Chris Howland

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Chris Howland, 2009
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
young lady
  DE 4th 04/01/1958 (24 weeks)
Forbidden
  DE 24 11/01/1958 (4 weeks)
I learned that in Paris
  DE 3 03/01/1959 (32 weeks)
The stupid in life is always the man (with Fred Bertelmann)
  DE 34 11/01/1959 (12 weeks)
Little girl from Berlin
  DE 33 02/01/1960 (8 weeks)
The mother is always there
  DE 32 11/01/1960 (16 weeks)
Hammer polka
  DE 4th 11/01/1961 (24 weeks)
girl for everything
  DE 48 08/01/1962 (4 weeks)
Aunt Emma brought this with her from Italy
  DE 42 December 01, 1962 (8 weeks)

John Christopher "Chris" Howland (born July 30, 1928 in London , † November 29, 2013 in Rösrath ) was a British pop singer , radio and television presenter , actor and book author , who was best known in Germany.

Life

The son of an editor of the BBC and a photographer was born in London and grew up in southern England on. As a child he learned to play the piano and later learned the profession of beekeeper . After the Second World War , Chris Howland became an employee of the British Army radio station BFN (British Forces Network, now BFBS ) on March 12, 1948 . In 1948 he became chief spokesman and head of the music department at the BFN. With the new soldier broadcaster, all speakers had to be versatile, so Howland could also be heard in a speaking role in the series Adventures of Robin Hood . He mainly moderated the programs Family Favorites and Breakfast Club .

Howland auditioned for the NWDR in 1952 and was hired there as a disc jockey . It was hoped to win back young listeners who had been lost to the BFN and AFN . On September 1, 1952, he presented the program Rhythmus der Welt , in which, as a “record rider”, he reported casually on trends and innovations on the international music scene. Chris Howland invented this name, which he coined while at the BFN; At the beginning they did not want to expect the German listeners to be “disc jockey”, so Howland only gradually introduced the English term into the German media. His British accent and creaky voice quickly made him popular with radio listeners. A little later he moderated the radio show Spielereien mit Schallplatten , in which he also played English-language music, which was a novelty in the German radio landscape at the time and which attracted a large number of listeners. In one of these numerous programs he nicknamed himself "Heinrich Pumpernickel ", later also "Mr. Pumpernickel". At the beginning of 1954 he moved with the BFN from Hamburg to Cologne, the new headquarters of the BFN. In the same year he started at NWDR Cologne, which from January 1956 was named after the regional division WDR.

On September 6, 1953, the television film Schlager-Express premiered, in which Howland appeared as a singer. This was the beginning of a large number of feature films in which Howland took part. In the music romance Ball of Nations (December 25, 1954) he played the Dr. Johnson, in The Major and the Bulls (October 28, 1955) he appeared in the role of Sergeant Bobby, a role as a young Englishman he took on in the film Engagement at Lake Wolfgang (October 25, 1956). The Heinz Erhardt comedy Witwer with Five Daughters (September 6, 1957) presented Howland in the role of Mr. Printice and in Haus Vaterland (August 13, 1959) he appeared as Freddy.

In 1959 Howland went temporarily to Great Britain to lead the television talk show Peoples and Places there.

In 1961 he returned to Germany, where he first hosted the radio program Musik aus Studio B at WDR . In contrast to his earlier radio broadcasts, mainly German-language music was presented there and even international guests sang their tracks, with a few exceptions, in German. This program was then broadcast by NDR on the first television program, where it was seen 59 times from October 22, 1961 to August 26, 1969. It quickly became one of the most popular television shows of the 1960s. After differences between Chris Howland and his editor and director Sigmar Börner on the one hand and Harald Vock, then head of NDR television entertainment, Chris Howland let his contract expire. Even lack of understanding in the press and massive public protests did not change the head of the department. As a result, Harald Vock arranged for all recordings to be deleted, thereby destroying a piece of German television history. All that remained was the 50th program from January 22, 1968, which, contrary to the other programs, was designed as a slapstick program. After Howland's departure, the TV show was continued with other presenters, but could not build on the success with Howland and was finally canceled. Over ten years after his departure, Howland then hosted 69 radio programs with the same name on the radio station NDR2 from 1980 to 1983.

From July 18, 1961, he was the presenter of the program Caution Camera , with which he first brought the idea of ​​the British television program Candid Camera to Germany. He moderated this show 30 times until 1966 and since then the idea has been part of German television under various names and with new moderators.

Howland's record career ran parallel to this. After a rather unsuccessful debut around 1953, he had his first commercial success with Japanisches Abschiedslied , the German version of the song Japanese Farewell by Kay Cee Jones . He celebrated his greatest successes in May 1958 with Fraulein and in May 1959 with I learned that in Paris . Both titles were produced by Hans Bertram in Cologne and each reached number 3 in the German charts .

Howland's career experienced another high point when he appeared in five Karl May films from the 1960s. If his use in Winnetou part 1 (as Lord Tuff-Tuff ; premiere on December 11, 1963) was still a filler to make the film more fun, he received in his second May film Der Schut (August 20, 1964) as butler Archie the second highest fee after leading actor Lex Barker . He also played this role in Durchs Wilde Kurdistan (September 28, 1965) and in the sequel Im Reiche des Silber Löwen (December 31, 1965). In the same year he stood in front of the camera for the last time in a May film in The Legacy of the Inca (April 9, 1966), which, however, did not demand any great acting performances, as he was able to do the lousy Indian "Don Parmesan" Have a siesta under a blanket most of the time .

In 1970 Howland left Germany again to take care of his hotel on Mallorca , where he was also involved in setting up the first German-speaking radio station. In 1975 he returned to Germany and again hosted radio and television programs. In the cartoon Asterix with the British from 1986 he lent his voice to the British Teefax.

In 2002 Howland was awarded the Scharlih , the oldest award associated with the name Karl May . This honored his appearances in the Karl May films.

His last radio show, which was also his old show on NWDR and which he moderated until his death, was playing with records , which was resumed on WDR 4 in 2004. Initially, the program was broadcast on Sunday afternoons, then later on Tuesday evenings from 8:05 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The theme tune for all of his programs was Melody fair by Robert Farnon . As in the past, English-language music was played from the 1940s to 1960s.

Released in July 2009 with Yes, Sir! - His memories from the perspective of an English guest worker . In autumn 2012 he donated his “one-man recording studio ” from 1986, which had not been used for around 20 years, to the Phono and Radio Museum in Dormagen, where it will be used again for presentations and workshops .

For his 85th birthday, the SWR dedicated a television program to him , which was a recording of one of his readings from his book Yes, Sir! and which was recorded on May 15, 2013 in Kerpen (Eifel) in Das kleine LANDCAFE .

Howland lived in Rösrath near Cologne and appeared in music programs with his old successful records. He also appeared on talk shows and readings. Up until a few days before his death, he presented his radio show Spielereien mit Schallplatten on WDR4 - his last broadcast was on November 26, 2013. Howland died on November 29, 2013 in his hometown of Rösrath at the age of 85. He was buried on December 21, 2013 in the Friedwald Lohmar - Heide .

Filmography

cinemamovies

TV films and series

  • 1955: The Titanic's last night
  • 1970: the girl of his dreams
  • 1971: Help, my girls are gone!
  • 1971: lucky guys
  • 1979: Another opera
  • 1980: In the valley of death
  • 1980: Hollywood, I'm coming
  • 1982: The dream ship : Grenada
  • 1986: Fraulein - A German melodrama
  • 1990: Hotel Paradies (2 episodes: A picture disappears & the make-up case)
  • 2004: Our Charly (Episode: Secret Paths)
  • 2007: The fairy tale hour (episode: Cinderella - For a handful of pigeons)

synchronization

Television broadcasts

  • 1961–1969: Music from Studio B
  • 1961–1966: Be careful with the camera
  • 1976: Allow new records
  • 1982: Chris Howland presents Peak Achievement, From the Guinness Book of Records
  • 1983–1987: souvenirs, souvenirs
  • 1991: Beware of the camera, new edition on Sat.1
  • 1993: Kisses under the rainbow (oldie broadcast)
  • 2007: The big joke evening (2 parts) at the MDR
  • 2011: Germaine Damar - The dancing star (TV documentary) - Director: Michael Wenk

As a guest star (selection)

  • 1960 (May 14th): Schlager, hits and evergreens
  • 1961 (August 26th): Big city melody
  • 1962 (December 29th): The penultimate day
  • 1964 (April 11th): Bonsoir, Kathrin!
  • 1966 (December 18): Stars in the ring
  • 1966 (December 31st): The stars twinkle - A musical New Year's Eve trip around the world
  • 1968: Schlager for floppy ears
  • 1969 (March 27): The golden shot
  • 1970 (June 13th): Rudi Carrell Show : Airport
  • 1970 (December 31st): Paul's New Years Eve party
  • 1971 (October 7th): The Vico Torriani Show
  • 1972 (July 6): Dalli Dalli
  • 1975 (May 17th): Churning the line
  • 1976 (March 6th): Music is the trump card
  • 1976 (December 31st): Now the party really starts
  • 1977 (April 19): Klimbim
  • 1977 (July 19): Klimbim
  • 1978 (April 22nd): Music is the trump card
  • 1978 (June 12): disco
  • 1979 (March 10th): Sing me that song again
  • 1980 (February 25): disco
  • 1980 (October 23): It will never be like that again
  • 1981: Golden Europe
  • 1982 (May 27): Everything goes better with music
  • 1986 (July 30th): Show stories
  • 1986 (December 7th): Children - how time flies: 40 years of RIAS
  • 1992: Sunday bulls SAT 1
  • 1996 (July 10th): rooms available
  • 2001 (August 30): The hour of the stars
  • 2007 (February 24th): THAT!
  • 2007 (March 16): Volle Kanne
  • 2007 (June 17th): Simply Alsmann
  • 2008 (July 13th): THAT!
  • 2009 (August 8th): Lafer! Lights! Delicious! Guests: Chris Howland and Ingo Oschmann
  • 2009 (August 28): The Tietjen and Dibaba
  • 2009 (December 18): Cologne meeting
  • 2010 (November 20th): 40 years of Bläck Fööss - The long night on WDR television

Radio rows

  • Music from Studio B (1961–19 ??, 1980–1983: NDR2)
  • Playing with records (1950s - 19 ??: NWDR, later WDR; 2004–2013: WDR4)

Discography

Singles

  • 1957: Japanese farewell song (sung by Kay Cee Jones, with German commentary by Chris Howland) / I wore dark glasses (Kay Cee Jones)
  • 1958: Miss / Mama
  • 1958: Susie Darling / The Rain Falls On Ev'rybody
  • 1958: Forbidden / Yes, yes, wonderful
  • 1959: I learned that in Paris / Blonder Stern
  • 1959: The stupid thing in life is always the man ( duet with Fred Bertelmann ) / O Yes, Okay, Allright
  • 1959: Patricia / Venus
  • 1959: It doesn't all have to be true / Little girl from Berlin
  • 1960: And it's only the women to blame (duet with Fred Bertelmann) / That doesn't matter
  • 1960: Mother is always with you / Don't go home alone
  • 1961: Hundred beautiful women / Elisabeth
  • 1961: Madam, where were you yesterday? / 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where is my bride?
  • 1961: Hämmerchen-Polka / She doesn't yet know that I love her
  • 1962: Girls for Everything / Cleopatra
  • 1962: Will You Tell Your Wife Everything (Duet With Bill Ramsey ) / Two Old Friends (Duet With Bill Ramsey)
  • 1962: Aunt Emma brought this with her from Italy / That is good, that is good, that is good
  • 1963: Cracker / It's a shame they're already taken
  • 1963: I test her kisses / Lilo, the tattooed lady
  • 1964: Mini-Bikini / Pumpernickel and Babette
  • 1965: I knew that from the first kiss / When the moon shines
  • 1965: If I were James Bond / Jenkka, Jenkka, Blindekuh
  • 1966: Supercalifragilistic Expiallegoric / Unterpfaffenhofen via Oberpfaffenhofen
  • 1967: What a man can learn from women / Protect your wife
  • 1967: Jackson / How Time Flies
  • 1969: Bang-Bang Lulu / Aunt Frieda is writing a sex novel
  • 1971: No place to park my car / Dear Ann
  • 1975: Europe was called the lady / Agathe
  • 1976: Wischi-Waschi, Bla Bla Bla / What doesn't let me sleep
  • 1979: Let's go into the garden / The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
  • 1981: I like going to the sea / The girls made in Germany
  • 1988: I only like a bagpipe / Hipp Hipp Hurray to the jubilee

Other titles

  • 1963: The Bar on the Moor (from the film The Hangman of London )
  • 1969: ... and the electric piano (published on the sampler Betty's Beat-Box-Haus , label: Cornet)
  • 1969: Mein Vogel (published on the sampler Betty's Beat-Box-Haus , Label: Cornet)

Albums

  • 1968: The Great Twenties - Chris Howland in the Bonnie and Clyde Sound (SR International)
  • 1993: Fraulein (Bear Family)
  • 2005: Chris Howland (from the series Electrola Stars - Schlager & Stars ) (EMI)
  • 2013: Thank You, Mr. Pumpernickel - His greatest successes (Musictales)
  • 2014: The Best of Chris Howland (Delta Music)

Sampler

  • 1989: Chris Howland presents music from Studio B - Episode 1 (Ariola)
  • 1989: Chris Howland presents music from Studio B - Episode 2 (Ariola)
  • 1989: Chris Howland presents music from Studio B - episode 3 (Ariola)

literature

TV documentaries

  • 2013: "I came home!" - Chris Howland on his 85th birthday (45-minute WDR documentary by Gisbert Baltes)

Web links

Commons : Chris Howland  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikiquote: Chris Howland  - Quotes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charts DE
  2. ↑ Press release on the death of Chris Howland on mhowland.de (accessed on December 3, 2013).
  3. ↑ Hot from the turntable . In: Der Spiegel . No. 51 , 1952, pp. 28 ff . ( online ).
  4. ↑ Chris Howland, Yes, Sir !: From the point of view of an English guest worker , Chapter Studio B
  5. ↑ Barbara Möller: Why was Chris Howland hated at NDR? , In: Die Welt, December 2, 2013 (accessed February 13, 2017)
  6. ↑ "Music from Studio B": Einsfestival shows another episode , published on wunschliste.de , August 8, 2012. (accessed on: February 13, 2017)
  7. ↑ Obituary by his editor on WDR 4 ( Memento from July 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ Kerpen reading from YES SIR
  9. ↑ ZDF press release on presseportal.de (accessed on March 10, 2015)
personal data
SURNAME Howland, Chris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Howland, John Christopher (full name); Pumpernickel, Heinrich (stage name); Mr. Pumpernickel (stage name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British pop singer, radio and television presenter, actor and book author
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH November 29, 2013
Place of death Rösrath