Sergej Gleithmann

Gleithmann (left) on the 'Kampf in Weltall' tour

Sergej Gleithmann ; actually Volker Bertzky (* before 1984 in Mülheim an der Ruhr ) is a German actor, dancer and saxophonist who performs with entertainment artist Helge Schneider , among others . Gleithmann's trademark is his long beard. The spelling of his last name varies. In the more recent past he has also been indicated as a sliding man on several publications .

Life

Helge Schneider invented the stage name Sergej Gleithmann in the early 1980s during a tour. As part of a number, the long beard was combed over the face, pinned with glasses and jokingly introduced to Gleithmann as a lion person. From 1995 Gleithmann first played the saxophone and congas in Helge Schneider's backing band. After that, Gleithmann appeared as an expressive dancer on many of Schneider's tours throughout Germany . During the Tour I Brake Together (2006-2008) he appeared as the Caucasian beard woman Gisela Koch .

Gleithmann is also active as an actor. He appeared in the films of Helge Schneider and Christoph Schlingensief and worked with the experimental filmmaker Werner Nekes from Mülheim .

Filmography

In films by Helge Schneider

• 1987: Rod fever (short film)
• 1993: Texas - Doc Snyder holds the world in suspense
• 1994: 00 Tailor - Chasing Nihil Baxter
• 2004: Jazzclub - The early bird catches the worm
• 2013: 00 Schneider - In the tropic of the lizard

In films by Christoph Schlingensief

• 1983/84: Tunguska - The boxes are there
• 1985: What Really Happened Between the Pictures?
• 1985/86: Menu Total
• 1986: Egomania - island without hope
• 1987/88: Mother's mask
• 1988: Sheep in Wales
• 1988/89: 100 years of Adolf Hitler. The last hour in the Führerbunker
• 1990: The German chainsaw massacre
• 1992: Terror 2000 - Intensive Care Unit Germany

Web links

• Sergej Gleithmann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Sergej Gleithmann at Discogs (English)