Benno Sterzenbach

Acting · 0.5 popularity

Age

110

Movies

Born: March 3, 1916 – September 13, 1985
From: Osnabrück, Germany

Biography

Benno Sterzenbach (born 3 March 1916 Osnabrück - died 13 September 1985 Feldafing) was a German cinema and theatre actor and director. His first major role on stage was Götz von Berlichingen at which he played next to Ellen Schwiers as Adelheid at the Jagsthausen festival. On television, he is mostly known for his roles in filmed theatrical adaptations: Der Richter und sein Henker (1957) by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Der Schlaf der Gerechten (1962) by Albrecht Goes and Mirandolina (1963) by Carlo Goldoni. Suspected of espionage due to his editorial relations, he was arrested by the Gestapo in 1941, and imprisoned for a month, during which time he protested his innocence. He was eventually freed after his case was expedited. This episode was repeated in a number of his plays. With Paths in Twilight in 1948, he made his cinematic debut under the direction of Gustav Fröhlich. In 1960, he was in one of the first films by Edgar Wallace after the war: Der Rächer. In the same year, he was in Es ist soweit. In 1966, he acted alongside Heinz Reincke in one of the first German colour television series, Adrian der Tulpendieb. After acting in 1962 in Max the Pickpocket with Heinz Rühmann, in 1964 he played the role of a doctor in Flug in Gefahr, a film which started a long series of films based on plane crashes. Benno Sterzenbach found most success in the role of General Winston Woodrov Wamsler in Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion. After this, he was invited to series such as Die fünfte Kolonne, Derrick and The Old Fox. In France, he is best known for his role as Major Achbach in La Grande Vadrouille with Louis de Funès and Bourvil. Benno Sterzenbach has also written a number of books. Source: Article "Benno Sterzenbach" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Works

52 films

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

19667.9

Ace of Aces

19827.1

Die Friedhöfe

19607.0

Pippi on the Run

19706.7

Ausreißer

1970

Die Blume von Hawaii

19536.5

Unternehmen Schlafsack

195510.0

Die Feuertreppe

19627.0

Mord im Dom

1962

Flight in Danger

19646.9

Die Jubilarin

1969

Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe

196510.0

Der Auswanderer

19678.0

Mirandolina

196310.0

Der Abstecher

19628.0

Der Strafverteidiger

19619.0

Johannisnacht

19667.0

Ein Mord, den jeder begeht

1979

Freddy unter fremden Sternen

19598.0

Und nicht mehr Jessica

19659.0

König Richard III.

196410.0

Antigone

1958

Paths in Twilight

194810.0

Space Patrol

20035.6

Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki

19679.0

Hostage

19834.5

Max der Taschendieb

19627.7

The Avenger

19606.7

Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt

1965

Der heimliche Teilhaber

1965

Was ihr wollt

1954

Ich stehe zur Verfügung

1968

Falsch verbunden

19558.0

Der Geisterzug

1963

Der Fall der Generale

19669.0

Einer von sieben

196010.0

Ein Charleston für Lady Mac' Beth

1969

Towarisch

19668.0

Titanic

19847.1

Die Weber

19807.0

Der Cornet

19559.0

Was Ihr wollt

19638.5

Der Schlaf der Gerechten

19627.0

Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc

196610.0

The Investigation

196610.0

Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk

19647.0

Augenzeugen müssen blind sein

19719.0

Gefangen in Frankreich: Theodor Fontane im Krieg 1870/71

19797.0

Der Richter und sein Henker

19576.5

John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter

19548.0

Die Ballade von der wunderbaren Wandlung des Generals Fünfstern

1971

Der Korporal aus Java

19559.0