Sergeant Berry is a fictional American police officer. The first stories published about him were novels written by an author named Robert Arden. In 1938 there was already a German film called ''

Sergeant Berry ''Sergeant Berry'' is a 1938 German comedy western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Toni von Bukovics and Peter Voß. It was based on a novel by Robert Arden.Hull p.145 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' starring

Hans Albers Hans Philipp August Albers (22 September 1891 – 24 July 1960), also known by his nickname “der blonde Hans” (The Blond Hans), was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1960 and one of the m ...

. After

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some of the novels about Sergeant Berry were published again. The German TV series of the same name was broadcast in 1974 and 1975 and lasted for 26 episodes. When

Klausjürgen Wussow Klausjürgen Wussow (30 April 1929 – 19 June 2007) was a German stage, film and television actor. Early life Wussow was born in Cammin, Province of Pomerania, Weimar Germany (modern Kamień Pomorski, Poland). His father was a teacher and ca ...

left the series he was replaced by the likewise popular actor and

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Harald Juhnke Harald Juhnke (, born Harry Heinz Herbert Juhnke, 10 June 1929 – 1 April 2005), was a German actor, comedian, and singer. Life and career Juhnke was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg. His father was a police officer and his mother came from a ...

. The series was produced by Heinz Willeg and directed by

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 ...

who had already worked together on the early films about Jerry Cotton. Peter Thomas provided the music score.

External links

A page on TV shows about Sgt. Berry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sergeant Berry German crime television series 1974 German television series debuts 1975 German television series endings Television shows based on German novels Live action television shows based on films Television shows set in the United States German-language television shows ZDF original programming