Elmar Gehlen
Elmar Gehlen (born August 14, 1943 in Cologne ) is a German actor and director .
Life
Gehlen trained as a graphic designer and decorator before successfully completing an acting course. He switched to directing at an early age and staged numerous plays and operas on German theaters, a. a. at the Staatstheater Kassel . In addition to directing and acting, he has already written and performed his own plays. The passionate sailor also devotes himself to painting and sculpture.
Gehlen became known to a broad television audience through the role of the machinist Wolfgang Unterbaur in the ZDF series Coast Guard , which he embodied in the first 14 TV seasons. Gehlen also directed some series episodes.
Elmar Gehlen is married and the father of the actress Johanna Christine Gehlen . He lives in the Pelzerhaken district of Neustadt (Holstein) , where the Coast Guard television series was recorded.
Filmography (selection)
watch TV
- 1970: Nobody inherits by himself
- 1971: Tatort - The judge in white
- 1976: a wonderful day
- 1976: Volunteer fire brigade
- 1992: The men from K3 - a very common case
- 1996: In the Name of the Law - The Home
- 1996: Tatort - death on Neuwerk
- 1997: Coast Guard (pilot)
- 1997–2011: Coast Guard - lead role
- 1998: Metropolitan area - missed shot
- 2001: Tatort - death in front of Scharhörn
- 2003: The custom - death by the pond
- 2004: SOKO Wismar - ghost ship
- 2011–2012, 2014: Coast Guard - Guest Appearances
- 2013: Heldt (TV series) - Episode: Explosive Cargo
Movies
- 1978: The Schimmelreiter
Individual evidence
Web links
- Elmar Gehlen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Elmar Gehlen on kuestenwache.net but without Gehlen
- Acting agency information page with photo
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gehlen, Elmar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |