Rolf Illig
Rolf Illig (born May 30, 1925 in Berlin ; † February 24, 2005 in Issing ) was a German actor and speaker of literary radio productions.
Life
Illig became an American prisoner of war during World War II . After his release, he took acting classes at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich.
Illig has worked in numerous film and television productions. For many years he worked as a literary speaker for the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation . In the 1970s he presented the program " Pauk mit - Latin " for the school television of the Bavarian radio station at the time .
In the film Höhenfeuer in 1985 Rolf Illig played the father of the young leading actor, in 1988 in Waller's last course he played the leading role of a route walker on the Kempten – Isny railway line .
Having become a wheelchair user through an accident, Illig withdrew more and more from the public during the last years of his life.
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: The boss doesn't want any witnesses
- 1967: The illegal exercise of astronomy (as speaker)
- 1971: Land of Silence and Darkness (as speaker)
- 1974: The ants are coming
- 1978: The guardian and his poet
- 1982: Master Eder and his Pumuckl - the enigmatic dog
- 1983: Martin Luther
- 1985: bonfire
- 1988: Waller's last course
- 1989: Meister Eder and his Pumuckl - Pumuckl wants a watch
- 1991: end of innocence
- 1992: Salt on our skin
- 1992–1995: Marienhof
- 1993: Tatort - Dangerous Friendship (TV series)
- 1995: Police call 110 - 1A Landeier (TV series)
- 1997: 14 days life sentence
- 1997: The bull from Tölz: body urgently wanted
- 1998: Tatort - Fallen Angels
- 1999: Metropolitan area - diamond fever
- 1999: Sturmzeit , 5-part television film, part IV – V
- 2000: crime scene - rat line
- 2000: Tatort - Of cops and bears
- 2001: Longing for Sandin
Awards
- German Film Critics' Prize
- Federal film award in silver
- 1979: Adolf Grimme Prize with gold for The Guardian and His Poet (together with Percy Adlon )
Web links
- Rolf Illig in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Illig, Rolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 2005 |
| Place of death | Issing am Ammersee |