Rüdiger Vogler (born 14 May 1942 in Warthausen, near

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) is a German film and stage

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Biography

Rüdiger Vogler attended acting school in

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from 1963 to 1965. Later he played for six years at "''Theater am Turm''" in

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, often in the plays by

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. His film debut was in 1971 in a TV film ''"Chronik der laufenden Ereignisse" ("Chronicle of Current Events")'' by

. But Vogler's greater film career really started with ''

The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty ''The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty'' (german: Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter) is a 1972 German-language drama film directed by Wim Wenders. It is also known as ''The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick''. It was adapted from the novel ...

'' (1972) and '' Alice in the Cities'' (1974), both directed by

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. The creative partnership of Vogler and Wenders lasted for nearly 20 years. Rüdiger Vogler also played in various German TV series, such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Der Alte''. Vogler lives in

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and in Mittelbuch near

Collaboration with Wim Wenders

Vogler is most often recognized for his collaboration with director Wim Wenders. In several Wenders films Vogler's character last name is Winter, although Winter's occupation - and first name - changes from film to film. Such films include '' Alice in the Cities'', ''

Kings of the Road ''Kings of the Road'' (german: Im Lauf der Zeit, "in the course of time") is a 1976 German road movie directed by Wim Wenders. It was the third part of Wenders' " Road Movie trilogy" which included '' Alice in the Cities'' (1974) and ''The Wrong Mo ...

'', ''

Faraway, So Close! ''Faraway, So Close!'' (german: In weiter Ferne, so nah!) is a 1993 German fantasy film directed by Wim Wenders. The screenplay is by Wenders, Richard Reitinger and Ulrich Zieger. It is a sequel to Wenders' 1987 film '' Wings of Desire''. Actors ...

'', '' Until the End of the World'' and '' Lisbon Story''. ''

The Wrong Move ''The Wrong Move'' (german: Falsche Bewegung – "False Movement") is a 1975 German road movie directed by Wim Wenders. This was the second part of Wenders' "Road Movie trilogy" which included ''Alice in the Cities'' (1974) and '' Kings of the Ro ...

'' is the only Wenders film starring Rüdiger Vogler where Vogler's character has a different last name, Wilhelm. Most of the Winter characters, as well as the Wilhelm character in ''The Wrong Move'', are film technicians, including a writer (''Alice in the Cities''), a writer (''The Wrong Move''), a movie theater repairman (''Kings of the Road''), and a motion picture sound engineer (''Lisbon Story'').

Selected filmography

* ''Chronik der laufenden Ereignisse'' (1971, TV film) * ''

'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1973) * '' Alice in the Cities'' (1974) * ''

'' (1975) * ''

'' (1976) * ''

Group Portrait with a Lady ''Group Portrait with a Lady'' (german: Gruppenbild mit Dame) is a 1977 German-French drama film directed by Aleksandar Petrović. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival The 30th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 27 May 1977 ...

'' (1977) * ''Kreutzer'' (1978) * '' The Savage State'' (1978) * '' The Left-Handed Woman'' (1978) * ''Letzte Liebe'' (1979) * '' Marianne and Juliane'' (1981) * ''The Logic of Emotion'' (1982) * '' Man Without Memory'' (1984) * '' The Practice of Love'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1986) * '' Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie'' (1986, TV miniseries) * ''

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'' (1990) * ' (1991) * '' Until the End of the World'' (1991) * ' (1992, TV film) * ' (1992) * ''

'' (1993) * '' Lisbon Story'' (1994) * '' Les Milles'' (1995) * ' (1999, TV film) * ''

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'' (2000) * '' Colette, une femme libre'' (2004, TV Mini-Series) * '' De Brief voor de Koning'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' OSS 117: Lost in Rio'' (2009) * '' A Film Unfinished'' (2010) * ' (2011) * '' The Mark of the Angels – Miserere'' (2013) * ' (2015)

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1942 births Living people 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors German expatriates in France German male film actors German male stage actors German male television actors People from Biberach (district) {{Germany-screen-actor-stub