Robert Atzorn
Born: 1945-02-02 in Połczyn-Zdrój, Poland
Known For: Acting
Biography
Robert Atzorn grew up in Oldenburg and Hamburg. He studied graphic design at the Art School Alsterdamm in Hamburg, however, felt drawn to the theater and therefore moved to the Neue Münchner Schauspielschule (1967-1969). In the season 1969/70 he got his first job at the Württembergische Landesbühne. Engagements followed at the Schauspielhaus Zürich (1970/1971), at the Theater Münster (1971/1972), at the Bühnen der Stadt Köln (1972/73), at the Theater Dortmund (1973-1975) and at the Residenz Theatre in Munich (1977-1983). 1980 Robert Atzorn played his first film role in From the Life of the Marionettes, directed by Ingmar Bergman. After many years in the theater, he worked exclusively since the mid-1980s for television. A wider audience, he was in the late 1980s alongside Maren Kroymann in the family series Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer. For his portrayal of unconventional pastor in 1989, he received the Goldene Kamera. He became a crowd favorite in the title role of the evening series Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht, which was broadcast from 1992 to 1999 in 70 episodes. In 1993 he was honored with the Telestar. Robert Atzorn worked also in various episodes of the television series Forsthaus Falkenau, The Black Forest Clinicand Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP, and the crime series Derrick, Ein Fall für zwei, The Old Fox, Tatort and Die Männer vom K3. As the successor of Manfred Krug and Charles Brauer he investigated from 2001 to 2008 as Tatort-homicide detective Jan Casstorff along with Tilo Prückner as Commissioner Holicek and Julia Schmidt as Jenny Graf for the NDR. The Tatort episode "Und tschüss" in February 2008 also meant the departure of Atzorn's investigator team. He was also seen in 2002 Dieter Wedel's miniseries Die Affäre Semmeling as mayor Klaus Hennig. In the romantic comedy Kiss Me, Chancellor (2004) he slipped into the role of a head of government who falls in love with a maid, played by Andrea Sawatzki. Also in 2004 he was before the camera in Das Kommando (de), as the commander of a special unit, with his sons Jens and Daniel, who made his debut in the film as an actor. 2005 Atzorn took over the role of the chancellery chief in the series Kanzleramt. In the ZDF production Africa, mon amour (2007) he played opposite Iris Berben, as occurred with Matti Geschonneck's Wer liebt, hat Recht and in Das Kommando. In the TV drama Mein Mann, der Trinker he played in 2008 with Franziska Walser a couple whose marriage is put to a severe test. 2008 after a long break came with two new episodes of the adventure series Der Kapitän, in which he portrayed from 1997 to 2000 already the figure of Captain Frank Harmsen. Robert Atzorn is married since 1976 with Angelika Hartung, both have two adult sons.
Filmography
2016
- Das Mädchen aus dem Totenmoor as Lorenz Keller
2015
- The People vs. Fritz Bauer as Charlottes Father
- Engel der Gerechtigkeit: Geld oder Leben as Professor Brenner
- Mein vergessenes Leben as Alexander
2014
- Alles muss raus as Max Faber
2013
- Tod in den Bergen as Jan Tanner
- Engel der Gerechtigkeit: Ärztepfusch as Professor Brenner
- Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Kopfgeld as Professor Brenner
2012
- Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Brüder fürs Leben as Professor Brenner
- The Case of Jakob von Metzler as Wolfgang Daschner
2011
- Nord Nord Mord as Theo Clüver
- Engel der Gerechtigkeit as Professor Julius Brenner
- Stilles Tal as Konrad Huberty
2010
- Zimtstern und Halbmond as Gottfried Hinrichs
- Das Glück ist eine Katze as Frido Schulz
- Until Nothing Remains as Ludwig Clasen
2008
- Markus Lanz as Self
- Im Gehege as Jon Ewermann
- Mein Mann, der Trinker as Prof. Ludwig Wohlstedt
2007
- Afrika, mon amour as Richard von Strahlberg
2005
- Kanzleramt as Kanzleramtschef
2004
- Das Kommando as Brigadegeneral Heinz Büchner
- Die Frau des Architekten as Arnold Sundstrom
- Küss mich, Kanzler! as Ben Bischof
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- Gipfeltreffen as self
2002
- Tanners letzte Chance as Henry Tanner
- Wer liebt, hat Recht as Helmut
- Die Affäre Semmeling as Dr. Klaus Hennig
- Nicht ohne deine Liebe as Arthur Boysen
2001
- Jenseits der Liebe as Jan Altenberg
2000
- Menschen der Woche as Self
- Ein Mann gibt nicht auf as Schwartz
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- Beckmann as Self
- Ein Mann steht auf as Anton Stein
- Ich bin kein Mann für eine Frau as Johannes Müller
1998
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- Freiwild as David Voss
- Echtes Leben as Self
1997
- Leute heute as Self
- Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP as Klaus Schäfer
- Der Kapitän as Kapitän Frank Harmsen
- Der Prinzgemahl as Jens Morgenroth
1995
- Ein Herz für Laura as Robert Reben
- Coswig und Sohn as Frank Coswig
- Zu Fuß und ohne Geld as Waldhoff
1994
- Brisant as Self
1993
- Ein Mann für meine Frau as Robert Ahlemann
- Der Betrogene as Gerd Winter
1992
- Morgenmagazin as Self
- Riverboat as Self
- Der Bergdoktor as Benno Eisner
- Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht as Markus Specht
- Frikadelle – Tagliatelle as Detlef Vogel
1991
- DAS! as Self
- Gesucht wird Ricki Forster as Roland Forster
- Insel der Träume as Achim Langhorn
- Berlin Lady
1990
- Korczak as German Doctor
- Hotel Paradies as Jonas Rowalt
- Ich will leben as Professor Friedländer
1989
- ZDF-Mittagsmagazin as Self
- Forsthaus Falkenau as Jonas Schermann
- Der Spatzenmörder as Vater
- Blauer Panther as Self
- Killer kennen keine Furcht as Mr. X
- Das Milliardenspiel as Jan-Jakob Schönwald
- Das Nest as Hansjörg Meyer
1988
- Die Männer vom K3 as Karl Lindner
- Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer as Pfarrer Hermann Wiegandt
1987
- Stahlkammer Zürich as Yves Klein
1986
- Die Wächter as Mr. Knight
1985
- Die Schwarzwaldklinik as Assistenzarzt Werner Sager
- Ein Mann ist soeben erschossen worden as Dr. Andrés Laplana
- Oliver Maass as Michael Maass
- Glücklich geschieden as Martin Bärwald
1984
- Goldene Kamera as Self
- Don Carlos as Marquis von Posa, ein Malteserritter
- Man Under Suspicion as Attorney-General
- Weißblaue Geschichten
- The Wannsee Conference as Otto Hofmann
- Das schöne Ende dieser Welt as Dr. Dr. Michael Brandt
1983
- Wie hätten Sie’s denn gern? as Olaf
- Telestar as Self
- Tiefe Wasser as Harald Schreiner
1982
- Stella as Fernando
- Menschen as Self
- Krimistunde as Ned Murray
1981
- A Case For Two as Jochen Esswein
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
1980
- From the Life of the Marionettes as Peter Egerman
1979
- NDR Talk Show as Self
1977
- Der Alte as Erik Ingold
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1974
- Derrick as Heinz Engler
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Jörg Plessing
1964
- Grimme Award as Self
1959
- Stars in the Ring as Self