
Jan Hendriks
Known for Acting · 73 credits
- Born
- 1928-12-06
- Died
- 1991-12-13
- Place of birth
- Berlin, Germany
- Also known as
- Ян Хендрикс
Biography
Jan Hendriks (born Heinz Joachim Hinz, December 6, 1928, Berlin – died likely December 13, 1991, Berlin) was a German actor and voice actor.
After studying acting at the Hebbel Theatre school in Berlin, he began his career on stage before making his film debut in Robert A. Stemmle’s Sündige Grenze (1951), for which he became the first winner of the German Film Award for Best New Actor. He went on to appear in more than 90 film and television productions, including several Edgar Wallace films.
Hendriks was widely known to television audiences for his role as Inspector Martin Brenner in the crime series Der Alte (1977–1986). He also worked as a voice actor, dubbing performers such as Humphrey Bogart and Anthony Quinn.
He died in Berlin in December 1991.
Known For
TV Shows (18)

The Old Fox
1977
as Martin Brenner

Derrick
1974
as Dreyer / Schlott / Barkeeper
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Zum blauen Bock
1957
as Self

Das Kriminalmuseum
1963
as Gerd Bräuning

Dem Täter auf der Spur
1967
as Roger

The Commissioner
1969
as Hansi Schreiber / Herr Kleine / Wasneck / Albert Korte

Polizeifunk ruft
1966
as Werner

Stahlnetz
1958
as Otto Hecht

St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken
1979
as Gerd Steiner

Der Kurier der Kaiserin
1970
as Francesco Bartolozzi
Jörg Preda berichtet
1966
as Direktor Borsody

Cliff Dexter
1966

Drüben bei Lehmanns
1970
as Anwalt Werner

Richelieu
1977
as Butler

Death Runs After Them
1967
as Dan Low

Slim Callaghan greift ein
1964
as Gustav Malinke

67 Days: The Republic of Uzhitze
as Nemački major
Movies (55)
Königin der Arena
1952
as Tonio
Der große Zapfenstreich
1952
as Leutnant Christian von Lauffen

Mal drunter – mal drüber
1960
as Manfred
Tolles Geld
1964
as Glumow

Arms and the Man
1958
as Leutnant Sergius Slivitzna
The High Life
1960
as Neffe

Brainwashed
1960
as First Officer
Colombe
1958
as Armand Alexandre

Alcaptar
1978
as Soldat

Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
1957
as Stephan Doppelsieder

The Man with the Glass Eye
1969
as Rubiro

The Devil's Daffodil
1961
as Charles
Soloist Anna Alt
1945
Paradies der Matrosen
1959
as Henry F. Jones

The Green Devils of Monte Cassino
1958
as Fausto

The College Girl Murders
1967
as Brent

Mark of the Tortoise
1964
as Carlos

The Inn on the River
1962
as Roger Lane
Hochzeitsglocken
1954
as Philipp Harding
Das lange Weihnachtsmahl
1962
as Charles

The Squeaker
1963
as Mr. Leslie

Appointment in Beirut
1968
as direttore Play Boy

The Door with Seven Locks
1962
as Tom Cawler
Roman eines Frauenarztes
1954
as Dr. Michelsen

Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
1964
as Monroe

Passionate Doctor
1959
as Felix Friedberg

Castle of the Creeping Flesh
1968
as Georg v. Kassell

Bobby Dodd intervenes
1959
as Sydows Geschäftsfreund

Das Geheimnis der Mary Celeste
1972
as Edward W. Head

Duel at Sundown
1965
as Lord

Heintje - Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen
1970
as Willi

Der Engel mit dem Flammenschwert
1954
as Freddy

Hotel Royal
1969
as Legrand

The Farmer from Brucknerhof
1956
as Hans Donath

Sündige Grenze
1951
as Jan Krapp
Mit besten Empfehlungen
1963
as Muppilein, ihr Verlobter

Nackt, wie Gott sie schuf
1958
as Paul

Oh My God, Willi!
1980
as Kellner im 'Blauen Falter
Keiner stirbt leicht
1956
as Francis

Non sta bene rubare il tesoro
1967
as Da Costa

The Casino Affair
1957
as Gerhard
Der tolle Tag
1962
as Bazillus

Die Barrings
1955
as Graf Wilda

Isle of Sin
1960
as Mario Bertelli

Jägerblut
1957
as Toni Moosbacher
Man soll den Onkel nicht vergiften
1965
as Bernhard

Dark Eyes
1951
as Laszlo

Alibi
1955
as Berthold

Forbidden Paradise
1958
as Theo Krailing

She Walks by Night
1959
as Heinz Pohlmann, ein Freund
Ein gutes Land
1982
Annemarie Lesser
1971
as Coudoyanis

Immer wenn es Nacht wird
1961
as Bobby Elkins
Schönes Weekend, Mr. Bennett
1980
as Pedro Juarez

Heimweh nach Deutschland
1954
as Erik Olsen
About Jan Hendriks
Jan Hendriks (born Heinz Joachim Hinz, December 6, 1928, Berlin – died likely December 13, 1991, Berlin) was a German actor and voice actor. After studying acting at the Hebbel Theatre school in Berlin, he began his career on stage before making his film debut in Robert A. Stemmle’s Sündige Grenze (1951), for which he became the first winner of the German Film Award for Best New Actor. He went on to appear in more than 90 film and television productions, including several Edgar Wallace films. Hendriks was widely known to television audiences f… With 73 credits spanning from 1945 to 1982, Jan Hendriks has appeared in 55 films and 18 TV shows.
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- Königin der Arena (1952) — as Tonio
- Der große Zapfenstreich (1952) — as Leutnant Christian von Lauffen
- Mal drunter – mal drüber (1960) — as Manfred
- Tolles Geld (1964) — as Glumow
- Arms and the Man (1958) — as Leutnant Sergius Slivitzna
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