Benno Sterzenbach
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1916-03-03
- Died
- 1985-09-13
- Place of birth
- Osnabrück, Germany
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.
Known For
TV Shows (17)
The Old Fox
1977
as Herr Färber
Derrick
1974
as Siegfried Horre / Birkmann
Dalli Dalli
1971
as Self
Zum blauen Bock
1957
as Self
Die fünfte Kolonne
1963
as Dickmann
Der Anwalt
1976
as Franz Schöller
...Erbin sein - dagegen sehr
1985
as Henning Carsten
Zwischen den Flügen
1973
as Buller
Space Patrol
1966
as General Winston W. Wamsler
On the Road to Atlantis
1982
as Kelley/Dr. Graf
Es ist soweit
1960
as Lomax
PS
1975
as Karl Brensberger
Adrian der Tulpendieb
1966
as Josias
Zirkus meines Lebens
1968
as Walter Farell
Der Stechlin
1975
König Richard III.
1964
as Eduard IV
Der seidene Schuh
1965
Movies (53)
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966
as Major Achbach
Und nicht mehr Jessica
1965
as Anthony Burton
Ace of Aces
1982
as Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer
The Avenger
1960
as Sir Gregory Penn
Pippi on the Run
1970
as Policeman
Mord im Dom
1962
as Dritter Versucher
Der Cornet
1955
as Rittmeister Reningen
Hostage
1983
as Mr. Maresch
Unternehmen Schlafsack
1955
as Offizier des SS
Die Blume von Hawaii
1953
as Journalist
Die Friedhöfe
1960
as Pawlack
Der heimliche Teilhaber
1965
as Kapitän Archbold
Johannisnacht
1966
as Matey
Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe
1965
as Grosshack
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt
1965
as Montague
Flight in Danger
1964
as Dr. Frank Baird
Die Feuertreppe
1962
as Ralph Mc Guiness
Die Weber
1980
as Der alte Ansorge
Space Patrol
2003
as General Wamsler (archive footage)
Paths in Twilight
1948
as Stefan Kolb
König Richard III.
1964
as Eduard IV
Max der Taschendieb
1962
as Charly Gibbons
Augenzeugen müssen blind sein
1971
as Albin Herzog
Die Ballade von der wunderbaren Wandlung des Generals Fünfstern
1971
as General
Ich stehe zur Verfügung
1968
as Kriminalrat Beuerle
Der Schlaf der Gerechten
1962
as Fritz Walker
Titanic
1984
as Duncan Fletcher
Ein Mord, den jeder begeht
1979
as Kommerzienrat Veik
Der Richter und sein Henker
1957
as Zweiter Leibwächter
Der Korporal aus Java
1955
as Jan
Der Strafverteidiger
1961
as Peter J. Malone
Towarisch
1966
as Charles
Der Geisterzug
1963
as Saul Hodgkins
Der seidene Schuh
1965
The Investigation
1966
as Zeuge 1
Was Ihr wollt
1963
as Tobias von Rülp
Der Fall der Generale
1966
as Generaloberst Göring
Der Auswanderer
1967
as Barbi
Mirandolina
1963
as Conte di Albafiorita
Ein Charleston für Lady Mac' Beth
1969
as Banco
Ausreißer
1970
as Vater Baker
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
1964
as Gerichtsdiener Wladimir
Der Abstecher
1962
as Erich
Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki
1967
as Galindo
Gefangen in Frankreich: Theodor Fontane im Krieg 1870/71
1979
as Bourgaut
Die Jubilarin
1969
as Braun
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
1959
as Miller
Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc
1966
as Graf Dunois
Einer von sieben
1960
as Herr Thomsen
Was ihr wollt
1954
as Junker Tobias von Rülp
John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter
1954
as Direktor
Falsch verbunden
1955
as Cyril
Antigone
1958
as Kreon
About 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… With 70 credits spanning from 1948 to 2003, Benno Sterzenbach has appeared in 53 films and 17 TV shows.
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- Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) — as Major Achbach
- Und nicht mehr Jessica (1965) — as Anthony Burton
- Ace of Aces (1982) — as Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer
- The Avenger (1960) — as Sir Gregory Penn
- Pippi on the Run (1970) — as Policeman
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