Wolfgang Hess (voice actor)
Wolfgang Hess (born September 1, 1937 in Zurich ; † April 27, 2016 ) was a Swiss actor and voice actor . Hess became famous as the voice actor for Bud Spencer in many of his films.
Life
Wolfgang Hess was the son of the Swiss film actor Emil Hess (1889–1945) and his German wife Elisabeth Ellinghaus. Until the end of the Second World War he lived in Berlin with his parents, the two brothers Urs and Migg, and half-sister Ruth. Then the family was evacuated to Leutasch in Tyrol. They came to Switzerland in the last days of the war. The father died of an infection shortly after arriving in Zurich.
The fatherless family took up residence in the university quarter in Zurich in the vicinity of other emigrated, German-speaking actors who had found a platform on the only open stage in Europe. The mother later took over the hotel "Mon Repos" on Universitätsstrasse, where actors and students came and went. After obtaining the federal Matura , Wolfgang first completed a banking internship at UBS in Zurich before studying theater and newspaper studies as well as German language and literature in Munich for five semesters . Engagements at theaters in Munich, Zurich and Stuttgart followed . However, Hess became better known for his grating voice, which he used as a narrator in countless films, television series, radio plays and documentaries. In addition to Bud Spencer, he has also appeared frequently for Marcello Mastroianni , El Hedi ben Salem , John Rhys-Davies , Charles Bronson , Michael Lonsdale and Michael Gambon .
Wolfgang Hess died on April 27, 2016 at the age of 78. The funeral service took place in the forest cemetery in Munich . Only 2 months later, on June 27, 2016, Bud Spencer, whom Hess often lent his voice, died.
Filmography (selection)
- 1968: The landlady also has a count
- 1974: Tatort: Eight Years Later - Director: Wolfgang Becker
- 1976: I just want you to love me Site Manager - Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- 1978: Company pensioner community - police operations manager in sequence 4 flower pots
Synchronous rollers (selection)
- 1971: The right and left hand of the devil as The Little One
- 1972: Four fists for a hallelujah as The Little One
- 1972: Two Heavenly Dogs on the Way to Hell as Salud
- 1974: Two missionaries as Father Pedro
- 1974: Two like Pitch and Brimstone as Ben
- 1976: Two out of control as Wilbur Walsh
- 1981: Two aces stand out as Charlie O'Brien
- 1982: Banana Joe as Banana Joe
- 1983: Two strong guys as Doug O'Riordan aka Mason
- 1985: The Miami Cops as Steve Forrest
- 1994: The Troublemaker as Moses
- 2009: Murder is my business, darling as Pepe
- 1987: James Bond 007 as General Leonid Pushkin
- 1997–1999: Sliders - The Gate into a Foreign Dimension (TV series) as Prof. Maximilian Arturo
- 2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Companions as Gimli
- 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Treebeard / Gimli
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Treebeard / Gimli
- 1986: Ginger and Fred as Pippo Botticella (Fred)
- 1987: Black Eyes as Romano
- 1995: One Hundred and One Nights as The Italian Friend
- 1996: Declared Pereira as Pereira
Movies
- 1966: Leroy Haynes in Treasure Island as Abraham Gray
- 1973: El Hedi ben Salem in Welt am Draht as a bodyguard
- 1974: El Hedi ben Salem in fear eat up the soul as Ali
- 1974: Ulli Lommel in Fontane Effi Briest as Major Crampas
- 1974: Tom, Crosby and the Mouse Brigade as Tulip, the Giant
- 1975: El Hedi ben Salem in the Fist Law of Freedom as Salem
- 1979: Albert Hall in Apocalypse Now as Chief Philipps
- 1981: Chaim Topol in James Bond 007 - Deadly Mission as Milos Columbo
- 1985: Pierre Tornade in Asterix - victory over Caesar as Obelix
- 1986: Pierre Tornade in Asterix with the British as Obelix
- 1986: Nis Bank-Mikkelsen in Walhalla as Utgard Loki
- 1989: Oliver Reed in The Return of the Musketeers as Athos
- 1990: Peterchens Mondfahrt as Der Mondmann (woodcutter)
- 1991: Dan Aykroyd in My Girl - My first love as Harry Sultenfuss
- 1991: Michael McShane in Robin Hood as Brother Tuck
- 1991: Raúl Juliá in Addams Family (1991) as Gomez Addams
- 1993: Jeremy Irons in The Haunted House as Esteban Trueba
- 1994: Felidae as Kong
- 1997: Robert Loggia in Fräulein Smilla's feeling for snow as Moritz Jasperson
- 2006: Asterix and the Vikings as Maulaf
- 2007: Michael Gambon in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Prof. Albus Dumbledore
- 2009: Robbie Coltrane in The Gruffalo as Gruffalo
- 2009: Michael Gambon in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Prof. Albus Dumbledore
- 2011: Robbie Coltrane in The Gruffalo Child as Gruffalo
- 2011: Michael Gambon in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 as Prof. Albus Dumbledore
Series
- 1970: The crime museum as a police officer in Olga 12
- 1974: Wickie and the Strong Men as The Terrible Sven
- 1974–1976: Fenn - Hong Kong ugh as Sergeant Flint
- 1976: Tom and Jerry as Spike the Dog
- 1982/84: The flying Ferdinand as "Blecher hairdresser"
- 1987–1991: Victor French in An Angel on Earth as Mark Gordon
- 1996: Robbie Coltrane in Just in Case Fitz as Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald
- 1999: Jim Knopf (animated series) as the pirate captain of the wild 13
Web links
- Wolfgang Hess in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Hess in the catalog of the German National Library
- Wolfgang Hess ( Memento from December 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) at the agency "Stimmrechte"
- Wolfgang Hess at Neue Westpark Studios Munich
- Wolfgang Hess in the German dubbing file
- Wolfgang Hess in the film database IMBd (English)
- Bud Spencer loses his German dubbing voice. In: t-online.de of April 30, 2016.
Remarks
- ↑ Wolfgang Hess - German voice of Bud Spencer died. On: Moviepilot , April 29, 2016, accessed April 23, 2019.
- ^ Wolfgang Hess obituary notice. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , April 30, 2016, accessed April 30, 2016.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hess, Wolfgang |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hess, Wolfgang |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss actor and voice actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1937 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 2016 |