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)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Alexander Nilgens
DAS!
1991
as Self
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
SOKO Leipzig
2001
as Kurt Schwennstedt
A Case For Two
1981
as Dr. Norden
Großstadtrevier
1986
as Friedrich Schwalbe
SOKO Stuttgart
2009
as Dieter Posch
Das Traumschiff
1981
as Karl Preuss
Dalli Dalli
1971
as Self - Contestant
Tietjen und Bommes
1997
as Self
Unser Charly
1995
as Prof. Vandenberg
The Country Doctor
1987
as Friedrich Schornfeld
Zum blauen Bock
1957
as Self
Die Montagsmaler
1974
as Self
Drei Damen vom Grill
1977
Höchstpersönlich
1994
as self
Ein Heim für Tiere
1985
as Ernst Voller
Das Sonntagskonzert
1969
as Self - Host
Am laufenden Band
1974
as Self - Guest
Berliner Weiße mit Schuß
1984
as Dr. Friedrich Berghoff
Justitias kleine Fische
1988
Kommissariat 9
1975
as Dr. Freiherr von Arning
Die Wicherts von nebenan
1986
as Dr. Helmer
Detektivbüro Roth
1986
as Arbo von Keilmann
Beschlossen und verkündet
1975
as Hugo von Bessem / Ewald Karsten
Insel der Träume
1991
as Popescu
Lotta & ...
2010
as Herr Schlegel
Cliff Dexter
1966
as Botschafter
Matchball
1994
as Sir Alec
Immer wieder Sonntag
1993
Death Runs After Them
1967
as David Stone
Duell zu Dritt
1971
Berg & Talk
1994
as Self
Kintopp-Kintopp
1981
as Konsul Kruse
The Gallery of the Great Detectives
1954
as Hauptmann Peter Wain
Momo
2003
as Meister Hora (Voice)
Förster Horn
1966
as Herr Tietz
Algebra um acht
1972
Auf der Lesebühne der Literarischen Illustrierten
1965
as Regisseur
Komische Geschichten mit Georg Thomalla
1961
as Hugo
Semesterferien
1972
as Prof. Hufschmidt
Tanzschule Kaiser
1984
Eine Geschichte aus Soho
1958
as Oberst Smith
Movies (84)
De Sade
1969
as Marquis' Father
Mark of the Devil
1970
as Narrator
Back to Gaya
2004
as Albert Drollinger
Manitou's Shoe
2001
as Narrator (voice)
The Indian Tomb
1959
as Narrator (voice)
Escape from Sahara
1958
Quadrille
1966
as Lord Hubert Heronden
The Avenger
1960
as Jack Jackson, Regisseur
Rebel Flight to Cuba
1959
as Reverend Wilson
A Rat's Tale
1998
as Walter Demokratz
The Magician of Lublin
1979
as Count Zaruski
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
1964
as Jason Monta (voice)
Only a Woman
1962
as Kellner
Angels of Terror
1971
as Anthony Wyman
The Black Abbot
1963
as Dr. Loxon
Der eiserne Gustav
1958
as Deutscher Botschafter
The High Life
1960
as Ranowsky
Wild Waters
1962
as Baron Ferdinand von Lindner
Otto – The New Movie
1987
as Professor Edelsen
Frau Cheneys Ende
1962
as Jerome
Long Legs, Long Fingers
1966
Die lieben Kinder
1970
as John Carlton
Was ist denn bloß mit Willi los?
1970
as Dr. Senn
The White Spider
1963
as Sir James
Berlin-Melodie
1963
The Trip to Panama
2006
as Paradies Vogel
Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder
1961
as Dr. Bach
Heintje - Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen
1970
as Comissioner
Hatschi!
1979
as Polizeipräsident
Kiez
1983
as Juweller
Heintje - A Heart Goes on a Journey
1969
as Schweizer Grenzpolizist
Stowaways on the Ark
1988
as Der "Chef"
Madame Pompadour
1974
as Der König
For Love and Others
1959
as Generaldirektor Schreiber
Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet…
1960
as Gerichtsvorsitzender
Königskinder
1950
as Prinz Sascha Alexander von Thessalien
Gentlemen in White Vests
1970
as Shopping Mall Director
The Inn on Dartmoor
1964
as Sir James
Hugenberg - Gegen die Republik
1967
as Franz von Papen
Peter schießt den Vogel ab
1959
as Toni Hartwig
Die Sache mit dem Ring
1961
as Tom Gore
Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich
1986
as Museumsdirektor
Das Mädchen aus der Torte
1999
as Uncle
Grand Hotel
1959
as Receptionist
Der Schützling
1981
Sabine und die hundert Männer
1960
as William Hellberg
Tragödie einer Leidenschaft
1949
as Dodja
Das unreine Mal
2006
as Herr Schröder
Glück im Grünen
1994
Pension Schöller
1997
as Major von Mühlen
Jim und Jill
1958
as Robbi
Das Schloss des Grauens
2002
as Sir Douglas
Die Welt des Robert Stolz
1973
Das Attentat - Schleicher: General der letzten Stunde
1967
as Papen
Romeo mit grauen Schläfen
1988
as Hajo Steinberg
Liebe auf Eis
1950
as Birger Sörensen
Aktion Abendsonne
1979
Everyone Dies Alone
1962
as Staatsschauspieler Harteisen
Willi - Ein Aussteiger steigt ein
1990
Rosaura kam um zehn
1976
as Herr
Unsere Pauker gehen in die Luft
1970
as Schuldirektor
Das System Fabrizzi
1972
as Kommissar Nera
Vater einer Tochter
1966
as Dr. Leopold Walter
Der Mann im Manne
1959
as Tommy Turner
Die Rivalin
1968
as Edouard - Baron de Rodemans
Waterloo
1969
as Marschall Soult
Viktoria und ihr Husar
1954
as Ehemaliger Rittmeister Graf Sandor Koltay
Pension Clausewitz
1967
as Dr. Rudolf Zabel
Der Dank der Unterwelt
1958
as Superintendent Smith
A Journey Into Bliss
2004
as voice
Gestatten, Bestatter
1986
as Friedrich Barnewitz
Bezauberndes Fräulein
1963
as Papa
Little King Macius
2007
as King Friedewald (voice)
Die Bürger von Calais
1958
as Ein englischer Gesandter
Guten Abend, Mrs. Sunshine
1980
as Henry Fordyce
Willy, der Privatdetektiv
1960
as Direktor Schieske
Begegnung im Herbst
1977
as Mr. Brown
Casanova wider Willen
1964
as Julius Seibold
Sophienlund
1963
as Erik Stjernborg
City in the Fog
1950
as Dr. Sven Berling
Augsburger Puppenkiste - Der kleine Prinz
1954
as Saint-Ex (voice)
Erben ist menschlich
1977
as Fischer
Weiß gibt auf
1966
as Basil Mallard
Mein Freund Harvey
1959
as Dr. Chumley
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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- De Sade (1969) — as Marquis' Father
- Mark of the Devil (1970) — as Narrator
- Back to Gaya (2004) — as Albert Drollinger
- Manitou's Shoe (2001) — as Narrator (voice)
- The Indian Tomb (1959) — as Narrator (voice)
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