Harry Wüstenhagen
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)
- 1953: The princess and the swineherd
- 1955: Rumpelstiltskin
- 1955: Puss in Boots
- 1956: Max and Moritz
- 1957: Riots in the land of milk and honey
- 1957: The early maturity
- 1958: Confess, Dr. Corda!
- 1958: Piefke, the horror of the company
- 1960: I swear and vow
- 1961: The green archer
- 1961: The Dead Eyes of London
- 1961: The Eternal Flame
- 1962: Uncle Harry
- 1963: Steel network: The house on the Stör
- 1963: The black abbot
- 1963: Detective Story - Police Station 21
- 1964: Beware of Mister Dodd
- 1964: The crypt with the riddle lock
- 1965: Stahlnetz: The night on Easter Sunday
- 1968: The Dog from Blackwood Castle
- 1969: The man with the glass eye
- 1969: Assassination attempt on the mighty
- 1970: The Feuerzangenbowle
- 1973: Local appointment : Nothing works anymore
- 1973: Between the flights
- 1974: Silverson
- 1975: Resolved and announced : Mr. Wittich's widows
- 1976: crime scene - eyewitness
- 1977: Tatort - Fire Magic
- 1982: On the way to Atlantis
- 1983: Tatort - Peggy is scared
- 1988: Didi - The Expert
- 1991: The house spirit
Web links
- Harry Wüstenhagen in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Harry Wüstenhagen in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
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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) |