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