Harald Vock
Harald Vock (born February 15, 1925 in Hamburg ; † September 27, 1998 there ) was a German journalist , screenwriter , radio play writer , film director and television producer .
Career
Vock started as a police reporter for the press and radio after 1945. From 1955 to the 1980s he was head of entertainment for NDR television . Here he was the founder of the TV shows Music from Studio B , Shark Bar and Snack .
He also wrote scripts and radio plays. Around 1970 he directed several film comedies by the producer Karl Spiehs . As a source of ideas, author, director and producer, he was particularly involved in the creation of the crime series Sonderdezernat K1 and Die Männer vom K3 . For the latter, Vock received the pickle of the media women's meeting in 1994 . In 1981 he was awarded the Golden Gong for the book for the episode Die Rache des V-Mann of the series Special Department K1 .
In 1984 he published the crime novel Der V-Mann . In 1994 he initiated the police and court series In the Name of the Law , from 1997 he wrote for the series Coast Guard .
As head of NDR television entertainment, Vock had all recordings of the entertainment show Music from Studio B deleted except for one anniversary program.
Harald Vock found his final resting place in the Hamburg cemetery in Ohlsdorf .
Filmography (selection)
- 1968: A coffin for Mr. Holloway (TV)
- 1968: Always trouble with the timpani
- 1969: Our doctor is the best
- 1970: Our timpanists blow up
- 1971: Funny stories with Georg Thomalla (TV)
- 1971: Reverend turns a blind eye
- 1972: Always trouble with the Reverend
- 1973: If every day were a Sunday
Web links
- Harald Vock in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Harald Vock at filmportal.de
- Literature by and about Harald Vock in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chris Howland, Yes, Sir !: From the point of view of an English guest worker , Chapter Studio B
- ↑ Barbara Möller: Why was Chris Howland hated at NDR? , In: Die Welt , December 2, 2013 (accessed February 13, 2017)
- ↑ "Music from Studio B": Einsfestival shows another episode , published on wunschliste.de , August 8, 2012 (accessed on February 13, 2017)
- ↑ Grave illustration without location information at knerger.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vock, Harald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist, screenwriter, radio play author, film director and television producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1998 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |