Ralph J. Boettner
Ralph Joachim Boettner (born February 11, 1923 in Erfurt ; † March 22, 1982 in Berlin ) was a German actor , director and screenwriter .
Life
After finishing school, Boettner began training as an actor in Erfurt. This was followed by stage engagements in Rudolstadt, Arnstadt, Nordhausen, Gotha, Schwerin, Potsdam, Rostock and Berlin. In addition, he played as a film and television actor for DEFA , the television of the GDR and in film productions in socialist brother states. Among them were well-known fairy tale films, where he mostly only played supporting roles like in The Golden Goose the captain of the king, or in How do you marry a king? an ox owner.
In addition to working as an actor, Boettner also directed television films such as Death on the Mississippi , The Explosion on the Maine and Tracker , for which he also wrote the screenplay.
Filmography (selection)
actor
- 1956: The captain of Cologne
- 1959: Goods for Catalonia
- 1960: cloudy water
- 1961: On the other side
- 1962: acquittal for lack of evidence
- 1962: The black galley
- 1962: Mord AG
- 1963: The dead don't talk (TV movie)
- 1963: The driver's neighbor
- 1963: Now and at the hour of my death
- 1963: For Eyes Only
- 1964: The golden goose
- 1966: Boomerang secret command
- 1968: The murder that never expires
- 1969: How do you marry a king?
- 1970: Ambassadors don't kill (TV movie)
- 1970: KLK to PTX - The Red Orchestra
- 1970: my zero hour
- 1971: The glow of the sun
- 1972: The pictures of the witness Schattmann (TV four-part series)
- 1973: Education before Verdun (TV film)
- 1974: But dad! (TV movie)
- 1974: Kit & Co
- 1977: The Crimes of Major Zeman (Episode 1)
- 1979: Tracker (TV movie)
- 1982: The warning (GDR / Bulgaria)
Director
- 1974: Death on the Mississippi (TV movie)
- 1974: The Explosion on the Maine (TV movie)
- 1974: Double Lie (TV movie)
- 1976: The Emser Depesche (TV movie)
- 1979: Tracker (TV movie)
Screenwriter
- 1974: Death on the Mississippi
- 1974: The Maine explosion
- 1979: Tracker
Radio plays
- 1963: Rolf Schneider : Die Unbewältigen - Director: Edgar Kaufmann (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR )
- 1965: Peter Weiss : The Investigation - Director: Wolfgang Schonendorf (Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1968: Erasmus Schöfer : Monument Pfeiffer - Director: Fritz-Ernst Fechner (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1968: Giles Cooper : The Indigestible Auster - Director: Wolfgang Brunecker (Radio play comedy - Broadcasting of the GDR)
- 1975: Erik Knudsen : Need has no commandment or the will to make sacrifices (Odmar) - Director: Peter Groeger (radio play - Rundfunk der DDR)
Web links
- Ralph J. Boettner at filmportal.de
- Ralph J. Boettner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boettner, Ralph J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boettner, Ralph Joachim (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor and director as well as screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1982 |
| Place of death | Berlin |