Benno Sterzenbach
Benno Sterzenbach (born 3 March 1916 Osnabrück - died 13 September 1985 Feldafing) was a German cinema and theatre actor and director. His first major role on stage was Götz von Berlichingen at which he played next to Ellen Schwiers as Adelheid at the Jagsthausen festival. On television, he is mostly known for his roles in filmed theatrical adaptations: Der Richter und sein Henker (1957) by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Der Schlaf der Gerechten (1962) by Albrecht Goes and Mirandolina (1963) by Carlo Goldoni. Suspected of espionage due to his editorial relations, he was arrested by the Gestapo in 1941, and imprisoned for a month, during which time he protested his innocence. He was eventually freed after his case was expedited. This episode was repeated in a number of his plays. With Paths in Twilight in 1948, he made his cinematic debut under the direction of Gustav Fröhlich. In 1960, he was in one of the first films by Edgar Wallace after the war: Der Rächer. In the same year, he was in Es ist soweit. In 1966, he acted alongside Heinz Reincke in one of the first German colour television series, Adrian der Tulpendieb. After acting in 1962 in Max the Pickpocket with Heinz Rühmann, in 1964 he played the role of a doctor in Flug in Gefahr, a film which started a long series of films based on plane crashes. Benno Sterzenbach found most success in the role of General Winston Woodrov Wamsler in Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion. After this, he was invited to series such as Die fünfte Kolonne, Derrick and The Old Fox. In France, he is best known for his role as Major Achbach in La Grande Vadrouille with Louis de Funès and Bourvil. Benno Sterzenbach has also written a number of books. Source: Article "Benno Sterzenbach" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Max der Taschendieb
(Charly Gibbons)
Pippi on the Run
(Policeman)
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
(Major Achbach)
Ace of Aces
(Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer)
Hostage
The Avenger
(Sir Gregory Penn)
Flight in Danger
(Dr. Frank Baird)
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
(Miller)
Space Patrol
(General Wamsler (archive footage))
Johannisnacht
(Matey)
Was ihr wollt
(Junker Tobias von Rülp)
König Richard III.
(Eduard IV)
Die Feuertreppe
(Ralph Mc Guiness)
Was Ihr wollt
(Tobias von Rülp)
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt
(Montague)
Ausreißer
(Vater Baker)
Der seidene Schuh
Mirandolina
(Conte di Albafiorita)
Der Fall der Generale
(Generaloberst Göring)
Der Geisterzug
(Saul Hodgkins)
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
(Gerichtsdiener Wladimir)
Ein Mord, den jeder begeht
(Kommerzienrat Veik)
Die Friedhöfe
(Pawlack)
Paths in Twilight
(Stefan Kolb)
Und nicht mehr Jessica
(Anthony Burton)
Augenzeugen müssen blind sein
(Albin Herzog)
Einer von sieben
(Herr Thomsen)
Ein Charleston für Lady Mac' Beth
(Banco)
Towarisch
(Charles)
Die Weber
(Der alte Ansorge)
Titanic
(Duncan Fletcher)
The Investigation
(Zeuge 1)
Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe
(Grosshack)
Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki
(Galindo)
John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter
(Direktor)
Der Korporal aus Java
(Jan)
Die Jubilarin
(Braun)
Der Cornet
(Rittmeister Reningen)
Die Blume von Hawaii
(Journalist)
Der Schlaf der Gerechten
(Fritz Walker)
Mord im Dom
(Dritter Versucher)
Der heimliche Teilhaber
(Kapitän Archbold)
Der Richter und sein Henker
(Zweiter Leibwächter)
Ich stehe zur Verfügung
(Kriminalrat Beuerle)
Falsch verbunden
(Cyril)
Unternehmen Schlafsack
(Offizier des SS)
Der Auswanderer
(Barbi)
Die Ballade von der wunderbaren Wandlung des Generals Fünfstern
(General)
Gefangen in Frankreich: Theodor Fontane im Krieg 1870/71
(Bourgaut)
Der Strafverteidiger
(Peter J. Malone)
Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc
(Graf Dunois)
Der Abstecher
(Erich)
Antigone
(Kreon)
Zwischen den Flügen
(Buller)
Adrian der Tulpendieb
(Josias)
Space Patrol
(General Winston W. Wamsler)
...Erbin sein - dagegen sehr
(Henning Carsten)
Die fünfte Kolonne
(Dickmann)
PS
(Karl Brensberger)
On the Road to Atlantis
(Kelley/Dr. Graf)
Zirkus meines Lebens
(Walter Farell)
Der Alte
(Herr Färber)
Derrick
(Siegfried Horre)
Der Anwalt
(Franz Schöller)
Derrick
(Birkmann)
Dalli Dalli
(Self)
Es ist soweit
(Lomax)
Zum blauen Bock
(Self)