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Complete Filmography
Wenn ich sonntags in mein Kino geh'...
1992
as Self
A documentary about the 75th birhday of the UFA film studios directed by Hans-Christoph Blumenberg.
Kleiner Mann im großen Glück
1992
as Willi Platzek
Willi - Ein Aussteiger steigt ein
1990
Das Geld liegt auf der Bank
1990
as Gustav Kühne, genannt der kühne Gustav
Durchreise – Die Geschichte einer Firma
1985
as Max Salomon

Ein Mann ist soeben erschossen worden
1985
as Comisario Ruíz
Tigerfalle
1984
as Buttler Henry

Vater einer Tochter
1981
as Robert Stegemann
Kolportage
1980
as Barrenkrona

Schimpo, was macht ein Aff' in Afrika?
1979

Another Opera
1979
as Chimney sweeper
In this hilarious opera parody, Loriot delivers a comedic take on the pretentiousness of the operatic world. The plot revolves around a fictional oper...
Der Tiefstapler
1978
as Christian Sturm
The German ambassador to a small republic is expecting the visit of his Minister of Development. When the visit is called off, the Ambassador persuade...
Der Mann, der sich nicht traut
1976
as Wolfgang Jäger

Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler
1974
as Professor Dr. Fabian
Pitt and Felix, two friends from school, meet again by chance in hospital years later. Both are looking forward to fatherhood. In order to shorten the...

If Every Day Was Sunday
1973
as Dr. Karl Maria Wegner
The owner of a travel agencies decides to took a holiday with his family. He combines business with pleasure and undertakes a tour of inspection of so...

Crazy - Total verrückt
1973
as Oskar Müller
A comedy directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb

Mensch, ärgere dich nicht
1972
as Ewald Fröhlich

Immer Ärger mit Hochwürden
1972
as Pastor Himmelreich
A new highway, a new chairlift, the election of the new mayor and again a lot of alcohol.

Meine Tochter - Deine Tochter
1972
as Dr. Oskar Sommer

Kinderarzt Dr. Fröhlich
1972
as Dr. Guido Zwiesel
A young woman pharmacist, Eva, is very friendly with a children's doctor, Dr. Fröhlich. Eva's small nephew Peter lives with her and she is often thoug...

Hochwürden drückt ein Auge zu
1971
as Pastor Himmelreich
A ship, a bus, a pastor, a businessman and a lot of alcohol.

Verliebte Ferien in Tirol
1971
as Christian Meier
The architect Stefan Hellwig is to plan the construction of a housing estate for a hard stone factory in Tyrol. As his landlord Meier from Dortmund is...

Einer spinnt immer
1971
as Hugo Haase
Master baker Haase travels to Vienna to see a notary regarding an inheritance. There, he meets Clarisse, who immediately wants to relieve him of the u...

Hurra, wir sind mal wieder Junggesellen!
1971
as Joachim Brinkmann

Nachbarn sind zum Ärgern da
1970
as Otto Sauser

Unsere Pauker gehen in die Luft
1970
as Harry Weber
In Hamburg, the general manager of Merkur Insurance is full of praise for his top-selling agent, Harry Weber. As a reward for his services, he grants ...

Hurra, unsere Eltern sind nicht da
1970
as Alois Wimmer

Animals United
1969
as Lion (voice)
One day the animals become too colorful: war is constantly going on among the people. When Alois, the lion, learns that the 365th Peace Conference has...

Hilfe, ich liebe Zwillinge!
1969
as Fritz Mohrenkopf

Herzblatt oder wie sag' ich's meiner Tochter?
1969
as Paul Tillmann
Widower Paul always delayed talking to his daughter about sex. But when workers on a nearby construction site are falling down their scaffold because ...

Unser Doktor ist der Beste
1969
as Waldemar Kosel
The nurse Loni helps the young pediatrician Lennie Sommer to fight against the plans of the head of the clinic, who wants to close the children's ward...

Always Trouble with the Teachers
1968
as Dr.Schwabmann
Peter Hartung, a student at the technical college, just wanted to take his little brother Paul to boarding school. On the way there, his friend Hans W...

Zur Hölle mit den Paukern
1968
as Kurt Nietnagel
Pepe Nietnagel and his fellow students of the Mommsen school come up with all kinds of ideas to get out of doing any actual school work. This includes...

Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht
1967
as Stumpf
Vater einer Tochter
1966
as Dr. Robert Stegemann

Ich suche einen Mann
1966
as Astrologe Neumann
Somehow it doesn't work out with marriage, so the charming and extremely pretty fashion designer Barbara Schönfelder, in her late 20s, entrusts hersel...
Weekend im Paradies
1965
as Regierungsrat Dittchen
Erzähl mir nichts
1964
as Hugo Bach

Lausbubengeschichten
1964
as Geheimrat
Der König mit dem Regenschirm
1964
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
1964
as Verteidiger Kaljakin
Casanova wider Willen
1964
as Max Stieglitz
Tote zahlen keine Steuern
1963
as Marco Veccietti
Bezauberndes Fräulein
1963
as Paul
Mit besten Empfehlungen
1963
as Ferdinand Blume, Lohnbuchhalter

Die Försterchristel
1962
as Flickschuster Simmerl

Und ewig knallen die Räuber
1962
as Krummfinger Achilles
A meek tailor named Nickolaus decides to form a band of robbers to proof his manliness. Unfortunately he soon draws the attention of an actual gang-le...

Snow White and the Seven Jugglers
1962
as Clown Lukas
Norbert Lang inherits a hotel and has to deal with a multitude of problems at the end of the year. There's the pushy singer who wants to get closer to...

Der Vogelhändler
1962
as Kurfürst August von Biberstein

The Invisible Dr. Mabuse
1962
as Kriminalbeamter Hase (voice)
Strange things happen in a revue theatre. The dancer Maria seems to be hunted by an invisible admirer. When the body of a probable FBI agent is found ...
Nie hab’ ich nie gesagt
1962
as Herman
Ramona
1961
as Tom Kroll

The Dream of Lieschen Müller
1961
as Reporter
Lieschen Müller is in her mid-20s, works a dull office job and fancies the handsome waiter from the diner down the street, wishing for a more exciting...

Adieu, Lebewohl, Goodbye
1961
as Luciano Moretti
The dance troupe 'Tiller Girls' travels to Rome for a guest performance and has some adventures there.

Bei Pichler stimmt die Kasse nicht
1961
as Vittgers

The Haunted Castle
1960
as Max
The ghosts of thieves help a beautiful young countess save her inherited castle from modern developers in this comic horror/musical.

Juanito
1960
as Paddy
In the middle of a revolution, the son of a president ends up in the hands of a German hunter who welcomes him into his home, not knowing his origin.

Laß mich am Sonntag nicht allein
1959
as Edi Gruber

Der Löwe von Babylon
1959
as Hadschi Halef Omar
In the ruins of Nim Bis Rub, in Babylon, is a band of smugglers den. There goes Nemsi Kara Ben and his faithful friend. One night, while camping, they...
Paprika
1959
as Paul

Die Sklavenkarawane
1958
as Hadschi Halef Omar
The dreaded slave hunter Abu el Mot attacks the caravan and abducts the travelers, including Kara Ben Nemsi, his faithful companion Hadschi Halef Omar...

Das haut einen Seemann doch nicht um
1958
as Valdemar V. Olsen

Ooh... diese Ferien
1958
as Max Petermann
The Petermann family decides to take a family vacation to the sunny south. The Petermanns are grandfather, father Max, mother Biggi, children Stupsi, ...

Scampolo
1958
as Andreas Michaelis
Scampolo is a young, poor girl who lives on the island of Ischia. She falls in love with a young architect who hopes to win a design competition. Scam...

A Piece of Heaven
1958
as Willi

Junger Mann, der alles kann
1957
as Karl Gerdes, Koch

Das Glück liegt auf der Straße
1957
as Tobby Zimmt

Tante Wanda aus Uganda
1957
as Jonas Edelmuth

Viktor und Viktoria
1957
as Viktor Hempel
Aspiring singer Susanne takes over for ham actor Viktor at a small cabaret in Berlin where he works a woman impersonator and per chance she's discover...

Meine Tante, deine Tante
1956
as Tommy Schneider

Ein Mann muß nicht immer schön sein
1956
as Paul Späth

Musikparade
1956
as Tommy
Charming lady
1955
as Paul

Sky Without Stars
1955
as Willi Becker
Anna is a factory worker in East Germany. Her five-year-old son Jochen lives with his grandparents in the West and Anna wants him to live with her, so...

Wunschkonzert
1955
as Willy Vogel
Accountant and would-be song-writer Willy inadvertently gets into a live TV game show and is tasked with finding, presenting and performing with a mot...

Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt
1955
as Ernst
Germany in 1947. After the Second World War, revue stars Alice and Ellen meet up again with their husbands in Munich. The place where their dream care...

Secrets of the City
1955
as Paul Martinek
An industrial plant gets into difficulties. The factory owner then decides to sell the company and makes all the employees redundant. How do the dismi...
Das Ministerium ist beleidigt
1954
as Robert Vernon

Die sieben Kleider der Katrin
1954
as Graf Felix Hohenstein

It Was Always So Nice with You
1954
as Karl Holler
While working as an accountant in his uncle's factory, talented young pianist Peter dreams of becoming a famous composer. When he shows his work to a ...

Fräulein vom Amt
1954
as Peter Lindner

Viktoria und ihr Husar
1954
as Ehemaliger Offiziersbursche Janczi
The celebrated Broadway star Viktoria, a native of Hungary, decides to take a vacation trip to Europe.
The Charming Young Lady
1953
as Paul Norman
The Charming Young Lady
1953
Director

Damenwahl
1953
as Max

Der Onkel aus Amerika
1953
as Bodo Schmidt

Fanfaren der Ehe
1953
as Peter Schmidt

Tanzende Sterne
1952
as Bob
Mikosch rückt ein
1952
as Janos Nawratil

The Count from Pappenheim
1952
as Charly Rosner

Meine Frau macht Dummheiten
1952
as Conny Weber
Ein ganz grosses Kind
1952
as Hans Hochberg
Aging actor Hieronymus agrees to coach amateur Hans in his craft, but Hans doesn't live up to the demands of theater pros although he is supported by ...

Dark Eyes
1951
as Impresario McKing
Violin virtuoso Fedor Varany meets on the train from Nice to Vienna Helene Samboni, the lover of the Chamber of Commerce President Alexander Grabner a...

Königin einer Nacht
1951
as Peter von Hazl
Duke Ferdinand of Novara-Liechtenstein flees the duchy to avoid an arranged marriage with princess Anna Silvana of Este-Parma. He loses his papers on ...

Fanfares of Love
1951
as Peter
Two out of work musicians put on drag to get work in an all girl band. Inevitable comical romantic complications ensue.
Der keusche Lebemann
1951
as Max Stieglitz

Drei Mädchen spinnen
1950
as Oskar Bollmann
Maharadscha wider Willen
1950
as Attentäter

Eine Nacht im Séparée
1950
as Ferdinands Neffe Udo

Der große Fall
1949
as Fred

Man spielt nicht mit der Liebe
1949
as Peter

Um eine Nasenlänge
1949
as Max

Die seltsame Geschichte des Brandner Kaspar
1949
as Knospe
Brandner Kaspar does not want to die, there is still so much to do and experience on earth. When death appears and wants to get him, Kaspar plays with...

Herzkönig
1947
as Lieutenant
After drinking too much alcohol, King Michael XXXVII promptly forgets his own wedding date! To avoid a scandal, his police minister asks the writer Pe...

Sag die Wahrheit
1946
as Rechtsanwalt Dr.Klimm

Peter Voss, der Millionendieb
1946
as Max Egon Flipp
Polly Petterson is a major customer of the Van Geldern bank, which manages her assets to the tune of one million. When she wants to withdraw the entir...
Soloist Anna Alt
1945
as Heinz Wichert
Die tolle Susanne
1945
Heidesommer
1945
as Karl Möbius

Ein fröhliches Haus
1944

Der große Preis
1944
as Borchardt
The moral is simple: keep your mouth shut, especially when you're working during the wartime in a factory, which produces racing cars only, or someone...

Nora
1944
as Gast
The film is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House. The film uses Ibsen's alternate ending where the unhappy couple are reconciled at the...

The Crew of the Dora
1943
as Bordschütze Unteroffizier Fritz Mott
German film about Luftwaffe pilots. It depicts a love triangle involving two of them being overcome by their participation in battle together.

We Make Music
1942
as Franz Sperling
Caught at the window just before an air-raid warning (WWII) composer Paul tells how he met his wive Anni, a revue star and song writer, how he handled...

Stukas
1941
as Unteroffizier Matz
This Nazi propaganda film details the exploits of a group of German Luftwaffe pilots flying Stukas--fighter-bombers--in the Battle of France in the ea...
Jungens
1941
as Jochen Krafft
The keywords for this film are comradeship and trust among the youth of a small village on the Baltic which is firmly under the control of an innkeepe...
Über alles in der Welt
1941
as Unteroffizier Krause
Nazi propaganda film chronicling the plight of Germans caught by the outbreak of war in 1939 and their frantic attempts to return to the Fatherland to...
Der Kleinstadtpoet
1940
as Siegfried, Angestellter bei Emil