Bernhard Grzimek
Born: 1909-04-24 in Nysa, Poland
Died: 1987-03-13
Known For: Directing
Biography
Bernhard Grzimek was a German veterinarian, zoologist, animal rights activist, and behavioral scientist, long-time director of Frankfurt Zoo, wildlife filmmaker, author and editor of animal books, an encyclopedia of the animal kingdom named after him, and president of the Frankfurt Zoological Society. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was Germany's best-known animal expert, regularly appearing on television programs for Hessischer Rundfunk. His documentary film Serengeti Shall Not Die was the first German film after World War II to win an Oscar in 1960. He initially published under the pseudonym Clemens Hoffbauer.
Filmography
2002
- Planet Wissen as Self (archive footage)
1982
- Hochkant as Prolog
1980
- Heut' abend as Self
1977
- Auf los geht's los as Self
1976
- Das ist Ihr Leben as Self
1964
- Die Drehscheibe as Self
1959
- Serengeti Shall Not Die as Self (voice)
1958
- Schwalben am Spieß ... (Director)
1957
- Zum blauen Bock as Self
1956
- Ein Platz für Tiere as Self - Host
- No Place for Wild Animals ... (Director)
1955
- Auf Nilpferdpfaden ... (Producer)
- Ein Fabeltier fliegt nach Deutschland ... (Director)
1954
- Gast der Bambuti ... (Director)
1953
- Besuch bei Tieren ... (Director)
1951
- Ein Tag im Frankfurter Zoo ... (Director)
1948
- Bambi as Self