Sieghardt Rupp (14 June 1931 – 20 July 2015)Schauspieler Sieghardt Rupp verstorben – Retrospektive im Filmarchiv in Wien
was an

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n actor who performed in film, television and theatre. He made over 55 film and TV appearances beginning in 1959, with his career peaking in the 1960s. He became known for his performances in

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s in the 1960s where he typically portrayed a bandit or mercenary. His dark features, similar to those of his Italian co-stars meant that he could play Latin characters, such as

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. His most noted Western performance was his role as Esteban Rojo in

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's 1964 production '' A Fistful of Dollars'' alongside

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and Gian Maria Volonté. He appeared in many other Westerns in the 1960s such as '' Blood at Sundown'' (1966) although he appeared in the romantic adventure '' Angelique and the Sultan'' in 1968. During the 1970s, his film career diminished. However, he portrayed several TV characters afterwards, notably in Tatort as Border Patrol Investigator Kressin between 1971 and 1973. From 1985 he performed at the Theater in der Josefstadt in

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on stage. He retired from film and television acting in 1995, and died in Vienna in 2015 at the age of 84.

Selected filmography

*1959: '' Girls for the Mambo-Bar'' – Tommy Kersten *1960: ' – Franz Stadler *1960: ' – Petros *1960: ' – Prosecutor *1960: ' – Fred Schantl, Verwalter *1961: ' – Lauterbach *1961: ' – Bruder Markus Burgmann *1962: ' – Kurzweil *1962: '' Der rote Rausch'' – Karl *1962: ''

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'' – Schwarz *1962: '' Waldrausch'' – Crispin Sagenbacher *1962: '' Mariandl's Homecoming'' – Deininger *1962: '' Wild Water'' – Markus Mautner *1962: ' – Wirtssohn Georg *1962: '' The Forester's Daughter'' – Franz Földessy aka Rittmeister Franz Koltai *1963: '' The Lightship'' – Eugen *1963: '' Stop Train 349'' – (uncredited) *1963: '' An Alibi for Death'' – Leopold Wasneck *1964: '' The Last Ride to Santa Cruz'' – Fernando *1964: ' – Jack van Druten *1964: '' A Fistful of Dollars'' – Esteban Rojo *1964: '' Condemned to Sin'' – Hermann Starosta *1964: ''

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'' – Preston *1965: '' Man Called Gringo'' – Reno *1965: '' Red Dragon'' – Pierre Milot *1965: ' – Abu Seif *1966: ' – Nils Hansen *1966: '' I Am Looking for a Man'' – Direktor Voss *1966: '' Der Weibsteufel'' – Der Gendarm *1966: ' – Captain Jason Conroy *1966: '' La Grande Vadrouille'' – Lt. Stuermer *1966: '' Blood at Sundown'' – Ralph *1967: '' Five Golden Dragons'' – Peterson *1967: ' – Aslak *1967: '' Untamable Angelique'' – Millerand *1967: ' – Gert Schneider *1968: '' Angelique and the Sultan'' – Millerand (uncredited) *1968: '' The Killer Likes Candy'' – Ali *1968: ' – Rosmann *1968: ' – Achims Vater *1969: '' The Seven Red Berets'' – Captain Brandt *1969: ' – Georg *1969: '' Heintje: A Heart Goes on a Journey'' – Günter Schelle *1969: ' – Oberst *1969: ''Spion unter der Haube'' (TV film) – John Marple *1971: ''Heißer Sand'' (TV film) – Arthur Durban *1971: '' Tatort: '' (TV) – Zollfahnder Kressin *1971: '' Tatort: '' (TV) – Zollfahnder Kressin *1971: '' Tatort: '' (TV) – Zollfahnder Kressin *1971: ' – Rodrigo *1972: '' Tatort: Kressin und die Frau des Malers'' (TV) – Zollfahnder Kressin *1972: '' Tatort: '' (TV) – Zollfahnder Kressin *1973: '' Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street'' – Kressin *1973: '' Tatort: Kressin und die zwei Damen aus Jade'' (TV) – Zollfahnder Kressin *1974: ' – Heller *1979: '' Breakthrough'' – Cpl. Rothe (uncredited) *1981: '' Der Bockerer'' – Herr Hermann *1983: ''

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: Lohmanns innerer Frieden'' (TV) – Werner Schorff *1984: ''Heinrich IV.'' (TV film) – Enrico *1985: ''

: Gregs Trompete'' (TV) – Andreas Klinger *1987: ''Minna von Barnhelm'' (TV film) – Major von Tellheim *1987: ''

: Nur Ärger mit dem Mann aus Rom'' (TV) – Ewald Scholler *1989: ''Professor Bernhardi'' (TV film) – Prof. Dr. Flint *1990: '' Weiningers Nacht'' – Leopold Weininger / Sigmund Freud *1990: '' Tatort: Seven Eleven'' (TV) – Ferdl Willek *1990: '' SOKO München: Mit letztem Einsatz'' (TV) – Rollauscher *1994: ''Etwas am Herzen'' (TV film) – Paul *1995: ''Die Spanische Fliege'' (TV film) – Ludwig Baumann (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rupp, Sieghardt 1931 births 2015 deaths People from Bregenz Austrian male film actors Austrian male television actors Male Spaghetti Western actors Austrian male stage actors Male Western (genre) film actors 20th-century Austrian male actors