Michael Habeck (23 April 1944 – 4 February 2011) was a German
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...
who was best known for providing the German dubbing for
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...
after Bruno W. Pantel died.
Habeck, who was born in
Bad Grönenbach, also dubbed several characters in the German version of ''
The Muppet Show
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'', and appeared in the films ''
The Name of the Rose
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'' and ''
Asterix in Amerika''. Habeck died in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
on 4 February 2011 after a short time of severe illness, aged 66.
Filmography
German-language Voice Acting
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Obituary
1944 births
2011 deaths
German male film actors
German male television actors
German male voice actors
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