Karlheinz Gaffkus

Karl Heinz "Kalle" Gaffkus (* around 1933 in Berlin-Kreuzberg ) was a German dancer, actor and manager .

Life

Karlheinz Gaffkus initially completed an apprenticeship as a locksmith and blacksmith . Despite his considerable body he later worked as a professional dancer and performed, among other places, in the Bathtub, a well-known Berlin jazz bar. From 1953 to 1956 four times German rock 'n' roll champion , Gaffkus is also considered the only German rock 'n' roll world champion. In 1956 he got the role of Kudde in the film Die Halbstarken directed by Georg Tressler . During the filming, he met the leading actress Karin Baal , whom he married in 1960. From the marriage, which was divorced again in 1961, son Thomas emerged. Gaffkus, who also worked as a unit manager for a time, received other small roles in films such as Reversed Lives and Always When It Gets Night (both 1961). In 1972 he opened the “Bei Kalle” restaurant at the Berlin-Schlachtensee S-Bahn station , which soon developed into a popular meeting place for Berlin celebrities. At the end of 2000 he leased the restaurant and moved to Ruhpolding with his wife Astrid .

Filmography

as a performer

as a unit manager

1960: the last witness
1960: The young sinner

Web links

Karlheinz Gaffkus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Kalle Gaffkus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Karlheinz Gaffkus at filmportal.de

References and comments

↑ Katharina Körting: Celebrity landlord Karlheinz Gaffkus wants to give up his bar: "Kalle" does not come out . Berliner Zeitung , March 2, 2000, accessed on September 19, 2015.
↑ Karin Baal: Untamed. My life. Munich 2012, page 30.
↑ Rock'n'Roll A-Class - German champions . ( Memento from March 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) German Rock'n'Roll and Boogie Woogie Association, November 3, 2010, accessed on September 19, 2015.
↑ Katharina Körting: Celebrity landlord Karlheinz Gaffkus wants to give up his bar: "Kalle" does not come out . Berliner Zeitung , March 2, 2000, accessed on September 19, 2015. According to other information, however, he didn't open the restaurant until 1983: Nothing more going on “Uff'n Bahnhof”. Kalle Gaffkus is gone . ( Memento of May 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) BZ , January 13, 2001, accessed on September 19, 2015.

personal data
SURNAME	Gaffkus, Karlheinz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gaffkus, Kalle (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German actor and unit manager
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin-Kreuzberg

[1] Katharina Körting: Celebrity landlord Karlheinz Gaffkus wants to give up his bar: "Kalle" does not come out . Berliner Zeitung , March 2, 2000, accessed on September 19, 2015.

[2] Karin Baal: Untamed. My life. Munich 2012, page 30.

[3] Rock'n'Roll A-Class - German champions . ( Memento from March 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) German Rock'n'Roll and Boogie Woogie Association, November 3, 2010, accessed on September 19, 2015.

[4] Katharina Körting: Celebrity landlord Karlheinz Gaffkus wants to give up his bar: "Kalle" does not come out . Berliner Zeitung , March 2, 2000, accessed on September 19, 2015. According to other information, however, he didn't open the restaurant until 1983: Nothing more going on “Uff'n Bahnhof”. Kalle Gaffkus is gone . ( Memento of May 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) BZ , January 13, 2001, accessed on September 19, 2015.