Hans-Jürgen Wolf
Hans-Jürgen Wolf (born August 22, 1950 in Haldensleben ; † March 20, 2018 in Berlin ) was a German voice actor , actor and radio play speaker .
Life
Wolf studied at the Rostock State Drama School . His best-known speaking roles include Megatron in the science fiction film Transformers , the role of Agent Smith (played by Hugo Weaving ) in the science fiction films of the Matrix series and the role of Merle Dixon (2010-2013), played by actor Michael Rooker in the internationally successful series The Walking Dead . In 2004 he received the German Award for Synchronization in the category of Outstandingly Synchronized TV Series for the series Band of Brothers - We were like brothers .
In the German dubbing of George Lucas ' film Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones , Wolf lent his voice to the character San Hill ; He also took on this role in the radio play adaptation of James Luceno's novel Labyrinth des Evil .
Hans-Jürgen Wolf found his final resting place in the Berlin forest cemetery Dahlem (field 007-189).
Work (selection)
Synchronous roles
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Gary Busey
- 1995: Man with a Gun as Jack Rushton
- 1998: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as a highway cop
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Hugo Weaving
- 1999: Matrix as Agent Smith
- 2003: Matrix Reloaded as Smith
- 2003: Matrix Revolutions as Smith
- 2007: Transformers as Megatron
- 2009: Transformers - Revenge as Megatron
- 2011: Transformers 3 as Megatron
- 2011: Captain America: The First Avenger as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
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John Heard
- 2001: The Dark Sound of Death as John Fuller
- 2005: Swarm of Death - Locusts attack as Dr. Peter Axelrod
- 2007–2008: Prison Break (TV series) as Governor Frank Tancredi
Movies
- 1971: The Olsen Gang: Gold diggers on the North Sea beach - Poul Bundgaard as Kjeld Jensen (ZDF version)
- 1975: Dir Olsen Gang: The devil is loose on the rails - Poul Bundgaard as Kjeld Jensen (ZDF version)
- 1976: The Olsen Gang: Hammer Drills with Music - Poul Bundgaard as Kjeld Jensen (ZDF version)
- 1977: The Olsen Gang: Butter, Bread and Bonzen - Poul Bundgaard as Kjeld Jensen (ZDF version)
- 1979: The Olsen Gang: Denmark is ruined - Poul Bundgaard as Kjeld Jensen (ZDF version)
- 1991: Hot Shots! - The mother of all films - Jon Cryer as Jim "Fischauge" Pfaffenbach
- 1994: Pulp Fiction - Eric Stoltz as Lance
- 1994: Cagney & Lacey : Deadly Caviar - Carl Lumbly as Marcus Petrie
- 1994: Headlines - Jim Meskimen as Tom
- 1996: Night Over Manhattan - James Gandolfini as Joey Allegretto
- 1996: Twister - Zach Grenier as Eddie
- 1999: The Bible - Jesus - Luca Barbareschi as Herodes Antipas
- 2000: Gladiator - Omid Djalili as a slave seller
- 2000: No half measures - Kevin Pollak as Janni Pytor Gogolak
- 2001: Jurassic Park III - Taylor Nichols as Mark
- 2004: No half measures 2 - especially now! - Kevin Pollak as Laszlo Gogolak
- 2005: King Kong - Pip Mushin as Zelman
- 2007: The Star Walker - Nathaniel Parker as Dunstan Thorne
- 2007: Kill Bobby Z - Julio Oscar Mechoso as a Mexican detective
- 2008: Love Vegas - Treat Williams as Jack Fuller, Sr.
- 2010: Inception - Tom Berenger as Browning
- 2013: Fast & Furious 6 - Huggy Leaver as a pawn shop owner
- 2013: Transformers: Prime - Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising - Frank Welker as Megatron
- 2014: 96 Hours - Taken 3 - David Warshofsky as Bernie
- 2017: Cars 3: Evolution - Chris Cooper as Smokey
Series
- 1981–1988: Cagney & Lacey - Carl Lumbly as Det. Marcus Petrie
- 2001: Band of Brothers - Damian Lewis as Major Richard "Dick" Winters
- 2000–2002: Roswell - Jim Ortlieb as Ed Harding
- 2005–2011: My Family - Robert Lindsay as Ben Harper
- 2009: Underbelly - Martin Sacks as Mario Condello
- 2009-2010: Life - Victor Rivers as Jack Reese
- 2010-2013: The Walking Dead - Michael Rooker as Merle Dixon
- 2011–2013: Transformers: Prime - Frank Welker as Megatron
- 2012: The Fades - Francis Magee as Dr. Tremlett
- 2012–2013: Harry's Law - Christopher McDonald as Tommy Jefferson
- 2012/2014: Rizzoli & Isles - Chazz Palminteri as Frank Rizzoli Sr.
- 2017: Transformers: The Last Knight - Frank Welker as Megatron
Dialogue director
Filmography
- 1976: The suffering of young Werther
- 1986: Meier
- 1988: A meeting with Rimbaud
Radio plays and audio books
- Death and the devil by Frank Schätzing
- Labyrinth of Evil by James Luceno , full publication 2007, ISBN 978-3-8291-2087-6 .
Web links
- Hans-Jürgen Wolf in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hans-Jürgen Wolf in the German dubbing file
- Hans-Jürgen Wolf in the Marina Schramm agency
Individual evidence
- ↑ marinaschramm.de ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Wolf, Hans-Jürgen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German voice actor, actor and radio play speaker |
DATE OF BIRTH | 22nd August 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Haldensleben |
DATE OF DEATH | 20th March 2018 |
Place of death | Berlin |