

*2006 – *2007 – *2007 – in the category Lifetime Achievement Award *2008 – Platin Kurier Romy *2009 – *2010 – Goldene Kamera for Lifetime Achievement *2011 –

Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programming, created in 1999, by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL (German TV channel), RTL and Sat.1. It was created to be an equivalen ...

for Lifetime Achievement *2011 – German Sustainability Award *2012 – Bambi Award for his life's work

Selected filmography

*1953: ''

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'' (Director:

Anton Kutter Anton Kutter (13 June 1903, in Biberach an der Riß – 1 February 1985, in Biberach) was a German film director and screenwriter. He studied mechanical engineering at Stuttgart Technical University. In 1926 Kutter went to Cologne and joined the ...

) *1954: ''Wenn ich einmal der Herrgott wär'' (Director: Anton Kutter) .... Fred *1954: '' 08/15'' (Director:

Paul May Paul May (8 May 1909 – 25 February 1976) was a German film director and film editor, editor. He directed 40 films between 1935 and 1972. Biography He was the son of Peter Ostermayr, a film producer with Universum Film AG, and his wife O ...

) .... Gefreiter Asch *1955: ''

The Song of Kaprun ''The Song of Kaprun'' or ''The Song of the Hohe Tauern'' (German: ''Das Lied der Hohen Tauern'') is a 1955 Austrian-German drama film directed by Anton Kutter and starring Waltraut Haas, Albert Lieven and Eduard Köck.Fritsche p.253 It is set in ...

'' (Director: Anton Kutter) .... Der 'schöne Eugen' *1955: ' (Director: Paul May) .... Wachtmeister Asch *1955: ''

The Last Man ''The Last Man'' is an apocalyptic, dystopian science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, first published in 1826. The narrative concerns Europe in the late 21st century, ravaged by the rise of a bubonic plague pandemic that rapidly sweeps acros ...

'' (Director:

Harald Braun Harald Braun (26 April 1901 – 24 September 1960) was a German film director, screenwriter and film producer. He directed 21 films between 1942 and 1960. Selected filmography * ''The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl'' (dir. Carl Froelich, 193 ...

) .... Alwin Radspieler *1955: ' (Director: Paul May) .... Leutnant Herbert Asch *1956: ''Symphonie in Gold'' (Director:

Franz Antel Franz Antel (28 June 1913 – 11 August 2007) was a veteran Austrian filmmaker. Born in Vienna, Antel worked mainly as a film producer in the interwar years. After World War II, he began writing and directing films on a large scale. In the ...

) .... Walter Gerlos *1956: ' (Director: Franz Antel) .... Johann Leim, Tischler *1956: ''Wenn Poldi ins Manöver zieht'' (Director:

Hans Quest Hans Quest (August 20, 1915 – March 29, 1997) was a German actor and film director. Selected filmography Director *''Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne'' (1955) *''The Happy Wanderer (1955 film), The Happy Wanderer'' (1955) *''Charley's Aunt (1956 ...

) .... Thomas *1957: ' (Director:

Carl Boese Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917) * ''Donna Luci ...

) .... Journalist Harry Greif *1957: ''Kleiner Mann – ganz groß'' (Director:

Hans Grimm Hans Grimm (22 March 1875 – 29 September 1959) was a German writer. The title of his 1926 novel '' Volk ohne Raum'' became a political slogan of the expansionist Nazi ''Lebensraum'' concept. Early life Hans Grimm was born in Wiesbaden, in the ...

) .... Thomas Olderhoff *1957: ''

Song of Naples ''Song of Naples'' (, ) is a 1957 Italian-German musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film Musical film is ...

'' (Director:

Carlo Campogalliani Carlo Campogalliani (10 October 1885 – 10 August 1974) was an Italian screenwriter, actor and film director. Campogalliani directed around eighty films during his career and acted in another fifty. He directed the 1934 sports film '' Stadio'' a ...

) .... Franco Ferri *1957: ''Illusionen'' (TV Movie, Director: ) .... Tom *1957: ''

The Twins from Zillertal ''The Twins from Zillertal'' (German: ''Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal'') is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Harald Reinl and starring the twins Isa Günther and Jutta Günther, Joachim Fuchsberger and Karin Dor.Bock & Bergfelder p.96 It ...

'' (Director:

Harald Reinl Harald Reinl (8 July 1908 in Bad Ischl, Austria – 9 October 1986 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain) was an Austrian film director. He is known for the films he made based on Edgar Wallace and Karl May books (see Karl May movies and Edgar Wallace ...

) .... Franz von Auerstein *1957: ''Hafenmelodie'' (Director: Joachim Fuchsberger) *1958: ''Eva küßt nur Direktoren'' (Director:

Rudolf Jugert Rudolf Jugert (1907–1979) was a German film director. Selected filmography * ''Film Without a Title'' (1948) * ''Hello, Fraulein!, Hallo, Fräulein!'' (1949) * ''A Day Will Come (1950 film), A Day Will Come'' (1950) * ''Nights on the Road'' (195 ...

) .... Karl Müller *1958: ''

The Green Devils of Monte Cassino ''The Green Devils of Monte Cassino'' () is a 1958 French–German war film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Dieter Eppler, Joachim Fuchsberger, Antje Geerk and Ewald Balser.Bock & Bergfelder p. 389 The film is a fictional love story fra ...

'' (Director: Harald Reinl) .... Lt. Reiter *1958: ''Liebe kann wie Gift sein'' (Director:

Veit Harlan Veit Harlan (22 September 1899 – 13 April 1964) was a German film director and actor. Harlan reached the high point of his career as a director in the Nazi era; most notably his antisemitic film '' Jud Süß'' (1940) makes him controversial. W ...

) .... Stefan Bruck *1958: ''

U 47 – Kapitänleutnant Prien ''U 47 – Kapitänleutnant Prien'' () is a 1958 black-and-white German war film portraying the World War II career of the U-boat captain Günther Prien. It stars Dieter Eppler and Sabine Sesselmann and was directed by Harald Reinl. Plot The ...

'' (Director: Harald Reinl) .... Oberleutnant Thomas Birkeneck *1958: ' (Director:

Eugen York Eugen York (26 November 1912 – 18 November 1991) was a German film director. He directed 35 films between 1938 and 1984. He was born in Rybinsk, Russian Empire and died in Berlin, Germany. After a career in Germany until the 1940s, he made ...

) .... Norbert Wilms *1958: ''Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol'' (Director: Hans Quest) .... Peter Weigand *1959: ''

The Scarlet Baroness ''The Scarlet Baroness'' (German: ''Die feuerrote Baronesse'') is a 1959 West German spy thriller film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Dawn Addams, Joachim Fuchsberger and Wera Frydtberg.Craig p.324 The film's sets were designed by the ar ...

'' (Director: Rudolf Jugert) .... Tailor *1959: ''

'' (Director: Harald Reinl) .... Richard Gordon *1959: ''Mein Schatz komm mit ans blaue Meer'' (Director:

Rudolf Schündler Rudolf Ernst Paul Schündler (17 April 1906, in Leipzig – 12 December 1988, in Munich) was a German actor and director. He played "Karl" in ''The Exorcist'' (1973). After finishing the film ''The Nasty Girl'', Schündler died of a heart attac ...

) .... Direktor Paul Marzez *1960: '' Final Destination: Red Lantern'' (Director: Rudolf Jugert) .... Martin Stelling *1960: ''Die zornigen jungen Männer'' (Director:

Wolf Rilla Wolf Peter Rilla (16 March 1920 – 19 October 2005) was a film director and writer of German background, who worked mainly in the United Kingdom. Rilla is known for directing '' Village of the Damned'' (1960). He wrote many books for students, ...

) .... Dr. Jürgen Faber *1960: '' The Terrible People'' (Director: Harald Reinl) .... Chefinspektor Long *1961: '' Zu viele Köche'' (TV miniseries about the detective

Nero Wolfe Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery (fiction), mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Principality of Montenegro, Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a ...

, Director: Kurt Wilhelm) .... Archie Goodwin *1961: ''

'' (Director:

Alfred Vohrer Alfred Vohrer (29 December 1914 – 3 February 1986) was a German film director and actor. He directed 48 films between 1958 and 1984. His 1969 film ''Seven Days Grace'' was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1972 ...

) .... Inspektor Larry Holt *1961: ''

'' (Director:

Ákos Ráthonyi Ákos Ráthonyi (26 March 1908 – 6 January 1969) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 42 films between 1936 and 1968. He was born in Budapest, Hungary and died in Munich, West Germany. He is widely considered one of ...

) .... Jack Tarling *1961: ''

'' (Director:

Josef von Báky Josef von Báky (23 March 1902, Sombor, Zombor, Austria-Hungary – 28 July 1966, Munich, West Germany) was a Hungarian filmmaker. He was also known as ''Josef v. Baky'' and ''József Báky''. He was born in the village of Zobor in the Kingdo ...

) .... Inspektor Michael 'Mike' Dorn *1961: '' Auf Wiedersehen'' (Director:

Harald Philipp Harald Philipp (1921–1999) was a German film director, screenwriter and actor. Selected filmography * ''The Old Forester House'' (1956) * ' (1958) * ''The Csardas King'' (1958) * ''A Thousand Stars Aglitter'' (1959) * ' (1960) * ''Brandenburg ...

) .... Ferdinand Steinbichler *1962: ' (Director: Harald Reinl) .... Harry Raffold *1962: ''

'' (Director: Alfred Vohrer) .... Insp. Wade *1962: '' Mystery Submarine'' (Director: C. M. Pennington-Richards) .... Cmdr. Scheffler *1963: ' (Director: Paul May) .... Strafverteidiger *1963: '' The Curse of the Yellow Snake'' (Director:

Franz Josef Gottlieb Franz Josef Gottlieb (1 November 1930 – 23 July 2006) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He directed 60 films between 1959 and 2005. He also directed the children's series ''Ravioli'' in 1983; it aired on ZDF in 1984. He was b ...

) .... Clifford Lynn *1963: ''

The White Spider ''The White Spider'' (1959; with chapters added in 1964; original title: ''Die Weisse Spinne'') is a non-fiction book by Heinrich Harrer that describes the first successful ascent of the infamous north face (''Nordwand'') of the Eiger, a mountai ...

'' (Director: Harald Reinl) .... Ralph Hubbard *1963: '' The Black Abbot'' (Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb) .... Dick Alford *1964: '' Room 13'' (Director: Harald Reinl) .... Johnny Gray *1964: '' Der Hexer'' (Director: Alfred Vohrer) .... Inspector Bryan Edgar Higgins *1965: '' Hotel der toten Gäste'' (Director: ) .... Barney Blair *1965: ''

The Last Tomahawk ''The Last Tomahawk'' or ''The Last of the Mohicans'' () is a 1965 Western adventure film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor and Marie France. It was a co-production between France, Spain and West Germany. It ...

'' (Director: Harald Reinl) .... Captain Bill Hayward *1965: ''

The Face of Fu Manchu ''The Face of Fu Manchu'' is a 1965 thriller film directed by Don Sharp and based on the characters created by Sax Rohmer. It stars Christopher Lee as the eponymous villain, a Chinese criminal mastermind, and Nigel Green as his pursuing rival ...

'' (Director:

Don Sharp Donald Herman Sharp (19 April 192114 December 2011) was an Australian film director. His best known films were made for Hammer Film Productions, Hammer in the 1960s, and included ''Kiss of the Vampire (film), Kiss of the Vampire'' (1963) and ' ...

) .... Carl Jannsen *1965: ''

I Knew Her Well ''I Knew Her Well'' () is a 1965 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli and starring Stefania Sandrelli. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of ...

'' (Director:

Antonio Pietrangeli Antonio Pietrangeli (19 January 191912 July 1968) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was a major practitioner of the commedia all'italiana genre. Biography Pietrangeli was born in Rome. He started in the film industry by writing ...

) .... The Writer *1966: ' (Director:

José Luis Madrid José Luis Madrid (11 April 1933 – 19 July 1999) was a Spanish screenwriter, film producer, producer and film director.Goble p.292 Selected filmography * ''Ruthless Colt of the Gringo'' (1966) * ''Somebody's Stolen Our Russian Spy'' (1967) ...

) .... Clyde Smith *1966: ' (Director: ) .... Robert B. Fuller *1966: ''

Long Legs, Long Fingers ''Long Legs, Long Fingers'' () is a 1966 West German comedy crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Senta Berger, Joachim Fuchsberger and Martin Held.Bock & Bergfelder p.141 The film's sets were designed by Isabella and Werner Schlic ...

'' (Director: Alfred Vohrer) .... Robert Hammond *1966: ''

How to Seduce a Playboy ''How to Seduce a Playboy'' (German: ''Bel Ami 2000 oder Wie verführt man einen Playboy?'') is a 1966 Austrian-Italian comedy film directed by Michael Pfleghar and starring Peter Alexander, Antonella Lualdi and Scilla Gabel.Von Dassanowsky p.184 ...

'' (Director:

Michael Pfleghar Michael Pfleghar (20 March 1933 – 23 June 1991) was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 87 films and TV specials between 1956 and 1991. He died of suicide. Selected filmography * '' Dead Woman from Beverly Hills'' (1964) ...

) .... Sokker *1967: '' Spy Today, Die Tomorrow'' (Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb) .... Army MP Haggan (uncredited) *1967: ''

'' (Director: Alfred Vohrer) .... Inspektor Higgins *1967: ' (Director: ) .... Frankie Bargher *1967: ' (TV miniseries, Director: Wolfgang Becker) .... Edward Morrison *1968: '' Im Banne des Unheimlichen'' (Director: Alfred Vohrer) .... Inspektor Higgins *1968: ''

Commandos A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines. Originally, "a commando" was a type of combat unit, as opp ...

'' (Director:

Armando Crispino Armando Crispino (18 October 1924 – 6 October 2003) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was born in Biella, Piedmont. He directed nine films between 1966 and 1975. He also wrote for nine films between 1965 and 1975. He also d ...

) .... Oberleutnant Heitzel Agen - Professor *1969: ''

Seven Days Grace ''Seven Days Grace'' () is a 1969 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Joachim Fuchsberger as Hendriks * Horst Tappert as Klevenow * Konrad Georg as Fromm * Ka ...

'' (Director: Alfred Vohrer) .... Hendriks *1969: ''

The Unnaturals ''The Unnaturals'' (, ) is a gothic horror film directed and written by Antonio Margheriti. It is loosely based on Dino Buzzati's short story "Eppure bussano alla porta" from the collection '' The Seven Messengers''. The film is an Italian and ...

'' (Director:

Antonio Margheriti Antonio Margheriti (19 September 1930 – 4 November 2002), also known under the pseudonyms Anthony M. Dawson and Antony Daisies ("daisies" is "margherite" in Italian), was an Italians, Italian filmmaker. Margheriti worked in many different film ...

) .... Ben Taylor *1969: ' (TV film, Director: Wolfgang Becker) .... Chris Norman *1970: ''

11 Uhr 20 ''11 Uhr 20'' is a West German crime television miniseries in three episodes, each having a length of about 60 minutes. It was written by Herbert Reinecker, directed by Wolfgang Becker and produced by Helmut Ringelmann. The episodes were shown i ...

(TV miniseries, Director: Wolfgang Becker) .... Thomas Wassem *1971: ''Heißer Sand'' (TV film, Director: ) .... Jeff Barlow *1971: ''Olympia-Olympia'' (TV film, Director: Kurt Wilhelm) .... Schutzgeist *1972: ''

'' (Director:

Massimo Dallamano Massimo Dallamano (17 April 1917 – 4 November 1976) was an Italian cinematographer, film director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, and for directing several giallo and poliziotteschi films ...

) .... Inspector Barth *1972: ' (Director:

Rudolf Zehetgruber Rudolf Zehetgruber (16 September 1926 – 2 July 2023) was an Austrian film director and producer, screenwriter and actor who directed 17 films between 1960 and 1985. He was most known for writing and directing the yellow Volkswagen beetle Sup ...

) .... Plato *1973: ''

The Girl from Hong Kong ''The Girl from Hong Kong'' (German: ''Das Mädchen von Hongkong'', UK theatrical title: ''Circle of Fear'') is a 1973 West German action film directed by Jürgen Roland and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Li Paelz and Véronique Vendell.Bock & Bergf ...

'' (Director:

Jürgen Roland Jürgen Roland, born Jürgen Schellack (25 December 1925 – 21 September 2007) was a German film director. Roland was described as the "father of German TV crime shows". He directed about 80 TV productions and 30 movies. Life and career Rol ...

) .... Frank Boyd *1973: ''

The Flying Classroom ''The Flying Classroom'' () is a 1933 novel for children written by the German writer Erich Kästner. In the book Kästner took up the predominantly United Kingdom, British genre of the school story, taking place in a boarding school, and tr ...

'' (Director:

Werner Jacobs Werner Jacobs (1909–1999) was a German film director and film editor, editor. He was born in Berlin on the 24 April 1909. He is best known for his contributions to Modebummel (1951), Der Stern von Santa Clara (1958) and André und Ursula (1955). ...

) .... Dr. Johannes Böhk, gen. Justus *1977: ' (Director:

Michael Verhoeven Michael Alexander Verhoeven (13 July 1938 – 22 April 2024) was a German film director, screenwriter, film and television producer, and actor. He was also a qualified Doctor of Medicine. He was considered a political filmmaker. Biography Mic ...

) .... Mitglied der Rock & Roll Jury *1982: ''

Der Fan ''Der Fan'' () is a 1982 West German horror thriller film directed by Eckhart Schmidt. The film follows a disturbed teenage girl's obsessive love for a pop singer named R who, after meeting her, eventually reveals that he does not love her back ...

'' (Director:

Eckhart Schmidt Eckhart Schmidt (31 October 1938 – 24 October 2024) was a German film director, producer, writer and photographer. In 1982 he directed the film '' Der Fan'', with Désirée Nosbusch in the lead role, which became a cult film in Germany and wo ...

) .... Mann im Fernsehen / Man on TV *1996: ' (TV miniseries) – Director:

Fabrizio Costa Fabrizio Costa (born May 31, 1957, in Trieste) is an Italian film director. Costa started his career as an assistant director to Pasquale Festa Campanile. In 1981, he made his directorial debut with, ''Venezia Danza Europa 81''. Filmography ...

.... Earl Alessio Capilupi *1998: ' (TV film, Director: ) .... Baldassarre *1998: ' (TV miniseries, Director: Fabrizio Costa) .... Marke *2007: ' (Director: and ) .... Lord Dickham *2008: ' (TV film, Director:

Christoph Schrewe Christoph Schrewe (born August 19, 1964) is a German film director. Schrewe began his career directing television films in Germany. In 2004 he directed his first international feature film, '' Post Impact'', followed by the well-received ''The ...

) .... Pope Innocent *2010: ' (TV film, Director:

Wolfgang Murnberger Wolfgang Murnberger (born 13 November 1960) is an Austrian film director. He directed more than forty films since 1984. Selected filmography *'' I Promise'' (1994) *'' Komm, süßer Tod'' (2000) *'' Silentium'' (2004) *'' The Bone Man'' (2009) *' ...

) .... Degenhard Schagowetz *2013: ' (TV film, Director: Wolfgang Murnberger) .... Degenhard Schagowetz (final film role)

TV shows

*1960–1961: ''Nur nicht nervös werden'' ( ARD) *1973–1975: ''Der heiße Draht'' ( SWF) *1975–1976: ''Spiel mit mir'' (SWF) *1977–1986: ' (SWF) *1980–1991: ''Heut' abend'' (ARD) *1990–1994: ''Ja oder Nein'' (ARD)

Documentation

* 1988–2003: ''Terra Australis'' (20 films by Fuchsberger about people and landscapes of his adopted country) * 2011: ''Germaine Damar – Der tanzende Stern'' (TV) – Regie: Michael Wenk (Fuchsberger as interviewee commemorating his former film partner

Germaine Damar Germaine Damar (born August 31, 1929) is a Luxembourgish actress and dancer. Sometimes she used the stage name Ria Poncelet. She started her career as an acrobat and played in nearly 30 German films, including three films in which she was the par ...

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Audiobooks

* 2011: ''Altwerden ist nichts für Feiglinge.'' rowing old is not for cowardsPublisher: Gütersloher Verlagshaus (Biography, read by Joachim Fuchsberger), .

References

External links

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