Werner Dissel
Werner Friedrich Dissel (26 August 1912 – 22 January 2003) was a German actor, director, and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime. Dissel's began working as a newspaper photographer in the late 1920s. After the Nazis' rise to power, he became a member of an antifascist group headed by Harro Schulze-Boysen, and was involved in the resistance newspaper Wille zum Reich. Dissel was caught and imprisoned from 1937 to 1939. During his time in prison, the Gestapo arranged for Boysen to visit him, in the hope that something incriminating would be said while the two would be left alone in a tapped room; Boysen passed a cigarette pack to Dissel, on which he wrote that the police had no concrete evidence against him. After his release, Boysen convinced him to volunteer into the Wehrmacht, so he could "destroy Hitler's army from within". Dissel joined the armed forces shortly before the German Invasion of Poland, and served in a military meteorology unit. At 1942, he barely avoided an arrest during the Gestapo's crackdown on the Red Orchestra. After the war, he openly joined the KPD and decided to pursue his old dream to become an actor. Dissel joined a cabaret in Wiesbaden, and in 1950 emigrated to East Germany. There he appeared in numerous plays, TV shows and movies. He worked with the Berliner Ensemble, DEFA and DFF. He continued his acting career after the reunification. In total, he appeared in more than a hundred film and television productions. He received the Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic at a collective awarding in October 1986. Source: Article "Werner Dissel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
Anatomy
as Paulas Großvater
Anatomy
as Paulas Großvater
Picknick im Schnee
as Mann mit Decke
Picknick im Schnee
as Mann mit Decke
Andy
as Grandfather
Andy
as Grandfather
Verlorene Landschaft
Verlorene Landschaft
Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers
Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers
Scheusal
as Alfons Pfeiffer
Scheusal
as Alfons Pfeiffer
Everything's a Lie
as Notary
Everything's a Lie
as Notary
Unser Haus
as Dr.Olbert
Unser Haus
as Dr.Olbert
Farssmann oder Zu Fuß in die Sackgasse
as Hinkelmann
Farssmann oder Zu Fuß in die Sackgasse
as Hinkelmann
The Architects
as Alter
The Architects
as Alter
Der Magdalenenbaum
as Opa Panse
Der Magdalenenbaum
as Opa Panse
Coming Out
as Älterer Homosexueller Walter
Coming Out
as Älterer Homosexueller Walter
Späte Ankunft
as Kutscher Pankoke
Späte Ankunft
as Kutscher Pankoke
Fallada: The Last Chapter
as Doktor
Fallada: The Last Chapter
as Doktor
Nachts schlafen die Ratten
Nachts schlafen die Ratten
Childhood
as Lehrer
Childhood
as Lehrer
Stielke, Heinz, Fifteen...
as Invalide
Stielke, Heinz, Fifteen...
as Invalide
Der Traum vom Elch
as Paulchen
Der Traum vom Elch
as Paulchen
Das wirkliche Blau
Das wirkliche Blau
Ernst Thälmann
as Emil Kirdorf
Ernst Thälmann
as Emil Kirdorf
Die Schöne und das Tier
as Alter
Die Schöne und das Tier
as Alter
Zeitzünder
as Dr. Engelberger
Zeitzünder
as Dr. Engelberger
Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth
Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth
Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth
Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth
Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell
as Schiffsarzt
Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell
as Schiffsarzt
Sunday's Child Sometimes Runs Wild
as Älterer Herr mit Hund
Sunday's Child Sometimes Runs Wild
as Älterer Herr mit Hund
Jörg Ratgeb, Painter
Jörg Ratgeb, Painter
Beethoven - Days in a Life
as Grisslinger
Beethoven - Days in a Life
as Grisslinger
Jede Woche Hochzeitstag
as Otto Haubold
Jede Woche Hochzeitstag
as Otto Haubold
Man against Man
as Angler
Man against Man
as Angler
Till Eulenspiegel
as Scholastischer Professor
Till Eulenspiegel
as Scholastischer Professor
Am Ende der Welt
as Amtsdiener Göpel
Am Ende der Welt
as Amtsdiener Göpel
Johannes Kepler
as Richter
Johannes Kepler
as Richter
Ulzana
as Mexikanischer Arzt
Ulzana
as Mexikanischer Arzt
Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui
as Butcher
Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui
as Butcher
Liberation - Part 4 : The Battle of Berlin
Liberation - Part 4 : The Battle of Berlin
Optimistische Tragödie
Optimistische Tragödie
Liberation - Part 3 : Direction of the Main Blow
as Alfred Jodl
Liberation - Part 3 : Direction of the Main Blow
as Alfred Jodl
Pułapka
as Runge
Pułapka
as Runge
Liberation - Part 1 : The Fire Bulge
as Alfred Jodl
Liberation - Part 1 : The Fire Bulge
as Alfred Jodl
Liberation - Part 2 : Breakthrough
Liberation - Part 2 : Breakthrough
Die Rosenholzmöbel
as Duponchel
Die Rosenholzmöbel
as Duponchel
Heroin
as Zollrat Donkenberg
Heroin
as Zollrat Donkenberg
Stories of That Night
as Kilian (segment "Materna")
Stories of That Night
as Kilian (segment "Materna")
Zejście do piekła
as Rudolf Knoll
Zejście do piekła
as Rudolf Knoll
Black Panthers
as Dressurreiter Alois Feldmann
Black Panthers
as Dressurreiter Alois Feldmann
Lebende Ware
as Erno Brody
Lebende Ware
as Erno Brody
Die Tage der Commune
as Delegierter
Die Tage der Commune
as Delegierter
Just Don't Think I'll Cry
as Mantek
Just Don't Think I'll Cry
as Mantek
As Long as There’s Life in Me
as Bethmann-Hollweg
As Long as There’s Life in Me
as Bethmann-Hollweg
Pension Boulanka
as Dr. Vollmer
Pension Boulanka
as Dr. Vollmer
Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes
as Herr Merker
Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes
as Herr Merker
Naked Among Wolves
as Otto Lange
Naked Among Wolves
as Otto Lange
Entdeckung des Julian Böll
Entdeckung des Julian Böll
Little Red Riding Hood
as Wolf
Little Red Riding Hood
as Wolf
Ärzte
Ärzte
The Gleiwitz Case
as Volksschullehrer
The Gleiwitz Case
as Volksschullehrer
Der Fremde
Der Fremde
Die Liebe und der Co-Pilot
as Meteorologe
Die Liebe und der Co-Pilot
as Meteorologe
The Opportunists
as Fario
The Opportunists
as Fario
Love's Confusion
as Taxifahrer
Love's Confusion
as Taxifahrer
Before lightning strikes
as Silvio O. Schmitt
Before lightning strikes
as Silvio O. Schmitt
Ware für Katalonien
as Portier
Ware für Katalonien
as Portier
Der Prozeß wird vertagt
Der Prozeß wird vertagt
Ein Mädchen von 16 ½
as Rohn
Ein Mädchen von 16 ½
as Rohn
Les Misérables
as Brevet (uncredited)
Les Misérables
as Brevet (uncredited)
The Captain from Cologne
The Captain from Cologne