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

Derrick

Derrick

Dalli Dalli

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

Space Patrol

Die fünfte Kolonne

Ace of Aces

All Movies (53)

• Space Patrol2003 · as General Wamsler (archive footage)
• Titanic1984 · as Duncan Fletcher
• Hostage1983 · as Mr. Maresch
• Ace of Aces1982 · as Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer
• Die Weber1980 · as Der alte Ansorge
• Ein Mord, den jeder begeht1979 · as Kommerzienrat Veik
• Gefangen in Frankreich: Theodor Fontane im Krieg 1870/711979 · as Bourgaut
• Die Ballade von der wunderbaren Wandlung des Generals Fünfstern1971 · as General
• Augenzeugen müssen blind sein1971 · as Albin Herzog
• Pippi on the Run1970 · as Policeman
• Ausreißer1970 · as Vater Baker
• Die Jubilarin1969 · as Braun
• Ein Charleston für Lady Mac' Beth1969 · as Banco
• Ich stehe zur Verfügung1968 · as Kriminalrat Beuerle
• Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki1967 · as Galindo
• Der Auswanderer1967 · as Barbi
• Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!1966 · as Major Achbach
• Der Fall der Generale1966 · as Generaloberst Göring
• Johannisnacht1966 · as Matey
• Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc1966 · as Graf Dunois
• Towarisch1966 · as Charles
• The Investigation1966 · as Zeuge 1
• Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt1965 · as Montague
• Der heimliche Teilhaber1965 · as Kapitän Archbold
• Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe1965 · as Grosshack
• Und nicht mehr Jessica1965 · as Anthony Burton
• Der seidene Schuh1965
• Flight in Danger1964 · as Dr. Frank Baird
• Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk1964 · as Gerichtsdiener Wladimir
• König Richard III.1964 · as Eduard IV
• Der Geisterzug1963 · as Saul Hodgkins
• Was Ihr wollt1963 · as Tobias von Rülp
• Mirandolina1963 · as Conte di Albafiorita
• Der Schlaf der Gerechten1962 · as Fritz Walker
• Der Abstecher1962 · as Erich
• Mord im Dom1962 · as Dritter Versucher
• Max der Taschendieb1962 · as Charly Gibbons
• Die Feuertreppe1962 · as Ralph Mc Guiness
• Der Strafverteidiger1961 · as Peter J. Malone
• Die Friedhöfe1960 · as Pawlack
• The Avenger1960 · as Sir Gregory Penn
• Einer von sieben1960 · as Herr Thomsen
• Freddy unter fremden Sternen1959 · as Miller
• Antigone1958 · as Kreon
• Der Richter und sein Henker1957 · as Zweiter Leibwächter
• Der Cornet1955 · as Rittmeister Reningen
• Unternehmen Schlafsack1955 · as Offizier des SS
• Falsch verbunden1955 · as Cyril
• Der Korporal aus Java1955 · as Jan
• Was ihr wollt1954 · as Junker Tobias von Rülp
• John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter1954 · as Direktor
• Die Blume von Hawaii1953 · as Journalist
• Paths in Twilight1948 · as Stefan Kolb

All TV Shows (18)

• ...Erbin sein - dagegen sehr1985 · as Henning Carsten
• On the Road to Atlantis1982 · as Kelley/Dr. Graf
• The Old Fox1977 · as Herr Färber
• Der Anwalt1976 · as Franz Schöller
• PS1975 · as Karl Brensberger
• Der Stechlin1975
• Derrick1974 · as Siegfried Horre
• Derrick1974 · as Birkmann
• Zwischen den Flügen1973 · as Buller
• Dalli Dalli1971 · as Self
• Zirkus meines Lebens1968 · as Walter Farell
• Space Patrol1966 · as General Winston W. Wamsler
• Adrian der Tulpendieb1966 · as Josias
• Der seidene Schuh1965
• König Richard III.1964 · as Eduard IV
• Die fünfte Kolonne1963 · as Dickmann
• Es ist soweit1960 · as Lomax
• Zum blauen Bock1957 · as Self