Benno Sterzenbach

Born: 1916-03-03 in Osnabrück, Germany

Died: 1985-09-13

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2003

Space Patrol as General Wamsler (archive footage)

1985

...Erbin sein - dagegen sehr as Henning Carsten

1984

Titanic as Duncan Fletcher

1983

Hostage as Mr. Maresch

1982

Ace of Aces as Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer
On the Road to Atlantis as Kelley/Dr. Graf

1980

Die Weber as Der alte Ansorge

1979

Gefangen in Frankreich: Theodor Fontane im Krieg 1870/71 as Bourgaut
Ein Mord, den jeder begeht as Kommerzienrat Veik

1977

The Old Fox as Herr Färber

1976

Der Anwalt as Franz Schöller

1975

PS as Karl Brensberger
Der Stechlin

1974

Derrick as Siegfried Horre

1973

Zwischen den Flügen as Buller

1971

Dalli Dalli as Self
Augenzeugen müssen blind sein as Albin Herzog
Die Ballade von der wunderbaren Wandlung des Generals Fünfstern as General

1970

Pippi on the Run as Policeman
Ausreißer as Vater Baker

1969

Die Jubilarin as Braun
Ein Charleston für Lady Mac' Beth as Banco

1968

Zirkus meines Lebens as Walter Farell
Ich stehe zur Verfügung as Kriminalrat Beuerle

1967

Der Auswanderer as Barbi
Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki as Galindo

1966

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! as Major Achbach
Space Patrol as General Winston W. Wamsler
Adrian der Tulpendieb as Josias
Johannisnacht as Matey
The Investigation as Zeuge 1
Towarisch as Charles
Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc as Graf Dunois
Der Fall der Generale as Generaloberst Göring

1965

Der seidene Schuh
Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe as Grosshack
Der seidene Schuh
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt as Montague
Und nicht mehr Jessica as Anthony Burton
Der heimliche Teilhaber as Kapitän Archbold

1964

König Richard III. as Eduard IV
Flight in Danger as Dr. Frank Baird
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk as Gerichtsdiener Wladimir
König Richard III. as Eduard IV

1963

Die fünfte Kolonne as Dickmann
Was Ihr wollt as Tobias von Rülp
Der Geisterzug as Saul Hodgkins
Mirandolina as Conte di Albafiorita

1962

Max der Taschendieb as Charly Gibbons
Die Feuertreppe as Ralph Mc Guiness
Der Schlaf der Gerechten as Fritz Walker
Mord im Dom as Dritter Versucher
Der Abstecher as Erich

1961

Der Strafverteidiger as Peter J. Malone

1960

Es ist soweit as Lomax
The Avenger as Sir Gregory Penn
Die Friedhöfe as Pawlack
Einer von sieben as Herr Thomsen

1959

Freddy unter fremden Sternen as Miller

1958

Antigone as Kreon

1957

Zum blauen Bock as Self
Der Richter und sein Henker as Zweiter Leibwächter

1955

Unternehmen Schlafsack as Offizier des SS
Der Cornet as Rittmeister Reningen
Falsch verbunden as Cyril
Der Korporal aus Java as Jan