Wolf Martienzen

Wolf Martienzen (born February 28, 1944 in Germany, † after 2006) was a German actor in theater, film and television. He also worked as a radio play and voice actor .

life and career

Wolf Martienzen was born the son of the actor and voice actor Gerd Martienzen . His younger sister Marion Martienzen also works as an actress. Wolf Martienzen's focus was mainly on theater work. He has starred in numerous stage plays since the beginning of his acting career in the early 1960s. Among other things in the 1965 staged by director Kai Braak performance of Grabbe's comedy Scherz . At the Hessian State Theater in Kassel he also wrote some musical thoughts on the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Munich with Braak, who was then senior director Braak, with whom he was good friends. In 1972 he also played in Braak's production of Antigone in the Theater am Turm in Frankfurt am Main.

From 1963 to 1985 Martienzen also played various roles in film and television. Including in the 1960s in the series Hafenpolizei , or the two television films Flucht über die Ostsee und Ich . In 1971 he acted in the movie Diezelle alongside colleagues such as Robert Naegele and Helmut Pick , directed by Horst Bienek based on his novel of the same name. Other TV adaptations followed, such as his leading role in Uwe Brandner's head or number from 1973 or in 1976 Eine kleine Liebe by director Hans-Peter Meier. In the 1980s he played in the series Locker vom Hocker or the movies A Woman for certain hours or lent his voice to the narrator in Harald Alexander's film In den Krallen des Syndikats .

Martienzen also worked as a radio play speaker for various productions. As a voice actor in film and television he has spoken over 30 roles, including lending his voice to the actor Bruno Lawrence in Geoff Murphy's award-winning New Zealand science fiction drama Quiet Earth - The Last Experiment in 1985 in German dubbing . He was also the "voice" from the " Radeberger " advertisement. In 1993 he worked as a spokesperson for the reality series Heisse Spur - private detectives up close about private detectives and their amazing stories. In the same year he became seriously ill and eventually lost his voice.

Wolf Martienzen's daughter is the speech trainer Katharina Padleschat.

Filmography (selection)

1963: Harbor Police (TV series, 1 episode)
1967: Escape across the Baltic Sea (TV movie)
1968: Me (TV movie)
1971: The cell
1972: Strike at Piper & Silz (short film)
1973: Heads or Tails (TV movie)
1976: A Little Love (TV Movie)
1980: Loose from the stool (TV series, 1 episode)
1985: A woman for certain hours
1985: In the clutches of the Syndicate

Synchronous rollers (selection)

1971: For Oliver Reed banned in births as Russ McNeil
1972: For James Coburn in You Selling the Death of Dr. Col. Pembroke [2nd ed. Synchro]
1973: For Klaus Kinski in Die Mörderbestien as Dr. Sturges
1974: For Jim Brown in Three Ice Cold Professionals as Jimmy Lait
1974: For Philip Michael Thomas in Leroy - A giant explodes as Fletch & Boom Boom
1975: For Paul Naschy in Die Öl-Piraten as Ralph [2. Synchro]
1977: For Stuart Whitman in Blood Rush (1977) as Sheriff Martin
1978: For William Shatner in death flight 401 as Carl Tobias
1980: For Benito Stefanelli in Der Puma Mann as Ranko
1982: As a narrator in The Barbarian Sword
1983: For John Vernon in Curtains as Jonathan Stryker
1984: For Richard Roundtree in Kill Point as agent Bill Bryant
1985: For Bruno Lawrence in Quiet Earth - The Last Experiment as Zac Hobson

literature

Wolf Martienzen. In: German stage yearbook. , Druck und Kommissionsverlag FA Günther & Sohn, 1980, p. 136

Web links

Wolf Martienzen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Wolf Martienzen in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

↑ Named as deceased: Your foster father was the deceased actor and speaker Wolf Martienzen, who used to work at the theater.
↑ Wolf Martienzen. In: Baden-Württemberg. , Baden-Württemberg Publishing House, 1965, p. 31
↑ Wolf Martienzen. In: Elizabeth Schlüssel On the role of music in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games from 1896 to 1972. , 2002, p. 556
↑ Wolf Martienzen. In: Series of publications on contemporary history in Berlin. , H. Spitzing., 1972, p. 570
↑ Wolf Martienzen. In: Bodo Fründt , Bernd Lepel Dreams under golden palm trees: the German film at the International Film Festival in Cannes. , Edition Achteinhalb L. Just, 1987, p. 169
↑ Wolf Martienzen. In: Radio plays in the ARD., Volume 9. , Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv, 1990, pp. 457/523
↑ Wolf Martienzen. In: Heiße Spur - private detectives up close. , Speaker on YouTube
↑ Wolf Martienzen. In: About me - Katharina Padleschat - voice, speaking, body language, acting techniques, stage presence, presentation and lecture have always been my "daily bread" ...

personal data
SURNAME	Martienzen, wolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German theater and film actor as well as dubbing and radio play speakers
DATE OF BIRTH	February 28, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Germany
DATE OF DEATH	after 2006

[1] Named as deceased: Your foster father was the deceased actor and speaker Wolf Martienzen, who used to work at the theater.

[2] Wolf Martienzen. In: Baden-Württemberg. , Baden-Württemberg Publishing House, 1965, p. 31

[3] Wolf Martienzen. In: Elizabeth Schlüssel On the role of music in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games from 1896 to 1972. , 2002, p. 556

[4] Wolf Martienzen. In: Series of publications on contemporary history in Berlin. , H. Spitzing., 1972, p. 570

[5] Wolf Martienzen. In: Bodo Fründt , Bernd Lepel Dreams under golden palm trees: the German film at the International Film Festival in Cannes. , Edition Achteinhalb L. Just, 1987, p. 169

[6] Wolf Martienzen. In: Radio plays in the ARD., Volume 9. , Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv, 1990, pp. 457/523

[7] Wolf Martienzen. In: Heiße Spur - private detectives up close. , Speaker on YouTube

[8] Wolf Martienzen. In: About me - Katharina Padleschat - voice, speaking, body language, acting techniques, stage presence, presentation and lecture have always been my "daily bread" ...