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- Rob Pilatus was born on 8 June 1964 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das Erbe der Guldenburgs (1987), Rob & Fab: We Can Get It On (1992) and Milli Vanilli: Blame It on the Rain (1989). He died on 2 April 1998 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Hanna Reitsch was born on 29 March 1912 in Hirschberg, Silesia, Germany [now Jelenia Góra, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Rivalen der Luft - Ein Segelfliegerfilm (1934) and The Secret War (1977). She died on 24 August 1979 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany [now Germany].
- Karl Walter Diess was born on 25 January 1928 in Salzburg, Austria. He was an actor, known for Masters of the Universe (1984), Wallenstein (1978) and Der trojanische Krieg findet nicht statt (1964). He was married to Silvia Simon and Miriam Spoerri. He died on 30 March 2014 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Rosemarie Fendel was born on 25 April 1927 in Koblenz-Metternich, Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for Trotta (1971), Im Reservat (1973) and Tätowierung (1967). She was married to Hans von Borsody and Johannes Schaaf. She died on 13 March 2013 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Fritz Umgelter was born on 18 August 1922 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Bratkartoffeln inbegriffen (1967), Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplicissimus (1975) and The Violin Case Murders (1965). He died on 9 May 1981 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Karl-Heinz Hess was born on 20 March 1930 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He was an actor, known for Hamburg Transit (1970), Timm Thaler (1979) and Sir Roger Casement (1968). He was married to Denise Laumer, Denise Laumer and Bärbel Christ-Heß. He died on 1 July 1995 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Christiane Nielsen was born on 10 September 1936 in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. She was an actress, known for Tod eines Handlungsreisenden (1963), Ein Mann namens Harry Brent (1968) and Secret of the Red Orchid (1962). She was married to Miloud Ganga and Konrad Leeb. She died on 8 April 2007 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Ursula Lillig was born on 2 September 1938 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. She was an actress, known for Girl from Hong Kong (1961), Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (1966) and The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time (1985). She died on 16 June 2004 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Else Knott was born on 7 December 1909 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. She was an actress, known for Die Familie Hesselbach (1954), Herr Hesselbach und die Firma (1956) and The Hesselbach Family on Vacation (1955). She died on 10 August 1975 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
He was known as 'the man who spoke for the animals'. A public relations genius, Professor Bernhard Grzimek not only managed to create nationwide interest in the plight of endangered species and threatened habitats, but actively raised in excess of five million Marks in donations via his television show "Ein Platz für Tiere" ("A Place for Animals",1956-87). The series ran for 175 episodes, ending with Grzimek's death in1987. Entertainers performed for him without pay and he even motivated school kids to help collect funds to equip rangers for Africa's national wildlife parks. Veterinarian and behavioral scientist, Grzimek assumed the directorship of Frankfurt's Zoological Garden in 1945, a position he held until his retirement in 1974. For those 29 years, he was instrumental in modernizing zoological displays and animal enclosures, introducing educational slide shows, films and audio tapes, providing windows for the public to view food preparation and animal husbandry. In addition to breeding endangered species, Frankfurt's was the first European zoo to feature a special section which provided care for orphaned baby animals, including gorillas, orang-utans, panthers, lions and bears. Frankfurt's Zoological Society (for which Grzimek served as president) stood in the forefront of international conservation. Not shying away from controversy or confrontation, Grzimek was one of the first to vociferously oppose the factory farming of chickens on a political level.
His status as a major public figure was confirmed with the release of his documentary Bambuti (1956). An even more successful sequel followed, the Academy Award-winning Serengeti (1959). Sadly, it cost the life of Grzimek's son Michael (until then his closest collaborator), aged 24, killed in a plane crash during filming. Between 1967 and 1974, Grzimek published a 13-volume encyclopedia, entitled "Grzimeks Tierleben". He received numerous awards, including the Federal Cross of Merit (Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz). His legacy survives in zoos around the world today.- Alfred Edel was born on 12 March 1932 in Abensberg, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968), Class Relations (1984) and 100 Jahre Adolf Hitler - Die letzte Stunde im Führerbunker (1989). He was married to Dorle Miesala. He died on 17 June 1993 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Drafi Deutscher was born on 9 May 1946 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and composer, known for Beerfest (2006), Zärtliche Chaoten II (1988) and Ein irres Feeling (1984). He was married to Isabel Varell, Karin and Sandra. He died on 9 June 2006 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Rolf Weih was born on 8 February 1906 in Barmen [now Wuppertal], Germany. He was an actor, known for Rauschende Melodien (1955), Hallo - Sie haben Ihre Frau vergessen (1949) and Wir machen Musik (1942). He was married to Ira Kraut. He died on 16 August 1969 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Liesel Christ was born on 16 April 1919 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. She was an actress, known for Mit Leib und Seele (1989), Das größte Fest des Jahres - Weihnachten bei unseren Fernsehfamilien (1991) and Tatort (1970). She was married to Fritz Dahlem. She died on 15 August 1996 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Producer
- Executive
Karl Baumgartner was born in 1949 in Brunico, Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. He was a producer and executive, known for Underground (1995), Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003) and Tulpan (2008). He died on 18 March 2014 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ivan Rebroff was born on 31 July 1931 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Code Name: Kill (1967), Der Bettelstudent (1981) and Ein Sommer - ein Herbst (1964). He died on 27 February 2008 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Pit Krüger was born on 1 August 1934 in Mannheim, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Zwillinge aus Venedig (1965), Parlez-vous français? (1962) and Rudi, benimm dich! (1971). He was married to Ingrid Krüger. He died on 6 November 2003 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Albert Mangelsdorff was born on 5 September 1928 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Die Potemkinsche Stadt (1989), ...und noch frech dazu! (1960) and Abschied (1966). He died on 25 July 2005 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Marilene von Bethmann was born on 19 December 1925 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She was an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Was ihr wollt (1954) and Der Trotzkopf (1983). She died on 12 December 1996 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Francis Brunn was born on 15 November 1922 in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Jack Benny Program (1950), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) and Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948). He was married to Alejandra (Sacha) Clavoia Malomusch. He died on 28 May 2004 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Rüdiger Lichti was born on 25 February 1927 in Kassel, Germany. He was an actor, known for Unsere heile Welt (1972), Cinderella (1955) and Unsere Penny (1975). He died in August 2002 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Writer
Paul Hindemith was born on 16 November 1895 in Hanau, Hesse, Germany. He was a composer and writer, known for Dr. M (1990), Notes of Love (1998) and Im Kampf mit dem Berge - 1. Teil: In Sturm und Eis - Eine Alpensymphonie in Bildern (1921). He was married to Gertrud Rottenberg. He died on 28 December 1963 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Reno Nonsens was born on 3 April 1919 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He was an actor, known for Herr Hesselbach und die Firma (1956), Kassensturz (1983) and Der ideale Untermieter (1957). He died on 27 September 2001 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Peter Suhrkamp was born on 28 March 1891 in Hatten, Germany. He was a writer, known for Der Privatsekretär (1963), Der Privatsekretär (1977) and Der Familientag (1965). He was married to Annemarie Seidel, Fanny Cleve, Irmgard Caroline Lehmann and Ida Plöger. He died on 31 March 1959 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Walter Flamme was born on 13 December 1926 in Dortmund, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin (1973) and Notarztwagen 7 (1976). He died on 13 May 2012 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Actor
- Writer
Peter Heusch was born on 9 March 1938 in Halle, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for The Getaway (2002), Gothic (2001) and Arcania: Fall of Setarrif (2011). He died on 13 April 2014 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Walter Raffeiner was born on 8 April 1947 in Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria. He was an actor, known for Zufall (1985), Wozzeck (1987) and The Sounds of Silents - Der Stummfilmpianist (2006). He died on 25 December 2009 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Stefanie Zweig was born on 19 September 1932 in Leobschütz, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Glubczyce, Opolskie, Poland]. She was a writer, known for Nowhere in Africa (2001), Alpha Forum (1998) and Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998). She was married to Wolfgang Häfele. She died on 25 April 2014 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Justus Fritzsche was born on 1 January 1941 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Eolomea (1972), Das unsichtbare Visier (1973) and Aus unserer Zeit (1970). He died on 26 July 2003 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Eva Heller was born on 8 April 1948 in Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She was a writer, known for Beim nächsten Mann wird alles anders (1989). She died in February 2008 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Fritz Bauer was born on 16 July 1903 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was an actor, known for Eichmann und das Dritte Reich (1961), Als sie noch jung waren (1965) and Das Podium - Ein Gespräch über kulturelle Fragen (1961). He died on 1 July 1968 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Clara Schumann was born on 13 September 1819 in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony [now Saxony, Germany]. She was a composer, known for Management (2008), Ammonite (2020) and The Europeans (1979). She was married to Robert Schumann. She died on 20 May 1896 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse-Nassau, [now Hesse], Germany.- Arthur Shopenhauer was a German philosopher and one of the greatest thinkers ever. Schopenhauer created his own original philosophical conception by merging elements from the philosophies of Plato and Kant with the suggestion exercised by oriental doctrines, characterized by a strong pessimism, which had an extraordinary influence, on subsequent philosophers, such as Friedrich Nietzsche, and, in general, on European culture, entering the current of philosophies of life.
- Gabrielle Wittkop was born on 27 May 1920 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. She was a writer, known for Le nécrophile (2004) and Bouillon de culture (1991). She died on 22 December 2002 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Matthias Scheuring was born on 27 October 1957 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was an actor, known for Anhedonia (2016), Alles was recht ist (2008) and Tatort (1970). He died on 12 January 2020 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Jean-Christophe Amman was married to Judith Ammann. He died on 13 September 2015 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Walter Wallmann was born on 24 May 1932 in Uelzen, Province of Hanover, Prussia [now Lower Saxony], Germany. He was an actor, known for Hessenschau (1957). He was married to Margarethe. He died on 21 September 2013 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actress
Abisag Tüllmann was born on 7 October 1935 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Die allseitig reduzierte Persönlichkeit - Redupers (1978) and Blind Spot (1981). She died on 24 September 1996 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Notker Wolf was born on 21 June 1940 in Grönenbach, Germany. He died on 2 April 2024 in Airporthotel Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Lothar Müthel was born on 18 February 1896 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Frau im Himmel (1920), Lucrezia Borgia (1922) and Destiny (1921). He was married to Marga Reuter. He died on 4 September 1964 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Wilhelm Strienz was born on 2 September 1900 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was an actor, known for Schindler's List (1993), Stalingrad (1993) and Request Concert (1940). He was married to Anneliese Härtl, Elfriede Elsa Richter, Alwine Wilhelmine Müller and Serafima Simiona Rostin. He died on 10 May 1987 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Herta Böhm was born on 10 January 1911 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. She was an actress, known for Herzklopfen (1984), Stop Fooling Around... Soldier! (1977) and Patient aus Leidenschaft (1991). She died on 1 October 2002 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Rainer Koechermann was born on 4 April 1930 in Chemnitz, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Dancing Heart (1953), Der Himmel ist nie ausverkauft (1955) and Alles für dich, mein Schatz (1954). He was married to Hanni Vanhaiden. He died in October 2004 in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany.
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- Composer
- Actor
Willy Berking was born on 29 June 1910 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Ideale Frau gesucht (1952), Einer wird gewinnen (1964) and Land der Zukunft (1960). He died on 21 June 1979 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Soundtrack
Hans Hartz was born on 22 October 1943 in Lunden, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was married to Alke. He died on 30 November 2002 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Hans Zürn was born on 12 February 1936 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), A Case for Two (1981) and Bei Mudder Liesl (1984). He died on 13 March 2020 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- Albert Speer Jr. was born on 29 July 1934 in Berlin, Germany. He was married to Ingmar Zeisberg and Rut Speer. He died on 15 September 2017 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Prince Of Hesse And By Rhine Louis was born on 20 November 1908 in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire [now Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany]. Prince Of Hesse And By Rhine was married to Margaret Campbell Geddes. Prince Of Hesse And By Rhine died on 30 May 1968 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany.
- Anja Lundholm was born on 28 April 1918 in Düsseldorf, Germany. She was an actress, known for Die Odyssee der Anja Lundholm (1998), 45 - Fortifeif (1969) and Die zwei Leben der Anja Lundholm (2007). She died on 4 August 2007 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Kurt Dommisch was born on 7 February 1908 in Leipzig, Germany. He was an actor, known for Notarztwagen 7 (1976), Unsere Penny (1975) and Johannes durch den Wald (1968). He died on 8 September 1979 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.