Klaus Jepsen

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Klaus Jepsen (born April 26, 1936 in Schleswig ; † January 16, 2005 in Berlin ) was a German actor and voice actor .

Life

Jepsen completed his acting training with Marlise Ludwig in Berlin. There he made his debut at the Schiller Theater . He was a member of the State Drama Theaters under the direction of Boleslaw Barlog for three decades. Jepsen played alongside Sir Peter Ustinov in his comedy Beethovens Zehnte (1988; a recording was broadcast by ARD in the same year) an ear doctor who finally helps Beethoven's (Ustinov) spirit to have an intact hearing.

In addition, Jepsen was also active as an actor in film and television. He portrayed the title role in The converter (1976) and has appeared in werewolves (about the turmoil at the end of World War II ), in the literary adaptations The New Sufferings of Young W. (1976) by Ulrich Plenzdorf and walks through the Mark Brandenburg after Theodor Fontane or alongside Loriot in his comedy Pappa ante portas .

Since the mid-1970s, Jepsen also worked extensively in dubbing. He lent his voice to prominent colleagues such as Danny DeVito (in Snap Shorty! Or LA Confidential ), Joel Gray (in Kafka ), Sir Ian Holm (in The Fifth Element , as Jack the Ripper in From Hell ) and Pete Postlethwaite (in Die usual suspects ). In addition, his voice impressed itself on television viewers through numerous leading series roles, for example as Dr. Philip Watters ( Hector Elizondo ) in Chicago Hope - end of the line hope , as Principal Snyder ( Armin Shimerman ) in Buffy - Under the Spell of Demons , as lawyer Stuart Markowitz ( Michael Tucker ) in LALaw , as an aggressively choleric SS Major Wolfgang Hochstetter in Ein Cage full of heroes or as the blasé surgeon Charles Emerson Winchester III. ( David Ogden Stiers ) in M * A * S * H .

He also often used his voice for radio plays, including for numerous productions of the label KIOSK ( Das Wirtshaus im Spessart, Ivanhoe or Der Kurier des Zaren ) or as Professor Futura in the new edition of the science fiction series Jan Tenner . In the radio play series Professor van Dusen, he shone in numerous leading and supporting roles. Jepsen acted as narrator in the official radio play for the film The Lion King .

Around 1990 Jepsen withdrew almost completely from acting for health reasons and only worked as a voice actor. He died after a long illness on January 16, 2005 in Berlin.

Filmography

  • 1961: The transport
  • 1972: The Red Chapel (TV multi-part)
  • 1973: The werewolves
  • 1976: Young W.
  • 1976: Blackout - The Railway Killer
  • 1977: Walter Hasenclever
  • 1979: Don't worry about Socrates
  • 1982: We did love each other once
  • 1985: The Followers
  • 1986: Hikes through the Mark Brandenburg
  • 1987: The elegant dog
  • 1988: Beethoven's tithe (theater recording)
  • 1988: See and inherit Naples
  • 1991: Pappa ante portas
  • 1997: Sperling and his game against everyone

Radio plays

  • 1982: The Sams : On Saturday the Sams came back (Phonogram GmbH, Hamburg)
  • 1993: The Sams : New points for the Sams (Polygram GmbH, Hamburg)
  • 1994: Disney's The Lion King - The radio play for the film
  • 2002: Andreas Knaup : Genopoly - Director: Robert Matejka (radio play - DLR)

Audio books

Synchronous rollers (selection)

Wallace Shawn

  • 2001: Blonde as IE Shinn

Michael Byrne

Others

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Jepsen, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Schleswig
DATE OF DEATH January 16, 2005
Place of death Berlin