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

Roland was born on 25 December 1925 in Hamburg as Jürgen Schellack. He started his career as a radio host for the North western German Radio Station (NWDR) in 1945, and was one of the first presenters for the TV station of the NWDR in 1951. Norddeutscher Rundfunk Station Manager said, that Jürgen Roland " ..belonged to the ranks of young radio reporter, who contributed after the war to the legendary reputation of the then NWDR." Roland's first TV series ''Der Polizeibericht meldet ...'' (lit. ''the police reports ...'') was a detailed description of real crimes, filmed accurate and faithful.

The TV series ''Stahlnetz'' (lit. steel net, '' Dragnet'') caused Roland's fame. For the 1958s crime series, Roland worked with screenwriter Wolfgang Menge. The cases were based on real crimes also, and the series was a blockbuster in Germany. After his work for the TV station Roland directed several movies, the 1960s '' Der grüne Bogenschütze'' (The Green Archer)—starring Gert Fröbe—was based on an Edgar Wallace's novel of 1923.

Roland directed several ''Tatort'' (''crime scene'') episodes, and as of 2007, Roland's TV series ''Großstadtrevier'' (''metropolitan precinct'') was shown for 21 years in German TV.

Filmography

* 1950: '' Only One Night'' (Director: Fritz Kirchhoff)
* 1955: ''Netz über Bord – Heringsfang auf der Nordsee'' (documentary)
* 1959: ''For Love and Others'' (anthology film)
* 1960: '' The Crimson Circle'' — based on '' The Crimson Circle'' by Edgar Wallace
* 1961: '' The Green Archer'' — based on '' The Green Archer'' by Edgar Wallace
* 1961: ' — based on a novel by
* 1961: '' The Strange Countess'' (Director: Josef von Báky) — based on '' The Strange Countess'' by Edgar Wallace
* 1962: ''The Hot Port of Hong Kong''
* 1963: ''The Black Panther of Ratana''
* 1964: ''The Pirates of the Mississippi'' — based on a novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker
* 1964: '
* 1965: ' (TV film) — based on ''Lay Her Among the Lilies'' by James Hadley Chase
* 1966: ''4 Schlüssel'' — based on a novel by
* 1967: ''Lotus Flowers for Miss Quon'' — based on '' A Lotus for Miss Quon'' by James Hadley Chase
* 1968: ' (TV film) — based on a novel by
* 1969: '' Angels of the Street''
* 1971: '
* 1973: '' The Girl from Hong Kong'' — based on a novel by Herbert Reinecker
* 1973: ' (''Battle of the Godfathers'')

* 1984: ''Der Besuch'' (TV film) — based on a play by Francis Durbridge
* 1995: ''Peter Strohm'' (TV series episode: ''Die Gräfin'')

''Stahlnetz''

German TV series for the Norddeutscher Rundfunk, based on real crimes. Roland directed 22 episodes and was screenwriter for 2 episodes. The series is filmed in black and white, the first episode of season 1 was aired 1958. German actors Hellmut Lange and Helmut Peine were in the cast.
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''Dem Täter auf der Spur''

* 1967: ''Am Rande der Manege''
* 1967: ''10 Kisten Whisky''
* 1968: ''Schrott''
* 1969: ''Das Fenster zum Garten''
* 1969: ''Familienärger''
* 1970: ''Frau gesucht…''
* 1970: ''Puppen reden nicht''
* 1970: ''Froschmänner''
* 1970: ''Schlagzeile: Mord''
* 1971: ''Tod am Steuer''
* 1971: ''Flugstunde''
* 1972: ''In Schönheit sterben''
* 1972: ''Ohne Kranz und Blumen''
* 1972: ''Der Tod in der Maske''
* 1972: ''Kein Hafer für Nicolo''
* 1973: ''Blinder Haß''
* 1973: ''Stellwerk 3''

''Tatort''

* 1976: ' (with Uwe Dallmeier as Polizeiobermeister Hesse)
* 1977: ' (with Horst Bollmann as MAD-Officer Delius)
* 1979: ' (with Horst Bollmann as MAD-Officer Delius)
* 1982: ' (with Klaus Löwitsch as Policeman Rolfs)
* 1983: ' (with Horst Bollmann as MAD-Officer Delius)
* 1985: ' (with Klaus Löwitsch as Policeman Dietze)
* 1985: ' (with Horst Bollmann as MAD-Officer Delius)
* 1989: ' (with Heinz Drache as Police Inspector Bülow)
* 1991: ''Tod eines Mädchens'' (with Manfred Krug as Police Inspector Stoever)
* 1992: ''Stoevers Fall'' (with Manfred Krug as Police Inspector Stoever)
* 1995: ''Tod eines Polizisten'' (with Manfred Krug as Police Inspector Stoever)
* 1997: ''Ausgespielt'' (with Manfred Krug as Police Inspector Stoever)

As actor

* 1988: ''Pleitegeier'', as Anton Marek
* 2001: ''Tod vor Scharhörn'', as Polizeipräsident von Hamburg (Head of the Hamburg Police Department)

''Großstadtrevier''

Roland directed 46 episodes of the German TV series ''Großstadtrevier'' (''metropolitan precinct''), produced by the Norddeutscher Rundfunk.
* 1986: ''Kein Tag wie jeder andere''
* 1986: ''Wühlmäuse''
* 1986: ''Mensch, der Bulle ist 'ne Frau''
* 1986: ''Speedy''
* 1986: ''Prosit Neujahr''
* 1987: ''Amamos und Konsorten''
* 1987: ''Der Champ''
* 1987: ''Fahrerflucht''
* 1987: ''Rote Karte für Thomas?''
* 1989: ''Dame in Not (Kommentator)''
* 1991: ''Das schwarze Schaf''
* 1991: ''Treffpunkt Kino''
* 1992: ''Der Neue'' (including Roland's voice)
* 1992: ''Auf Gift gebaut'' (appearances as officer-in-charge)
* 1992: ''Revanche'' (appearance as hall speaker)
* 1997: ''Der Praktikant''
* 1997: ''Das Stuntgirl''
* 1997: ''Die Aufsteiger''
* 1999: ''Zeugen''

References

External links

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Jürgen Roland with three pictures at filmportal.de

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roland, Jurgen
1925 births
2007 deaths
Mass media people from Hamburg
Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Norddeutscher Rundfunk people