Kurt E. Ludwig
Kurt Eugen Ludwig (born May 2, 1924 in Erlangen , † March 4, 1995 in Munich ) was a German actor , voice actor , dialogue book author and dialogue director .
Life
Since he was rarely in front of the camera, his voice has become much better known than his name. Kurt E. Ludwig was the German voice actor for chief engineer Scotty ( James Doohan ) in the US television series Raumschiff Enterprise and the films based on it. This bond also resulted in a friendship between Ludwig and Doohan.
Other well-known characters to whom Ludwig lent his voice were the sea wolf ( Raimund Harmstorf ), as well as five years earlier the pirate Tom Morgan ( Roger Lumont ) in Treasure Island and the "terrible Sven" in the animated series Wickie and the strong men ; also Jess Harper (Robert Fuller) in At the foot of the blue mountains (Laramie).
His work as a dialogue author and director for Raumschiff Enterprise is based on a. the idea back, Dr. McCoy's English nickname "Bones" means "pill" to translate. Other series, the German version of which he was jointly responsible for, were z. B. Bonanza or SOS charter boat .
His daughter Alexandra Ludwig also works as a voice actress.
Filmography (selection)
- 1953: Young heart full of love
- 1953: Jonny saves Nebrador
- 1960: The island of the Amazons
- 1966–1967: Treasure Island (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1967: The Crime Museum (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1972: The sea wolf
Synchronous rollers (selection)
- 1972–1974, 1987–1988: Raumschiff Enterprise (TV series, Star Trek )
- 1979: Star Trek - The movie as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
- 1982: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
- 1984: Star Trek III: In Search of Mr. Spock as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
- 1986: Star Trek IV: Back to the Present as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
- 1989: Star Trek V: On the Edge of the Universe as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
- 1991: Knight Rider 2000 as James Doohan
- 1991: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Land as James Doohan
- 1994: The Enterprise (animated series, 22 episodes) as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
- 1994: Spaceship Enterprise - The Next Century (TV series, 1 episode) as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
- 1994: Star Trek VII: Generations Meet as James Doohan
Movie
- 1940: Brian Donlevy in Trek to Utah (Synchro in 1975) as Angus Duncan
- 1950: Ben Johnson in West St. Louis (dubbed in 1965) as Travis Blue
- 1964: Nello Pazzafini in The Invincible Three as Samur
- 1971: Raimund Harmstorf in Der Seewolf
- 1975: Will Sampson in One flew over the cuckoo's nest as "chief" Chief Bromden
- 1983: Garry Goodrow in Breathless as Tony Berrutti
Series
- 1992–1994: George Grizzard in Law & Order (TV series) as Arthur Gold
Web links
- Kurt E. Ludwig in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kurt E. Ludwig in the German dubbing index
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SURNAME | Ludwig, Kurt E. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ludwig, Kurt Eugen (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor, voice actor, dialogue book author and dialogue director |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | gain |
DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 1995 |
Place of death | Munich |