Klaus Höhne

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Klaus Wilhelm Bruno Höhne (born June 13, 1927 in Hamburg ; † August 21, 2006 in Murnau am Staffelsee ) was a German actor and voice actor .

Life

Klaus Höhne began as an extra at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg and then took private acting lessons from Joseph Offenbach . In 1951 he made his stage debut in Hamburg, where he played in various theaters until 1954. Further stations in his career were Aachen , Stuttgart , Bochum and Vienna .

In addition, Höhne has often worked in film and television productions since 1960. He played under well-known directors like Luchino Visconti ( Die Verdammten ) and Rainer Werner Fassbinder ( Berlin Alexanderplatz based on Alfred Döblin ), in literary adaptations such as Exil (a short series based on Lion Feuchtwanger ), A Chapter for Himself (a multi-part based on Walter Kempowski ) and Der Winter that was a summer (a three-part series after Sandra Paretti ).

In films like The Wild Fifties based on Johannes Mario Simmel and the clothes Is' was, Chancellor? he had appearances as well as in numerous television series, for example in Der Kommissar , Derrick and Der Alte , as well as in three films in the Doctors series : Dr. Vogt as the father of the main character Dr. Vogt ( Sven-Eric Bechtolf ). Höhne achieved particular popularity through his portrayal of Inspector Konrad as the first crime scene investigator for the Hessian Broadcasting Corporation . Between 1971 and 1979 he was the lead investigator in eight films in the ARD crime series, and he made guest appearances in four more.

Höhne was also extensively involved in dubbing , so u. a. for Warner Oland and Sidney Toler in the Charlie Chan films. In addition, he dubbed Jacques Godin as "Israel Hands" in the ZDF four-part Die Schatzinsel , Bernard Blier (in The Lord with the Millions ), Lloyd Bridges (in Mafia! - A noodle doesn't make spaghetti! ), Nigel Hawthorne (in What do you want ), Donald Pleasence (in the western and in the miniseries 100 carats by Sidney Sheldon ) and Robert Hardy in the BBC - television series All Creatures Great and Small . He also lent his voice to David Suchet in the more recent Hercule Poirot films and Richard Harris in the Harry Potter film series . After Harris' death, he also took over the dubbing of Michael Gambon as the successor in the role of Prof. Albus Dumbledore .

Höhne was also a guest lecturer for drama at the Mozarteum in Salzburg .

He died on August 21, 2006 at the age of 79 after a short illness and is buried in the Dahlem forest cemetery (field 006-371) in Berlin.

Filmography

Synchronized work (selection)

Movies

Series

Radio plays

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Knerger.de: The grave of Klaus Höhne

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personal data
SURNAME Höhne, Klaus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Höhne, Klaus Wilhelm Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 2006
Place of death Murnau am Staffelsee