Benno Sterzenbach
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.
Known For
The Old Fox
1977
Derrick
1974
Derrick
1974
Zum blauen Bock
1957
Dalli Dalli
1971
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966
Der Anwalt
1976
Die fünfte Kolonne
1963
PS
1975
Zwischen den Flügen
1973
Ace of Aces
1982
Space Patrol
1966
Filmography
The Old Fox
as Herr Färber · 1977
Derrick
as Siegfried Horre · 1974
Derrick
as Birkmann · 1974
Zum blauen Bock
as Self · 1957
Dalli Dalli
as Self · 1971
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
as Major Achbach · 1966
Der Anwalt
as Franz Schöller · 1976
Die fünfte Kolonne
as Dickmann · 1963
PS
as Karl Brensberger · 1975
Zwischen den Flügen
as Buller · 1973
Ace of Aces
as Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer · 1982
Space Patrol
as General Winston W. Wamsler · 1966
Pippi on the Run
as Policeman · 1970
On the Road to Atlantis
as Kelley/Dr. Graf · 1982
Der Stechlin
· 1975
Adrian der Tulpendieb
as Josias · 1966
...Erbin sein - dagegen sehr
as Henning Carsten · 1985
Es ist soweit
as Lomax · 1960
Der seidene Schuh
· 1965
Der Abstecher
as Erich · 1962
Mord im Dom
as Dritter Versucher · 1962
Die Jubilarin
as Braun · 1969
Die Feuertreppe
as Ralph Mc Guiness · 1962
Zirkus meines Lebens
as Walter Farell · 1968
Der Auswanderer
as Barbi · 1967
Mirandolina
as Conte di Albafiorita · 1963
Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki
as Galindo · 1967
Space Patrol
as General Wamsler (archive footage) · 2003
Der Strafverteidiger
as Peter J. Malone · 1961
Die Friedhöfe
as Pawlack · 1960
Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe
as Grosshack · 1965
König Richard III.
as Eduard IV · 1964
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
as Miller · 1959
Ausreißer
as Vater Baker · 1970
The Avenger
as Sir Gregory Penn · 1960
Die Blume von Hawaii
as Journalist · 1953
Ein Mord, den jeder begeht
as Kommerzienrat Veik · 1979
Unternehmen Schlafsack
as Offizier des SS · 1955
Johannisnacht
as Matey · 1966
Hostage
as Mr. Maresch · 1983
Der Richter und sein Henker
as Zweiter Leibwächter · 1957
Flight in Danger
as Dr. Frank Baird · 1964
Augenzeugen müssen blind sein
as Albin Herzog · 1971
Und nicht mehr Jessica
as Anthony Burton · 1965
Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc
as Graf Dunois · 1966
Der Fall der Generale
as Generaloberst Göring · 1966
Der Schlaf der Gerechten
as Fritz Walker · 1962
Antigone
as Kreon · 1958
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt
as Montague · 1965
Ein Charleston für Lady Mac' Beth
as Banco · 1969
Was Ihr wollt
as Tobias von Rülp · 1963
Einer von sieben
as Herr Thomsen · 1960
Max der Taschendieb
as Charly Gibbons · 1962
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
as Gerichtsdiener Wladimir · 1964
Gefangen in Frankreich: Theodor Fontane im Krieg 1870/71
as Bourgaut · 1979
Ich stehe zur Verfügung
as Kriminalrat Beuerle · 1968
Der Cornet
as Rittmeister Reningen · 1955
Paths in Twilight
as Stefan Kolb · 1948
Die Ballade von der wunderbaren Wandlung des Generals Fünfstern
as General · 1971
Die Weber
as Der alte Ansorge · 1980
Der Geisterzug
as Saul Hodgkins · 1963
Der Korporal aus Java
as Jan · 1955
John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter
as Direktor · 1954
Titanic
as Duncan Fletcher · 1984
Towarisch
as Charles · 1966
Der heimliche Teilhaber
as Kapitän Archbold · 1965
The Investigation
as Zeuge 1 · 1966
Falsch verbunden
as Cyril · 1955
Was ihr wollt
as Junker Tobias von Rülp · 1954