Franz-Josef Steffens

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Franz-Josef Steffens (born December 27, 1923 in Beckum ; † May 5, 2006 in Hamburg ) was a German actor , radio play and voice actor .

theatre

Originally from Beckum in Westphalia, Steffens began his professional career in the late 1940s after completing professional acting training at the theater. Other stage stops included Mannheim, Cologne, Vienna, Berlin, the Bad Hersfeld Festival , the Salzburg Festival and the German Theater in Hamburg . In 1987 he received the "Great Hersfeld Prize" for his portrayal as Alfred Ill in Friedrich Dürrenmatt's visit to the old lady .

Movie and TV

In addition, from the early 1960s on, Steffens increasingly took on roles in film and television productions. He played u. a. Directed by Reinhard Hauff in the movie Die Verrohung des Franz Blum (with Jürgen Prochnow in the title role), in television games such as Ein Kriegende (based on Siegfried Lenz ), in several television films in the Tatort series (including school leaving certificate ), the horror film Geisterstunde - Elevator ins Beyond and gave guest roles in numerous television series such as Aunt Tilly , Lorentz & Sons , Engels & Consorten and Der Landarzt .

In several series he was also part of the regular cast for several years, u. a. 1987–1990 as Walter Ambusch in the ZDF saga Das Erbe der Guldenburgs , 1991–1994 as Felix Junklers in Our Hagenbecks and as grumpy innkeeper Ludwig in the doctor series Friends for Life . In 1984 he embodied the title role of the legendary British judge John Fielding as The Blind Judge in the ARD evening series of the same name , who had become very popular both through his blindness and his social commitment.

radio play

However, Steffens achieved particular fame primarily through his deep and distinctive voice. For over forty years he has worked in numerous radio play productions and can be heard in continuous roles on many children's and youth radio play series such as Pitje Puck (as "Wachtmeister Knurrhahn"), Regina Regenbogen (as "Schleichmichel") and as "Prof. Dr. Arthur Common ”in the science fiction series Commander Perkins . Furthermore, he spoke u. a. for many productions of the radio play label Europa such as B. Asterix with the Swiss , The Three Question Marks , The Jungle Book 2 (as the bear "Balu"), The Witch Shrumpeldei , Five Friends , Hui Buh , Masters of the Universe , Larry Brent , but also for productions by other labels such as. B. Point Whitmark ( kiddinx ).

He was also heard in two of the famous Paul Temple multi-parts by Francis Durbridge , namely in 1966 in Paul Temple and the Geneva case and a year later in Paul Temple and the Alex case , both directed by Otto Düben .

He remained loyal to the radio play well into old age. The last productions in which Franz-Josef Steffens took part were in 2003 the mystery radio play Blackout by Frank Gustavus (Ripper Records), in 2005 Sven Stricker's Oliver Twist ( Der Hörverlag ) and most recently in 2006 the episode "Gekauftes Spiel" of the youth radio play series TKKG (Europe ).

synchronization

As a voice actor, he lent his voice a. a. Ernest Borgnine ( vet Christine , Airwolf ), Anthony Quinn ( My mind always wants only one thing , the Clouds ), Michel Piccoli ( duel without mercy ) and Walter Pidgeon ( The heart of a millionaire ) and numerous cartoon characters from children's and youth series like Inspector Gadget (as his opponent "Dr. Kralle"), The adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (as his father Burl Ruxpin ), The Queen of a Thousand Years (as the boss of the thieves), When the animals left the forest (as the wise badger) , Galaxy Rangers (as Waldo, the Andorian ambassador) and Janna (grandfather Nowak).

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personal data
SURNAME Steffens, Franz-Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, radio play and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Beckum
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 2006
Place of death Hamburg