Benno Sterzenbach
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-03-03
Day of Death
1985-09-13 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Osnabrück, Germany
Benno Sterzenbach
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(2003)
Space Patrol
as General Wamsler (archive footage)
(1984)
Titanic
as Duncan Fletcher
(1983)
(1982)
Ace of Aces
as Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer
(1980)
Die Weber
as Der alte Ansorge
(1979)
Ein Mord, den jeder begeht
as Kommerzienrat Veik
(1979)
(1971)
Augenzeugen müssen blind sein
as Albin Herzog
(1971)
(1970)
Pippi on the Run
as Policeman
(1970)
Ausreißer
as Vater Baker
(1969)
Die Jubilarin
as Braun
(1969)
(1968)
Ich stehe zur Verfügung
as Kriminalrat Beuerle
(1967)
Der Auswanderer
as Barbi
(1967)
Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki
as Galindo
(1966)
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
as Major Achbach
(1966)
Johannisnacht
as Matey
(1966)
Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc
as Graf Dunois
(1966)
Towarisch
as Charles
(1966)
The Investigation
as Zeuge 1
(1966)
Der Fall der Generale
as Generaloberst Göring
(1965)
(1965)
Und nicht mehr Jessica
as Anthony Burton
(1965)
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt
as Montague
(1965)
Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe
as Grosshack
(1965)
Der heimliche Teilhaber
as Kapitän Archbold
(1964)
König Richard III.
as Eduard IV
(1964)
Flight in Danger
as Dr. Frank Baird
(1964)
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
as Gerichtsdiener Wladimir
(1963)
Mirandolina
as Conte di Albafiorita
(1963)
Der Geisterzug
as Saul Hodgkins
(1963)
Was Ihr wollt
as Tobias von Rülp
(1962)
Die Feuertreppe
as Ralph Mc Guiness
(1962)
Max der Taschendieb
as Charly Gibbons
(1962)
Der Schlaf der Gerechten
as Fritz Walker
(1962)
Mord im Dom
as Dritter Versucher
(1962)
Der Abstecher
as Erich
(1961)
Der Strafverteidiger
as Peter J. Malone
(1960)
The Avenger
as Sir Gregory Penn
(1960)
Einer von sieben
as Herr Thomsen
(1960)
Die Friedhöfe
as Pawlack
(1959)
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
as Miller
(1958)
Antigone
as Kreon
(1957)
Der Richter und sein Henker
as Zweiter Leibwächter
(1955)
Unternehmen Schlafsack
as Offizier des SS
(1955)
Der Cornet
as Rittmeister Reningen
(1955)
Falsch verbunden
as Cyril
(1955)
Der Korporal aus Java
as Jan
(1954)
John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter
as Direktor
(1954)
Was ihr wollt
as Junker Tobias von Rülp
(1953)
Die Blume von Hawaii
as Journalist
(1948)
Paths in Twilight
as Stefan Kolb