Georg Alfred Wittner
Georg Alfred Wittner , also known as GAW (* 1962 in Reutlingen ) is a German actor , musician and freelance photographer who became known nationwide primarily through the TV series TV Kaiser and Ritas Welt .
Life
GAW played various roles in many episodes of the comedy series TV Kaiser , mostly the lonely, shy man in search of a partner in life. His next star role, the butcher Bernie Stemmer in Rita's world , also corresponds to this stereotype, the reserved, shy, slightly clumsy and always somewhat insecure man. As a member of the “Rita's World” team, he was awarded the German Comedy Prize in 2001 for the best series.
Other films followed, including a guest appearance in the 1994 video "Quark" by the punk band Die Ärzte . GAW himself is the singer of the bands The Sexangels and Heute and plays as an instrument both guitar and bass, piano, trumpet, organ and drums. He recently started working as a photographer.
GAW currently lives in Stuttgart.
Filmography
Series
year | title | role |
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1996-1997 | TV Kaiser | various leading roles |
1999-2003 | Rita's world | Bernie Stemmer |
Movies
year | title | role | Film type |
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1984 | Ténéré | Heinz | Short film |
1988 | The last summer | George | Short film |
1993 | Angelus Novus | Main role | Film Academy BW |
1997 | Hilda Humphrey | Sex Ed Teacher | Film Academy BW |
2000 | Görli | Gonzo | Pilot film Media Mutant |
2000 | The investigator | Boris | ARD series |
2001 | Driving school | Driving instructor | Film Academy BW |
2003 | My first friend, mom and me | faithless husband | ProSieben |
2004 | Love life | Taxi driver Kurt | Sat.1 series |
2004 | The life of the philosophers | Professor, Matz Gelbfüssler, council speech | SWR / Arte |
2004 | The measure of all things | cook | Film Academy BW |
2004 | Without words | Gas station attendant | RTL series |
2004 | Check it out | Klunkermann | - |
2004 | Astra | Football manager | Film Academy BW |
2005 | Somme - from defeat to victory | Captain E. Fischer | BBC document drama |
2005 | A case for BARZ | Hotel guest | ARD children's series |
2006 | Uncomfortable | Seller | Film Academy BW |
2006 | Brain price | Man from the GEZ | Film Academy BW |
2006 | Spy vs. Spy | Agent Möllendorf | Film Academy BW |
2006 | The rush of the waves | Herbert | Film Academy BW |
2007 | World religions | librarian | WDR school television |
2009 | Murder is my business, darling | dentist | |
2015 | Schmidt's cat | Policeman Gerber | Cinema / SWR |
2019 | Big Manni | Alfred Hoppe | TV comedy / SWR television |
Web links
- Homepage of Georg Alfred Wittner
- Georg Alfred Wittner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of the band TODAY
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wittner, Georg Alfred |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | GAW |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor, musician and photographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Reutlingen |