Andreas von der Meden

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Andreas von der Meden (born January 10, 1943 in Hamburg ; † April 26, 2017 ) was a German actor , dubbing and radio play speaker . In addition, he worked as a dubbing director and dialog book author. His voice was especially through numerous Europe - radio plays of the 1970s and 1980s as well as the synchronization of Kermit the Frog and David Hasselhoff known.

Life

Theater, film and television

Andreas von der Meden made his debut as a child actor at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg in 1948 . Directed by Gustav Fröhlich , he made his first film role in 1949 in Der Bagnosträfling . After completing his acting training with Hildburg Frese in Hamburg, engagements at the Lucerne Theater and the Schauspielhaus Zurich took him . In addition, he was seen in other film and television productions, including as Roger Ford in the six-part crime film series Der Andere (1959) or in the television series Hamburg Transit (1971–1974) and in the third season of the Black Forest Clinic (episode 10) as Small animal circus director.

synchronization

For the first time at the age of nine, von der Meden stood in 1952 for Jon Whiteley in A child was a witness in the synchronizing studio . In the following decades he took on numerous leading, supporting and guest roles in films and television series, in puppet and cartoon productions. He also dubbed Clumsy Smurf on The Smurfs series . For several generations he is best known as the German voice of Kermit the Frosch , whom he has dubbed in Sesame Street since 1973 , and since Horst Gentzen's death in 1985 in the Muppet Show and in the resulting films. In the Edgar-Wallace -Persiflage Der Wixxer he parodied this figure as a frog with the mask . Since the ninety-episode cult series Knight Rider (1982–1985), David Hasselhoff's German voiceover was von der Meden . He also lent his voice to other well-known colleagues such as Harvey Keitel in Hexenkessel (1973), Richard Pryor in To the Devil with the Coals (1985) or Harry Anderson in Stephen King's Es (1990).

In addition to his work as a dubbing actor, von der Meden was responsible as a dialogue director and dialogue book author for the German-language versions of various television productions, including Baywatch - The Lifeguards of Malibu (1989–2001) and the video synchronization of Raumschiff Enterprise - The next century .

Radio and commercial radio plays

In addition to film dubbing, von der Meden was already active in numerous radio plays in his early youth. Important appearances include the title role in The Little Lord by Frances H. Burnett at SWF (1955), The Purchased Examination (1951) by Günter Eich , Father Needs a Woman (1951) by Herbert Reinecker and Christian Bock and in particular the radio play series Kalle Blomquist , the master detective (1954) and Treasure Island (1962) at NWDR - children's radio . He was also heard in a small role in what is probably the most famous radio play in radio history, Unter dem Milchwald (1954) by Dylan Thomas .

Since the beginning of the 1970s von der Meden was also present in numerous radio play productions and series by EUROPA , including three roles in Die Hexe Schrumpeldei (1973 and 1979), as castellan in the first edition of Hui Buh (1970s), as chauffeur Morton and archenemy Skinny Norris in the radio play classic The Three Question Marks (since 1979), as Alfred Meier in Das Schloß-Trio (1980s), as Michael Knight in the radio play adaptation of Knight Rider (1980s), as Trap Jaw in Masters of the Universe (1980s) and as Uncle Quentin in Five Friends (2000s). He took on guest roles in Ein Fall for TKKG and Asterix, among others . On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Three Question Marks , von der Meden appeared as a guest speaker in the sold out Color Line Arena in October 2004 as part of their live radio play The Super Parrot .

Von der Meden also made his voice available for parodies of the classic youth radio play series, including in The Three Spider Monkeys and their 5-Minute Cases and in Die Ferienbande , in which he subsequently took on the role of the choleric and violent uncle Tarantino Allusion to his role Uncle Quentin in the European radio play Five Friends and the American director Quentin Tarantino .

In the radio play series Andi Meisfeld speaks of the Meden Diener Arndt and the ant pendant by David Hasselhoff: Arvid Meiselhoff.

jazz

At the age of twelve, von der Meden was the drummer for the Oimel Jazz Youngsters from Hamburg. He then played the banjo and guitar as a soloist in several North German jazz bands. In the early 1960s he became a member of the Berlin formation Spree City Stompers . From 1969 on, von der Meden belonged to one of the most famous Dixieland bands in Germany, the Old Merry Tale Jazzband , since 1984 under the direction of Addi Münster .

Private life

Von der Meden was married to Brigitte Böttrich and lived in Hamburg. His brother is the actor and voice actor Tonio von der Meden . Andreas von der Meden died on April 26, 2017 at the age of 74.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Three question marks" speaker: Andreas von der Meden is dead. In: Focus Online . May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017 .
  2. ↑ The Bagno convict. In: two thousand and one. Film lexicon Films from A – Z. Retrieved May 4, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Nele Justus, Kai Behrmann: "Three question marks" anniversary: ​​The largest children's room in the world. In: stern.de. October 4, 2004, accessed March 13, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Andreas von der Meden . ( Memento of December 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Film and TV Museum Hamburg, accessed on May 5, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Meden, Andreas from the
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, dubbing and radio play speaker
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg , German Empire
DATE OF DEATH April 26, 2017