Benno Sterzenbach
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.
Filmography
Space Patrol
as General Wamsler (archive footage)
Space Patrol
as General Wamsler (archive footage)
Titanic
as Duncan Fletcher
Titanic
as Duncan Fletcher
Ace of Aces
as Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer
Ace of Aces
as Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer
Die Weber
as Der alte Ansorge
Die Weber
as Der alte Ansorge
Ein Mord, den jeder begeht
as Kommerzienrat Veik
Ein Mord, den jeder begeht
as Kommerzienrat Veik
Gefangen in Frankreich: Theodor Fontane im Krieg 1870/71
as Bourgaut
Gefangen in Frankreich: Theodor Fontane im Krieg 1870/71
as Bourgaut
Die Ballade von der wunderbaren Wandlung des Generals Fünfstern
as General
Die Ballade von der wunderbaren Wandlung des Generals Fünfstern
as General
Augenzeugen müssen blind sein
as Albin Herzog
Augenzeugen müssen blind sein
as Albin Herzog
Pippi on the Run
as Policeman
Pippi on the Run
as Policeman
Ausreißer
as Vater Baker
Ausreißer
as Vater Baker
Die Jubilarin
as Braun
Die Jubilarin
as Braun
Ein Charleston für Lady Mac' Beth
as Banco
Ein Charleston für Lady Mac' Beth
as Banco
Ich stehe zur Verfügung
as Kriminalrat Beuerle
Ich stehe zur Verfügung
as Kriminalrat Beuerle
Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki
as Galindo
Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki
as Galindo
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
as Major Achbach
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
as Major Achbach
Der Fall der Generale
as Generaloberst Göring
Der Fall der Generale
as Generaloberst Göring
Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc
as Graf Dunois
Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc
as Graf Dunois
Towarisch
as Charles
Towarisch
as Charles
The Investigation
as Zeuge 1
The Investigation
as Zeuge 1
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt
as Montague
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt
as Montague
Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe
as Grosshack
Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe
as Grosshack
Und nicht mehr Jessica
as Anthony Burton
Und nicht mehr Jessica
as Anthony Burton
Flight in Danger
as Dr. Frank Baird
Flight in Danger
as Dr. Frank Baird
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
as Gerichtsdiener Wladimir
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
as Gerichtsdiener Wladimir
König Richard III.
as Eduard IV
König Richard III.
as Eduard IV
Der Geisterzug
as Saul Hodgkins
Der Geisterzug
as Saul Hodgkins
Was Ihr wollt
as Tobias von Rülp
Was Ihr wollt
as Tobias von Rülp
Mirandolina
as Conte di Albafiorita
Mirandolina
as Conte di Albafiorita
Der Schlaf der Gerechten
as Fritz Walker
Der Schlaf der Gerechten
as Fritz Walker
Mord im Dom
as Dritter Versucher
Mord im Dom
as Dritter Versucher
Max der Taschendieb
as Charly Gibbons
Max der Taschendieb
as Charly Gibbons
Die Feuertreppe
as Ralph Mc Guiness
Die Feuertreppe
as Ralph Mc Guiness
Der Strafverteidiger
as Peter J. Malone
Der Strafverteidiger
as Peter J. Malone
Die Friedhöfe
as Pawlack
Die Friedhöfe
as Pawlack
The Avenger
as Sir Gregory Penn
The Avenger
as Sir Gregory Penn
Einer von sieben
as Herr Thomsen
Einer von sieben
as Herr Thomsen
Der Richter und sein Henker
as Zweiter Leibwächter
Der Richter und sein Henker
as Zweiter Leibwächter
Unternehmen Schlafsack
as Offizier des SS
Unternehmen Schlafsack
as Offizier des SS
Der Korporal aus Java
as Jan
Der Korporal aus Java
as Jan
Was ihr wollt
as Junker Tobias von Rülp
Was ihr wollt
as Junker Tobias von Rülp
John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter
as Direktor
John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter
as Direktor
Paths in Twilight
as Stefan Kolb
Paths in Twilight
as Stefan Kolb