Peter Carsten
Peter Carsten (born Peter Ramsentaler ; born April 30, 1928 in Weißenburg in Bavaria ; † April 20, 2012 in Lucija / Piran , Slovenia ) was a German actor .
Career
Carsten grew up in Weißenburg, initially completed an apprenticeship in banking and worked for a savings bank for a while. At the age of 19 he moved to Munich and, after the end of the Second World War, took private acting lessons from Friedrich Ulmer . In 1948 he received his first stage engagement at the Junge Theater Hannover . He was hired from Hanover to Munich, where Artur Brauner discovered him for the film. In 1953 Carsten made his feature film debut in Arthur Maria Rabenalt's The Immortal Lump . He became known to a wide audience the following year through his role as Kowalski in the 08/15 trilogy based on Hans Hellmut Kirst . In these war dramas - 08/15 , 08/15 - In the war and 08/15 - In the homeland , Carsten played one of the popular figures alongside Joachim Fuchsberger and Paul Bösiger . Due to this success, Carsten was often cast for the roles of simple soldiers or high officers in the following years, for example in Robert Siodmak's Night when the devil came , in Frank Wisbar's dogs, do you want to live forever and the officers' factory (also based on a novel by HH Kirst). He also appeared in similar roles in international productions, e. B. next to Yves Montand in The Big Blue Road (1957) and next to Rod Taylor in the mercenary film Katanga .
In addition, Carsten proved his versatility in productions of the most diverse film genres. He played in comedies like triplets on board (with Heinz Erhardt in the title roles), in romantic comedies like Scampolo (with Romy Schneider ), in crime comedies like the Simmel films It doesn't always have to be caviar and this time it has to be caviar , in Heimatfilms like When the Heath is in bloom , in dramas like Raubfischer in Hellas (with Maria Schell ) and Anastasia, the last daughter of the Tsar (with Lilli Palmer ), in music films like Freddy, the guitar and the sea , in literary adaptations like The Serbian Girl (based on Siegfried Lenz ) in adventure movies like the Dead eye of Ceylon (with Lex Barker ) in period films such as Hermann the Cherusci - the battle of the Teutoburg forest (in which he as a producer acted) in westerns like and God said to Cain (next to Klaus Kinski ) and horror movies like Dracula in the castle of horror .
Carsten also took on roles in Italian, French and British productions. He starred alongside Marcello Mastroianni in the drama Harte Men - Heiße Liebe , alongside Alec Guinness in the thriller Das Quiller-Memorandum , alongside Jean-Paul Belmondo in the comedy Geliebter Schuft , alongside Oliver Reed in the adventure film Hannibal Brooks , in the war film Zeppelin , in Sherlock Holmes' greatest case (with John Neville in the title role), in The Revenge of Dr. Fu Man Chu and alongside Lee Van Cleef in The Diamond Coup . He also had guest roles in many television series such as alongside Francis Matthews and Ros Drinkwater in two episodes of the German-British television series Paul Temple or alongside Erik Ode in Der Kommissar , as well as in Der Alte , Forsthaus Falkenau and Ein Schloß am Wörthersee .
In the 1970s Carsten moved to Yugoslavia , where he stood in front of the camera for film and television productions.
Peter Carsten was married for the third time and last lived in Piran.
Filmography (selection)
- 1953: The immortal scoundrel
- 1955: 08/15
- 1955: 08/15 Second part
- 1955: 08/15 - At home
- 1955: The song from Kaprun
- 1956: Cherries in the neighbor's garden
- 1956: Anastasia, the last daughter of the Tsar
- 1957: Hard men - hot love (La ragazza della salina)
- 1957: At night when the devil came
- 1957: The great blue street (La grande strada azzurra)
- 1957: broken pieces bring luck
- 1958: Dogs, do you want to live forever
- 1958: U 47 - Lieutenant Prien
- 1958: Scampolo
- 1958: Peter Voss, the millionaire thief
- 1959: hot goods (film)
- 1959: Freddy, the guitar and the sea
- 1959: triplets on board
- 1959: Predatory fishermen in Hellas
- 1959: Heimat - your songs
- 1960: Freddy and the melody of the night
- 1960: When the heather blooms
- 1960: Criminal Tango
- 1960: officers' factory
- 1960: Under ten flags (Sotto dieci bandiere)
- 1961: Until the end of days
- 1961: It doesn't always have to be caviar
- 1961: This time it has to be caviar
- 1962: The secret of the black suitcase
- 1962: Barras today
- 1963: Marschier or krepier (Marcia o crepa)
- 1963: The death eye of Ceylon
- 1963: always on weekdays
- 1964: The Age of the Innocent (production only)
- 1965: The Curse of the Black Ruby
- 1965: Sherlock Holmes' greatest case (A Study in Terror)
- 1966: Hot spots for spies (Da Berlino l'apocalisse)
- 1966: Hermann the Cherusker (also production)
- 1966: The Quiller Memorandum - Risk from the darkness (The Quiller Memorandum)
- 1966: Beloved Scoundrel (Tendre voyou)
- 1966: Jonny Madoc (Due once di piombo)
- 1966: Daring Game - Three Giraffes (TV series)
- 1967: hayloft whispers
- 1967: The revenge of Dr. Fu Man Chu (The Vengenace of Fu Manchu)
- 1967: the day the children disappeared
- 1968: Katanga (The Mercenaries)
- 1968: Hannibal Brooks (Hannibal Brooks)
- 1969: The Naked Bovary
- 1969: stewardesses
- 1970: 11.20 a.m. (three-part TV series)
- 1970: The law of silence (E venne il giorno dei limoni neri)
- 1970: Satan of Vengeance (E Dio disse a Caino)
- 1970: when you're with me
- 1970: Paul Temple - The Apollo of Arezzo (Antique Death)
- 1970: Das lüsterne Quartett (The Lickerish Quartet) (only co-production)
- 1971: Zeppelin
- 1971: Dracula in the Castle of Secrets (Nella stretta morsa del ragno)
- 1972: Five lumps of gold (Tutti fratelli nel West ... per parte di padre)
- 1973: The Commissioner - death of a bookseller
- 1973: They called her Little Mother (co-production)
- 1977: The Law of the Clan
- 1978: The Squeeze
- 1982: Variola Vera
- 1985: Raoul Wallenberg (Wallenberg: A Hero's Story)
- 1990: The Serbian girl
Web links
- Peter Carsten in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Peter Carsten at filmportal.de (with photo gallery)
Individual evidence
- ^ Actor Peter Carsten Dies. Slovenska tiskovna agencija, April 21, 2012, archived from the original on June 4, 2012 ; accessed on April 30, 2018 (English).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Carsten, Peter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ramsentaler, Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1928 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Weißenburg in Bavaria , Franconia |
DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 2012 |
Place of death | Piran |