Rolf Olsen (26 December 1919 – 3 April 1998) was an Austrian actor,

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and

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. He appeared in 60 films between 1949 and 1990. He also wrote for 51 films and directed a further 33 between 1947 and 1990. He was born in

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and 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 ...

, Germany.

Selected filmography

* '' The Three from the Filling Station'' (1955 – actor) * '' My Aunt, Your Aunt'' (1956) * '' Bonjour Kathrin'' (1956 – actor) * ''

Emperor's Ball ''Emperor's Ball'' (German:''Kaiserball'') is a 1956 Austrian drama film directed by Franz Antel and starring Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack and Hannelore Bollmann. The film is part of a cycle of films set during the old Austro-Hungarian Empire.Kap ...

'' (1956 – actor) * '' War of the Maidens'' (1957) * '' Love, Girls and Soldiers'' (1958) * ''

Girls for the Mambo-Bar ''Girls for the Mambo-Bar'' (german: Mädchen für die Mambo-Bar) is a 1959 West German crime film directed by Wolfgang Glück and starring Kai Fischer, Gerlinde Locker and Jimmy Makulis.Lembach p.323 The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1959) * '' Mikosch, the Pride of the Company'' (1959 – actor) * '' Crime Tango'' (1960) * '' Big Request Concert'' (1960 – writer, actor) * '' Queen of the Pirates'' (1960 – writer) * ''

Our Crazy Aunts ''Our Crazy Aunts'' (german: Unsere tollen Tanten) is a 1961 Austrian comedy film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Gunther Philipp, Gus Backus, and Vivi Bach. It was followed by two sequels '' Our Crazy Nieces'' and '' Our Crazy Aunts in the ...

'' (1961) * '' The Turkish Cucumbers'' (1962) * '' No Kissing Under Water'' (1962) * ''

The Sweet Life of Count Bobby ''The Sweet Life of Count Bobby'' (German: ''Das süsse Leben des Grafen Bobby'') is a 1962 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Ingeborg Schöner and Gunther Philipp. It was the second in a t ...

'' (1962) * '' Our Crazy Nieces'' (1963) * '' Our Crazy Aunts in the South Seas'' (1964) * '' The Last Ride to Santa Cruz'' (1964 – director) * '' Legend of a Gunfighter'' (1964 – director) * '' Call of the Forest'' (1965) * '' Once a Greek'' (1966) * ''

Killer's Carnival ''Killer's Carnival'' (french: Carnaval des barbouzes, german: Gern hab' ich die Frauen gekillt, it, Spie contro il mondo) is a 1966 crime film directed by Alberto Cardone and starring Stewart Granger. Plot A murderer takes refuge in a docto ...

'' (1966 – writer) * '' Blood at Sundown'' (1966 – writer) * '' When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn'' (1967 - Director) * ''

The Doctor of St. Pauli ''The Doctor of St. Pauli'' (german: Der Arzt von St. Pauli) is a 1968 West German crime film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Curd Jürgens, Horst Naumann, and Christiane Rücker. Plot In St Pauli St. Pauli (Sankt Pauli; ) is a quarter ...

'' (1968 – director) * '' On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight'' (1969 – director) * ''

The Young Tigers of Hong Kong ''The Young Tigers of Hong Kong'' (German: ''Die jungen Tiger von Hongkong'') is a 1969 West German action film directed by Ernst Hofbauer and starring Robert Woods, Véronique Vendell and Werner Pochath.Bergfelder p.213 The film's sets were de ...

'' (1969 - writer) * '' When You're With Me'' (1970) * '' That Can't Shake Our Willi!'' (1970 – director) * '' Hotel by the Hour'' (1970 – director) * '' The Priest of St. Pauli'' (1970 – director) * ''

Cry of the Black Wolves ''The Cry of the Black Wolves'' (german: Der Schrei der schwarzen Wölfe) is a 1972 West German western adventure film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Ron Ely, Raimund Harmstorf, and Gila von Weitershausen. The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1972 - writer) * '' Bloody Friday'' (1972 – director) * ''

Shocking Asia ''Shocking Asia'' is a 1974 mondo documentary film written and directed by Rolf Olsen with Ingeborg Stein Steinbach. The film was however banned in Finland due to its graphic content. A sequel titled '' Shocking Asia II: The Last Taboos'' was r ...

'' (1974 – writer) * '' Love Hotel in Tyrol'' (1978) * '' Shocking Asia II: The Last Taboos'' (1985 – writer)

References

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* 1919 births 1998 deaths Austrian male film actors Film people from Vienna Deaths from cancer in Germany Male actors from Vienna 20th-century Austrian male actors {{Austria-actor-stub