Dirk Dautzenberg

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Dirk Dautzenberg , actually Wilhelm Dietrich Dautzenberg (born October 7, 1921 in Duisburg - Meiderich , † February 15, 2009 in Wilhelmshaven ), was a German actor , radio play speaker and theater director .

Life

After completing secondary school , Dautzenberg completed his acting training at the Immermann Drama School in Düsseldorf and also attended the Hessian State Music School in Darmstadt from 1943 to 1945 . His first stage engagement in Herford was followed by theater stations in Braunschweig , Detmold , Darmstadt, Mainz , Kiel , Wuppertal , Frankfurt am Main and Cologne . Dautzenberg not only acted as an actor, but also often directed.

In 1955, Dautzenberg made his feature film debut in Die Mädels vom Immenhof . This was followed by roles in Frank Wisbar's war film Sharks and Small Fish , in the Jerry Cotton thriller Mordnacht in Manhattan alongside George Nader , in the Böll film adaptation Views of a Clown and in comedies such as Alles im Eimer mit Dieter Hallervorden and Otto - Der neue Film mit Otto Waalkes .

From 1960 Dautzenberg, who sometimes spoke in the Ruhr area dialect, took part in numerous television productions. He played in television films, for example in Beule mit Diether Krebs , in Gerhart Hauptmann's Die Ratten as well as in the Durbridge multi-part series A Man Called Harry Brent . In the television street sweeper The Gentlemen Ask To Cashier , he played one of the policemen who hunt down the mail robbers . In addition, he had numerous guest appearances in television series such as Derrick , Der Alte , Der Forellenhof , Stahlnetz , Tatort and Der Kommissar . In the family series Our Hagenbecks he played a recurring role from 1992 to 1994. Dautzenberg achieved particular popularity as Butler Parker in the crime series of the same name based on novels by Günter Dönges.

Since 1952 he has also been a frequent radio play speaker for various German radio stations, such as the SWF , HR and WDR . Initially it was mostly secondary characters to whom he lent his voice. In the later years he usually played one of the main roles.

In 1991, together with Martin Wiebel , Cordt Schnibben , Claudia Rohe , Jürgen Flimm and Hans Christian Blech, he received the Adolf Grimme Prize in silver for Who Comes too Late - The Politburo is experiencing the German revolution .

Dirk Dautzenberg was buried anonymously in the Aldenburg cemetery in Wilhelmshaven in Urnenfeld 22.

Filmography (selection)

Radio plays

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The grave of Dirk Dautzenberg. In: knerger.de. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Dautzenberg, Dirk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dautzenberg, Wilhelm Dietrich (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Duisburg - Meiderich
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 2009
Place of death Wilhelmshaven