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 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
Der Alte
Herr Färber
Derrick
Siegfried Horre
Derrick
Birkmann
Dalli Dalli
Self
Unternehmen Schlafsack
Offizier des SS
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Major Achbach
Die fünfte Kolonne
Dickmann
Johannisnacht
Matey
Space Patrol
General Winston W. Wamsler
On the Road to Atlantis
Kelley/Dr. Graf
Adrian der Tulpendieb
Josias
Es ist soweit
Lomax
Die Jubilarin
Braun
Der Auswanderer
Barbi
Ace of Aces
Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer
Der Anwalt
Franz Schöller
Zwischen den Flügen
Buller
Die Feuertreppe
Ralph Mc Guiness
Die Friedhöfe
Pawlack
...Erbin sein - dagegen sehr
Henning Carsten
Antigone
Kreon
Der Strafverteidiger
Peter J. Malone
Ausreißer
Vater Baker
PS
Karl Brensberger
Der Abstecher
Erich
Pippi on the Run
Policeman
Hostage
Zirkus meines Lebens
Walter Farell
Mirandolina
Conte di Albafiorita
Flight in Danger
Dr. Frank Baird
The Avenger
Sir Gregory Penn
Titanic
Duncan Fletcher
Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki
Galindo
Der seidene Schuh
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
Miller
Max der Taschendieb
Charly Gibbons
Einer von sieben
Herr Thomsen
Space Patrol
General Wamsler (archive footage)
The Investigation
Zeuge 1
Und nicht mehr Jessica
Anthony Burton
Der seidene Schuh
Falsch verbunden
Cyril
Augenzeugen müssen blind sein
Albin Herzog
Der heimliche Teilhaber
Kapitän Archbold
Der Fall der Generale
Generaloberst Göring
Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc
Graf Dunois
Paths in Twilight
Stefan Kolb
Mord im Dom
Dritter Versucher
Der Richter und sein Henker
Zweiter Leibwächter
Die Blume von Hawaii
Journalist
Der Cornet
Rittmeister Reningen
Die Weber
Der alte Ansorge
König Richard III.
Eduard IV
Ein Charleston für Lady Mac' Beth
Banco
Der Schlaf der Gerechten
Fritz Walker
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt
Montague
Der Geisterzug
Saul Hodgkins
Ein Mord, den jeder begeht
Kommerzienrat Veik
Die Ballade von der wunderbaren Wandlung des Generals Fünfstern
General
Was ihr wollt
Junker Tobias von Rülp
Ich stehe zur Verfügung
Kriminalrat Beuerle
Towarisch
Charles
Der Stechlin
König Richard III.
Eduard IV
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
Gerichtsdiener Wladimir
Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe
Grosshack
John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter
Direktor
Was Ihr wollt
Tobias von Rülp
Gefangen in Frankreich: Theodor Fontane im Krieg 1870/71
Bourgaut
Der Korporal aus Java
Jan
Zum blauen Bock
Self