Friedrich Schoenfelder
Known for Acting · 127 credits
- Born
- 1916-10-17
- Died
- 2011-08-14
- Place of birth
- Sorau, Germany [now Zary, Lubuskie, Poland]
Biography
Friedrich Wilhelm Schoenfelder (born October 17, 1916, in Sorau, Lower Lusatia; died August 14, 2011, in Berlin) was a German actor and voice-over artist.
Friedrich Schoenfelder received his acting training under Gustaf Gründgens at the Prussian State Theater in Berlin, where he made his stage debut in 1936. After World War II, he performed at major theaters in Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, and Berlin, later working as a freelance actor at numerous German-language theaters. He became particularly well known for his elegant stage presence in boulevard plays and musicals. Among his greatest theatrical successes was *My Fair Lady*, in which he appeared approximately 1,200 times over the course of many years.
From the late 1940s onward, Schoenfelder also appeared regularly in film and television productions. He acted in numerous light entertainment films, Edgar Wallace adaptations, and TV series, and participated in projects such as *Otto – Der neue Film* and, as the narrator, *Der Schuh des Manitu*. With over 140 film and television roles to his name, he remained one of the defining character actors of German popular cinema and television for decades.
His work as a voice-over artist was also of particular significance. In more than 400 productions, Schoenfelder lent his distinctive voice to international actors such as David Niven, John Gielgud, Rex Harrison, Vincent Price, and Alec Guinness. He also enjoyed a successful career as a radio drama actor, narrator, and radio host, working on projects including *Sesame Street*, *Little Britain*, and numerous audio drama productions for the labels Europa and Titania Medien.
Even in his advanced years, Schoenfelder continued to appear regularly on stage; in 1996, he published his memoirs, titled *Ich war doch immer ich* ("I Was Always Just Me"). He passed away in Berlin in 2011 at the age of 94.
Known For
TV Shows (43)
DAS!
1991
as Self
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Alexander Nilgens
SOKO Leipzig
2001
as Kurt Schwennstedt
A Case For Two
1981
as Dr. Norden
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
Die Montagsmaler
1974
as Self
Unser Charly
1995
as Prof. Vandenberg
The Country Doctor
1987
as Friedrich Schornfeld
Zum blauen Bock
1957
as Self
Das Traumschiff
1981
as Karl Preuss
Dalli Dalli
1971
as Self - Contestant
Tietjen und Bommes
1997
as Self
SOKO Stuttgart
2009
as Dieter Posch
Großstadtrevier
1986
as Friedrich Schwalbe
Drei Damen vom Grill
1977
Das Sonntagskonzert
1969
as Self - Host
Ein Heim für Tiere
1985
as Ernst Voller
Justitias kleine Fische
1988
Am laufenden Band
1974
as Self - Guest
Kommissariat 9
1975
as Dr. Freiherr von Arning
Höchstpersönlich
1994
as self
Immer wieder Sonntag
1993
Detektivbüro Roth
1986
as Arbo von Keilmann
Matchball
1994
as Sir Alec
Lotta & ...
2010
as Herr Schlegel
Insel der Träume
1991
as Popescu
Momo
2003
as Meister Hora (Voice)
Algebra um acht
1972
Kintopp-Kintopp
1981
as Konsul Kruse
Berliner Weiße mit Schuß
1984
as Dr. Friedrich Berghoff
Beschlossen und verkündet
1975
as Hugo von Bessem / Ewald Karsten
Die Wicherts von nebenan
1986
as Dr. Helmer
Förster Horn
1966
as Herr Tietz
Berg & Talk
1994
as Self
Eine Geschichte aus Soho
1958
as Oberst Smith
Semesterferien
1972
as Prof. Hufschmidt
Auf der Lesebühne der Literarischen Illustrierten
1965
as Regisseur
Komische Geschichten mit Georg Thomalla
1961
as Hugo
Cliff Dexter
1966
as Botschafter
The Gallery of the Great Detectives
1954
as Hauptmann Peter Wain
Duell zu Dritt
1971
Tanzschule Kaiser
1984
Death Runs After Them
1967
as David Stone
Movies (84)
Weiß gibt auf
1966
as Basil Mallard
The Inn on Dartmoor
1964
as Sir James
Königskinder
1950
as Prinz Sascha Alexander von Thessalien
Kiez
1983
as Juweller
Back to Gaya
2004
as Albert Drollinger
Manitou's Shoe
2001
as Narrator (voice)
Der Schützling
1981
Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet…
1960
as Gerichtsvorsitzender
The Indian Tomb
1959
as Narrator (voice)
Mark of the Devil
1970
as Narrator
The Magician of Lublin
1979
as Count Zaruski
Liebe auf Eis
1950
as Birger Sörensen
Angels of Terror
1971
as Anthony Wyman
The High Life
1960
as Ranowsky
A Journey Into Bliss
2004
as voice
Little King Macius
2007
as King Friedewald (voice)
Gentlemen in White Vests
1970
as Shopping Mall Director
The Trip to Panama
2006
as Paradies Vogel
Sophienlund
1963
as Erik Stjernborg
De Sade
1969
as Marquis' Father
A Rat's Tale
1998
as Walter Demokratz
Casanova wider Willen
1964
as Julius Seibold
Guten Abend, Mrs. Sunshine
1980
as Henry Fordyce
The Avenger
1960
as Jack Jackson, Regisseur
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
1964
as Jason Monta (voice)
Jim und Jill
1958
as Robbi
Der Dank der Unterwelt
1958
as Superintendent Smith
Otto – The New Movie
1987
as Professor Edelsen
Romeo mit grauen Schläfen
1988
as Hajo Steinberg
The White Spider
1963
as Sir James
Long Legs, Long Fingers
1966
Das Schloss des Grauens
2002
as Sir Douglas
Was ist denn bloß mit Willi los?
1970
as Dr. Senn
Sabine und die hundert Männer
1960
as William Hellberg
The Black Abbot
1963
as Dr. Loxon
Stowaways on the Ark
1988
as Der "Chef"
Begegnung im Herbst
1977
as Mr. Brown
Heintje - A Heart Goes on a Journey
1969
as Schweizer Grenzpolizist
Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder
1961
as Dr. Bach
Der eiserne Gustav
1958
as Deutscher Botschafter
Rebel Flight to Cuba
1959
as Reverend Wilson
Wild Waters
1962
as Baron Ferdinand von Lindner
Das System Fabrizzi
1972
as Kommissar Nera
Everyone Dies Alone
1962
as Staatsschauspieler Harteisen
Grand Hotel
1959
as Receptionist
Willi - Ein Aussteiger steigt ein
1990
Pension Clausewitz
1967
as Dr. Rudolf Zabel
Die lieben Kinder
1970
as John Carlton
Heintje - Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen
1970
as Comissioner
Die Welt des Robert Stolz
1973
Only a Woman
1962
as Kellner
Escape from Sahara
1958
Peter schießt den Vogel ab
1959
as Toni Hartwig
Das unreine Mal
2006
as Herr Schröder
For Love and Others
1959
as Generaldirektor Schreiber
Tragödie einer Leidenschaft
1949
as Dodja
Gestatten, Bestatter
1986
as Friedrich Barnewitz
City in the Fog
1950
as Dr. Sven Berling
Willy, der Privatdetektiv
1960
as Direktor Schieske
Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich
1986
as Museumsdirektor
Berlin-Melodie
1963
Das Mädchen aus der Torte
1999
as Uncle
Hugenberg - Gegen die Republik
1967
as Franz von Papen
Bezauberndes Fräulein
1963
as Papa
Hatschi!
1979
as Polizeipräsident
Augsburger Puppenkiste - Der kleine Prinz
1954
as Saint-Ex (voice)
Die Bürger von Calais
1958
as Ein englischer Gesandter
Das Attentat - Schleicher: General der letzten Stunde
1967
as Papen
Erben ist menschlich
1977
as Fischer
Madame Pompadour
1974
as Der König
Viktoria und ihr Husar
1954
as Ehemaliger Rittmeister Graf Sandor Koltay
Vater einer Tochter
1966
as Dr. Leopold Walter
Glück im Grünen
1994
Rosaura kam um zehn
1976
as Herr
Pension Schöller
1997
as Major von Mühlen
Frau Cheneys Ende
1962
as Jerome
Waterloo
1969
as Marschall Soult
Der Mann im Manne
1959
as Tommy Turner
Mein Freund Harvey
1959
as Dr. Chumley
Aktion Abendsonne
1979
Unsere Pauker gehen in die Luft
1970
as Schuldirektor
Die Sache mit dem Ring
1961
as Tom Gore
Die Rivalin
1968
as Edouard - Baron de Rodemans
Quadrille
1966
as Lord Hubert Heronden
About Friedrich Schoenfelder
Friedrich Wilhelm Schoenfelder (born October 17, 1916, in Sorau, Lower Lusatia; died August 14, 2011, in Berlin) was a German actor and voice-over artist. Friedrich Schoenfelder received his acting training under Gustaf Gründgens at the Prussian State Theater in Berlin, where he made his stage debut in 1936. After World War II, he performed at major theaters in Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, and Berlin, later working as a freelance actor at numerous German-language theaters. He became particularly well known for his elegant stage presence in bo… With 127 credits spanning from 1949 to 2010, Friedrich Schoenfelder has appeared in 84 films and 43 TV shows.
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- Weiß gibt auf (1966) — as Basil Mallard
- The Inn on Dartmoor (1964) — as Sir James
- Königskinder (1950) — as Prinz Sascha Alexander von Thessalien
- Kiez (1983) — as Juweller
- Back to Gaya (2004) — as Albert Drollinger
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