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Tatja Seibt was born on 3 March 1944 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. She is an actress, known for Wahnfried (1986), Homesick (2015) and Dark (2017).

Robert Wiene was born on 24 April 1873 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a writer and director, known for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Das wandernde Licht (1916) and Polizeiakte 909 (1933). He died on 17 July 1938 in Paris, France.

The immensely prolific actor Reinhard Glemnitz was trained at the Otto-Falckenberg-School in Munich and launched his career on Cologne's cabaret scene. He worked for Bavarian radio, then went on the stage in Wuppertal and in 1961 joined the Bavarian State Theatre in Munich as an ensemble member. Some twenty years later, he was able to celebrate his greatest theatrical success in Vienna, Berlin and Munich as Colonel Juan Peron in the musical Evita. In 1996 he scored another hit as the idiosyncratic, parsimonious Horace Vandergelder (the role played by Walter Matthau in the film) in Hello Dolly at the Komödie im Bayerischen Hof .

In films from 1954, Glemnitz began by playing soldiers, public officials and attorneys. By the mid-60s, he had segued into episodic television, making repeat appearances in the cold war espionage series Die fünfte Kolonne (1963) and in Germany's first entry into the science fiction genre on TV, Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (1966). However, Glemnitz was to become most famous for his crime dramas, first as narrator of the intro for Das Kriminalmuseum (1963), and, secondly, from 1968 to 1975, as Erik Ode's logical thinking offsider Inspektor Robert Heines in Der Kommissar (1969). This role garnered Glemnitz, along with three other cast members, an impressive 5 Bambi Awards (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1975). Prior to his retirement from the screen in 2006, he made guest appearances on other diverse TV shows like Der Millionenbauer (1979), Forsthaus Falkenau (1989), Derrick (1974) and Tatort (1970). He has also occasionally portrayed historical characters like Johann Reichsgraf von Aldringen (1588-1634) in the 4-part period drama Wallenstein (1978) and General Hans Speidel (1897-1984) in the American miniseries War and Remembrance (1988) .

Few others have made a more substantial contribution to the art of voice acting. Reinhard Glemnitz has been the German dubbing voice for a multitude of stars, including Patrick Stewart, Robert Duvall, Christopher Plummer, Michael Caine, Bruce Dern and Anthony Perkins. He narrated the classic Franco-German adventure series Der Seewolf (1971) from the perspective of its protagonist (Edward Meeks). He provided the German voice for Murray Hamilton in Jaws (1975), Edward Fox in A Bridge Too Far (1977), Richard Harris in Camelot (1967), Mitch Pileggi in Stargate: Atlantis (2004) and Patrick Malahide (as Walsingham, in Elizabeth I (2005)) - these, and many, many more.

Amadeus August was born on 6 May 1942 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Quentin Durward (1971), La conquête du ciel (1980) and Bloody Friday (1972). He died on 6 July 1992 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Peter Lustig was born on 27 October 1937 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for Löwenzahn (1981), Pusteblume (1979) and Mittendrin (1989). He was married to Astrid Berge, Elfie Donnelly and ???. He died on 23 February 2016 in Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Thekla Carola Wied was born on 5 February 1944 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. She is an actress, known for Ich heirate eine Familie... (1983), Spur eines Mädchens (1967) and Wie gut, daß es Maria gibt (1990). She has been married to Hannes Rieckhoff since 1992.

Willi Schur was born on 22 August 1888 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor and director, known for A Certain Mr. Gran (1933), Nach dem Klingeln - Bitte drücken (1935) and Wie du mir - so ich dir (1935). He died on 1 November 1940 in Teltow, Brandenburg, Germany.

Günther Jerschke was born on 8 October 1921 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for Salem Aleikum (1959), Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin (1994) and Die Stadt im Tal (1975). He died on 6 May 1997 in Hamburg, Germany.

Eugen Schüfftan moved from his motherland, Germany, to France in 1933 to escape the rising Nazi movement. He moved to the US in 1940 and became a member of Local 644, the East Coast cinematographers chapter of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). He invented the Schüfftan Process for optical special effects that was used until it was replaced by the simpler matte method. He received the Academy Award for black and white cinematography in 1962 for The Hustler (1961).

For a variety of reasons, Schufftan did not receive proper screen credit for many films he photographed. Director Edgar G. Ulmer, who worked with Schufftan on several films, said it was because he wasn't in the ASC (American Society of Cinematographers) and therefore wasn't allowed to take screen credit. Ulmer said that on one or two of the films he made with Schufftan he was forced to credit Jockey Arthur Feindel, the camera operator, as the cinematographer because of that.

Herbert Hübner was born on 6 February 1889 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Mädchenjahre einer Königin (1936), An Enemy of the People (1937) and Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs (1955). He was married to Erna Grosse. He died on 27 January 1972 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.

Wolfgang Neuss was born on 3 December 1923 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for Das Wirtshaus im Spessart (1958), Sky Without Stars (1955) and The Captain from Köpenick (1956). He was married to Margareta Henriksson. He died on 5 May 1989 in West Berlin, West Germany.

Hans Bergmann was born on 26 November 1929 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He is an actor, known for Sperrbezirk (1966), Germanin - Die Geschichte einer kolonialen Tat (1943) and Eine kleine Sommermelodie (1944).

Otto Klemperer was born on 14 May 1885 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He is known for The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Jude (1996) and Shadows and Fog (1991). He was married to Johanna Klemperer. He died on 6 July 1973 in Zurich, Switzerland.

Peter Thomas was born on 1 December 1925 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a composer and actor, known for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), The Big Boss (1971) and Escape to Berlin (1961). He was married to Cordy Thomas. He died on 17 May 2020 in Lugano, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland.

Dorothea Walda was born on 1 November 1931 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Otto's Eleven (2009), Tatort (1970) and Mordshunger - Verbrechen und andere Delikatessen (2013). She died on 18 February 2016 in Wülfrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Hans Jacoby was born on 23 October 1904 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a writer and producer, known for It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958), Phantom of the Opera (1943) and Carnival Story (1954). He died in October 1963 in Zurich, Switzerland.

Klaus Manchen was born on 1 December 1936 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for The White Ribbon (2009), Die Stein (2008) and Tatort (1970). He was married to Christine Schorn and Karola . He died on 27 September 2024 in Hoppegarten, Brandenburg, Germany.

Hans Marr was born on 22 July 1878 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor and director, known for Wilhelm Tell (1923), The Ladies' Paradise (1922) and Silent Night (1934). He died on 31 March 1949 in Vienna, Austria.

Rüdiger Kirschstein was born on 11 January 1941 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He is an actor, known for Auf Achse (1980), Coup de Grâce (1976) and Tatort (1970).

Monica Teuber was born in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. She is an actress and producer, known for Kenn' ich, weiß ich, war ich schon! (1981), Magdalene (1988) and The Holy Devil. She is married to Hans-Christoph von Goetz und Schwanenfliess.

Johannes Grossmann was born on 3 March 1931 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Ein Mann namens Harry Brent (1968), Viktoria (1957) and Der Fall Winslow (1961). He was married to Rotraut Rieger and Katinka Hoffmann. He died on 31 July 2014 in Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Elert Bode was born on 6 April 1934 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Buddenbrooks (2008) and Eichbergers besondere Fälle (1987). He died on 29 March 2025 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Born in 1892 in Breslau, Silesia (now Wroclaw, Poland) Richthofen was the son of a hereditary baron. A daredevil for life, he was an avid hunter and mountain climber. With Germany's entrance into WW1 in 1914, Richthofen mobilized in a Silesian cavalry unit, and survived the first battle of Verdun in 1915. Soon after, he transferred to the Luftwaffe (Imperial German Air Force) as a bombardier. By 1916, however, he was tapped for training in the then-new art of fighter combat, flying an Albatros D.2 in March, 1916. By the end of 1916, Richthofen was a certified ace, having downed over 20 aircraft, including the number one British ace up to that time, Maj. Lanoe Hawker. Due to his tally, Richthofen earned the medal "Pour le Merite" (yes, the official name's in French) in December 1916. Throughout the rest of the war, the legend of the Red Baron continued to grow, as did his kill tally, officially reaching 80 kills in April 1918. On April 21 of that year, Richthofen led a routine strafing mission against the British trenches in the Somme region and was killed with a single .303 bullet to the chest, most likely fired from the ground.

Siegurd Fitzek was born on 24 December 1928 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Verräter (1967), Wie eine Träne im Ozean (1970) and Unruhige Nacht (1955). He was married to Evamaria Böhme. He died on 24 February 2022 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Macky Kaspar was born on 17 February 1922 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Tanzende Sterne (1952), Geld aus der Luft (1954) and Tanz in der Sonne (1954). He died on 14 April 1968 in West Berlin, West Germany.