Harry Wüstenhagen

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Harry Wüstenhagen (born January 11, 1928 in Berlin-Charlottenburg as Harry Albert Willy Szczecinna , † December 11, 1999 in Grant , Florida ) was a German actor and voice actor .

Live and act

theatre

Wüstenhagen initially took private acting lessons from Marlise Ludwig in Berlin and made his debut in 1945 as Malcolm in a performance of William Shakespeare's Macbeth at the Hebbeltheater in Berlin. This was followed by engagements at various stages in Berlin, including the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm , the Schlosspark- and Schiller Theaters , as well as some touring stages . Wüstenhagen shone especially in plays of the boulevard theater .

Movie

In 1953 he made his feature film debut in the fairy tale film The Princess and the Swineherd . In the following years he played leading roles in other fairy tale films ( Puss in Boots , Rumpelstiltskin ). In addition, he was often cast as a type of failed petty crook, for example in numerous Edgar Wallace films such as The Green Archer , The Dead Eyes of London , The Black Abbot , The Crypt with the Riddle , The Dog of Blackwood Castle and The Man with That Glass eye . In addition, Wüstenhagen played alongside Heinz Rühmann in the comedy Caution Mister Dodd , alongside Heidi Brühl in the drama Die Frühhreifen , in the remake of Heinrich Spoerl's Feuerzangenbowle , in a Max and Moritz film based on Wilhelm Busch , in the Dieter Hallervorden satire Didi - The expert and directed by Peter Zadek in the drama Rotmord based on the presentation by Tankred Dorst .

watch TV

From 1965 Wüstenhagen worked increasingly for television productions. In addition to leading roles in series such as Tournee - Ein Balletttanzt um die Welt (1970) with Maria Litto , Edith Schultze-Westrum , Gerhart Lippert and Albert Venohr, as well as in Unterwegs nach Atlantis and some films from the Tatort and Stahlnetz series , he also made guest appearances in television series like Die Nervensäge , Lokaltermin and the German version of Jeannie , Der Hausgeist (with Susanne Uhlen ).

synchronization

Wüstenhagen is also known to a wide audience for his distinctive voice, which he lent to numerous internationally known colleagues in more than 40 years as a voice actor (1947–1993). He synchronized u. a. Pierre Richard (in many films, such as The Tall Blonde with the Black Shoe , The Tall Blonde Returns and Two Crazy Jokers ), Charles Aznavour ( taxi to Tobruk ), Jean-Pierre Cassel ( inter alia in Burns Paris? And The daring men in their flying boxes ), Dick van Dyke ( inter alia in Mary Poppins and the pilot of Diagnosis: Murder ), James Garner ( Latigo ), Alec Guinness ( inter alia The Man in the White Suit ), Lance Henriksen ( Aliens - The Return ), Terence Hill ( shots in 3/4 time ), Eric Idle ( yolk mustache ), David McCallum ( under water around the world ), David Niven (including Bluebeard's eighth wife ), Michael Palin ( The Life of Brian ), Anthony Perkins ( Alluring Temptation ), Michel Piccoli ( French Can Can ), Tony Randall (among others in Schick mir keine Blumen ), Peter Sellers ( The Prisoner of Zenda ), Ove Sprogøe ( The Olsen Gang ), Donald Sutherland ( The Eagle Has Landed ), Jean- Louis Trintignant ( A Man and a Woman ) and Gene Wilder (inter alia in Sunday L overs ). He lent his voice to four different actors in the role of Sherlock Holmes : Ian Richardson ( The Dog of Baskerville , The Sign of Four ), Nicol Williamson ( No Coke for Sherlock Holmes ), Christopher Lee ( Sherlock Holmes and the Collar of Death ) and John Neville ( Sherlock Holmes' greatest case ).

In the Walt Disney film Basil, the great mouse detective , he also spoke the title character for the German dubbing and spoke the Tramp in Disney's Susi and Tramp in both dubbed versions .

In 1993 Harry Wüstenhagen retired and moved to Florida, where he died in 1999.

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Wüstenhagen, Harry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Szczecinna, Harry Albert Willy (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin-Charlottenburg
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 1999
Place of death Grant (Florida)